BASA Member Update 3.1.19

BASA Member Update March 1, 2019

1. Hot Topics • Third Grade Assessments in Paper Format for 2019-2020 • Resources available on reimbursement for WorkKeys tests • The State Legislative Conference

2. 2018 Management Guide

HOT TOPICS

Third Grade Assessments in Paper Format for 2019-2020 Senate Bill 216, adopted by the 132nd General Assembly, amended ORC Section 3301.0711 to provide for the possibility of a paper format for the grade three assessments in English language arts and/or mathematics. However, the Board of Education must adopt an authorizing resolution and submit it to the Ohio Department of Education by May 1, 2019. A template of a resolution is available here. Resources available on reimbursement for WorkKeys tests WorkKeys is an industry-recognized, application-based assessment used to measure work readiness. Students can use it to help satisfy Ohio’s graduation requirements . State law gives each Ohio student the opportunity to take the WorkKeys test one time during high school. The Department will reimburse districts for each student to take each of the test’s three parts one time. ODE’s website offers helpful resources about the reimbursement process, including: • How to begin registration for WorkKeys test reimbursement; • Key reimbursement requirements; and • ACT documents and guides for WorkKeys administration. The State Legislative Conference The State Legislative Conference offers Ohio school board members and administrators a chance to share their views on key education issues with state legislators. The conference (hosted by OSBA, BASA, and OASBO) isMarch 19 in Columbus. It features legislative updates, lobbying tips, and a luncheon with legislators and their aides. For more information and to register, visit http://links.ohioschoolboards.org/72758 or contact Laurie Miller at (614) 540-4000, (800) 589-OSBA or lmiller@ohioschoolboards.org.

The Management Guide for School Leaders ********************2018 Edition********************

The Management Guide for School Leaders updates all education-related legislation adopted between July 2017 and July 2018.

Now in electronic book format!

NEW for 2018

Updated Calendar Year of Duties New Schedule for Property Value Reappraisal and Updates All New References to the Ohio Revised Code Organized Alphabetically by Topic Over Fifty (50) References and Resources, Including:  Operating Levy Options  Specific Offenses Barring Employment or Licensure

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 The Management Guide for School Leaders has been completely reviewed and updated for 2018. The new edition is now formatted in an easy, more efficient  layout to minimize the time it takes to find answers to questions like:

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 When and where are districts required to display the state and/or national mottoes?

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 What kind of facsimile signature is not per- mitted on vouchers, checks, or other instru- ments for the payment of money?

 What is the annual deadline for conducting the mandatory fire drill?

The 2018 Management Guide for School Leaders

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REQUIRED THIRD GRADE ASSESSMENTS IN PAPER FORMAT WHEREAS Ohio Revised Code Section 3301.0711, as amended by Senate Bill 216 enacted by the 132 nd Ohio General Assembly, authorized a school district to administer the required third grade English language arts or mathematics assessments, or both, in a paper format in any given school year; and WHEREAS it is the desire of the Board of Education of _______________________ for its grade three students to take the English language arts and mathematics assessments in said paper format; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT, AND IT IS, HEREBY RESOLVED that the grade three assessments in English language arts and mathematics shall be administered in a paper format for the 2019-2020 school year; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any student whose individualized education program or plan developed under section 504 of the "Rehabilitation Act of 1973," 87 Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C. 794, as amended, specifies that taking the assessment in an online format is an appropriate accommodation for the student, then that student may take the assessment in an online format; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Superintendent of Schools is hereby authorized and directed to submit a copy of this resolution to the Ohio Department of Education in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 3301.0711. This resolution was adopted by the _______________________ Board of Education in public session on the _______ day of _________________, 2019.

In witness thereof, we hereby affix our signatures.

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President of the Board of Education

Treasurer of the Board of Education

NOTE (NOT PART OF THE RESOLUTION): The first two paragraphs above specify that both the third grade English language arts and mathematics assessments will be administered in a paper format. The paragraphs will need to be adjusted, obviously, if only one of the assessments will be administered in the paper format. Please note that, with exception of the accommodations for special needs students, all third grade students must take the assessments in the same format.