Ohio Code § 3301.12

§ 3301.12.

(A) The director of education and workforce, in addition to the authority otherwise imposed

on the director, shall perform the following duties: (1) Provide technical and professional assistance and advice to all school districts

in reference to all aspects of education, including finance, buildings and equipment,

administration, organization of school districts, curriculum and instruction, transportation

of pupils, personnel problems, and the interpretation of school laws and state regulations; (2) Prescribe and require the preparation and filing of such financial and other reports

from school districts, officers, and employees as are necessary or proper.  The director shall prescribe and require the installation by school districts of

such standardized reporting forms and accounting procedures as are essential to the

businesslike operations of the public schools of the state. (3) Conduct such studies and research projects as are necessary or desirable for the

improvement of public school education in Ohio.  Such studies and projects may include analysis of data contained in the education

management information system established under section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code .  For any study or project that requires the analysis of individual student data,

the department of education and workforce or any entity with which the director or

department contracts to conduct the study or project shall maintain the confidentiality

of student data at all times.  For this purpose, the department or contracting entity shall use the data verification

code assigned pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code for each student whose data is analyzed.  Except as otherwise provided in division (D)(1) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code , at no time shall the director, the department, the state board of education, or

any entity conducting a study or research project on the director's behalf have access

to a student's name, address, or social security number while analyzing individual

student data. (4) Prepare and submit annually a report of the activities of the department and the

status, problems, and needs of education in the state; (5) Supervise all agencies over which the department exercises administrative control,

including schools for education of persons with disabilities; (6) In accordance with section 3333.048 of the Revised Code , the director, jointly with the chancellor of higher education, shall establish metrics

and courses of study for institutions of higher education that prepare educators and

other school personnel and shall provide for inspection of those institutions. (B) The director may annually inspect and analyze the expenditures of each school district

and make a determination as to the efficiency of each district's costs, relative to

other school districts in the state, for instructional, administrative, and student

support services.  The director shall notify each school district as to the nature of, and reasons

for, the determination.  The director shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code

setting forth the procedures and standards for the performance of the inspection and

analysis.