WHAT HAPPENS IF THE WIN-WIN AGREEMENT IS TERMINATED?
Suburban districts may opt out of the agreement, as
Reynoldsburg did in 1998, by notifying all other districts included in the
compact during a two-month termination window that occurs every six years.
Opting out of the Win-Win Agreement would have three primary results:
- The New Albany-Plain Local Schools would no longer make
payments on the territory within its borders that was annexed by the City of
Columbus before the 1986 Agreement;
- Columbus City Schools could request the transfer into its
District of any or all territory within the City of Columbus that is located
within the New Albany-Plain Local School District, with such transfer requiring
approval by the State Board of Education after a process set forth by Ohio law
and regulations; and
- Areas within the New Albany-Plain Local School District that
are not in the City of Columbus would no longer automatically transfer to the
Columbus City Schools upon annexation, but would instead remain in the New
Albany-Plain Local School District unless and until they are transferred into
the Columbus City School District pursuant to the State Board of Education’s
territory transfer process.