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Religious Expression Days - Policy and Non-Exhaustive List of Major Religious Holidays:

Policy 5200 - Religious Expression Days

The Principal will approve up to three (3) religious expression days per school year after receiving a written request from the student's parent or guardian. Religious expression days may be used to take holidays for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system or participate in organized activities conducted under the auspices of a religious denomination, church, or other religious or spiritual organization. Students who are absent on approved religious expression days will not face any academic penalties and will be provided with academic accommodations with regard to examinations and other academic requirements that are missed.

To receive accommodations for religious expression days, parents or guardians must submit written requests to the Principal within fourteen (14) days after the start of the school year or fourteen (14) days after a student is enrolled in the District. The requests must specify the religious expression day(s) to be approved. The Principal will approve the days without inquiring into the sincerity of a student's religious or spiritual belief system. However, the Principal may verify the authenticity of a request by contacting the parent or guardian to confirm they signed it. The Principal may deny the request for religious expression days if the parent or guardian indicates that the signature is not authentic. Once the days have been approved, the Principal will ensure that each teacher schedules a time and date for alternative examinations or other academic requirements that conflict with the student's absence. Students may participate in interscholastic athletics or other extracurricular activities on days in which the student is absent for religious expression.

The District has adopted the following procedure for a student, parent, or guardian to notify the District of any grievance with regard to the implementation of this policy. A grievance must be submitted in writing to the Superintendent. The Superintendent will review the grievance and issue a written determination of whether the policy has been violated. The decision of the Superintendent is final and not subject to further appeal.

The District will notify parents and guardians annually about this policy and the procedures that they must follow to request accommodations for religious expression days. For more information, contact Fred Bolden, Superintendent, Solon City Schools.

Non-exhaustive List of Major Religious Holidays

Rosh Hashanah: Sept. 22-24, 2025

Yom Kippur: Oct. 1-2, 2025

Diwali: Oct. 20-21, 2025

Hanukkah: Dec. 21-29, 2025

Ramadan: Feb. 17 - March 18, 2026

Ash Wednesday: Feb. 18, 2026

Eid al-Fitr: March 19-20, 2026

Pesach (Passover): April 1-9, 2026

Good Friday: April 3, 2026

Easter: April 5, 2026

Eid al-Adha: May 26-27, 2026 

SOURCE: OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION & WORKFORCE

(This list is non-exhaustive and may not be used to deny accommodations to a student for a holiday, festival, or observation that is not included in the list. Nothing in this policy, and no inclusion or exclusion of a religious holiday or festival on the list posted by a District, shall preclude a student from full and reasonable accommodations for any sincerely held religious beliefs and practices with regard to all examinations or other academic requirements and absences for reasons of faith or religious or spiritual belief system.)

 

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Public Records Notice

The Board of Education recognizes its responsibility to maintain the public records of this District and to make such records available to residents of Ohio for inspection and reproduction.

The Board will utilize the following procedures regarding the availability of public records. "Public records" are defined as any document, device, or item, regardless of physical form or characteristic, including an electronic record as defined in the statute as having been created, generated, sent, communicated, received or stored by electronic means, created or received by or coming under the jurisdiction of the Board or its employees, which serves to document the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, operations, or other activities of the District. "Public records" do not include medical records, trial preparation records, confidential law enforcement investigatory records, records the release of which is prohibited by State or Federal law, and any other exceptions set forth in Ohio Revised Code Section 149.43. Confidential law enforcement investigatory records, medical records, and trial preparation records are as defined in Ohio Revised Code 149.43.

The public records of the District shall be available during regular business hours, with the exception of published holidays. Upon request, a person may receive copies of public records, at cost, within a reasonable period of time. The District’s public records shall be promptly prepared and made available for inspection. A reasonable period of time may be necessary due to the volume of records requested, the proximity of the location where the records are stored, and/or for the District to review and redact non-public/confidential information contained in the record.

Each request for public records shall be evaluated for a response at the time of the public records request. Although no specific language is required to make a request, the requester must minimally identify the record(s) requested with sufficient clarity to allow the District to identify, retrieve, and review the record(s). The request for records need not be in writing.

The requester shall not be required to provide his/her identity or the intended use of the requested public records.
At the time of the request, the records custodian shall inform the person making request of the estimated length of time to gather the records. All requests for public records shall be satisfied or acknowledged by the District promptly following the receipt of the request. If the request for records was in writing, the acknowledgement by the District shall also be in writing.

Any request deemed significantly beyond routine, such as seeking a voluminous number of copies and/or records, or requiring extensive research, the acknowledgement shall include the following:

1. an estimated number of business days necessary to satisfy the request
2. an estimated cost if copies are requested
3. any items within the request that may be exempt from disclosure.

The Superintendent is authorized to grant or refuse access to the records of this District in accordance with the law. Any denial, whole or in part, of a public records request must include an explanation, including legal authority. If portions of a record are public and portions are exempt, the exempt portions are to be redacted and the rest released. If there are redactions, each redaction must be accompanied by a supporting explanation, including legal authority. If the request for records was in writing, the explanation shall also be in writing.

A person may purchase copies of the District’s public records upon payment of a fee. A person who chooses to purchase a copy of a public record may request to have said record duplicated on paper, on the same medium on which the District keeps that said record, or on any other medium in which the custodian of records determines that said record reasonably can be duplicated as an integral part of normal operations. A person who chooses to purchase a copy of a public record may also choose to have that record sent to him/her by United States mail or by other means of delivery or transmission provided the person making the request pays in advance for said record as well as costs for postage and supplies used in the mailing.

The number of records requested by a person that the District will transmit by U.S. mail shall be limited to ten (10) per month, unless the person certifies, in writing to the District, that the person does not intend to use or forward the requested records, or the information contained in them, for commercial purposes. “Commercial” shall be narrowly defined and does not include reporting or gathering news, reporting gathering information to assist citizen oversight or understanding the operation or activities of the District, or nonprofit educational research. (R.C. 149.43(B)(7))

Those seeking public records will be charged only the actual cost of making copies.

Documents in electronic mail format are records as defined by the Ohio Revised Code when their content relates to the business of the District. E-mail shall be treated in the same fashion as records in other formats and shall follow the same retention schedule.

Records in private e-mail accounts used to conduct public business are subject to disclosure, and all employees or representatives of the District shall retain e-mails that relate to public business and shall copy them to their business e-mail account(s) or the records custodian.

The records custodian shall treat e-mail from private accounts that are used to conduct public business, thus subject to disclosure, as records of the District. These records shall be filed appropriately, retained in accordance with the established schedules, and made available for inspection and copying in accordance with the Public Records Act.

No public record may be removed from the office in which it is maintained except by a Board officer or employee in the course of the performance of his/her duties. 

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Child Find - Identifying Children with Disabilities

School districts across the state of Ohio are participating in an effort to identify, locate and evaluate all children from birth through 21 years of age who may have disabilities. Disability, in this instance, means such conditions as hearing impairments, visual impairments, speech or language impairments, specific learning disabilities, emotionally disturbed, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, other health impairment, physical impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury.

Public schools have responded vigorously to federal and state mandates requiring the provision of a free appropriate public education regardless of a child’s disability. But before school districts can serve children, they must be found. Many children with disabilities are not visible because they do not function in the mainstream of the community, such as children who are homeless and children of migrant families. Also, many unidentified children with disabilities are preschoolers. Parents may not be aware their child has a disability or that there are programs and services available.

The school district will ask for information about the child, asking such questions as: What is the problem? What has already been done about the problem? What background information is available? This information may be collected in several ways, including interviews, observations, screening and testing. This information may be obtained from parents and the student or from other agencies that have information about the student. This information will be used to decide whether the child has a disability and needs special services.

All information collected will be held in strict confidence and released to others only with parent permission or as allowed by law. For example, the school district will send records on request to a school district or other educational agency in which a student intends to enroll. The parents may have a copy of those records upon request.

The school district will keep a record of all persons who review confidential records with the exception of authorized school employees or other educational agency personnel. The school will also maintain a list of those employees who may have access to records.

The school district or other educational agency will inform the parents when personally identifiable information that has been collected, maintained or used is no longer needed to provide educational services to the child. All personally identifiable data will be kept for at least five years or longer if
required for audit purposes or otherwise required by law.

Parents and students have rights in this process. Parents have the right to:

• Review their child’s records;
• Refuse permission to release information (except as required by or permitted by law to be released); and
• Request that information they believe to be inaccurate, misleading or in violation of their child’s privacy or other rights be changed. The district has a process to resolve disagreements about information collected.

The school district has appointed one person to make sure that information about students is kept confidential. Contact your school district board of education office for this person’s name.

The school district’s policies and procedures for special education are available. Contact the school district superintendent.

The school district operates a Child Information Management System that assures a practice method of identifying which children are currently receiving special education services and which children are not. Certain data regarding children are maintained within this system.

School districts are interested in meeting the needs of children with disabilities. If you have or know of a child who may have a disability, contact your local school for more information and help.

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The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."

Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools
may charge a fee for copies.

Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested
information.

Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education
record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions (34 CFR §
99.31):

• School officials with legitimate educational interest;
• Other schools to which a student is transferring;
• Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
• Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
• Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the
• school;
• Accrediting organizations;
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
• Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
• State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant
• to specific State law.

Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them.

Schools must notify parents and eligible students annually of their rights under FERPA. The actual means of notification (special letter, inclusion in a PTA bulletin, student handbook, or newspaper article) is left to the discretion of each school.

For additional information, you may call 1-800-USA-LEARN (1-800-872-5327) (voice). Individuals who use TDD may call 1-800-437-0833.

Or you may contact us at the following address:

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-8520

Directory information means information contained in an education record of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. Directory information includes, but is not limited to, the student's name; address; telephone listing; electronic mail address; photograph; date and place of birth; major field of study; grade level; enrollment status (e.g., undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time); dates of attendance; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; degrees, honors, and awards received; and the most recent educational agency or institution attended.

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Notification of Rights for Elementary and Secondary Schools 

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records. These rights transfer to the student when he or she reaches the age of 18 or attends a school beyond the high school level. Students to whom the rights have transferred are "eligible students."

Parents or eligible students have the right to inspect and review the student's education records maintained by the school. Schools are not required to provide copies of records unless, for reasons such as great distance, it is impossible for parents or eligible students to review the records. Schools may charge a fee for copies.

Parents or eligible students have the right to request that a school correct records which they believe to be inaccurate or misleading. If the school decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student then has the right to a formal hearing. After the hearing, if the school still decides not to amend the record, the parent or eligible student has the right to place a statement with the record setting forth his or her view about the contested information.

Generally, schools must have written permission from the parent or eligible student in order to release any information from a student's education record. However, FERPA allows schools to disclose those records, without consent, to the following parties or under the following conditions:

• School officials with legitimate educational interest;
• Other schools to which a student is transferring;
• Specified officials for audit or evaluation purposes;
• Appropriate parties in connection with financial aid to a student;
• Organizations conducting certain studies for or on behalf of the school;
• Accrediting organizations;
• To comply with a judicial order or lawfully issued subpoena;
• Appropriate officials in cases of health and safety emergencies; and
• State and local authorities, within a juvenile justice system, pursuant to specific State law.

Schools may disclose, without consent, "directory" information such as a student's name, address, telephone number, date and place of birth, honors and awards, and dates of attendance. However, schools must tell parents and eligible students about directory information and allow parents and
eligible students a reasonable amount of time to request that the school not disclose directory information about them.

For additional information, you may contact the

Family Policy Compliance Office
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20202-8520

Directory information means information contained in an education record of a student that would not generally be considered harmful or an invasion of privacy if disclosed. Directory information includes, but is not limited to, the student's name; address; telephone listing; electronic mail address; photograph; date and place of birth; major field of study; grade level; enrollment status (e.g., undergraduate or graduate, full-time or part-time); dates of attendance; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; degrees, honors, and awards received; and the most recent educational agency or institution attended.

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Philosophy of Gifted Program Services

The Solon City School District recognizes that all students possess strengths and abilities which may be addressed through differentiated educational experiences. Educational opportunities are provided to give student the opportunity to achieve their social, emotional, and intellectual potential.

Curriculum Differentiation

The diverse strengths, talents and needs of students are addressed through the student’s team of teachers (classroom, music, art, physical education, media, guidance and support personnel).

Each child has the opportunity to meet his or her potential through a challenging curriculum and through an instructional environment which provides open-ended experiences so that students may work at their instructional level.

To assist and support teacher in this process, a curriculum resource teacher has been assigned to each of Solon Schools’ buildings through grade 6. This resource teacher collaborates with the classroom teachers to plan, teach, and evaluate student learning.

The resource and classroom teachers base their collaborative efforts on the Ohio’s Learning Standards.

These collaborative efforts are designed to identify and address the strengths, talents and need of students in the classroom.

In grades 7-12, students’ needs are met through differentiation as well as course selection. Students have access to honors, AP and College Credit Plus courses to meet their potential.

Gifted Identification

Whole grade screening: in grades 2 and 4 and all new to the district students in grades 3 and 5

• Superior Cognitive Ability – Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), Form 7, VQN Composite
        o Required score for gifted ID Superior Cognitive: 128
• Specific Academic Ability in Reading and Math - IOWA Assessment, Form E (Reading and Math)
        o Required score for gifted ID: 95th percentile

To designate a child as gifted by state standards, Solon accepts scores on assessment instruments approved for use by the Ohio Department of Education. These may be provided by other school districts and/or trained personnel outside the school district.

The district ensures that any child transferring into the district may be assessed for state gifted identification within 90 days of the transfer if the transfer occurs September – March at the request of the parent. If the transfer occurs in March – August, the child may be assessed within 90 days of the start of the school year. Parents should contact the building principal to request testing for state identification.

Gifted Appeal Process

An appeal by the parent is the reconsideration of the results of any part of the state identification process which would include screening procedures or assessment instruments (which results in state identification), the scheduling of children for assessment, the placement of a student in any program, and receipt of services.

Parents should submit a form (Appeal Form XII- attached) to the Director of Pupil Services outlining the nature of the concern and the steps taken in an attempt to resolve the concern. The Director of Pupil Services will convene a meeting with the parent/guardian, which may include other school personnel. The Director of Pupil Services will issue a written final decision within 30 days of the appeal. This written notice includes the reason for the decision(s).

Written Education Plans

Students identified as gifted will receive a Written Education Plan (WEP) annually.

• Grades K-6 will receive this information during Fall Parent Teacher Conferences.
• Grades 7-12 will be emailed home to parents

Parents are asked to sign a copy of the WEP to acknowledge receipt.

Acceleration

Students and/or parents who are interested in student evaluation and consideration for whole grade or subject area acceleration or early high school graduation should contact the building principal and/or the student's guidance counselor. Parents who wish to have their child evaluated and considered for early admission to kindergarten should contact the building principal.

Resource Links

Gifted Services

• District Plan for the Identification of and Services for Students
• Student Acceleration
• Promotion, Academic Acceleration, Placement, and Acceleration Policy

Ohio Department of Education & Workforce

• Ohio Operating Standards for Identifying and Serving Gifted Students
• Approved Assessment Instruments for Gifted Services and Identification

Any additional questions should be addressed to the Director of Pupil Services.

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Solon Schools Records Retention for IEPs, MFEs and 504 plans:

All IEPs, MFEs and 504 plans, as well as any and all student records related to IEPs, MFEs and 504 plans, will be destroyed two years after the student graduates and/or leaves Solon CSD, with the exception of the most recent copies which will be kept permanently by Solon CSD. IF the student/family would like a copy of these records prior to being destroyed, the student/family must notify the Director of Special Education in writing within two years after the student has graduated from Solon CSD or left Solon CSD. 

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Right to Know - Teaching Qualifications

You have the right to know about the teaching qualifications of your child’s classroom teacher in a school receiving Title I funds. The federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act requires that any local school district receiving Title I funds must notify parents that they may ask about the
professional qualifications of their child’s classroom teacher.

These qualifications include:

1. Whether the teacher has met the Ohio teacher licensing criteria for the grade level and subject areas in which the teacher provides your child instruction.
2. Whether the teacher is teaching under emergency or temporary status that waives state licensing requirements.
3. The undergraduate degree major of the teacher and any other graduate degree or certification (such as National Board Certification) held by the teacher and the field of discipline of certification or degree.
4. Whether your child is provided services by instructional paraprofessionals and, if so, their qualifications.

You may ask for the information by returning this letter to the address listed above. Or you may fax or e-mail your request to the above listed fax number or e-mail address. Be sure to give the following information with your request:

Child’s full name _________________________________________________________
Parent/guardian full name __________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________________________
City, State, ZIP __________________________________________________________
Teacher’s name __________________________________________________________ 

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McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program

The purpose of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Act is to ensure that all children and youth, including preschoolers, have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education as non-homeless children and youth. For information and resources, visit the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce’s Students Experiencing Homelessness webpage.

A Parent’s Guide to the Rights of Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness

The Rights of Homeless Parents and their Children

Your child has the right to:

• Go to school, no matter where you live or how long you have lived there;
• Stay in the school that he or she was attending before becoming homeless or the school he or she last attended, if that is your choice and it is feasible;
• Enroll in school immediately, even if you do not have all the paperwork, such as your child’s school or medical records;
• Access the same special programs and services that are provided to other children, including special education, migrant education and vocational education;
• Receive the same public education that is provided to other children, including preschool. (Your child cannot be separated from the mainstream school environment because he or she is homeless. He or she cannot be segregated in a separate school,
• separate programs within a school or separate settings within a school).

If your child is assigned to a school not of your choosing, the school district must explain its decision in writing.

You have the right to appeal the district’s decision regarding the school to which your child has been assigned. Your child has the right to go to the school of your choice while the dispute is being resolved.

If you move, you should ...

Contact the school district’s local liaison for homeless education for help in enrolling your child in a new school or arranging for your child to continue in his or her former school;

Contact the school and provide any information you think will assist the teachers in helping your child adjust to the new situation;

Tell the school the date you are leaving and start the transfer of your records;

Ask for a copy of your child’s school records, including:

• An updated transcript;
• The grade your child is in;
• Any important medical information about your child’s needs;
• Scores your child made on any standardized tests;
• If possible, allow your child to say goodbye to friends and teachers.

How you can help your child:

• Make sure your child attends school every day;
• Read to your child. Even a few minutes a day makes a difference.
• Make education a family priority
• Help your child develop good study habits;
• Meet with your child’s teachers and other school personnel.

McKinney-Vento Program

The McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Youth Program was designed to make sure all homeless children and youth have equal access to the same free and appropriate public education as children and youth who are not homeless. This includes preschool education.

State and local educational agencies are required to develop, review and revise policies to remove barriers to the enrollment, attendance and success in school that homeless children and youth may experience.

Local educational agencies also must provide homeless children and youth with the opportunity to meet the same challenging state content and state student performance standards to which all students are held.

Information and Resources

Coalition on Homelessness and Housing (COHHIO)
(614) 280-1984
www.cohhio.org

LAU Resource Center for English as a Second Language (ESL) Bilingual and Multicultural Education
(614) 466-9827
education.ohio.gov (Keyword: Limited English Proficient Students)

National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
(866) 862-2562
www.naehcy.org

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
(202) 638-2535
www.nlchp.org

U.S. Department of Education
(800) USA-LEARN • (800) 872-5327 (Toll Free)
www.ed.gov

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Solon City Schools Acceptable Technology Use Policy

Technology is playing an increasingly important role in education, and when used appropriately, can significantly enhance educational opportunities for students, staff and the community. Unrestricted Internet access is now available to students and teachers of Solon City Schools. The Internet offers vast, diverse and unique resources to both students and teachers and proper use of the Internet is encouraged. This Acceptable Technology Use Policy applies to situations where any person or persons utilize the technology resources at Solon City Schools.

The following principles have been adopted to insure that users of the technology resources at Solon City Schools comply with the Acceptable Technology Use Policy.

Authorized uses of the technology resources include:

1. Learning activities to facilitate Solon City Schools’ instructional objectives.
2. Research conducted in support of educational or research programs authorized by Solon City Schools.
3. Utilization by specifically authorized persons for the administration of Solon City Schools and its programs.
4. Communications between faculty, staff and students containing messages or information, the content of which is not in conflict with this policy.

Unauthorized uses include:

1. Any utilization infringing on the rights or liberties of another.
2. Illegal or criminal use of any kind.
3. Utilization involving communications, materials, information, data or images prohibited by legal authority as obscene, pornographic, threatening, abusive, harassing, discriminatory, anti-social or in violation of any other Solon City Schools’ policies.
4. Accessing, viewing, printing, storing, transmitting, disseminating or selling any information protected by law or subject to privilege or an expectation of privacy.
5. Utilization that causes or permits materials protected by copyright, trademark, service mark, trade name, trade secret, confidential or proprietary data and information statutes, or communications of another, to be uploaded to a computer or information system, published, broadcasted or in any way disseminated without authorization of the owner.
6. Any attempts to access any resources, features, contents or controls of the technology resources that are restricted, confidential or privileged.
7. Utilization of resources causing damage to or altering the operation, functions or design of the technology resources or content.
8. Granting access to persons not authorized to use the technology resources of Solon City Schools, either by intentional action such as disclosure of account information or unintentional action such as failure to log off.
9. Commercial, profit-motivated or partisan political use.
10. Utilization requiring privacy of any kind for any purpose.
11. Recording of teacher virtual lessons.

The Internet is an electronic highway connecting thousands of computers all over the world and millions of individual subscribers. With access to the Internet comes the availability of material that may not be of educational value and is clearly not appropriate or authorized by this policy. To monitor compliance with this policy, communications and information accessed by the authorized user is subject to random monitoring by Solon City Schools. Consequently, as an authorized user, it is understood that any expectation or right of privacy in communications, data, programs or other personal information stored, displayed, accessed, communicated, published or transmitted is waived.

It is further understood that violation of this policy may result in revocation of utilization privileges and/or administrative discipline and could lead to criminal prosecution.

The Solon City Schools and Solon Board of Education are committed to fostering a safe environment for all students. The following information is provided in compliance with House Bill 276 and district policy:

ACCESS THE REPORT

Solon City Schools will spend Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid and Student Success and Wellness funds on allowable uses only. As required by law, at least 50% of Student Wellness and Success funds will be spent on physical or mental health services. Funds are being utilized to increase mental health services for our students through the placement of social workers in our district to provide prevention and intervention services for our students, and to provide access to community resources to meet the identified needs of families. 

The Solon Schools will spend all received money from this federal program on allowable uses only. As required by law, at least 20% of the allocation will be spent on salary and benefits for additional teachers who will allow the District to effectively address learning loss in students who have demonstrated need due to the pandemic. Increasing our ability to differentiate instruction and implement evidence-based interventions in classrooms will be the goal for use of those funds. Additionally, remaining funds will be used to address other needs that arose from the coronavirus pandemic. Improving indoor air quality and repairing/improving school facilities to reduce the risk of virus transmission and exposure to environmental health hazards will be the goal for the use of those funds.