The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has updated its online and blended learning guidance for the 2021-22 school year. The guidance now includes a new section in the FAQs on temporary online learning for closures due to COVID-19 outbreaks, as well as adding FAQs expanding guidance related to online learning and blended learning.

State Board of Education
The State Board of Education appointed Dr. Stephanie Siddens as interim state superintendent, effective Sept. 25, 2021.

September is Attendance Awareness Month. 

As the general election on Nov. 2 nears, boards of education are waiting to see who their fellow members may be come January. Here at the legal division of OSBA, we’re getting lots of questions about the upcoming election. Two of the areas we’re getting questions about are write-in candidates and filling vacancies if not enough candidates are running for election.

With the legislature on summer recess, Facts in a Flash will resume when new information on education-related items is announced.

Posted by Nicole Piscitani on 8/20/2021

Ohio Department of Health

Starting with the 2021-22 school year, school districts must register with the Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Safer Ohio School Tip Line or enter into an agreement with an anonymous reporting program of the district’s choosing.