Effective: September 30, 2021
Latest Legislation: House Bill 110, House Bill 82 - 134th General Assembly
(A) Except as required under division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 or as specified in division (D)(3) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, the board of education of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall administer each applicable diagnostic assessment developed and provided to the district in accordance with section 3301.079 of the Revised Code to the following:
(1) Any student who transfers into the district or to a different school within the district if each applicable diagnostic assessment was not administered by the district or school the student previously attended in the current school year, within thirty days after the date of transfer. If the district or school into which the student transfers cannot determine whether the student has taken any applicable diagnostic assessment in the current school year, the district or school may administer the diagnostic assessment to the student. However, if a student transfers into the district prior to the administration of the diagnostic assessments to all students under division (B) of this section, the district may administer the diagnostic assessments to that student on the date or dates determined under that division.
(2) Each kindergarten student, not earlier than the first day of July of the school year and not later than the twentieth day of instruction of that school year.
For the purpose of division (A)(2) of this section, the district shall administer the kindergarten readiness assessment provided by the department of education. In no case shall the results of the readiness assessment be used to prohibit a student from enrolling in kindergarten.
(3) Each student enrolled in first, second, or third grade.
Division (A) of this section does not apply to students with significant cognitive disabilities, as defined by the department of education.
(B) Each district board shall administer each diagnostic assessment when the board deems appropriate, provided the administration complies with section 3313.608 of the Revised Code. However, the board shall administer any diagnostic assessment at least once annually to all students in the appropriate grade level. A district board may administer any diagnostic assessment in the fall and spring of a school year to measure the amount of academic growth attributable to the instruction received by students during that school year.
(C) A district may use different diagnostic assessments from those adopted under division (D) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code in order to satisfy the requirements of division (A)(3) of this section if the district meets either of the following conditions for the immediately preceding school year:
(1) The district received a grade of "A" or "B" for the performance index score under division (C)(1)(b) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code or for the value-added progress dimension under division (C)(1)(e) of that section.
(2) The district received a performance rating of four stars or higher for achievement under division (D)(3)(b) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code or for progress under division (D)(3)(c) of that section.
(D) Each district board shall utilize and score any diagnostic assessment administered under division (A) of this section in accordance with rules established by the department. After the administration of any diagnostic assessment, each district shall provide a student's completed diagnostic assessment, the results of such assessment, and any other accompanying documents used during the administration of the assessment to the parent of that student, and shall include all such documents and information in any plan developed for the student under division (C) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code. Each district shall submit to the department, in the manner the department prescribes, the results of the diagnostic assessments administered under this section, regardless of the type of assessment used under section 3313.608 of the Revised Code. The department may issue reports with respect to the data collected. The department may report school and district level kindergarten diagnostic assessment data and use diagnostic assessment data to calculate the measures prescribed by divisions (B)(1)(g), (C)(1)(g), and (D)(1)(h) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and the data reported under division (D)(2)(e) of that section.
(E) Each district board shall provide intervention services to students whose diagnostic assessments show that they are failing to make satisfactory progress toward attaining the academic standards for their grade level.
(F) Beginning in the 2018-2019 school year, any chartered nonpublic school may elect to administer the kindergarten readiness assessment to all kindergarten students enrolled in the school. If the school so elects, the chief administrator of the school shall notify the superintendent of public instruction not later than the thirty-first day of March prior to any school year in which the school will administer the assessment. The department shall furnish the assessment to the school at no cost to the school. In administering the assessment, the school shall do all of the following:
(1) Enter into a written agreement with the department specifying that the school will share each participating student's assessment data with the department and, that for the purpose of reporting the data to the department, each participating student will be assigned a data verification code as described in division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code;
(2) Require the assessment to be administered by a teacher certified under section 3301.071 of the Revised Code who either has completed training on administering the kindergarten readiness assessment provided by the department or has been trained by another person who has completed such training;
(3) Administer the assessment in the same manner as school districts are required to do under this section and the rules established under division (D) of this section.
(G) Beginning in the 2019-2020 school year, a school district in which less than eighty per cent of its students score at the proficient level or higher on the third-grade English language arts assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall establish a reading improvement plan supported by reading specialists. Prior to implementation, the plan shall be approved by the school district board of education.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Last updated August 3, 2021 at 11:02 AM
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 33 | Education-Libraries
Chapter 3301 | Department of Education
Section 3301.01 | State Board of Education.
Section 3301.011 | Total Student Count Defined.
Section 3301.012 | Computer Science Defined.
Section 3301.02 | Elected and Appointed State Board Members - Terms of Office.
Section 3301.03 | Board Members to Be Qualified Electors - Oath, Salary, Expenses.
Section 3301.041 | Audio and Video Recordings of Board of Education Meetings.
Section 3301.05 | Public Meetings, Official Records of Board.
Section 3301.06 | Vacancy on Board.
Section 3301.07 | State Board of Education - Powers and Duties.
Section 3301.072 | Programs of In-Service Training in District Budget and Finance.
Section 3301.074 | Licenses for School District Treasurers and Business Managers.
Section 3301.076 | Operating Reserve Account or Minimum Cash Balance.
Section 3301.077 | Adoption of Reading Competencies.
Section 3301.079 | Academic Standards - Model Curriculum.
Section 3301.0710 | Ohio Graduation Tests.
Section 3301.0711 | Administration and Grading of Assessments.
Section 3301.0712 | College and Work Ready Assessment System.
Section 3301.0713 | Education Management Information System Advisory Council.
Section 3301.0714 | Guidelines for Statewide Education Management Information System.
Section 3301.0715 | District Board to Administer Diagnostic Assessments - Intervention Services.
Section 3301.0716 | Department Access to Student Information.
Section 3301.0719 | Adoption of Standards for Business Education in Grades Seven Through Twelve.
Section 3301.0720 | Recommendations to School Districts for Teaching Secondary School Sciences.
Section 3301.0723 | Data Verification Code for Younger Children Receiving State Services.
Section 3301.0725 | Extended Programming Employment of Certificated Instructional Personnel.
Section 3301.0728 | Retaking of End-of-Course Examinations.
Section 3301.0729 | Time Spent on Assessments.
Section 3301.0730 | User Review of Emis Guidelines.
Section 3301.08 | Appointment of Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Section 3301.09 | Superintendent of Public Instruction Shall Be Secretary of Board.
Section 3301.12 | Superintendent of Public Instruction - Additional Duties.
Section 3301.121 | Adjudication Procedure to Determine Whether to Permanently Exclude Pupil.
Section 3301.13 | Department of Education - Organization - Powers and Duties.
Section 3301.131 | School-Parent and School-Business Partnerships.
Section 3301.134 | Awards for Innovative and Exemplary Parental Involvement Programs.
Section 3301.135 | List of Free, Reduced Cost Epinepherine Autoinjectors.
Section 3301.136 | High-Quality Tutoring Program List.
Section 3301.14 | Annual Report.
Section 3301.15 | Inspection of Institutions Employing Teachers - Reports.
Section 3301.161 | Petition of Referendum Against Transfer of School District.
Section 3301.162 | Notice of Intent to Close Chartered Nonpublic School.
Section 3301.163 | Third-Grade Reading Guarantee for Scholarship Students.
Section 3301.164 | Chartered Nonpublic School Reporting Requirements on School Website.
Section 3301.17 | Driver Education Courses.
Section 3301.171 | Driver Education Course Fee.
Section 3301.18 | Duties of Department Regarding Desegregation Within School Districts.
Section 3301.22 | Model Harassment Prevention Policy.
Section 3301.23 | State Computer Science Education Committee and Plan.
Section 3301.27 | Research on Factors That Improve Education Effectiveness.
Section 3301.28 | Tutoring and Remedial Education Program.
Section 3301.30 | Programs for Children of Migrant Agricultural Laborers.
Section 3301.32 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 3301.40 | Adult Education Programs.
Section 3301.48 | Interstate Compact for Education.
Section 3301.481 | Identifying State Agency for Whose Benefit Real Property Is Acquired.
Section 3301.49 | Appointment of Members to Educational Commission.
Section 3301.50 | Preschool Educator License.
Section 3301.51 | Preschool Associate Educator License Not Required.
Section 3301.52 | Preschool, School Child Program Definitions.
Section 3301.53 | Rules for Minimum Standards for Preschool Programs.
Section 3301.531 | Tuberculosis Screening, Testing of Prospective Employees.
Section 3301.54 | Direction and Supervision of Preschool Program - Qualifications of Staff Members.
Section 3301.541 | Criminal Records Check.
Section 3301.55 | Preschool Program Building Requirements and Building Plan.
Section 3301.57 | Providing Consultation and Technical Assistance.
Section 3301.58 | Licensing of Preschool Programs and School Child Programs - Enforcement of Rules.
Section 3301.60 | Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Section 3301.601 | Technology-Based Educational Opportunities for Military Family Children.
Section 3301.61 | State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
Section 3301.62 | Compact Commissioner.
Section 3301.63 | Military Family Education Liaison.
Section 3301.64 | Division of Assessment for Participation in Compact.
Section 3301.65 | School District Enrollment of Military Family Children.
Section 3301.68 | Consolidated School Mandate Report for School Districts.
Section 3301.70 | State Board Duties as to National and Community Service Act of 1990.
Section 3301.71 | Effect of Child Support Default on License or Certificate.
Section 3301.80 | Certificate of High School Equivalence.
Section 3301.81 | Criteria to Take High School Equivalency Test.
Section 3301.90 | Early Childhood Advisory Council.
Section 3301.923 | Clearinghouse of Best Practices to Promote Student Health.
Section 3301.94 | Education Data Repository.
Section 3301.941 | Student Level Data Records Collected and Maintained for Early Childhood Programs.
Section 3301.947 | Privacy of Data During Testing.
Section 3301.948 | Provision of Data to Multi-State Consortium Prohibited.