The Board of Education shall assess student achievement and needs in all program areas in compliance with State law and the rules adopted by the State Board of Education. The purpose of such assessments will be to determine the progress of students and to assist them in attaining content standards, benchmarks, and indicators.

The Board shall administer the State-mandated tests (e.g., diagnostic assessments, and achievement tests) to students at the times designated by the State Board of Education. All students are required to participate unless participation is waived according to ODE policies. The Board shall annually report, not later than July 31^st, the number of students who have not taken one or more of the State-mandated tests to the State Board of Education.

The Board shall provide academic intervention services in pertinent subject areas to students who score below the proficient level in reading, writing, mathematics, social studies, or science assessment test, or who do not demonstrate academic performance at their grade level based on the results of a diagnostic assessment.

At least annually, staff members will assess the academic achievement and learning needs of each student. Procedures for such assessments may include, but need not be limited to, teacher observation techniques, cumulative student records, student performance data collected through standard testing programs, and physical examinations.

The Superintendent shall develop a program of testing.

The Superintendent shall develop:

For any student who failed to demonstrate at least a score at the proficient level on an achievement level test or on an achievement test during the preceding school year, the Board shall provide appropriate intervention services in each such test areas, including intensive intervention required under R.C. 3313.608. This provision does not apply to any student receiving services pursuant to an individualized education program.

The Board shall require that data regarding individual test scores be entered on the student's cumulative record, where it will be subject to the Board’s student records policy.

The Board shall notify the parent or guardian of each student whose reading skills are below grade level and provide intervention services to each student reading below grade level. Such intervention services may include instruction in intensive, systematic phonetics pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

For any student who attains a score in the limited range on the third-grade reading achievement test, the Board shall do one of the following:

For any student who does not attain by the end of the third grade at least a score in the range of proficient in the reading test prescribed under R.C. 3301.0710(A)(2)(b), the Board shall offer intense remediation services and another opportunity to take that test, during the summer following third grade.

The Board shall keep records for each student performance on assessment tests.

When a student who has taken State-mandated tests in one (1) school leaves that school to enroll in another school, the school last attended shall provide, immediately upon request by a school official, all applicable records set forth above.

During the school year following the year in which the tests prescribed by R.C. 3301.0710(A)(1) are administered to any student, the Board shall provide intervention services, commensurate with the student’s test performance, including any intensive intervention required under R.C. 3313.608, in any skill in which the student failed to demonstrate at least a score of proficient on a State-mandated test or at least a score in the basic range on an achievement test, or whose diagnostic assessments show they are failing to make satisfactory progress toward attaining the academic standards for their grade level.

Except as authorized by State law, the Board shall not use any student’s failure to attain a specified score on any State-mandated test as a factor in any decision to deny the student promotion to a higher grade level.

All identified disabled students in the School District shall be considered for participation in the State-mandated testing. The extent of the identified disabled student’s participation shall be determined by the IEP Team. Accordingly, the student’s IEP shall require that s/he:

The Superintendent shall implement administrative guidelines that comply with the State Department's regulations with regard to the administration of the State-mandated tests, including the reporting of results.

Program evaluations will be reviewed and updated every five (5) years. A schedule for such will be developed and implemented by the Superintendent.

This policy shall be reviewed and updated annually.

R.C. 3301.0710, .0711, .0715, 3313.608, 3313.608(D), 3313.6012
A.C. 3301-13, 3301-35

Revised 9/17/07
Revised 9/15/08