Professional Report

Districts or schools receiving an “A” or “B” rating for either performance index score or for overall value-added progress dimension on the report card for the immediately preceding school year may use a different diagnostic assessment for its K-2 testing in reading, writing, and mathematics and for the grade 3 diagnostic assessment in reading and writing. Results from the diagnostic assessments shall be used by each district to provide intervention services for those students failing to make satisfactory progress in attaining academic standards for their grade level. Districts are also authorized to administer the diagnostic assessments in the fall and the spring of a school year in order to measure the amount of academic growth of students during the school year. However, a third grade student not subject to the retention provisions of the third grade reading guarantee is to be given the Ohio Language Arts Achievement Assessment in the spring (and not the diagnostic instrument). A district is specifically authorized to administer the third grade English language arts diagnostic assessment to all students. However, it must provide intervention services for those students making “unsatisfactory progress toward attaining the academic standards for their grade level.” The definition of an “internet or computer-based community school” (digital school) includes a community school that offers career-technical education even if that instruction provides some classroom-based instruction. Digital schools were required to comply with standards adopted by the International Association for K-12 Online Learning by January 1, 2013 (new schools) or July 1, 2013 (existing schools). The required signatures on a high school diploma are the president and treasurer of the issuing board, the school district superintendent of schools, and the high school principal. See also THIRD GRADE READING GUARANTEE below.

DIGITAL SCHOOL DEFINITION

3314.02

DIGITAL SCHOOL STANDARDS

3314.23

DIPLOMA SIGNATURES

3313.61

Diplomas by law are not issued by joint vocational school districts and by cooperative education districts.

DIPLOMAS AND TESTING PROGRAMS

3313.61

A board of education shall grant a diploma to anyone completing the curriculum and successfully completing the College and Work-Ready Assessment System (CWRAS), which replaced the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) for students entering ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014. The OGT may not be administered to any first-time takers after a date to be specified by the State Board.

See also GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS and GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS, ALTERNATE below.

3301.0712

Both non-chartered, nonpublic and home schooled students are permitted, but not required, to participate in the CWRAS (including the EOC exams).

3313.61

Two types of diplomas (i.e., a diploma and an honors diploma) are recognized by Ohio law.

3301.0710

One-half of the CWRAS consists of seven end-of-course (EOC) exams: