2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR

OCSAA COMMISSION

September 24, 2007 February 11, 2008 May 21, 2008

OCSAA ADVISORY COMMITTEE

August 23-24, 2007 October 1-2, 2007 December 5, 2007 February 25-26, 2008 April 14-15, 2008 May 12, 2008 June 9-10, 2008

OCSAA REVIEW COMMITTEE

September 19, 2007 February 5, 2008 May 8-9, 2008

• Step One – Each OCSAA member school shall submit the annual report, Verification of OCSAA Standards as part of the Catholic Conference Standard School Survey.  The report shall be submitted electronically by October 31.
• Step Two – If a school answers “no” to any question listed in the Verification of OCSAA Standards, the school shall receive assistance from the diocesan Department of Education to remedy the situation by April 1.
  
• Step Three – No later than April 1, the Director shall verify with the Superintendent the names of schools that are meeting all OCSAA Standards and those that are not.  If the Superintendent verifies that a school is not meeting all OCSAA Standards, then:
• Step Four – The Director shall send a letter to the school, with a copy to the Superintendent.  The letter shall indicate that the school has until May 15 to submit a plan of action to the OCSAA and the Superintendent for meeting all OCSAA Standards.  The action plan cannot extend beyond August 31.  If the school is fully accredited, then the Director also shall inform the school that if the school fails to submit an action plan by May 15 or if the school submits an action plan but fails to implement all OCSAA Standards by August 31, the Director shall recommend to the Commission that the school’s accreditation be revoked.
• Step Five – No later than May 15, the Director shall verify with the Superintendent that the school has submitted an action plan.
• Step Six – No later than August 31, the Director shall verify with the Superintendent that the school is implementing all OCSAA Standards.
• Step Seven – If an accredited school fails to submit a plan of action by May 15, or if the school is not implementing all OCSAA Standards by August 31, then the Commission shall consider revoking the school’s accreditation status.
• Step Eight – No later than September 15, the Director shall verify with the Superintendent that the school is implementing all OCSAA standards.
• Step Nine – If the Superintendent verifies that an accredited school is not implementing all OCSAA Standards by September 15, the Commission shall consider revoking the school’s accreditation.
• Step Ten – No later than September 30, the Director shall submit to the Ohio Department of Education the names of OCSAA schools that are meeting all OCSAA Standards and the names of school that are not meeting all OCSAA Standards

NOTE:  In accordance with Ohio Administrative code, failure to implement state-approved (OCSAA) Standards may result in the Ohio Department of Education initiating efforts to revoke the school’s charter.