State profile · OH
Reviewed policies, grades and school implementation dates. District examples cover 0 distinct districts; it is not a statewide implementation survey.
The instructional day includes transitions, recess, meals and field trips; it is broader than classroom instruction.
Policy adoption deadline January 1, 2026.
Upcoming: The code lists another version effective October 9, 2026; the next release must check that amendment.
Exceptions & source ↗No reviewed policy is available here for these topics yet. Further research appears in the policy explorer.
Learning & relevant rules for use
Ohio publishes CS standards and model curriculum. The department states that districts are not required to use them; course substitution rules are a separate question.
Voluntary standards; no must-offer requirement established by this source.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Policy adoption deadline January 1, 2026.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceOhio publishes CS standards and model curriculum. The department states that districts are not required to use them; course substitution rules are a separate question.
Voluntary standards; no must-offer requirement established by this source.
Source & datesEligible grades 7–12 students may take one approved CS course per year that their school does not offer, at no cost to the student, and earn high-school credit.
2026–27 provider list published. Grades 7–8 participation depends on local advanced-coursework policy.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Policy adoption deadline January 1, 2026.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceOhio publishes CS standards and model curriculum. The department states that districts are not required to use them; course substitution rules are a separate question.
Voluntary standards; no must-offer requirement established by this source.
Source & datesEligible grades 7–12 students may take one approved CS course per year that their school does not offer, at no cost to the student, and earn high-school credit.
2026–27 provider list published. Grades 7–8 participation depends on local advanced-coursework policy.
Source & datesPersonal devices: Full school day
Policy adoption deadline January 1, 2026.
Device scope, exceptions & sourceEligible grades 7–12 students can take one approved CS course per year unavailable at their school at no cost to the student. This is not a general district funding allocation.
Teacher support: Approved providers expand access; schools and families need to confirm course availability and local credit treatment.
Delivery evidence: A course-access mechanism is documented; enrollment, completion and equitable participation are not established.
Official source · reviewed Oct 3, 2026These are Stewart Brown’s planning questions, not additional legal requirements.
Restrictions
Current evidence indexed
1 action in this collection
Governance
Current evidence indexed
1 action in this collection
Learning
Current evidence indexed
3 actions in this collection
The instructional day includes transitions, recess, meals and field trips; it is broader than classroom instruction.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
Each school district, community school and STEM school must adopt an AI-use policy by July 1, 2026. The state model covers educational use by students and staff; local adoption is required, but the statute does not impose a statewide AI ban or student AI course.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026
Requires statewide academic standards to include skill sets promoting information, media and technological literacy.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 4, 2026
Ohio publishes CS standards and model curriculum. The department states that districts are not required to use them; course substitution rules are a separate question.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
Eligible grades 7–12 students may take one approved CS course per year that their school does not offer, at no cost to the student, and earn high-school credit.
Reviewed against official sources · Oct 3, 2026
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
No records in this section have been published. This is an evidence gap in the collection, not a determination that no relevant action exists.
Consistent 16-dimension checklist
Inventory reviewed October 3, 2026. 4/16 dimensions have published evidence of any status. Every dimension remains open to additional sources and superseding actions.
| Dimension | Current statewide evidence | Other published evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Personal devices | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| School-issued devices | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Screen time | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Student AI | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Staff AI | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| AI governance | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| Social media / network | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Privacy / cybersecurity | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| AI literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Computer science | 2 linked actions | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| Digital literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Media literacy | 1 linked action | 0 current district actions · 0 future, proposed, or historical |
| Digital citizenship | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Cybersecurity literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Data literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
| Social-media literacy | Not yet established | Research gap · no absence conclusion |
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