REPRESENTATIVE Schlichter

To direct the General Assembly's deliberations to

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modify the state public school accountability

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system.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:

Section 1. In its deliberations to modify the state public	4
school accountability system to comply with the "No Child Left	5
Behind Act of 2001," 115 Stat. 1425, 20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq., the	6
General Assembly shall do each of the following:	7

(A) Redesign the state system of achievement testing to	8
require annual assessments in reading and mathematics for each of	9
grades three through eight;	10

(B) Examine methods to develop a value-added accountability	11
system that provides information on individual student achievement	12
as well as school and district performance over time;	13

(C) Provide for the disaggregation of student performance	14
data in compliance with federal law;	15

(D) Ensure that adequate yearly progress is defined and	16
implemented appropriately in accordance with federal law.	17