The following policy will appear for a first reading on March 19, 2026:

• EDEC: Artificial Intelligence

  • Updated to better align with best practices and emerging trends related to AI. This includes emphasizing AI literacy as a critical component of AI training, requiring compliance with third-party AI tool terms of service, including age limits, and aligning educator use of AI with the Licensure Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators.

• EFF: Food Sale Standards

  • Pursuant to newly enacted legislation under Ohio House Bill 10, boards of education in city, exempted village, local, and joint vocational school districts must adopt a policy, effective March 20, prohibiting the purchase or service of food items defined as misbranded meat, misbranded egg products, or cultivated protein food products. The legislation further requires that food vendors and food service management companies contracting with school districts comply with these restrictions and refrain from offering or serving such products within contracted schools. In addition, the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is prohibited from purchasing food items meeting these definitions, ensuring statewide compliance with the statutory requirements.

• JEB: Entrance Age

  • Ohio Revised Code (RC) 3321.01 establishes requirements for kindergarten entrance and for early entrance to kindergarten and first grade. Existing law allows students who are 5 years old by Sept. 30 to enroll in kindergarten unless the board adopts a resolution establishing Aug. 1 as the date by which the student must be 5 years old for admission. House Bill (HB) 114, effective March 20, 2026, modifies these provisions, now requiring a student to be age 5 years or older by the first day of instruction of the school year for admission to the district.

• JECB-R: Interdistrict Open Enrollment Regulation

  • Updated to reflect the district’s official enrollment date of March 1 each year.

Comments may be sent to casto@scsdoh.org.