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<DIV>Please also ask for reinstatement of the House provision that would require
districts to report on gifted spending as allocated in the SFPR reports ( Line
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<DIV>In a message dated 5/28/2014 2:14:31 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
ohiogift@lists.service.ohio-state.edu writes:</DIV>
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face=Arial><BR>Advocacy Alert 5.28.14 – Private Colleges are Pushing to Charge
Any Amount to Students Under College Credit Plus-- The as introduced
language under college credit plus limited the amount that private colleges
could charge high school students for college credit to $33 per credit hour.
The House Education Committee kept the as introduced language, but the Ohio
Senate Education amended the language to allow districts to charge students
potentially up to $193per credit hour. In addition, the Senate Education
committee took out language that required districts partnering with private
colleges to inform parents that there were no cost options available. There
are rumblings that private colleges are lobbying hard to remove any limitation
on what students can be charged. (Note: none of this applies to students on
free and reduced lunch. They still would not be charged). Please call the
following individuals and tell them you object to any public school student
being charged for the college credit plus program – especially for programs
taught on the high school campus with high school teachers. Any charge to
students will limit access to College Credit Plus, which is contrary to the
intent of the program. Public school students are not charged for the current
PSEO program. They should not be charged for the College Credit Plus program.
Also,parents should be informed of all non-cost options for College Credit
Plus. Tell them that you would like the funding language for college credit
plus to be restored to the as introduced version in HB487. Please make your
phone calls now. You will likely talk to an aide or get voice mail. Be polite
and state your message. If you are shy about talking to a live person, call
after 5 and you will likely get voice mail. <BR>It should take you roughly 15
minutes to make phone calls to the following individuals:
<BR><BR><BR>RepresentativeGerald Stebelton (Chair, House Education Committee)
– 614-466-8100<BR><BR><BR>Senator PeggyLehner (Chair, Senate Education
Committee) – 614-466-4538<BR><BR><BR>RepresentativeAndrew Brenner (Vice Chair,
Education Committee) – 614-644-6711<BR><BR><BR>Senator RandyGardner –
614-466-8060 <BR><BR><BR>RepresentativeTony Hall –
614-466-2994<BR><BR><BR>RepresentativeTimothy Derickson –
614-644-5094<BR><BR><BR>RepresentativeBurkley –
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