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OH HB629
Bill
Status
10/6/2014
Primary Sponsor
Andrew Brenner
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AI Summary
HB 629 Summary
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Amends Ohio's statewide student achievement assessment program to require alignment with academic standards and input from parents, teachers, administrators, and school personnel in assessment creation.
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Establishes specific achievement assessments for grades 3-8, including English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies; designates five performance levels (advanced, accelerated, proficient, basic, limited) for student scores.
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Limits assessment duration to four hours per year for elementary and middle school assessments, with exceptions for students with disabilities, third-grade English language arts assessments, and certain diagnostic/substitute examinations.
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Extends the exemption from mandatory online assessment administration through the 2015-2016 school year, allowing districts to choose online, paper, or combined formats at no cost.
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Creates new section 3301.132 authorizing the Department of Education to develop a table of assessments for multiple purposes to reduce the total number of assessments administered by schools.
Legislative Description
, and to amend Section 10 of Am. Sub. H.B. 487 of the 130th General Assembly with regard to the administration of state primary and secondary education assessments.
State primary and secondary education assessments-administration of
Last Action
To Education
10/6/2014