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Am. S. B. No. 167 As Passed by the SenateAs Passed by the Senate
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Cosponsors:
Senators Jones, Hughes, Seitz, Husted, Schuring, Carey, Buehrer, Faber, Gibbs, Grendell, Harris, Niehaus, Wagoner
A BILL
To amend section 3302.03 of the Revised Code to
revise the performance ratings for school
districts and buildings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That section 3302.03 of the Revised Code be
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3302.03. (A)
Annually the
department
of
education
shall
report for each
school district
and each school building in a
district all of the following:
(1) The extent to which the school district or building
meets
each of the applicable
performance indicators
created by the
state
board of
education under
section 3302.02 of the Revised Code and
the
number of
applicable performance
indicators that have been
achieved;
(2) The performance index score of the school district or
building;
(3) Whether the school district or building has made adequate
yearly progress;
(4) Whether the school district or building is
excellent,
effective,
needs
continuous improvement, is
under an
academic
watch, or is in
a
state of academic emergency.
(B) Except as otherwise provided in divisions division (B)(6)
and (7)
of this section:
(1) A school district or building shall be declared
excellent
if it fulfills one of the following requirements:
(a) It makes adequate yearly progress and either meets at
least ninety-four per cent of the applicable state
performance
indicators or has a performance index score established by the
department.
(b) It has failed to make adequate yearly progress for not
more than two consecutive years and either meets at least
ninety-four per cent of the applicable state performance
indicators or has a performance index score established by the
department, except that if it does not make adequate yearly
progress for two or more of the same subgroups for three or more
consecutive years, it shall be declared effective.
(2)
A school district
or building shall be declared
effective
if it fulfills one of the following requirements:
(a) It makes adequate yearly progress and either meets
at
least seventy-five per cent but less than ninety-four per cent of
the
applicable
state performance
indicators or has a performance
index score established by the department.
(b) It does not make adequate yearly progress and either
meets at least seventy-five per cent of the applicable state
performance indicators or has a performance index score
established by the department, except that if it does not make
adequate yearly progress for two or more of the same subgroups for
three or more consecutive years, it shall be
declared in need of
continuous improvement.
(3) A school district
or building shall be declared to be
in
need of
continuous improvement if it fulfills one of the following
requirements:
(a) It makes adequate yearly progress, meets less than
seventy-five per cent of the
applicable state
performance
indicators, and has a performance
index score established by the
department.
(b) It does not make adequate yearly progress and either
meets at least fifty per cent but less than seventy-five per cent
of the applicable state performance indicators or has a
performance index score established by the department.
(4) A school district
or building shall be declared to be
under an
academic watch if it
does not make adequate yearly
progress and either
meets at least thirty-one per cent but less
than fifty per cent
of the
applicable
state
performance
indicators
or has a
performance index score established by the
department.
(5) A school district
or building shall be declared to be
in
a state
of academic emergency if it does not make adequate yearly
progress, does not meet at least thirty-one per cent
of the
applicable state performance
indicators, and has a performance
index score established by the department.
(6) When designating performance ratings for school districts
and buildings under divisions (B)(1) to (5) of this section, the
department shall not assign a school district or building a lower
designation from its previous year's designation based solely on
one subgroup not making adequate yearly progress.
(7) Division (B)(7)(6) of this section does not apply to any
community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised
Code in which a majority of the students are enrolled in a dropout
prevention and recovery program.
A school district or building shall not be assigned a higher
performance rating than in need of continuous improvement if at
least ten per cent but not more than fifteen per cent of the
enrolled students do not take all achievement assessments
prescribed
for
their grade level under division (A)(1) or (B)(1)
of
section 3301.0710 of the Revised
Code from
which they are
not
excused pursuant to division (C)(1)
or (3) of
section
3301.0711
of the Revised Code. A school
district or
building
shall not be
assigned a higher performance
rating than
under an
academic watch
if more than fifteen per
cent but not more
than
twenty per cent
of the enrolled students
do not take all
achievement assessments
prescribed for their grade
level
under
division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of section
3301.0710 of the
Revised
Code from which
they are not excused
pursuant to
division
(C)(1) or (3) of
section 3301.0711 of the
Revised Code.
A
school district or
building shall not be assigned
a higher
performance rating than
in a state of academic emergency
if more
than twenty per cent of
the enrolled students do not take
all
achievement assessments
prescribed for their grade level
under
division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of
section 3301.0710 of the
Revised
Code from
which they are not
excused pursuant to
division
(C)(1) or (3) of
section 3301.0711 of
the Revised Code.
(C)(1) The department shall issue annual report cards for
each school
district, each building within each district, and for
the state as a whole
reflecting performance on the
indicators
created by the state board under section 3302.02 of the
Revised
Code, the performance index score, and adequate yearly progress.
(2) The department shall include on the report card for each
district information pertaining to any change
from the previous
year made by the school district or school
buildings within the
district on any performance indicator.
(3) When reporting data on student performance, the
department shall disaggregate that data according to the following
categories:
(a) Performance of students by age group;
(b) Performance of students by race and ethnic group;
(c) Performance of students by gender;
(d) Performance of students grouped by those who have been
enrolled in a district or school for three or more years;
(e) Performance of students grouped by those who have been
enrolled in a district or school for more than one year and less
than three years;
(f) Performance of students grouped by those who have been
enrolled in a district or school for one year or less;
(g) Performance of students grouped by those who are
economically disadvantaged;
(h) Performance of students grouped by those who are enrolled
in a conversion community school established under Chapter 3314.
of the Revised Code;
(i) Performance of students grouped by those who are
classified as limited English proficient;
(j) Performance of students grouped by those who have
disabilities;
(k) Performance of students grouped by those who are
classified as migrants;
(l) Performance of students grouped by those who are
identified as gifted pursuant to Chapter 3324. of the Revised
Code.
The department may disaggregate data on student performance
according to other categories that the department determines are
appropriate. To the extent possible, the department shall
disaggregate data on student performance according to any
combinations of two or more of the categories listed in divisions
(C)(3)(a) to (l) of this section that it deems relevant.
In reporting data pursuant to division (C)(3) of this
section, the
department shall not include in the report cards any
data statistical in nature that is statistically unreliable or
that could result in the identification of individual students.
For this purpose, the department shall not report student
performance data for any group identified in division (C)(3) of
this section that contains less than ten students.
(4) The department may include with the report cards any
additional education and fiscal
performance data
it deems
valuable.
(5) The department shall include on each report card a list
of additional information collected by the department that is
available regarding the district or building for which the report
card is issued. When available, such additional information shall
include student mobility data disaggregated by race and
socioeconomic status, college enrollment data, and the reports
prepared under section 3302.031 of the Revised Code.
The department shall maintain a site on the world wide web.
The report card shall include the address of the site and shall
specify that such additional information is available to the
public at that site. The department shall also provide a copy of
each item on the list to the superintendent of each school
district. The district superintendent shall provide a copy of any
item on the list to anyone who requests it.
(6)(a) This division does not apply to conversion community
schools that primarily enroll students between sixteen and
twenty-two years of age who dropped out of high school or are at
risk of dropping out of high school due to poor attendance,
disciplinary problems, or suspensions.
For any district that sponsors a conversion community
school
under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, the department
shall
combine data regarding the academic performance of students
enrolled in the community school with comparable data from the
schools of the district for the purpose of calculating the
performance of the district as a whole on the report card issued
for the district.
(b) Any district that leases a building to a community school
located in the district or that enters into an agreement with a
community school located in the district whereby the district and
the school endorse each other's programs may elect to have data
regarding the academic performance of students enrolled in the
community school combined with comparable data from the schools of
the district for the purpose of calculating the performance of the
district as a whole on the district report card. Any district that
so elects shall annually file a copy of the lease or agreement
with the department.
(7) The department shall include on each report card the
percentage of teachers in the district or building who are highly
qualified, as defined by the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,"
and a comparison of that percentage with the percentages of such
teachers in similar districts and buildings.
(8) The department shall include on the report card the
number of lead teachers employed by each district and each
building once the data is available from the education management
information system established under section 3301.0714 of the
Revised Code.
(D)(1) In calculating
English language arts,
mathematics,
social
studies, or science assessment
passage
rates
used to
determine school district
or
building performance
under
this
section,
the department shall
include all
students
taking an
assessment with
accommodation
or to
whom an
alternate
assessment
is
administered
pursuant to
division
(C)(1) or (3)
of
section
3301.0711 of the
Revised
Code.
(2) In calculating performance index scores, rates of
achievement on the performance indicators established by the state
board under section 3302.02 of the Revised Code, and adequate
yearly progress for school districts and buildings under this
section, the department shall do all of the following:
(a) Include for each district or building only those students
who are included in the ADM certified for the first full school
week of October and are continuously enrolled in the district or
building through the time of the spring administration of any
assessment
prescribed by division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of section
3301.0710 of the Revised Code that is
administered to the
student's grade level;
(b) Include cumulative totals from both the fall and spring
administrations of the third grade English language arts
achievement assessment;
(c) Except as required by the "No Child Left Behind Act of
2001" for the calculation of adequate yearly progress, exclude for
each district or building any limited English proficient student
who has been enrolled in United States schools for less than one
full school year.
Section 2. That existing section 3302.03 of the Revised Code
is hereby repealed.
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