SB 19 — Regards academic intervention, math improvement and intervention

28The (5)department Standardsshall employ a full-time physical education coordinator to provide strictguidance safeguardsand technical assistance to protectdistricts, community schools, and STEM schools in implementing the 29physical confidentialityeducation ofstandards personallyadopted identifiableunder studentthis data.division.

30 (B) The guidelinesdirector adoptedof undereducation thisand sectionworkforce shall 31determine requirethat the dataperson maintainedemployed inas coordinator is qualified for the educationposition, managementas 32demonstrated informationby systempossessing toan includeadequate atcombination leastof theeducation, following:license, and experience.

33(4) (1)The Studentdepartment participationshall update the standards and performancemodel data,curriculum for eachinstruction 34in gradecomputer science in eachgrades schoolkindergarten districtthrough astwelve, awhich wholeshall andinclude standards for eachintroductory gradeand inadvanced 35computer eachscience schoolcourses building in eachgrades schoolnine district,through thattwelve. includes:

36When (a)developing Thethe numbersstandards ofand studentscurriculum, receiving each category of 37 instructional service offered by the schooldepartment district,shall suchconsider asrecommendations 38from regularcomputer educationscience instruction, vocational education instruction,stakeholder 39groups, specializedincluding instructionteachers programsand orrepresentatives enrichmentfrom instructionhigher thateducation, 40industry, iscomputer partscience oforganizations thein educationalOhio, curriculum, instruction for gifted 41 students, instruction for students with disabilities, and 42national remedialcomputer instruction.science organizations.

TheAny guidelinesdistrict shallor requireschool instructionalmay 43utilize servicesthe undercomputer thisscience divisionstandards toor bemodel dividedcurriculum intoor discreteany 44part categoriesthereof ifadopted anpursuant instructional service is limited to adivision specific(A)(4) 45 subject, a specific type of student,this orsection. both, such as regular 46 instructional services in mathematics, remedial reading 47 instructional services, instructional services specifically for 48 Sub.

However, no district or school shall be required to utilize all or any part of the standards or curriculum.

(5) When academic standards have been completed for any subject area required by this section, the department shall inform all school districts, all community schools established under Chapter 3314.

of the Revised Code, all STEM schools established under Chapter 3326.

of the Revised Code, and all nonpublic schools required to administer the assessments prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code of the content of those standards.

Additionally, upon completion of any academic standards under this section, the department shall post those standards on the department's web site.

(B)(1) The department shall adopt a model curriculum for instruction in each subject area for which updated academic standards are required by division (A)(1) of this section and for each of grades kindergarten through twelve that is sufficient to meet the needs of students in every community.

The model curriculum shall be aligned with the standards, to ensure that the academic content and skills specified for each grade level are taught to students, and shall demonstrate vertical articulation and emphasize coherence, focus, and rigor.

When any model curriculum has been completed, the department shall inform all school districts, community schools, and STEM schools of the content of that model curriculum.

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19 Page136th 3G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee students gifted in mathematics or some other subject area, or 49 instructional services for students with a specific type of 50 disability.

(2) The categoriesdepartment, ofin instructionalconsultation serviceswith required by 51 the guidelinesgovernor's underoffice thisof divisionworkforce transformation, shall beadopt themodel samecurricula asfor thegrades 52kindergarten categoriesthrough oftwelve instructionalthat servicesembed usedcareer inconnection determininglearning coststrategies 53into unitsregular pursuantclassroom toinstruction. division (C)(3) of this section.

54(3) (b)All Theschool numbersdistricts, ofcommunity studentsschools, receivingand supportSTEM orschools 55may extracurricularutilize servicesthe forstate eachstandards ofand the supportmodel servicescurriculum orestablished 56by extracurricularthe programsdepartment, offeredtogether bywith theother schoolrelevant district,resources, suchexamples, asor 57models counselingto services,ensure healththat services,students andhave extracurricularthe sportsopportunity 58to andattain finethe artsacademic programs.standards.

TheUpon categoriesrequest, of services required by 59 the guidelinesdepartment under this division shall beprovide thetechnical sameassistance asto theany 60district, categoriescommunity ofschool, servicesor usedSTEM school in determiningimplementing costthe unitsmodel pursuantcurriculum. 61 to division (C)(4)(a) of this section.

62Nothing (c)in Averagethis studentsection gradesrequires inany eachschool subjectdistrict into gradesutilize nineall 63or throughany twelve;part of a model curriculum developed under this section.

64(C) (d)The Academicdepartment shall develop achievement levelsassessments asaligned assessedwith underthe sectionsacademic 65standards 3301.0710,and 3301.0711,model curriculum for each of the subject areas and 3301.0712grade levels required by divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code;Code.

66When (e)any Theachievement numberassessment ofhas studentsbeen designatedcompleted, asthe havingdepartment ashall 67inform disablingall conditionschool pursuantdistricts, community schools, STEM schools, and nonpublic schools required to divisionadminister (C)(1)the assessment of sectionits 68completion, 3301.0711and ofthe department shall make the Revisedachievement Code;assessment available to the districts and schools.

69(D)(1) (f)Not Thelater numbersthan ofJune students30, reported2026, to the The department 70shall pursuantdo toboth division (C)(2) of section 3301.0711 of the Revisedfollowing: 71 Code;

72(a) (g)Adopt Attendancea ratesdiagnostic andassessment thealigned averagewith dailythe attendanceacademic standards for 73each theof year.grades kindergarten to three in reading;

For(b) purposesApprove approve a list of thisup division,to afive studentsix shalldiagnostic beassessments 74aligned countedwith asthe presentacademic standards for anyeach fieldof tripgrades thatkindergarten isto approvedthree byfor theboth 75reading schooland administration.mathematics.

76The (h)approved Expulsiondiagnostic rates;assessments shall be inclusive of all grades kindergarten to three.

77The Sub.department's list of approved diagnostic assessments for reading shall may include the three reading diagnostic assessments that were approved by the department for use as comparable tools for purposes of division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to the effective date of this amendment, and are most widely used by public schools in the stateare computer-based and provide results to teachers immediately after test administration.

Diagnostic assessments for reading that are developed by the same provider and that share a common scale, report performance based on the same scale, and use norms based on students who took one or more of the provider's reading diagnostic assessments for grades kindergarten to three shall be considered an inclusive assessment system.

(2) The department shall approve a list of up to five diagnostic assessments aligned with the academic standards for each of grades kindergarten to three for mathematics.

The approved diagnostic assessments shall be inclusive of all grades kindergarten to three.

The department's list of approved diagnostic assessments may include assessments that are computer-based and provide results to teachers immediately after test administration.

On the effective date of this amendment, the department shall add a sixth assessment to the Sub.

19 Page136th 4G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (i) Suspension rates;

78approved (j)list Dropoutof rates;mathematic diagnostic assessments.

79The (k)additional Ratesassessment ofshall retentionbe the assessment that scored the sixth highest in grade;the department's most recent evaluation of diagnostic assessments.

80Diagnostic (l)assessments Forfor pupilsmathematics inthat gradesare ninedeveloped throughby twelve,the same provider and that share a common scale, report performance based on the averagesame 81scale, numberand ofuse carnegienorms units,based ason calculatedstudents inwho accordancetook withone or more of the 82provider's director'smathematics rules;diagnostic assessments for grades kindergarten to three shall be considered an inclusive assessment system.

83(3) (m)Each Graduationdiagnostic rates,assessment toadopted beor calculatedapproved inunder adivision mannerdivisions 84(D)(1) specifiedand by(2) theof departmentthis thatsection reflectsshall thebe ratedesigned atto whichmeasure 85student studentscomprehension whoof wereacademic incontent theand ninthmastery gradeof threerelated yearsskills priorfor to the 86relevant currentsubject yeararea complete school and thatgrade islevel. consistent with 87 nationally accepted reporting requirements;

88The (n)diagnostic Resultsassessment offor diagnosticreading assessmentsshall describedbe indesigned 89to divisionmeasure (A)(1)student comprehension of sectionfoundational 3301.0715reading ofskills aligned to the Revisedscience Code;of reading.

90Any (o)diagnostic Theassessment numberadopted ofby students earning each state diploma seal 91 included in the systemdepartment prescribedshall undernot divisioninclude (A)components ofto sectionidentify 92gifted 3313.6114students. of the Revised Code;

93Blank (p)copies The number of studentsdiagnostic demonstratingassessments competencyshall forbe 94public graduationrecords. using each option described in divisions (B)(1)(a) to 95 (d) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code;

96(3) (q)(4) TheSchool numberdistricts ofshall studentsadminister completinga eachdiagnostic foundationalassessment 97in reading and supportingmathematics optionadopted asor partapproved ofby the demonstrationdepartment of competency 98 for graduation pursuant to divisionsection (B)(1)(b)3301.0715 of sectionthe 99Revised 3313.618Code ofbeginning in the Revised2026-2027 Code;school year.

100(E) (r) The numberdepartment ofshall studentsnot enrolledadopt ina all-daydiagnostic 101or kindergarten,achievement asassessment definedfor inany sectiongrade 3321.05level ofor thesubject Revisedarea Code.other than those specified in this section.

102(F) (2)Whenever Personnelthe anddepartment classroomconsults enrollmentwith datapersons for eachthe 103purpose of drafting or reviewing any standards, diagnostic assessments, achievement assessments, or model curriculum required under this section, the department shall first consult with parents of students in kindergarten through twelfth grade and with active Ohio classroom teachers, other school district,personnel, including:and administrators with expertise in the appropriate subject area.

104Whenever Sub.practicable, the department shall consult with teachers recognized as outstanding in their fields.

If the department contracts with more than one outside entity for the development of the achievement assessments required by this section, the department shall ensure the interchangeability of those assessments.

(G) Whenever the department adopts standards or model curricula under this section, the department also shall provide information on the use of blended, online, or digital learning in the delivery of the standards or curricula to students in accordance with division (A)(5) of this section.

(H) The fairness sensitivity review committee of the department shall not allow any question on any achievement or diagnostic assessment developed under this section or any proficiency test prescribed by former section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to September 11, 2001, to include, be written to promote, or inquire as to individual moral or social values or beliefs.

The decision of the committee shall be final.

This section does not create a private cause of action.

(I) Not later than sixty days prior to the adoption of updated academic standards under division (A)(1) of this section or updated model curricula under division (B)(1) of this section, the Sub.

19 Page136th 5G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (a) The total numbers of licensed employees and 105 nonlicensed employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent 106 licensed employees and nonlicensed employees providing each 107 category of instructional service, instructional support 108 service, and administrative support service used pursuant to 109 division (C)(3) of this section.

Thedirector guidelinesof adoptededucation underand 110workforce this section shall requirepresent thesethe categoriesacademic ofstandards dataor tomodel becurricula, 111 maintained for the school district as a whole and, wherever 112 applicable, for each grade in theperson schoolat districta aspublic ahearing whole,of 113the forrespective eachcommittees schoolof buildingthe ashouse aof whole,representatives and forsenate eachthat gradeconsider ineducation eachlegislation. 114 school building.

115(J) (b)As The total number of employees and the number of full- 116 time equivalent employees providing each category of service 117 used pursuantin to divisions (C)(4)(a) and (b) of this section,section: 118 and the total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed 119 employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed 120 employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category used 121 pursuant to division (C)(4)(c) of this section.

The(1) guidelines"Blended 122learning" adoptedmeans underthe thisdelivery sectionof shallinstruction requirein thesea categoriescombination of 123time dataprimarily toin be maintained for the school district as a wholesupervised and,physical 124location whereveraway applicable,from forhome eachand gradeonline indelivery whereby the schoolstudent districthas assome aelement 125of whole,control forover eachtime, schoolplace, buildingpath, asor apace whole,of learning and forincludes eachnoncomputer-based gradelearning 126opportunities. in each school building.

127(2) (c)"Online Thelearning" totalmeans numberstudents ofwork regularprimarily classroomfrom teacherstheir 128residences teachingon classesassignments ofdelivered regularvia educationan andinternet- theor averageother numbercomputer-based ofinstructional 129method. pupils enrolled in each such class, in each of grades 130 kindergarten through five in the district as a whole and in each 131 school building in the school district.

132(3) (d)"Coherence" Themeans numbera reflection of leadthe teachersstructure employedof bythe eachdiscipline schoolbeing 133taught. district and each school building.

134(4) Sub."Digital learning" means learning facilitated by technology that gives students some element of control over time, place, path, or pace of learning.

(5) "Focus" means limiting the number of items included in a curriculum to allow for deeper exploration of the subject matter.

(6) "Vertical articulation" means key academic concepts and skills associated with mastery in particular content areas should be articulated and reinforced in a developmentally appropriate manner at each grade level so that over time students acquire a depth of knowledge and understanding in the core academic disciplines.

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3301.0714.

(A) The department of education and workforce shall adopt rules for a statewide education management information system.

The rules shall require the department to establish guidelines for the establishment and maintenance of the system in accordance with this section and the rules adopted under this section.

The guidelines shall include:

(1) Standards identifying and defining the types of data in the system in accordance with divisions (B) and (C) of this section;

(2) Procedures for annually collecting and reporting the data to the department in accordance with division (D) of this section;

(3) Procedures for annually compiling the data in accordance with division (G) of this section;

(4) Procedures for annually reporting the data to the public in accordance with division (H) of this section;

(5) Standards to provide strict safeguards to protect the confidentiality of personally identifiable student data.

(B) The guidelines adopted under this section shall require the data maintained in the education management information system to include at least the following:

(1) Student participation and performance data, for each grade in each school district as a whole and for each grade in each school building in each school district, that includes:

(a) The numbers of students receiving each category of instructional service offered by the Sub.

19 Page136th 6G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (3)(a) Student demographic data for each school district, 135 including information regarding the gender ratio of the school 136 district's pupils, the racial make-up of the school district's 137 pupils, the number of English learners in the district, and an 138 appropriate measure of the number of the school district's 139 pupils who reside in economically disadvantaged households.

Theschool 140district, demographicsuch dataas shallregular beeducation collectedinstruction, invocational aeducation mannerinstruction, tospecialized allowinstruction 141programs correlationor withenrichment datainstruction collectedthat underis divisionpart (B)(1) of thisthe 142educational section.curriculum, instruction for gifted students, instruction for students with disabilities, and remedial instruction.

CategoriesThe forguidelines datashall collectedrequire pursuantinstructional toservices under this division (B)to 143be (3)divided ofinto thisdiscrete sectioncategories shallif conform,an whereinstructional appropriate,service is limited to 144a standardspecific practicessubject, ofa agenciesspecific type of thestudent, federalor government.both, such as regular instructional services in mathematics, remedial reading instructional services, instructional services specifically for students gifted in mathematics or some other subject area, or instructional services for students with a specific type of disability.

145The (b)categories Withof respectinstructional toservices eachrequired studentby entering kindergarten, 146 whether the studentguidelines previouslyunder participatedthis indivision ashall publicbe 147the preschoolsame program,as athe privatecategories preschoolof program,instructional orservices aused headin startdetermining 148cost program,units andpursuant theto numberdivision of(C)(3) years the student participated in 149 each of thesethis programs.section.

150(b) (4)(a) The corenumbers curriculumof andstudents instructionalreceiving materialssupport 151or beingextracurricular usedservices for Englisheach languageof artsthe insupport eachservices ofor gradesextracurricular pre-programs 152offered kindergartenby tothe five;school district, such as counseling services, health services, and extracurricular sports and fine arts programs.

153The (b)categories Theof readingservices interventionrequired programsby beingthe usedguidelines inunder eachthis 154division shall be the same as the categories of gradesservices pre-kindergartenused in determining cost units pursuant to twelve.division (C)(4)(a) of this section.

155(c) (5)(5)(a)Average Thestudent coregrades curriculum and instructional materials 156 being used for mathematics in each ofsubject in grades kindergartennine tothrough 157twelve; five;

158(d) (b)Academic Theachievement mathematicslevels interventionas programsassessed beingunder usedsections in3301.0710, 1593301.0711, eachand 3301.0712 of gradesthe kindergartenRevised toCode; twelve.

160(e) (6)The Anynumber dataof requiredstudents todesignated beas collectedhaving a disabling condition pursuant to federaldivision 161(C)(1) law.of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code;

162(f) (C) The educationnumbers managementof informationstudents systemreported shallto 163the Sub.department pursuant to division (C)(2) of section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code;

(g) Attendance rates and the average daily attendance for the year.

For purposes of this division, a student shall be counted as present for any field trip that is approved by the school administration.

(h) Expulsion rates;

(i) Suspension rates;

(j) Dropout rates;

(k) Rates of retention in grade;

(l) For pupils in grades nine through twelve, the average number of carnegie units, as calculated in accordance with the director's rules;

(m) Graduation rates, to be calculated in a manner specified by the department that reflects the rate at which students who were in the ninth grade three years prior to the current year complete school and that is consistent with nationally accepted reporting requirements;

(n) Results of diagnostic assessments described in division (A)(1) of section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code;

(o) The number of students earning each state diploma seal included in the system prescribed under division (A) of section 3313.6114 of the Revised Code;

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19 Page136th 7G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee include cost accounting data for each district as a whole and 164 for each school building in each school district.

(p) The guidelinesnumber 165of adoptedstudents underdemonstrating thiscompetency sectionfor shallgraduation requireusing the cost data for each 166option schooldescribed district to be maintained in adivisions system(B)(1)(a) ofto mutually(d) 167 exclusive cost units and shall require all of thesection costs3313.618 of each 168 school district to be divided among the costRevised units.Code;

(q) The 169number guidelinesof shallstudents requirecompleting theeach systemfoundational and supporting option as part of mutuallythe exclusivedemonstration costof 170competency unitsfor graduation pursuant to includedivision at(B)(1)(b) leastof section 3313.618 of the following:Revised Code;

171(r) (1)The Administrativenumber costsof forstudents theenrolled schoolin districtall-day kindergarten, as adefined 172in whole.section 3321.05 of the Revised Code.

The(2) guidelinesPersonnel shalland requireclassroom theenrollment costdata unitsfor under this 173 division (C)(1) to be designed so that each of them may be 174 compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil 175 in enrolled ADM in the school district, asincluding: determined pursuant 176 to section 3317.03 of the Revised Code.

177(a) (2)The Administrativetotal costsnumbers forof eachlicensed schoolemployees buildingand innonlicensed employees and the 178numbers schoolof district.full-time equivalent licensed employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category of instructional service, instructional support service, and administrative support service used pursuant to division (C)(3) of this section.

The guidelines shalladopted requireunder thethis costsection unitsshall 179require underthese thiscategories divisionof (C)(2)data to be designedmaintained sofor thatthe eachschool ofdistrict themas 180a maywhole beand, compiledwherever andapplicable, reportedfor each grade in termsthe ofschool averagedistrict expenditureas pera 181whole, full-timefor equivalenteach pupilschool receivingbuilding instructionalas ora supportwhole, 182and servicesfor each grade in each school building.

183(b) (3)The Instructionaltotal servicesnumber costsof foremployees eachand categorythe number of 184full-time instructionalequivalent employees providing each category of service providedused directlypursuant to studentsdivisions (C)(4)(a) and required(b) 185of bythis guidelinessection, adoptedand the total numbers of licensed employees and nonlicensed employees and the numbers of full-time equivalent licensed employees and nonlicensed employees providing each category used pursuant to division (B)(1)(a)(C)(4)(c) of this 186 section.

The guidelines shalladopted require the cost units under 187 division (C)(3) of this section toshall berequire designedthese socategories that each of 188data themto may be compiledmaintained andfor reported in terms of average 189 expenditure per pupil receiving the service in the school 190 district as a whole andand, averagewherever expenditureapplicable, perfor pupil receiving 191 the service in each buildinggrade in the school district andas ina termswhole, 192for ofeach school building as a totalwhole, costand for each categorygrade ofin serviceeach and,school asbuilding. a breakdown 193 Sub.

(c) The total number of regular classroom teachers teaching classes of regular education and the average number of pupils enrolled in each such class, in each of grades kindergarten through five in the district as a whole and in each school building in the school district.

(d) The number of lead teachers employed by each school district and each school building.

(3)(a) Student demographic data for each school district, including information regarding the gender ratio of the school district's pupils, the racial make-up of the school district's pupils, the number of English learners in the district, and an appropriate measure of the number of the school district's pupils who reside in economically disadvantaged households.

The demographic data shall be collected in a manner to allow correlation with data collected under division (B)(1) of this section.

Categories for data collected pursuant to division (B)(3) of this section shall conform, where appropriate, to standard practices of agencies of the federal government.

(b) With respect to each student entering kindergarten, whether the student previously participated in a public preschool program, a private preschool program, or a head start program, and the number of years the student participated in each of these programs.

(4)(a) The core curriculum and instructional materials being used for English language arts Sub.

19 Page136th 8G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee of the total cost, a cost for each of the following components:

194in (a) The cost of each instructional services category 195 required by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(a) of thisgrades 196pre-kindergarten section that is provided directly to studentsfive; by a classroom 197 teacher;

198 (b) The costreading ofintervention theprograms instructionalbeing supportused services, such 199 as services provided by a speech-language pathologist, classroom 200 aide, multimedia aide, or librarian, provided directly to 201 students in conjunction with each instructionalof servicesgrades 202pre-kindergarten category;to twelve.

203(5)(5)(a) (c) The costcore ofcurriculum theand administrative support services 204 related to each instructional servicesmaterials category,being suchused as the 205 cost of personnel that develop the curriculum for themathematics 206in instructionaleach services category and the cost of personnelgrades 207kindergarten supervisingto ortwelve; coordinating the delivery of the instructional 208 services category.

209(b) (4)The Supportmathematics orintervention extracurricularprograms servicesbeing costsused forin each 210 category of servicegrades directlykindergarten provided to studentstwelve. and required 211 by guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(b) of this 212 section.

The(6) guidelinesAny shalldata requirerequired the cost units under 213 division (C)(4) of this section to be designedcollected sopursuant thatto eachfederal oflaw. 214 them may be compiled and reported in terms of average 215 expenditure per pupil receiving the service in the school 216 district as a whole and average expenditure per pupil receiving 217 the service in each building in the school district and in terms 218 of a total cost for each category of service and, as a breakdown 219 of the total cost, a cost for each of the following components:

220(C) (a) The education management information system shall include cost ofaccounting eachdata supportfor oreach extracurriculardistrict servicesas 221a categorywhole requiredand byfor guidelineseach adoptedschool underbuilding divisionin (B)(1)(b)each 222school Sub.district.

The guidelines adopted under this section shall require the cost data for each school district to be maintained in a system of mutually exclusive cost units and shall require all of the costs of each school district to be divided among the cost units.

The guidelines shall require the system of mutually exclusive cost units to include at least the following:

(1) Administrative costs for the school district as a whole.

The guidelines shall require the cost units under this division (C)(1) to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil in enrolled ADM in the school district, as determined pursuant to section 3317.03 of the Revised Code.

(2) Administrative costs for each school building in the school district.

The guidelines shall require the cost units under this division (C)(2) to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per full-time equivalent pupil receiving instructional or support services in each building.

(3) Instructional services costs for each category of instructional service provided directly to students and required by guidelines adopted pursuant to division (B)(1)(a) of this section.

The guidelines shall require the cost units under division (C)(3) of this section to be designed so that each of them may be compiled and reported in terms of average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in the school district as a whole and average expenditure per pupil receiving the service in each building in the school district and in terms of a total cost for each category of service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a cost for each of the following components:

(a) The cost of each instructional services category required by guidelines adopted under division (B)(1)(a) of this section that is provided directly to students by a classroom teacher;

(b) The cost of the instructional support services, such as services provided by a speech- language pathologist, classroom aide, multimedia aide, or librarian, provided directly to students in conjunction with each instructional services category;

(c) The cost of the administrative support services related to each instructional services category, such as the cost of personnel that develop the curriculum for the instructional services category and the cost of personnel supervising or coordinating the delivery of the instructional services category.

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19 Page136th 9G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee of this section that is provided directly to students by a 223 licensed employee, such as services provided by a guidance 224 counselor or any services provided by a licensed employee under 225 a supplemental contract;

226(4) (b)Support Theor costextracurricular ofservices eachcosts suchfor serviceseach category providedof 227service directly provided to students byand arequired nonlicensedby employee,guidelines suchadopted aspursuant 228to janitorialdivision services,(B)(1)(b) cafeteria services, or services of athis sportssection. 229 trainer;

230The (c)guidelines Theshall require the cost ofunits theunder administrativedivision services(C)(4) relatedof this section to 231be designed so that each servicesof categorythem inmay divisionbe (C)(4)(a)compiled orand (b)reported in terms of thisaverage 232expenditure section,per suchpupil asreceiving the costservice ofin anythe licensedschool ordistrict nonlicensedas 233a employeeswhole thatand develop,average supervise,expenditure coordinate,per orpupil otherwisereceiving arethe 234service involved in administeringeach orbuilding aidingin the deliveryschool district and in terms of a total cost for each 235category servicesof category.service and, as a breakdown of the total cost, a cost for each of the following components:

236(a) (D)(1) The guidelinescost adoptedof undereach thissupport sectionor shallextracurricular 237services requirecategory schoolrequired districtsby toguidelines collectadopted informationunder aboutdivision individual(B)(1)(b) 238of students,this staffsection members,that oris bothprovided indirectly connectionto withstudents anyby dataa 239licensed requiredemployee, bysuch divisionas (B)services orprovided (C)by ofa thisguidance sectioncounselor or otherany 240services reportingprovided requirementsby establisheda inlicensed theemployee Revisedunder Code.a supplemental contract;

(b) The 241cost guidelinesof mayeach alsosuch requireservices schoolcategory districtsprovided directly to reportstudents 242by informationa aboutnonlicensed individualemployee, staffsuch membersas injanitorial connectionservices, withcafeteria 243services, any data required by division (B) or (C)services of thisa sectionsports ortrainer; 244 other reporting requirements established in the Revised Code.

245(c) The guidelinescost shallof notthe authorizeadministrative schoolservices districtsrelated to requesteach 246services socialcategory securityin numbersdivision (C)(4) (a) or (b) of individualthis students.section, such as the cost of any licensed or nonlicensed employees that develop, supervise, coordinate, or otherwise are involved in administering or aiding the delivery of each services category.

(D)(1) The guidelines 247adopted under this section shall prohibitrequire theschool reportingdistricts underto thiscollect sectioninformation ofabout aindividual student'sstudents, 248staff name,members, address,or andboth socialin securityconnection numberwith toany data required by division (B) or (C) of this section or other reporting requirements established in the department.Revised Code.

The 249 guidelines shallmay also prohibitrequire theschool reportingdistricts underto thisreport sectioninformation 250about ofindividual anystaff personallymembers identifiablein informationconnection aboutwith any student,data 251required exceptby fordivision the(B) purposeor (C) of assigningthis thesection dataor verificationother codereporting 252requirements Sub.established in the Revised Code.

The guidelines shall not authorize school districts to request social security numbers of individual students.

The guidelines shall prohibit the reporting under this section of a student's name, address, and social security number to the department.

The guidelines shall also prohibit the reporting under this section of any personally identifiable information about any student, except for the purpose of assigning the data verification code required by division (D)(2) of this section, to any other person unless such person is employed by the school district or the information technology center operated under section 3301.075 of the Revised Code and is authorized by the district or technology center to have access to such information or is employed by an entity with which the department contracts for the scoring or the development of state assessments.

The guidelines may require school districts to provide the social security numbers of individual staff members and the county of residence for a student.

Nothing in this section prohibits the department from providing a student's county of residence to the department of taxation to facilitate the distribution of tax revenue.

(2)(a) The guidelines shall provide for each school district or community school to assign a data verification code that is unique on a statewide basis over time to each student whose initial Ohio enrollment is in that district or school and to report all required individual student data for that Sub.

19 Page136th 10G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee required by division (D)(2) of this section, to any other person 253 unless such person is employed by the school district or the 254 information technology center operated under section 3301.075 of 255 the Revised Code and is authorized by the district or technology 256 center to have access to such information or is employed by an 257 entity with which the department contracts for the scoring or 258 the development of state assessments.

Thestudent guidelinesutilizing maysuch requirecode. 259 school districts to provide the social security numbers of 260 individual staff members and the county of residence for a 261 student.

NothingThe inguidelines thisshall sectionalso prohibitsprovide thefor departmentassigning fromdata 262verification providingcodes ato student'sall countystudents ofenrolled residencein todistricts theor departmentcommunity ofschools 263on taxationthe toeffective facilitatedate of the distributionguidelines ofestablished taxunder revenue.this section.

264The (2)(a)assignment Theof guidelinesdata shallverification providecodes for eachother schoolentities, 265as districtdescribed orin communitydivision school(D)(2)(d) toof assignthis asection, datathe verificationuse codeof 266those thatcodes, isand uniquethe onreporting aand statewideuse basisof overassociated timeindividual to each student 267data whoseshall initialbe Ohiocoordinated enrollmentby isthe indepartment thatof districteducation or school and 268workforce toin reportaccordance allwith requiredstate individualand studentfederal datalaw. for that student 269 utilizing such code.

TheSchool guidelinesdistricts shall alsoreport provideindividual forstudent 270 assigning data verification codes to all students enrolled in 271 districts or community schools on the effectivedepartment datethrough of the 272information guidelinestechnology establishedcenters underutilizing thisthe section.code.

The assignmententities of 273 data verification codes for other entities, as described in 274 division (D)(2)(d) of this section,section theshall usereport of those codes, and 275 the reporting and use of associated individual student data 276to shall be coordinated by the department of education and 277 workforce in accordancethe withmanner stateprescribed andby federalthe law.department.

278(b)(i) SchoolExcept districtsas shallprovided reportin individualsections student3301.941, data3310.11, to3310.42, 2793310.63, 3313.978, 3317.20, and 5747.057 of the departmentRevised throughCode, and in division (D)(2)(b)(ii) of this section, at no time shall the department have access to information technologythat centerswould 280enable utilizingany thedata code.verification code to be matched to personally identifiable student data.

The(ii) entitiesFor describedthe inpurpose divisionof (D)(2)(d)making 281per-pupil ofpayments thisto community schools under section shall3317.022 reportof individualthe studentRevised dataCode, the department shall have access to theinformation 282that departmentwould inenable theany mannerdata prescribedverification bycode theto department.be matched to personally identifiable student data.

283(c) Sub.Each school district and community school shall ensure that the data verification code is included in the student's records reported to any subsequent school district, community school, or state institution of higher education, as defined in section 3345.011 of the Revised Code, in which the student enrolls.

Any such subsequent district or school shall utilize the same identifier in its reporting of data under this section.

(d)(i) The director of any state agency that administers a publicly funded program providing services to children who are younger than compulsory school age, as defined in section 3321.01 of the Revised Code, including the directors of health, job and family services, mental health and addiction servicesbehavioral health, children and youth, and developmental disabilities, shall request and receive, pursuant to sections 3301.0723 and 5180.33 of the Revised Code, a data verification code for a child who is receiving those services.

(ii) The director of developmental disabilities, director of health, director of job and family services, director of children and youth, director of mental health and addiction servicesbehavioral health, medicaid director, executive director of the commission on minority health, executive director of the opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, or director of education and workforce, on behalf of a program that receives public funds and provides services to children who are younger than compulsory school age, may request and receive, pursuant to section 3301.0723 of the Revised Code, a data verification code for a child who is receiving services from the program.

(E) The guidelines adopted under this section may require school districts to collect and report data, information, or reports other than that described in divisions (A), (B), and (C) of this section for the purpose of complying with other reporting requirements established in the Revised Sub.

19 Page136th 11G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (b)(i) Except as provided in sections 3301.941, 3310.11, 284 3310.42, 3310.63, 3313.978, 3317.20, and 5747.057 of the Revised 285 Code, and in division (D)(2)(b)(ii) of this section, at no time 286 shall the department have access to information that would 287 enable any data verification code to be matched to personally 288 identifiable student data.

289Code. (ii) For the purpose of making per-pupil payments to 290 community schools under section 3317.022 of the Revised Code, 291 the department shall have access to information that would 292 enable any data verification code to be matched to personally 293 identifiable student data.

294The (c)other Eachdata, schoolinformation, districtor andreports communitymay schoolbe shallmaintained ensurein 295 that the dataeducation verificationmanagement codeinformation issystem includedbut inare thenot student'srequired 296to recordsbe reportedcompiled toas anypart subsequentof schoolthe district,profile communityformats 297required school,under ordivision state(G) institution of higherthis education, as defined in 298 section 3345.011or of the Revisedannual Code,statewide inreport whichrequired theunder studentdivision 299(H) enrolls.of this section.

Any(F) suchThe subsequentboard districtof oreducation of each school district shall utilizeannually 300collect theand samereport identifierto the department, in itsaccordance reportingwith ofthe guidelines established by the department, the data underrequired pursuant to this section.

301A (d)(i) The director of any state agency that administers a 302 publicly funded program providing services to children who are 303 younger than compulsory school age,district asmay definedcollect in section 304 3321.01 of the Revised Code, including the directors of health, 305 job and familyreport services,these mentaldata healthnotwithstanding andsection addiction2151.357 services,or 3063319.321 children and youth, and developmental disabilities, shall 307 request and receive, pursuant to sections 3301.0723 and 5180.33 308 of the Revised Code,Code. a data verification code for a child who is 309 receiving those services.

310(G) (ii) The directordepartment ofshall, developmentalin disabilities,accordance directorwith 311the ofprocedures health,it directoradopts, ofannually jobcompile andthe familydata services,reported directorby ofeach 312school childrendistrict andpursuant youth,to directordivision (D) of mentalthis healthsection. and addiction 313 Sub.

S.The department shall design formats for profiling each school district as a whole and each school building within each district and shall compile the data in accordance with these formats.

B.

No.

19 Page 12 As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee services, medicaid director, executive director of the 314 commission on minority health, executive director of the 315 opportunities for Ohioans with disabilities agency, or director 316 of education and workforce, on behalf of a program that receives 317 public funds and provides services to children who are younger 318 than compulsory school age, may request and receive, pursuant to 319 section 3301.0723 of the Revised Code, a data verification code 320 for a child who is receiving services from the program.

321 (E) The guidelines adopted under this section may require 322 school districts to collect and report data, information, or 323 reports other than that described in divisions (A), (B), and (C) 324 of this section for the purpose of complying with other 325 reporting requirements established in the Revised Code.

The 326 other data, information, or reports may be maintained in the 327 education management information system but are not required to 328 be compiled as part of the profile formats required under 329 division (G) of this section or the annual statewide report 330 required under division (H) of this section.

331 (F) The board of education of each school district shall 332 annually collect and report to the department, in accordance 333 with the guidelines established by the department, the data 334 required pursuant to this section.

A school district may collect 335 and report these data notwithstanding section 2151.357 or 336 3319.321 of the Revised Code.

337 (G) The department shall, in accordance with the 338 procedures it adopts, annually compile the data reported by each 339 school district pursuant to division (D) of this section.

The 340 department shall design formats for profiling each school 341 district as a whole and each school building within each 342 district and shall compile the data in accordance with these 343 Sub.

S.

B.

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344 (1) Include all of the data gathered under this section in 345 a manner that facilitates comparison among school districts and 346 among school buildings within each school district;

347 (2) Present the data on academic achievement levels as 348 assessed by the testing of student achievement maintained 349 pursuant to division (B)(1)(d) of this section.

350 (H)(1) The department shall, in accordance with the 351 procedures it adopts, annually prepare a statewide report for 352 all school districts and the general public that includes the 353 profile of each of the school districts developed pursuant to 354 division (G) of this section.

Copies of the report shall be sent 355 to each school district.

356 (2) The department shall, in accordance with the 357 procedures it adopts, annually prepare an individual report for 358 each school district and the general public that includes the 359 profiles of each of the school buildings in that school district 360 developed pursuant to division (G) of this section.

361 (I) Any data that is collected or maintained pursuant to 362 this section and that identifies an individual pupil is not a 363 public record for the purposes of section 149.43 of the Revised 364 Code.

365 (J) As used in this section:

366 (1) "School district" means any city, local, exempted 367 village, or joint vocational school district and, in accordance 368 with section 3314.17 of the Revised Code, any community school.

369 As used in division (L) of this section, "school district" also 370 includes any educational service center or other educational 371 entity required to submit data using the system established 372under Sub.this section.

(2) "Cost" means any expenditure for operating expenses made by a school district excluding any expenditures for debt retirement except for payments made to any commercial lending institution for any loan approved pursuant to section 3313.483 of the Revised Code.

(K) Any person who removes data from the information system established under this section for the purpose of releasing it to any person not entitled under law to have access to such information is subject to section 2913.42 of the Revised Code prohibiting tampering with data.

(L)(1) In accordance with division (L)(2) of this section and the rules adopted under division (L)(10) of this section, the department may sanction any school district that reports incomplete or inaccurate data, reports data that does not conform to data requirements and descriptions published Sub.

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373by (2)the "Cost"department, meansfails anyto expenditurereport fordata operatingin expenses 374 made by a schooltimely districtmanner, excludingor anyotherwise expendituresdoes fornot debtmake 375a retirementgood exceptfaith foreffort payments made to anyreport commercialdata lendingas 376required institutionby forthis anysection. loan approved pursuant to section 3313.483 377 of the Revised Code.

378(2) (K)If Anythe persondepartment whodecides removesto datasanction froma theschool informationdistrict 379 system established under this sectiondivision, for the purposedepartment ofshall 380take releasing it to any person not entitled under law to have access 381 to such information is subject to section 2913.42 of the Revisedfollowing 382sequential Codeactions: prohibiting tampering with data.

383(a) (L)(1)Notify In accordance with division (L)(2) of this section 384 and the rulesdistrict adoptedin underwriting divisionthat (L)(10) of this section, 385 the department mayhas sanctiondetermined any school district that reports 386 incomplete or inaccurate data, reports data thathas does not 387been conformreported toas datarequired requirementsunder andthis descriptionssection publishedand byrequire the 388district department, fails to reportreview its data insubmission aand timelysubmit manner,corrected ordata 389by otherwise does not make a gooddeadline faithestablished effort to report data as 390 required by thisthe section.department.

391The (2)department Ifalso themay departmentrequire decidesthe district to sanctiondevelop a schoolcorrective 392action districtplan, underwhich thisshall division,include provisions for the departmentdistrict shallto takeprovide themandatory 393staff followingtraining sequentialon actions:data reporting procedures.

394(b) (a)Withhold Notifyup theto districtten inper writingcent thatof the departmenttotal hasamount 395of determinedstate thatfunds datadue hasto notthe beendistrict reportedfor asthe requiredcurrent underfiscal 396year thisand, sectionif andnot requirepreviously therequired districtunder todivision review(L)(2)(a) itsof datathis 397section, submissionrequire andthe submitdistrict correctedto datadevelop by a deadlinecorrective establishedaction 398plan byin theaccordance department.with that division;

The(c) departmentWithhold alsoan mayadditional requireamount theof districtup 399 to developtwenty aper correctivecent actionof plan,the whichtotal shallamount includeof 400state provisionsfunds fordue to the district tofor providethe mandatorycurrent stafffiscal trainingyear; 401 Sub.

(d) Direct department staff or an outside entity to investigate the district's data reporting practices and make recommendations for subsequent actions.

The recommendations may include one or more of the following actions:

(i) Arrange for an audit of the district's data reporting practices by department staff or an outside entity;

(ii) Conduct a site visit and evaluation of the district;

(iii) Withhold an additional amount of up to thirty per cent of the total amount of state funds due to the district for the current fiscal year;

(iv) Continue monitoring the district's data reporting;

(v) Assign department staff to supervise the district's data management system;

(vi) Conduct an investigation to determine whether to suspend or revoke the license of any district employee in accordance with division (N) of this section;

(vii) If the district is issued a report card under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, indicate on the report card that the district has been sanctioned for failing to report data as required by this section;

(viii) If the district is issued a report card under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and incomplete or inaccurate data submitted by the district likely caused the district to receive a higher performance rating than it deserved under that section, issue a revised report card for the district;

(ix) Any other action designed to correct the district's data reporting problems.

(3) Any time the department takes an action against a school district under division (L)(2) of this section, the department shall make a report of the circumstances that prompted the action.

The department shall send a copy of the report to the district superintendent or chief administrator and maintain a copy of the report in its files.

(4) If any action taken under division (L)(2) of this section resolves a school district's data Sub.

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402reporting (b)problems Withhold up to ten per cent of the totaldepartment's amountsatisfaction, of 403 state funds due to the districtdepartment forshall the current fiscal year and, 404 if not previouslytake requiredany underfurther divisionactions (L)(2)(a)described ofby this 405 section, require the district to develop a corrective action 406 plan in accordance with that division;division.

407If (c)the Withholddepartment anwithheld additionalfunds amountfrom ofthe updistrict under that division, the department may release those funds to twentythe perdistrict, centexcept 408that ofif the totaldepartment amountwithheld funding under division (L)(2)(c) of statethis section, the department shall not release the funds duewithheld tounder division (L)(2)(b) of this section and, if the districtdepartment forwithheld funding under division (L)(2)(d) of this section, the 409department currentshall fiscalnot year;release the funds withheld under division (L)(2)(b) or (c) of this section.

410(5) (d)Notwithstanding Directanything in this section to the contrary, the department may use its own staff or an outside entity to 411conduct investigatean theaudit of a school district's data reporting practices andany maketime 412the recommendationsdepartment forhas subsequentreason actions.to believe the district has not made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section.

TheIf recommendationsany mayaudit 413conducted includeby onean outside entity under division (L)(2)(d)(i) or more(5) of this section confirms that a district has not made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section, the followingdistrict actions:shall reimburse the department for the full cost of the audit.

414The (i)department Arrangemay forwithhold anstate auditfunds ofdue to the district'sdistrict datafor reportingthis 415purpose. practices by department staff or an outside entity;

416(6) (ii)Prior Conductto issuing a siterevised visitreport andcard evaluationfor a school district under division (L)(2)(d)(viii) of this section, the district;department may hold a hearing to provide the district with an opportunity to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section.

417The (iii)hearing Withholdshall anbe additionalconducted amountby ofa upreferee toappointed thirtyby per 418 cent of the totaldepartment. amount of state funds due to the district for 419 the current fiscal year;

420Based (iv)on Continuethe monitoringinformation provided in the district'shearing, datathe reporting;referee shall recommend whether the department should issue a revised report card for the district.

421If (v)the Assignreferee departmentaffirms staffthe todepartment's supervisecontention that the district'sdistrict 422did not make a good faith effort to report data managementas system;required by this section, the district shall bear the full cost of conducting the hearing and of issuing any revised report card.

423(7) (vi)If Conductthe andepartment investigationdetermines tothat determineany whetherinaccurate todata 424reported suspendunder orthis revokesection thecaused licensea ofschool district to receive excess state funds in any fiscal year, the district employeeshall inreimburse 425the department an amount equal to the excess funds, in accordance with divisiona (N)payment ofschedule thisdetermined section;by the department.

426The (vii)department Ifmay thewithhold districtstate isfunds issueddue ato report card under 427 section 3302.03 of the Reviseddistrict Code,for indicatethis onpurpose. the report card 428 Sub.

(8) Any school district that has funds withheld under division (L)(2) of this section may appeal the withholding in accordance with Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code.

(9) In all cases of a disagreement between the department and a school district regarding the appropriateness of an action taken under division (L)(2) of this section, the burden of proof shall be on the district to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort to report data as required by this section.

(10) The director of education and workforce shall adopt rules under Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code to implement division (L) of this section.

(M) No information technology center or school district shall acquire, change, or update its student administration software package to manage and report data required to be reported to the department unless it converts to a student software package that is certified by the department.

(N) The state board of education, in accordance with sections 3319.31 and 3319.311 of the Sub.

19 Page136th 16G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee that the district has been sanctioned for failing to report data 429 as required by this section;

430Revised (viii)Code, Ifmay thesuspend districtor isrevoke issued a reportlicense cardas defined under 431division (A) of section 3302.033319.31 of the Revised Code andthat incompletehas orbeen inaccurateissued 432to dataany submittedschool by the district likelyemployee causedfound the district to 433have receivewillfully areported highererroneous, performanceinaccurate, ratingor thanincomplete itdata deservedto underthe thateducation 434management section,information issuesystem. a revised report card for the district;

435(O) (ix)No Anyperson othershall actionrelease designedor tomaintain correctany theinformation district'sabout 436any datastudent reportingin problems.violation of this section.

437Whoever (3)violates Anythis time the department takes an action against a 438 school district under division (L)(2)is guilty of this section, the 439 department shall make a reportmisdemeanor of the circumstancesfourth thatdegree. 440 prompted the action.

The(P) If the department shallcannot sendcompile aany copyof the information required by division (I) of section 3302.03 of the 441Revised reportCode tobased upon the districtdata superintendentcollected orunder chiefthis administratorsection, andthe 442department maintainshall develop a copyplan ofand a reasonable timeline for the reportcollection inof itsany files.data necessary to comply with that division.

443Sec. (4) If any action taken under division (L)(2) of this 444 section resolves a school district's data reporting problems to 445 the department's satisfaction, the department shall not take any 446 further actions described by that division.

If3301.0715. the department 447 withheld funds from the district under that division, the 448 department may release those funds to the district, except that 449 if the department withheld funding under division (L)(2)(c) of 450 this section, the department shall not release the funds 451 withheld under division (L)(2)(b) of this section and, if the 452 department withheld funding under division (L)(2)(d) of this 453 section, the department shall not release the funds withheld 454 under division (L)(2)(b) or (c) of this section.

455(A)(1) (5)The Notwithstandingboard anythingof ineducation thisof sectioneach tocity, thelocal, 456and contrary,exempted thevillage departmentschool maydistrict useshall itsadminister owna staffdiagnostic assessment in reading and mathematics adopted or anapproved outsidein 457accordance Sub.with section 3301.079 of the Revised Code to the following:

(a) Each student enrolled in kindergarten, first, second, or third grade.

(b) 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) The district shall administer the kindergarten readiness assessment to each kindergarten student not earlier than the first day of July of the school year in which the student is enrolled in kindergarten and not later than the twentieth day of instruction of that school year.

In no case shall the results of the readiness assessment be used to prohibit a student from enrolling in kindergarten.

(3) No school district shall administer diagnostic assessments from multiple providers in the subject of reading or mathematics to the same student in grades kindergarten to three, unless one of the following apply:

(a) An additional diagnostic assessment in the applicable subject area is indicated by the student's individualized education program developed under Chapter 3323.

of the Revised Code;

(b) The results of the student's diagnostic assessment in reading indicate that additional assessment is necessary pursuant to section 3323.251 of the Revised Code to determine if the student is at risk of dyslexia;

(c) Any other reason as determined appropriate by the department.

Except as otherwise provided under this section, no school district shall administer diagnostic assessments from multiple providers to receive higher ratings on the state report card under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.

However, a school district may administer additional Sub.

19 Page136th 17G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee entity to conduct an audit of a school district's data reporting 458 practices any time the department has reason to believe the 459 district has not made a good faith effort to report data as 460 required by this section.

Ifdiagnostic anyassessments audit conducted by an outside 461 entity under division (L)(2)(d)(i) or (5) of this section 462 confirms that a district has not made a good faith effort to 463inform reportinstruction dataand assupports requiredat by this section, the district shalllevel. 464 reimburse the department for the full cost of the audit.

The(4)(a) 465A departmentprovider maythat withholdoffers statea fundsreading duediagnostic assessment approved under division (D)(1) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to the districteffective fordate of this 466amendment, purpose.may apply to the department for a waiver to permit school districts to use another reading diagnostic assessment offered by that provider.

467(b) (6)An Priorapplication to issuing a revised report card for a schoolwaiver 468shall districtbe undersubmitted divisionin (L)(2)(d)(viii) of this section, the 469 department may hold a hearingform toand providemanner theprescribed district with an 470 opportunity to demonstrate that it made a good faith effort to 471 report data as required by thisthe section.department.

The hearingdepartment shall beapprove 472a conductedwaiver byapplication for a refereepreviously appointedapproved byreading diagnostic assessment if it meets all criteria for diagnostic assessments under division (D)(1) of section 3301.079 of the department.Revised Code.

Based(B) onEach theExcept 473as information provided inunder thedivision hearing,(A)(4) theof refereethis section, each district board shall recommendadminister 474each whetherdiagnostic theassessment departmentdescribed shouldin issuedivision a(A)(1) revisedof reportthis cardsection forat 475least once annually by the district.thirtieth day of September to all students in the appropriate grade level.

IfThe theboard refereeshall affirmsadminister thea department'sdiagnostic contentionassessment 476to thata thestudent districtwith did not make a goodsignificant faithcognitive effortdisability toin reportaccordance 477with dataguidelines asadopted required by this section, the districtdepartment shall bear the 478 full cost of conductingeducation the hearing and ofworkforce. issuing any revised 479 report card.

480A (7)district Ifboard themay departmentadminister determines that any inaccuratediagnostic dataassessment 481in reportedthe underfall thisand sectionspring causedof a school districtyear to receivemeasure 482 excess state funds in any fiscal year, the districtamount shallof 483academic reimbursegrowth theattributable department an amount equal to the excessinstruction funds,received inby 484students accordanceduring withthat aschool paymentyear. schedule determined by the department.

485(C) TheEach departmentdistrict mayboard withholdshall stateutilize fundsand duescore tothe kindergarten readiness assessment in accordance with rules established by the districtdepartment forof 486children and youth and shall utilize and score each diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this purpose.section in accordance with rules established by the department of education and workforce.

487After Sub.the administration of the kindergarten readiness assessment or a diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section, each district shall provide a student's completed assessment, the results of such assessment, and any other accompanying documents used during the administration of the assessment to the parent of that student.

The district shall include all such documents and information related to a diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section in any plan developed for the student under division (C) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

Each district shall submit, in the manner prescribed by each department, the results of the assessments administered under this section as follows:

(1) The results of the kindergarten readiness assessment to the department of children and youth;

(2) The results of all diagnostic assessments described in division (A)(1) of this section to the department of education and workforce pursuant to section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code.

The department of children and youth may report school and district level kindergarten readiness assessment data.

The department of education and workforce may report data from any diagnostic assessment described in division (A)(1) of this section and may use that 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.

Sub.

19 Page136th 18G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (8) Any school district that has funds withheld under 488 division (L)(2) of this section may appeal the withholding in 489 accordance with Chapter 119.

(D) Each district board shall provide intervention services to students whose diagnostic assessments described in division (A)(1) of this section show that they are failing to make satisfactory progress toward attaining the Revisedacademic Code.standards for their grade level.

490(E) (9)Any Inchartered allnonpublic cases of a disagreement between the department 491 and a school districtmay regardingelect theto appropriatenessadminister of an action 492 taken under division (L)(2) of this section, the burdenkindergarten ofreadiness proofassessment 493 shall be on the district to demonstrateall thatkindergarten itstudents madeenrolled ain goodthe 494school. faith effort to report data as required by this section.

495If (10)the Theschool so elects, the chief administrator of the school shall notify the director of educationchildren and workforceyouth shallnot adoptlater 496than rulesthe underthirty- Chapterfirst 119.day of March prior to any school year in which the school will administer the assessment.

The department of thechildren Revisedand Codeyouth shall furnish the assessment to implementthe 497school divisionat (L)no ofcost thisto section.the school.

498In (M)administering Nothe informationassessment, technologythe center or school district 499 shall acquire,do change,all orof update its student administration 500 software package to manage and report data required to be 501 reported to the departmentfollowing: unless it converts to a student 502 software package that is certified by the department.

503(1) (N)Enter Theinto statea boardwritten ofagreement education, in accordance with 504the sectionsdepartment 3319.31 and 3319.311 of thechildren Revisedand Code,youth mayspecifying suspendthat 505the orschool revokewill ashare licenseeach asparticipating definedstudent's underassessment divisiondata (A)with ofthe sectiondepartment 506and, 3319.31that offor the Revisedpurpose Codeof thatreporting hasthe beendata issued to anythe schooldepartment, 507each districtparticipating employeestudent foundwill tobe haveassigned willfullya reporteddata erroneous,verification 508code inaccurate,as ordescribed incompletein datadivision to(D)(2) theof educationsection management3301.0714 509of informationthe system.Revised Code;

510(2) (O)Require Nothe personassessment shallto releasebe oradministered maintainby anya informationteacher 511certified aboutunder anysection student3301.071 inof violationthe ofRevised thisCode section.who either has completed training on administering the kindergarten readiness assessment or has been trained by another person who has completed such training;

Whoever(3) violatesAdminister 512the thisassessment divisionin isthe guiltysame ofmanner aas misdemeanorschool ofdistricts are required to do under this section and the fourthrules degree.established under division (C) of this section.

513(F) (P)A Ifschool thedistrict departmentin cannotwhich compileless anythan eighty per cent of its students score at the 514proficient informationlevel requiredor byhigher divisionon (I)the ofthird-grade English language arts assessment prescribed under section 3302.033301.0710 of the 515 Revised Code basedshall uponestablish thea datareading collectedimprovement underplan thissupported section,by 516reading Sub.specialists.

Prior to implementation, the plan shall be approved by the school district board of education.

(G) As used in this section, "kindergarten readiness assessment" means the diagnostic assessment provided by the department of children and youth under section 5104.52 of the Revised Code.

Sec.

3301.0734.

(A) Not later than April 15, 2027, the department of education and workforce shall review core mathematics curricula and establish a list of high-quality core curriculum and instructional materials in mathematics, and a list of evidence-based mathematics intervention programs, that are aligned with state standards and best practices.

(B) The department shall establish a rubric and scoring system to evaluate core mathematics curricula based upon whether or the extent to which a curriculum facilitates a student's skill building and sequential advancement through mastery and meets standards established by the department.

The standards may include whether a curriculum is supported by research that qualifies as tier two or higher under the "Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965," 20 U.S.C.

6301 et seq., and demonstrates a statistically significant effect on improving student outcomes.

The standards also may include whether a curriculum receives an all green rating from edreports, or its successor organization, for the relevant subject matter and grade bands.

Sub.

19 Page136th 19G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee the department shall develop a plan and a reasonable timeline 517 for the collection of any data necessary to comply with that 518 division.

519The Sec.department shall post the rubric and scoring system on its publicly accessible web site.

Upon request, the department shall provide the scored rubric to the entity that submitted a curriculum to be scored and to any member of the Ohio general assembly.

(C) Each school district, community school established under Chapter 3314.

of the Revised Code, and STEM school established under Chapter 3326.

of the Revised Code may use the core curriculum and instructional materials established by the department or may select different high- quality core curriculum and instructional materials.

Sec.

Not later than the thirty-first day of July 520 of each year, the department of education and workforce shall 521 submit preliminary report card data for overall academic 522 performance and for each separate performance measure for each 523 school district, and each school building, in accordance with 524 this section.

525 Annually, not later than the fifteenth day of September or 526 the preceding Friday when that day falls on a Saturday or 527 Sunday, the department shall assign a letter grade or 528 performance rating for overall academic performance and for each 529 separate performance measure for each school district, and each 530 school building in a district, in accordance with this section.

531 The department shall adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 119.

of the 532 Revised Code to implement this section.

The department's rules 533 shall establish performance criteria for each letter grade or 534 performance rating and prescribe a method by which the 535 department assigns each letter grade or performance rating.

For 536 a school building to which any of the performance measures do 537 not apply, due to grade levels served by the building, the 538 department shall designate the performance measures that are 539 applicable to the building and that must be calculated 540 separately and used to calculate the building's overall grade or 541 performance rating.

The department shall issue annual report 542 cards reflecting the performance of each school district, each 543 building within each district, and for the state as a whole 544 using the performance measures and letter grade or performance 545 rating system described in this section.

The department shall 546 include on the report card for each district and each building 547within Sub.each district the most recent two-year trend data in student achievement for each subject and each grade.

(A)(1) For the 2012-2013 school year, the department shall issue grades as described in division (F) of this section for each of the following performance measures:

(a) Annual measurable objectives;

(b) Performance index score for a school district or building.

Grades shall be awarded as a percentage of the total possible points on the performance index system as adopted by the department.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under division (A)(1)(b) of this section, the department shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at least seventy per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a "C," and less than fifty per cent for an "F." (c) The extent to which the school district or building meets each of the applicable performance indicators established by the department under section 3302.02 of the Revised Code and the percentage of applicable performance indicators that have been achieved.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under division (A)(1)(c) of this section, the department shall Sub.

19 Page136th 20G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee within each district the most recent two-year trend data in 548 student achievement for each subject and each grade.

549designate (A)(1)ninety Forper thecent 2012-2013or schoolhigher year,for thean department"A." shall(d) 550The issuefour- gradesand asfive-year describedadjusted incohort divisiongraduation (F)rates. of this section for 551 each of the following performance measures:

552In (a)adopting Annualbenchmarks measurablefor objectives;assigning letter grades under division (A)(1)(d), (B)(1)(d), or (C)(1)(d) of this section, the department shall designate a four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate of ninety-three per cent or higher for an "A" and a five-year cohort graduation rate of ninety-five per cent or higher for an "A." (e) The overall score under the value-added progress dimension of a school district or building, for which the department shall use up to three years of value-added data as available.

553The (b)letter Performancegrade indexassigned score for athis schoolgrowth districtmeasure orshall 554be building.as follows:

Grades(i) A score that is at least one standard error of measure above the mean score shall be awardeddesignated as an "A." (ii) A score that is less than one standard error of measure above but greater than one standard error of measure below the mean score shall be designated as a percentage"B." (iii) A score that is less than or equal to one standard error of measure below the totalmean 555score possiblebut pointsgreater onthan two standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be designated as a "C." (iv) A score that is less than or equal to two standard errors of measure below the mean score but is greater than three standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be designated as a "D." (v) A score that is less than or equal to three standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be designated as an "F." Whenever the value-added progress dimension is used as a graded performance indexmeasure systemin this division and divisions (B) and (C) of this section, whether as adoptedan byoverall 556measure or as a measure of separate subgroups, the department.grades for the measure shall be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in division (A)(1)(e) of this section.

In(f) adoptingThe benchmarksvalue-added forprogress assigningdimension letterscore 557 grades under division (A)(1)(b) of this section, the department 558 shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at least 559 seventy per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a "C," 560 and less than fifty per cent for an "F." 561 (c) The extent to which the school district or building 562disaggregated meetsfor each of the applicablefollowing performancesubgroups: indicators established 563 by the department under section 3302.02 of the Revised Code and 564 the percentage of applicable performance indicators that have 565 been achieved.

Instudents adoptingidentified benchmarksas forgifted, assigningstudents letterwith 566disabilities, gradesand understudents divisionwhose (A)(1)(c)performance ofplaces thisthem section,in the departmentlowest 567quintile shall designate ninety per cent or higher for anachievement "A."on 568a (d)statewide Thebasis. four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation 569 rates.

570Each Insubgroup adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under 571 division (A)(1)(d), (B)(1)(d), or (C)(1)(d) of this section, the 572 department shall designatebe a four-yearseparate adjustedgraded cohortmeasure. 573 graduation rate of ninety-three per cent or higher for an "A" 574 and a five-year cohort graduation rate of ninety-five per cent 575 or higher for an "A." 576 Sub.

(2) The department shall adopt a resolution describing the performance measures, benchmarks, and grading system for the 2012-2013 school year and shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code that prescribe the methods by which the performance measures under division (A)(1) of this section shall be assessed and assigned a letter grade, including performance benchmarks for each letter grade.

At least forty-five days prior to the department's adoption of rules to prescribe the methods by which the performance measures under division (A)(1) of this section shall be assessed and assigned a letter grade, the department shall conduct a public presentation before the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider education legislation describing such methods, including performance benchmarks.

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19 Page136th 21G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (e) The overall score under the value-added progress 577 dimension of a school district or building, for which the 578 department shall use up to three years of value-added data as 579 available.

The(3) There shall not be an overall letter grade assigned for thisa growthschool measuredistrict 580or shallbuilding befor asthe follows:2012- school year.

581(B)(1) (i)For A score that is at least one standard error of measure 582 above the mean2013-2014 scoreschool shallyear, be designated as an "A." 583 (ii) A score that is less than one standard error of 584 measure above but greater than one standard error of measure 585 below the meandepartment score shall beissue designatedgrades as adescribed "B." 586 (iii) A score that is less than or equal to one standard 587 error of measure below the mean score but greater than two 588 standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be 589 designated as a "C." 590 (iv) A score that is less than or equal to two standard 591 errors of measure below the mean score but is greater than three 592 standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be 593 designated as a "D." 594 (v) A score that is less than or equal to three standard 595 errors of measure below the mean score shall be designated as an 596 "F." 597 Whenever the value-added progress dimension is used as a 598 graded performance measure in this division and(F) divisions (B) 599 and (C) of this section,section whetherfor aseach an overall measure or as a 600 measure of separate subgroups, the gradesfollowing forperformance themeasures: measure shall 601 be calculated in the same manner as prescribed in division (A) 602 (1)(e) of this section.

603(a) (f)Annual Themeasurable value-addedobjectives; progress dimension score for a school 604 district or building disaggregated for each of the following 605 Sub.

(b) Performance index score for a school district or building.

Grades shall be awarded as a percentage of the total possible points on the performance index system as created by the department.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under division (B)(1)(b) of this section, the department shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at least seventy per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a "C," and less than fifty per cent for an "F." (c) The extent to which the school district or building meets each of the applicable performance indicators established by the department under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and the percentage of applicable performance indicators that have been achieved.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under division (B)(1)(c) of this section, the department shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A." (d) The four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates;

(e) The overall score under the value-added progress dimension of a school district or building, for which the department shall use up to three years of value-added data as available.

(f) The value-added progress dimension score for a school district or building disaggregated for each of the following subgroups:

students identified as gifted in superior cognitive ability and specific academic ability fields under Chapter 3324.

of the Revised Code, students with disabilities, and students whose performance places them in the lowest quintile for achievement on a statewide basis.

Each subgroup shall be a separate graded measure.

(g) Whether a school district or building is making progress in improving literacy in grades kindergarten through three, as determined using a method prescribed by the department.

The department shall adopt rules to prescribe benchmarks and standards for assigning grades to districts and buildings for purposes of division (B)(1)(g) of this section.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under divisions (B)(1)(g) and (C)(1)(g) of this section, the department shall determine progress made based on the reduction in the total percentage of students scoring below grade level, or below proficient, compared from year to year on the reading diagnostic assessments administered under section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code and the third grade English language arts assessment under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as applicable.

The department shall designate for a "C" grade a value that is not lower than the statewide average value for this measure.

No grade shall be issued under divisions (B)(1)(g) and (C)(1)(g) of this section for a district or building in which less than five per cent of students have scored below grade level on the diagnostic assessment administered to students in kindergarten under division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

(h) For a high mobility school district or building, an additional value-added progress Sub.

19 Page136th 22G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee subgroups:

studentsdimension identifiedscore. as gifted, students with 606 disabilities, and students whose performance places them in the 607 lowest quintile for achievement on a statewide basis.

EachFor 608this subgroupmeasure, the department shall beuse avalue-added separatedata gradedfrom measure.the most recent school year available and shall use assessment scores for only those students to whom the district or building has administered the assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for each of the two most recent consecutive school years.

609As (2)used Thein departmentthis shalldivision, adopt"high mobility school district or building" means a resolutionschool describingdistrict theor 610building performancewhere measures,at benchmarks,least andtwenty-five gradingper systemcent forof theits 611total 2012-2013enrollment schoolis yearmade andup shallof adoptstudents ruleswho inhave accordanceattended withthat 612school Chapterdistrict 119.or building for less than one year.

of(2) theIn Revisedaddition Codeto that prescribe the methodsgraded by 613 which the performance measures underin division (A)(1)(B)(1) of this 614section, sectionthe department shall beinclude assessedon anda assignedschool adistrict's letteror grade,building's includingreport 615card performanceall benchmarksof forthe eachfollowing without an assigned letter grade.grade:

616(a) AtThe leastpercentage forty-fiveof daysstudents priorenrolled toin thea department'sdistrict 617or adoptionbuilding ofparticipating rulesin toadvanced prescribeplacement theclasses methodsand by which the 618percentage performance measures under division (A)(1) of thisthose sectionstudents shallwho 619received be assessed and assigned a letterscore grade, the department shall 620 conduct a public presentation before the standing committees of 621three theor housebetter ofon representativesadvanced andplacement theexaminations; senate that consider 622 education legislation describing such methods, including 623 performance benchmarks.

624(b) (3)The Therenumber shallof nota bedistrict's anor overallbuilding's letterstudents gradewho forhave aearned 625at schoolleast districtthree college credits through dual enrollment or buildingadvanced forstanding programs, such as the 2012-2013post-secondary schoolenrollment year.options program under Chapter 3365.

626of (B)(1)the ForRevised theCode 2013-2014and schoolstate-approved year,career- thetechnical departmentcourses shalloffered 627through issuedual gradesenrollment asor describedstatewide inarticulation, divisionthat (F)appear on a student's transcript or other official document, either of thiswhich sectionis forissued 628by eachthe institution of higher education from which the followingstudent performanceearned measures:the college credit.

629The (a)credits Annualearned measurablethat objectives;are reported under divisions (B)(2)(b) and (C)(2)(c) of this section shall not include any that are remedial or developmental and shall include those that count toward the curriculum requirements established for completion of a degree.

630(c) (b)The Performancepercentage indexof scorestudents forenrolled in a school district or 631building building.who have taken a national standardized test used for college admission determinations and the percentage of those students who are determined to be remediation-free in accordance with standards adopted under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code;

Grades(d) shallThe be awarded as a percentage of the totaldistrict's 632or possiblethe pointsbuilding's onstudents thewho performancereceive indexindustry-recognized systemcredentials as createdapproved byunder 633section 3313.6113 of the department.Revised Code.

In(e) adoptingThe benchmarkspercentage forof assigningstudents letterenrolled 634in Sub.a district or building who are participating in an international baccalaureate program and the percentage of those students who receive a score of four or better on the international baccalaureate examinations.

(f) The percentage of the district's or building's students who receive an honors diploma under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code.

(3) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code that prescribe the methods by which the performance measures under divisions (B)(1)(f) and (B)(1) (g) of this section will be assessed and assigned a letter grade, including performance benchmarks for each grade.

At least forty-five days prior to the department's adoption of rules to prescribe the methods Sub.

19 Page136th 23G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee grades under division (B)(1)(b) of this section, the department 635 shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at least 636 seventy per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a "C," 637 and less than fifty per cent for an "F." 638 (c) The extent to which the school district or building 639 meets each of the applicable performance indicators established 640 by the department under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and 641 the percentage of applicable performance indicators that have 642 been achieved.

Inby adoptingwhich benchmarksthe forperformance assigningmeasures letter 643 grades under division (B)(1)(c)(B)(1) of this section,section shall be assessed and assigned a letter grade, the department 644 shall designateconduct ninetya perpublic centpresentation orbefore higherthe forstanding ancommittees "A."of 645the (d)house Theof four-representatives and five-yearthe adjustedsenate cohortthat graduationconsider 646education rates;legislation describing such methods, including performance benchmarks.

647(4) (e)There Theshall overallnot scorebe underan theoverall value-addedletter progressgrade 648for dimension of a school district or building,building for which the 6492013- department2014, shall2014-2015, use2015-2016, upand to2016-2017 threeschool yearsyears. of value-added data as 650 available.

651(C)(1) (f)For Thethe value-added2014-2015, progress2015-2016, dimension2016-2017, score2017-2018, for2018-2019, a2019-2020, and 2020-2021 school 652years, districtthe ordepartment buildingshall disaggregatedissue grades as described in division (F) of this section for each of the followingperformance 653measures subgroups:prescribed in division (C)(1) of this section.

students identified as gifted in superior cognitive 654 ability and specific academic ability fields under Chapter 3324.

655 of the Revised Code, students with disabilities, and students 656 whose performance places them in the lowest quintile for 657 achievement on a statewide basis.

Each subgroup shall be a 658 separate graded measure.

659 (g) Whether a school district or building is making 660 progress in improving literacy in grades kindergarten through 661 three, as determined using a method prescribed by the 662 department.

The department shall adopt rules to prescribe 663 Sub.

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19 Page 24 As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee benchmarks and standards for assigning grades to districts and 664 buildings for purposes of division (B)(1)(g) of this section.

In 665 adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under divisions 666 (B)(1)(g) and (C)(1)(g) of this section, the department shall 667 determine progress made based on the reduction in the total 668 percentage of students scoring below grade level, or below 669 proficient, compared from year to year on the reading diagnostic 670 assessments administered under section 3301.0715 of the Revised 671 Code and the third grade English language arts assessment under 672 section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as applicable.

The 673 department shall designate for a "C" grade a value that is not 674 lower than the statewide average value for this measure.

No 675 grade shall be issued under divisions (B)(1)(g) and (C)(1)(g) of 676 this section for a district or building in which less than five 677 per cent of students have scored below grade level on the 678 diagnostic assessment administered to students in kindergarten 679 under division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

680 (h) For a high mobility school district or building, an 681 additional value-added progress dimension score.

For this 682 measure, the department shall use value-added data from the most 683 recent school year available and shall use assessment scores for 684 only those students to whom the district or building has 685 administered the assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 of 686 the Revised Code for each of the two most recent consecutive 687 school years.

688 As used in this division, "high mobility school district 689 or building" means a school district or building where at least 690 twenty-five per cent of its total enrollment is made up of 691 students who have attended that school district or building for 692 less than one year.

693 Sub.

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19 Page 25 As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (2) In addition to the graded measures in division (B)(1) 694 of this section, the department shall include on a school 695 district's or building's report card all of the following 696 without an assigned letter grade:

697 (a) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or 698 building participating in advanced placement classes and the 699 percentage of those students who received a score of three or 700 better on advanced placement examinations;

701 (b) The number of a district's or building's students who 702 have earned at least three college credits through dual 703 enrollment or advanced standing programs, such as the post- 704 secondary enrollment options program under Chapter 3365.

of the 705 Revised Code and state-approved career-technical courses offered 706 through dual enrollment or statewide articulation, that appear 707 on a student's transcript or other official document, either of 708 which is issued by the institution of higher education from 709 which the student earned the college credit.

The credits earned 710 that are reported under divisions (B)(2)(b) and (C)(2)(c) of 711 this section shall not include any that are remedial or 712 developmental and shall include those that count toward the 713 curriculum requirements established for completion of a degree.

714 (c) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or 715 building who have taken a national standardized test used for 716 college admission determinations and the percentage of those 717 students who are determined to be remediation-free in accordance 718 with standards adopted under division (F) of section 3345.061 of 719 the Revised Code;

720 (d) The percentage of the district's or the building's 721 students who receive industry-recognized credentials as approved 722 under section 3313.6113 of the Revised Code.

723 Sub.

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19 Page 26 As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (e) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or 724 building who are participating in an international baccalaureate 725 program and the percentage of those students who receive a score 726 of four or better on the international baccalaureate 727 examinations.

728 (f) The percentage of the district's or building's 729 students who receive an honors diploma under division (B) of 730 section 3313.61 of the Revised Code.

731 (3) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with 732 Chapter 119.

of the Revised Code that prescribe the methods by 733 which the performance measures under divisions (B)(1)(f) and (B) 734 (1)(g) of this section will be assessed and assigned a letter 735 grade, including performance benchmarks for each grade.

736 At least forty-five days prior to the department's 737 adoption of rules to prescribe the methods by which the 738 performance measures under division (B)(1) of this section shall 739 be assessed and assigned a letter grade, the department shall 740 conduct a public presentation before the standing committees of 741 the house of representatives and the senate that consider 742 education legislation describing such methods, including 743 performance benchmarks.

744 (4) There shall not be an overall letter grade for a 745 school district or building for the 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2015- 746 2016, and 2016-2017 school years.

747 (C)(1) For the 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 748 2018-2019, 2019-2020, and 2020-2021 school years, the department 749 shall issue grades as described in division (F) of this section 750 for each of the performance measures prescribed in division (C) 751 (1) of this section.

752(a) Sub.Annual measurable objectives.

For the 2017-2018 school year, the department shall not include any subgroup data in the annual measurable objectives that includes data from fewer than twenty-five students.

For the 2018-2019 school year, the department shall not include any subgroup data in the annual measurable objectives that includes data from fewer than twenty students.

Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the department shall not include any subgroup data in the annual measurable objectives that includes data from fewer than fifteen students.

(b) Performance index score for a school district or building.

Grades shall be awarded as a percentage of the total possible points on the performance index system as created by the department.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under division (C)(1)(b) of this section, the department shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A," at least seventy per cent but not more than eighty per cent for a "C," and less than fifty per cent for an "F." (c) The extent to which the school district or building meets each of the applicable performance indicators established by the department under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and the percentage of applicable performance indicators that have been achieved.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades under division (C)(1)(c) of this section, the department shall designate ninety per cent or higher for an "A." (d) The four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rates;

(e) The overall score under the value-added progress dimension, or another measure of student academic progress if adopted by the department, of a school district or building, for which the department shall use up to three years of value-added data as available.

In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades for overall score on value-added progress dimension under division (C)(1)(e) of this section, the department shall prohibit the assigning of a grade of "A" for that measure unless the district's or building's grade assigned for value-added progress dimension for all subgroups under division (C)(1)(f) of this section is a "C" or higher.

For the metric prescribed by division (C)(1)(e) of this section, the department may adopt a student academic progress measure to be used instead of the value-added progress dimension.

If the department adopts such a measure, it also shall prescribe a method for assigning letter grades for the new measure that is comparable to the method prescribed in division (A)(1)(e) of this section.

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19 Page136th 27G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (a) Annual measurable objectives.

For(f) theThe 2017-2018value-added schoolprogress 753dimension year,score theof departmenta shallschool notdistrict includeor anybuilding subgroupdisaggregated datafor ineach of the 754following annualsubgroups: measurable objectives that includes data from fewer than 755 twenty-five students.

Forstudents theidentified 2018-2019as schoolgifted year, the 756 department shall not include any subgroup data in thesuperior annualcognitive 757ability measurableand objectivesspecific thatacademic includesability datafields fromunder fewerChapter than3324. twenty 758 students.

Beginningof with the 2019-2020Revised schoolCode, year,students thewith 759disabilities, departmentand shallstudents notwhose includeperformance anyplaces subgroupthem data in the annuallowest 760quintile measurablefor objectivesachievement thaton includesa datastatewide frombasis, feweras thandetermined fifteenby 761a students.method prescribed by the department.

762Each (b)subgroup Performanceshall indexbe score for a schoolseparate districtgraded ormeasure. 763 building.

GradesThe shalldepartment bemay awardedadopt asstudent aacademic percentageprogress ofmeasures theto totalbe 764used possibleinstead pointsof on the performancevalue-added indexprogress systemdimension. as created by 765 the department.

InIf adopting benchmarks for assigning letter 766 grades under division (C)(1)(b) of this section, the department 767adopts shallsuch designatemeasures, ninetyit peralso centshall orprescribe highera formethod an "A," at least 768 seventy per cent but not more than eighty per cent for aassigning "C,"letter 769grades and less than fifty per cent for anthe "F."new 770measures (c)that Theis extentcomparable to which the schoolmethod districtprescribed orin buildingdivision 771(A)(1)(e) meets each of thethis applicablesection. performance indicators established 772 by the department under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code and 773 the percentage of applicable performance indicators that have 774 been achieved.

In(g) adoptingWhether benchmarksa forschool assigningdistrict letteror 775building gradesis undermaking divisionprogress (C)(1)(c)in ofimproving thisliteracy section,in thegrades departmentkindergarten 776through shallthree, designateas ninetydetermined perusing centa ormethod higherprescribed forby anthe "A."department. 777 (d) The four- and five-year adjusted cohort graduation 778 rates;

779 (e) The overalldepartment scoreshall underadopt therules value-addedto progressprescribe 780benchmarks dimension,and orstandards anotherfor measureassigning ofgrades studentto academica progressdistrict ifor 781building adoptedfor bypurposes the department, of adivision school(C)(1)(g) districtof orthis building,section. for 782 Sub.

The department shall designate for a "C" grade a value that is not lower than the statewide average value for this measure.

No grade shall be issued under division (C)(1)(g) of this section for a district or building in which less than five per cent of students have scored below grade level on the kindergarten diagnostic assessment under division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

(h) For a high mobility school district or building, an additional value-added progress dimension score.

For this measure, the department shall use value-added data from the most recent school year available and shall use assessment scores for only those students to whom the district or building has administered the assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for each of the two most recent consecutive school years.

As used in this division, "high mobility school district or building" means a school district or building where at least twenty-five per cent of its total enrollment is made up of students who have attended that school district or building for less than one year.

(2) In addition to the graded measures in division (C)(1) of this section, the department shall include on a school district's or building's report card all of the following without an assigned letter grade:

(a) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or building who have taken a national standardized test used for college admission determinations and the percentage of those students who are determined to be remediation-free in accordance with the standards adopted under division (F) of section 3345.061 of the Revised Code;

(b) The percentage of students enrolled in a district or building participating in advanced placement classes and the percentage of those students who received a score of three or better on advanced placement examinations;

(c) The percentage of a district's or building's students who have earned at least three college credits through advanced standing programs, such as the college credit plus program under Chapter Sub.

19 Page136th 28G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee which the department shall use up to three years of value-added 783 data as available.

7843365. In adopting benchmarks for assigning letter grades for 785 overall score on value-added progress dimension under division 786 (C)(1)(e) of this section, the department shall prohibit the 787 assigning of a grade of "A" for that measure unless the 788 district's or building's grade assigned for value-added progress 789 dimension for all subgroups under division (C)(1)(f) of this 790 section is a "C" or higher.

791of For the metricRevised prescribedCode byand divisionstate-approved (C)(1)(e)career-technical ofcourses thisoffered 792through section,dual theenrollment departmentor maystatewide adoptarticulation, athat studentappear academicon progressa 793student's measurecollege totranscript beissued usedby insteadthe institution of higher education from which the value-addedstudent progressearned 794the dimension.college credit.

IfThe thecredits departmentearned adoptsthat suchare areported measure,under itdivisions also(B)(2)(b) 795and (C)(2)(c) of this section shall prescribenot ainclude methodany forthat assigningare letterremedial gradesor fordevelopmental theand newshall 796include measurethose that iscount comparabletoward to the methodcurriculum prescribedrequirements inestablished divisionfor 797completion (A)(1)(e) of thisa section.degree.

798(d) (f) The value-addedpercentage progressof dimensionthe scoredistrict's ofor abuilding's schoolstudents 799who districtreceive oran buildinghonor's disaggregateddiploma forunder eachdivision (B) of thesection following3313.61 800of subgroups:the Revised Code;

students(e) identifiedThe aspercentage giftedof inthe superiordistrict's cognitiveor 801building's abilitystudents andwho specificreceive academicindustry-recognized abilitycredentials fieldsas approved under Chaptersection 3324.3313.6113 of the Revised Code;

802(f) ofThe thepercentage Revisedof Code, students withenrolled disabilities,in anda studentsdistrict 803or whosebuilding performancewho placesare themparticipating in thean lowestinternational quintilebaccalaureate forprogram 804and achievementthe onpercentage aof statewidethose basis,students aswho determinedreceive by a methodscore 805of prescribedfour byor better on the department.international baccalaureate examinations;

Each(g) subgroupThe shallresults beof athe separatecollege 806and gradedcareer-ready measure.assessments administered under division (B) (1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code;

807(h) TheWhether departmentthe mayschool adoptdistrict studentor academicbuilding progresshas 808implemented measuresa topositive bebehavior usedintervention insteadand supports framework in compliance with the requirements of section 3319.46 of the value-addedRevised progressCode, 809notated dimension.as a "yes" or "no" answer.

If(3) theThe department adopts such measures, it also shall 810adopt prescriberules apursuant method for assigning letter grades for the new 811 measures that is comparable to theChapter method119. prescribed in division 812 Sub.

of the Revised Code that establish a method to assign an overall grade for a school district or school building for the 2017- school year and each school year thereafter.

The rules shall group the performance measures in divisions (C)(1) and (2) of this section into the following components:

(a) Gap closing, which shall include the performance measure in division (C)(1)(a) of this section;

(b) Achievement, which shall include the performance measures in divisions (C)(1)(b) and (c) of this section;

(c) Progress, which shall include the performance measures in divisions (C)(1)(e) and (f) of this section;

(d) Graduation, which shall include the performance measure in division (C)(1)(d) of this section;

(e) Kindergarten through third-grade literacy, which shall include the performance measure in division (C)(1)(g) of this section;

(f) Prepared for success, which shall include the performance measures in divisions (C)(2) (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section.

The department shall develop a method to determine a grade for the component in division (C)(3)(f) of this section using the performance measures in divisions (C)(2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section.

When available, the department may incorporate the performance measure under division (C)(2)(g) of this section into the component under division (C)(3)(f) of this section.

When determining the overall grade for the prepared for Sub.

19 Page136th 29G.A. As Recommitted to the Senate Education Committee (A)(1)(e) of this section.

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TheHowever, departmentif shalla adoptstudent rulesqualifies tofor prescribemore 817than benchmarksone andperformance standardsmeasure forin assigningthe gradescomponent, the department may, in its method to determine a districtgrade orfor 818the buildingcomponent, specify an additional weight for purposessuch ofa divisionstudent (C)(1)(g)that ofis thisnot section.greater than or equal to 1.0.

TheIn 819determining the overall score under division (C)(3)(f) of this section, the department shall designateensure forthat athe "C"pool gradeof astudents valueincluded in the performance measures aggregated under that isdivision notare 820all lowerof thanthe students included in the statewidefour- averageand valuefive-year foradjusted thisgraduation measure.cohort.

NoIn 821the graderules shalladopted be issued under division (C)(1)(g)(C)(3) of this sectionsection, 822the fordepartment ashall districtadopt ora buildingmethod infor whichdetermining lessa than five per cent of 823 students have scored below grade levelfor oneach thecomponent kindergartenin 824divisions diagnostic(C)(3)(a) assessmentto under(f) division (B)(1) of sectionthis 3313.608section. 825 of the Revised Code.

826The (h)department Foralso shall establish a highmethod mobilityto schoolassign districtan overall grade of "A," "B," "C," "D," or building,"F" anusing 827the additionalgrades value-addedassigned progressfor dimensioneach score.component.

ForThe thismethod 828 measure, the department shalladopts usefor value-addedassigning dataan fromoverall thegrade most 829 recent school year available and shall usegive assessmentequal scoresweight for 830 only those students to whom the districtcomponents orin buildingdivisions has(C)(3)(b) 831and administered(c) the assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 of 832this thesection. Revised Code for each of the two most recent consecutive 833 school years.

834At Asleast usedforty-five indays thisprior division,to "highthe mobilitydepartment's schooladoption districtof 835rules orto building"prescribe meansthe amethods schoolfor districtcalculating orthe buildingoverall wheregrade atfor leastthe 836report twenty-fivecard, peras centrequired ofby itsthis totaldivision, enrollmentthe isdepartment madeshall upconduct a public presentation before the standing committees of 837the studentshouse whoof haverepresentatives attendedand the senate that schoolconsider districteducation orlegislation buildingdescribing the format for 838the lessreport thancard, oneweights year.that will be assigned to the components of the overall grade, and the method for calculating the overall grade.

839(D) (2)For In addition to the graded2021-2022 measuresschool inyear divisionand (C)(1)each 840 of this section, the department shall include on a school 841year district'sthereafter, or building's report card all of the following 842apply: Sub.

(1) The department shall include on a school district's or building's report card all of the following performance measures without an assigned performance rating:

(a) Whether the district or building meets the gifted performance indicator under division (A)(2) of section 3302.02 of the Revised Code and the extent to which the district or building meets gifted indicator performance benchmarks;

(b) The extent to which the district or building meets the chronic absenteeism indicator under division (A)(3) of section 3302.02 of the Revised Code;

(c) Performance index score percentage for a district or building, which shall be calculated by dividing the district's or building's performance index score according to the performance index system created by the department by the maximum performance index score for a district or building.

The maximum performance index score shall be as follows:

(i) For a building, the average of the highest two per cent of performance index scores achieved by a building for the school year for which a report card is issued;