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Las escuelas comunitarias, a menudo denominadas escuelas concertadas en otros estados, son escuelas públicas sin ánimo de lucro y no sectarias que funcionan independientemente de cualquier distrito escolar, pero en virtud de un contrato con una entidad patrocinadora autorizada establecida por ley o aprobada por el Consejo Estatal de Educación. Las escuelas comunitarias son escuelas públicas de elección y reciben financiación estatal y federal.

Cualquier estudiante que resida en Ohio puede matricularse en una escuela pública comunitaria, siempre que el espacio lo permita.

To apply for kindergarten, students must be 5 years old before the start of the school year. Students who will turn 5 after the school year begins but before January 1 may be eligible for early enrollment and must complete an early enrollment assessment.

Heart of Ohio Classical Academy is enrolling kindergarten through seventh grade for the 2025-2026 school year. In Fall 2026, we will be accepting enrollments for kindergarten through eighth grade. We will continue to add a grade each year until K–8 is served.

No. Una vez matriculados oficialmente, todos los alumnos de HOCA tienen la oportunidad de volver a matricularse en años sucesivos. A los estudiantes que NO se reinscriban antes de la fecha límite no se les puede garantizar un asiento para el próximo año escolar.

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Political Affiliations or Ideologies

The School shall not solicit or require an employee or applicant for employment, or a student to affirmatively ascribe to or opine about specific beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles concerning political movements or ideologies. Additionally, the School shall not use statements of commitment to specific beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles concerning political movements or ideologies as part of the academic evaluation of students. 

Nothing in this policy shall be construed to prohibit, limit, or restrict any of the following: 

1. The School’s authority to require a student or employee to comply with federal or state law, including anti-discrimination laws, or to take action against a student or employee for violation of federal or state law; 
2. An educator’s academic freedom; 
3. An educator’s ability to research or write publications about specific beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles concerning political movements, ideology, or social action so long as those publications so not violate other laws or policies or constitute conduct unbecoming of the teaching profession;
4. The School’s authority to consider an applicant for employment’s scholarship, teaching, or subject matter expertise in the applicant’s given academic field; 
5. The School’s authority to offer an established character education program.
6. All policies, guidance, and training materials used for students, educators, and staff on all matters regarding specific beliefs, affiliations, ideals, or principles concerning political movements or ideologies shall be available to the public for review unless otherwise protected by law.

 Religion in the Schools

Religious belief and disbelief are matters of personal consideration rather than governmental authority and the students of this School are protected by the First Amendment from the establishment of religion in the schools. Accordingly, no devotional exercises or displays of a religious character will be permitted at the School in the conduct of any program or activity under the jurisdiction of the School, nor shall instructional activities be permitted to advance or inhibit any particular religion, or religion generally. However, a student may engage in religious expression before, during, and after school hours in the same manner and to the same extent that a student is permitted to engage in secular activities or expression before, during, and after school hours. The School shall also give the same access to school facilities to students who wish to conduct a meeting for the purpose of engaging in religious expression as is given to secular student groups, without regard to the content of a student’s or group’s expression. An understanding of religions and the contributions that religion has made to the advancement of civilization is essential to the thorough education of young people and to their appreciation of a pluralistic society. To that end, the curriculum shall be developed to include, as appropriate to the various ages and attainments of the students, instruction about the religions of the world.

The Board and School acknowledge the degree to which a religious consciousness has permeated  the arts, literature, music, and issues of morality. The instructional and resource materials approved for use frequently contain religious references or concern moral issues that have traditionally been the focus of religious concern. That such materials may be religious in nature shall not, by itself, bar their use by the School. The Board directs that teaching staff members employing such materials be neutral in their approach and avoid using them to advance or inhibit religion in any way.

Religious traditions vary in their perceptions and doctrines regarding the natural world and its processes. The curriculum is chosen for its place in the education of the students of the School, not for its conformity to religious principles. Students should receive unbiased instruction in the schools so that they may privately accept or reject the knowledge so gained in accordance with their own religious tenets. Accordingly, no Student shall be exempted from attendance in a required course on the grounds that the instruction therein interferes with the free exercise of his/her religion.

The School also shall not prohibit a student from engaging in religious expression in the completion of homework, artwork, or other written or oral assignments. Assignment grades and scores shall be calculated using ordinary academic standards of substance and relevance, including any legitimate pedagogical concerns, and shall not penalize or reward a student based on the religious content of a student’s work.

 This policy is not intended to restrict employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act. R.C. 3319.614.

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Heart of Ohio Classical Academy está constituida como entidad sin ánimo de lucro en el Estado de Ohio. Pendiente de aprobación por el IRS, las donaciones son deducibles de impuestos a través de Community Shares of Ohio.

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The School believes that healthy students are more likely to successfully complete their formal
education. The School recognizes that it plays an important role in the development of students’
health and nutrition habits by providing nutritious meals and snacks, supporting the development
of good eating habits, and promoting increased physical activity.
The Board sets forth the following goals in an effort to enable students to establish good health
and nutrition habits:
Nutrition Promotion and Education Goals
• The School shall provide for interdisciplinary, sequential skill-based health education that
that supports hands-on classroom activities that promote health and reduce obesity.
• Nutrition and healthy living skills shall be integrated into classroom curriculum when
appropriate.
• Students in grades Pre-K – 8 shall receive nutrition education that is interactive and teaches
the skills they need to adopt healthy eating behaviors.
• Nutrition education shall be offered and promoted in the School cafeteria as well as in the
classroom with coordination between the foodservice staff and teachers.
• Nutrition education and promotion information will be shared with parents and the
community.
Physical Education and Activity Goals
• Students shall be provided opportunities for physical activity during the school day through
physical education classes, daily recess periods for elementary students, and the integration of
physical activity in the classroom.
• Physical education classes shall stress physical fitness, encourage healthy, active lifestyles and
consist of physical activities as part of the curriculum.
• Physical activity will not be used as a form of discipline or punishment.
• Physical activity and promotion information will be shared with parents and the community.
• The School shall encourage parents and the community to support physical activity, to be
physically active role models, and to include physical activity at events.
Other School Based Activities
• School based activities shall promote student wellness and, if appropriate, shall encourage
nutrition and physical education.
• Nutrition shall be considered when planning school-based activities such as classroom
snacks, fundraisers, etc.
• The School will provide students with a clean and safe environment and adequate time for
eating meals.

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Nutrition Guidelines
• In accordance with the School’s Food Standards Policy, the food service program shall comply
with Federal and State regulations pertaining to the selection, preparation, consumption, and
disposal of food and beverages sold in the School.
• Any food provided outside of the food service program, but not sold during the school day on
the School premises, shall align with the goals and standards stated in this Wellness Policy.
• Marketing of foods and beverages at the School during the school day shall be limited to those
foods and beverages that meet the standards set forth in the School’s Food Standard Policy.
The Board reserves the right to further limit marketing of food and beverages.
• The food service program will provide all students affordable access to a variety of nutritious
foods.
Implementation and Evaluation
• The Principal shall ensure that the School implements, complies with, and annually evaluates
this Policy.
• The School will consult with administrators, board members, parents, students, community
members, school health professionals, physical education teachers (if applicable), or
representatives of the school food authority. The committee will be provided the opportunity
to participate in the development, implementation, periodic review, and update of the Policy.
In developing or updating goals, the committee will review and consider evidence-based
strategies and techniques.
• At least once every three (3) years, the School will measure the implementation of this Policy,
focusing specifically on the extent to which the School has complied with the Policy, the extent
to which the Policy compares to model local wellness policies, and the extent to which the
School has progressed toward achieving its stated goals in the Policy. The School will create
a written assessment for each periodic measurement that it will disseminate to students, their
families, and other members of the community or post on its website. The School will make
appropriate modifications to this Policy, if necessary, based on this assessment.
• At the start of each school year, the School will disseminate this Policy and information about
its implementation to families of school children and other members of the community or post
it on its website and will notify such individuals of changes to the Policy in the same manner.
The School shall retain documentation demonstrating compliance with this Policy, including
requirements related to community involvement, triennial assessments of this Policy, and public
dissemination of this Policy and any updates thereto.
42 U.S.C. 1758b; 42 U.S.C. 1771; 7 CFR 210.31; R.C. 3313.814; R.C. 3313.816; R.C. 3313.817
See also Policy 455 Food Standards Policy and Appendix 455-A Nutritional Standards for Food
and Beverages.