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Districts or schools receiving an “A” or “B” rating for either performance
index score or for overall value-added progress dimension on the report
card for the immediately preceding school year may use a different
diagnostic assessment for its K-2 testing in reading, writing, and
mathematics and for the grade 3 diagnostic assessment in reading and
writing.
Results from the diagnostic assessments shall be used by each district
to provide intervention services for those students failing to make
satisfactory progress in attaining academic standards for their grade
level.
Districts are also authorized to administer the diagnostic assessments in
the fall and the spring of a school year in order to measure the amount
of academic growth of students during the school year. However, a third
grade student not subject to the retention provisions of the third grade
reading guarantee is to be given the Ohio Language Arts Achievement
Assessment in the spring (and not the diagnostic instrument).
A district is specifically authorized to administer the third grade English
language arts diagnostic assessment to all students. However, it must
provide intervention services for those students making “unsatisfactory
progress toward attaining the academic standards for their grade level.”
See also THIRD GRADE READING GUARANTEE below.
DIGITAL SCHOOL
DEFINITION
The definition of an “internet or computer-based community school”
(digital school) includes a community school that offers career-technical
education even if that instruction provides some classroom-based
instruction.
3314.02
DIGITAL SCHOOL
STANDARDS
Digital schools were required to comply with standards adopted by the
International Association for K-12 Online Learning by January 1, 2013
(new schools) or July 1, 2013 (existing schools).
3314.23
DIPLOMA
SIGNATURES
The required signatures on a high school diploma are the president and
treasurer of the issuing board, the school district superintendent of
schools, and the high school principal.
Diplomas by law are not issued by joint vocational school districts and
by cooperative education districts.
3313.61
DIPLOMAS AND
TESTING
PROGRAMS
A board of education shall grant a diploma to anyone completing the
curriculum and successfully completing the College and Work-Ready
Assessment System (CWRAS), which replaced the Ohio Graduation
Tests (OGT) for students entering ninth grade for the first time on or
after July 1, 2014. The OGT may not be administered to any first-time
takers after a date to be specified by the State Board.
See also
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
and
GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS, ALTERNATE
below.
Both non-chartered, nonpublic and home schooled students are
permitted, but not required, to participate in the CWRAS (including the
EOC exams).
Two types of diplomas (i.e., a diploma and an honors diploma) are
recognized by Ohio law.
One-half of the CWRAS consists of seven end-of-course (EOC) exams:
3313.61
3301.0712
3313.61
3301.0710