BASA Member Update 2.28.2020

Ohio’s State Testing Vendor Has A New Name Cambium Learning Group completed its acquisition of the assessment division of the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in January. AIR Assessment, now called Cambium Assessment, Inc., will retain the testing applications used in 26 states, including Ohio. There will be no changes to the Ohio assessments delivered by Cambium Assessment. Department staff and Ohio stakeholders will continue to work with the same program management team. Business Advisory Councils Must Publish Joint Statement By March 1 Ohio law requires each district’s business advisory council and board of education or educational service center governing board to issue a joint statement by March 1 each year to report progress on work outlined in the business advisory council’s plan for that year. The statement also must summarize actions taken and actions pending and specify how the council and board have fulfilled their responsibilities under the law. The joint statement should be posted publicly on a webpage dedicated to the business advisory council’s work or in a prominent location on an existing webpage to ensure the statement is accessible to the public for review.

The 2020 U.S. Armed Forces Career Commitment Ceremony for Ohio’s high school students

Honor, tradition and service are the hallmarks the members of the U.S. military live by each day, and Ohioans have made countless storied contributions to our nation’s history. Ohio continues this legacy at the All-Ohio United States Armed Forces Career Commitment Celebration. Review the 2020 Invite: http://education.ohio.gov/Media/Ed-Connection/Feb-3-2020/Armed-Forces-Career-

Commitment-Ceremony-for-Ohio-h Register to Attend 2020 Ceremony: https://extrastep.regfox.com/career-commitment-celebration-2020