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The Catholic Conference of Ohio's Department on Education serves those involved in Catholic elementary and secondary schools.
Legislative Report on Education Policy & Budgetary Report - Winter & Spring 2022
Legislative Report on Items in HB 110 (State Budget) Impacting Chartered Nonpublic Schools - Summer 2021
Fact Sheet on Catholic Schools in Ohio with Summary of Programs of Tax-Supported Assistance for Students, Families and Educators- 2021
Special Needs Children:
"Parents—the first and most important educators—have a fundamental right to choose the education best suited to the needs of their children, including public, private and religious schools.
Catholic schools provide young people with sound Church teaching through a broad-based curriculum, where faith and culture are intertwined in all areas of a school's life.
Over the years, the Ohio General Assembly and Ohio’s Governors have provided excellent tax-supported assistance for pupils attending Catholic and other chartered nonpublic schools.
Learn more about: Ed Choice and Ed Choice Expansion Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program Cleveland Scholarship Program Autism Scholarship Program
Learn about the various Scholarship Programs available to Catholic Schools in Ohio.
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Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Diocese of Cleveland
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Diocese of Toledo
Diocese of Youngstown
Tom Rhatican Associate Director, Department on Education
Convenes and staffs the Superintendents of Catholic Schools
Superintendents of Schools Chair: Deacon Paul Ward, Diocese of Steubenville
Theresa Bowser Director, OCSAA
Convenes and staffs the Ohio Catholic School Accrediting Association (OCSAA)
Chair: Frank O'Linn, Diocese of Cleveland
Brian Hickey Executive Director, Catholic Conference of Ohio
Convenes and staffs the Directors of Religious Education