Am. Sub. H.B. No. 228 - Summary

• Establishes statewide student achievement assessments aligned with state academic standards, including assessments in grades 3-8 measuring English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies, with five performance levels (advanced, accelerated, proficient, basic, limited).

• Replaces Ohio graduation tests with a new assessment system for students entering ninth grade on or after July 1, 2014, and limits assessment duration to four hours per year beginning July 1, 2015, with exemptions for students with disabilities and certain diagnostic assessments.

• Requires school districts to administer diagnostic assessments to kindergarten through third-grade students and provide intervention services to students failing to meet grade-level academic standards.

• Authorizes the Department of Education to determine which components of the resident educator performance-based assessment may be used in teacher evaluations and to develop a table of assessments serving multiple purposes to reduce overall testing burden.

• Makes industry-recognized credentials and state-issued vocational licenses acceptable substitutes for technical skill assessments and removes the requirement for online assessment administration for the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 school years while allowing voluntary online administration.