Ohio § 3301.0711

§ 3301.0711.

(A) The department of education and workforce shall: (1) Annually furnish to, grade, and score all assessments required by divisions (A)(1) and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code to be administered by city, local, exempted village, and joint vocational school

districts, except that each district shall score any assessment administered pursuant

to division (B)(10) of this section.  Each assessment so furnished shall include the data verification code of the student

to whom the assessment will be administered, as assigned pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code .  In furnishing the practice versions of Ohio graduation tests prescribed by division (D) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code , the department shall make the tests available on its web site for reproduction by

districts.  In awarding contracts for grading assessments, the department shall give preference

to Ohio-based entities employing Ohio residents. (2) Adopt rules for the ethical use of assessments and prescribing the manner in which

the assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall be administered to students. (B) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (J) of this section, the board of education

of each city, local, and exempted village school district shall, in accordance with

rules adopted under division (A) of this section: (1) Administer the English language arts assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code twice annually to all students in the third grade who have not attained the score

designated for that assessment under division (A)(2)(c) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code . (2) Administer the mathematics assessment prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once annually to all students in the third grade. (3) Administer the assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once annually to all students in the fourth grade. (4) Administer the assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(c) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once annually to all students in the fifth grade. (5) Administer the assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(d) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once annually to all students in the sixth grade. (6) Administer the assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(e) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once annually to all students in the seventh grade. (7) Administer the assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(f) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least once annually to all students in the eighth grade. (8) Except as provided in division (B)(9) of this section, administer any assessment

prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as follows: (a) At least once annually to all tenth grade students and at least twice annually to

all students in eleventh or twelfth grade who have not yet attained the score on that

assessment designated under that division; (b) To any person who has successfully completed the curriculum in any high school or

the individualized education program developed for the person by any high school pursuant

to section 3323.08 of the Revised Code but has not received a high school diploma and who requests to take such assessment,

at any time such assessment is administered in the district. (9) In lieu of the board of education of any city, local, or exempted village school

district in which the student is also enrolled, the board of a joint vocational school

district shall administer any assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code at least twice annually to any student enrolled in the joint vocational school district

who has not yet attained the score on that assessment designated under that division.  A board of a joint vocational school district may also administer such an assessment

to any student described in division (B)(8)(b) of this section. (10) If the district has a three-year average graduation rate of not more than seventy-five

per cent, administer each assessment prescribed by division (D) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code in September to all ninth grade students who entered ninth grade prior to July 1,

2014. Except as provided in section 3313.614 of the Revised Code for administration of an assessment to a person who has fulfilled the curriculum

requirement for a high school diploma but has not passed one or more of the required

assessments, the assessments prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall not be administered after the date specified in the rules adopted under division (D)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code . (11)(a) Except as provided in divisions (B)(11)(b) and (c) of this section, administer the

assessments prescribed by division (B)(2) of section 3301.0710 and section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code in accordance with the timeline and plan for implementation of those assessments

prescribed by rule adopted under division (D)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code ; (b) A student who has presented evidence to the district or school of having satisfied

the condition prescribed by division (A)(1) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code to qualify for a high school diploma prior to the date of the administration of the

assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code shall not be required to take that assessment.  However, no board shall prohibit a student who is not required to take such assessment

from taking the assessment. (c) A student shall not be required to retake the Algebra I end-of-course examination

or the English language arts II end-of-course examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code in grades nine through twelve if the student demonstrates at least a proficient level

of skill, as prescribed under division (B)(5)(a) of that section, or achieves a competency

score, as prescribed under division (B)(10) of that section, in an administration

of the examination prior to grade nine. (C)(1)(a) In the case of a student receiving special education services under Chapter 3323.

of the Revised Code, the individualized education program developed for the student

under that chapter shall specify the manner in which the student will participate

in the assessments administered under this section, except that a student with significant

cognitive disabilities to whom an alternate assessment is administered in accordance

with division (C)(1) of this section and a student determined to have a disability

that includes an intellectual disability as outlined in guidance issued by the department

shall not be required to take the assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code .  The individualized education program may excuse the student from taking any particular

assessment required to be administered under this section if it instead specifies

an alternate assessment method approved by the department as conforming to requirements

of federal law for receipt of federal funds for disadvantaged pupils.  To the extent possible, the individualized education program shall not excuse the

student from taking an assessment unless no reasonable accommodation can be made to

enable the student to take the assessment.  No board shall prohibit a student who is not required to take an assessment under

division (C)(1) of this section from taking the assessment. (b) Any alternate assessment approved by the department for a student under this division

shall produce measurable results comparable to those produced by the assessment it

replaces in order to allow for the student's results to be included in the data compiled

for a school district or building under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code . (c)(i) Any student enrolled in a chartered nonpublic school who has been identified, based

on an evaluation conducted in accordance with section 3323.03 of the Revised Code or section 504 of the “Rehabilitation Act of 1973,” 87 Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C.A. 794 , as amended, as a child with a disability shall be excused from taking any particular

assessment required to be administered under this section if either of the following

apply: (I) A plan developed for the student pursuant to rules adopted by the department excuses

the student from taking that assessment. (II) The chartered nonpublic school develops a written plan in which the school, in consultation

with the student's parents, determines that an assessment or alternative assessment

with accommodations does not accurately assess the student's academic performance.  The plan shall include an academic profile of the student's academic performance

and shall be reviewed annually to determine if the student's needs continue to require

excusal from taking the assessment. (ii) A student with significant cognitive disabilities to whom an alternate assessment

is administered in accordance with division (C)(1) of this section and a student determined

to have a disability that includes an intellectual disability as outlined in guidance

issued by the department shall not be required to take the assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code . (iii) In the case of any student so excused from taking an assessment under division (C)(1)(c)

of this section, the chartered nonpublic school shall not prohibit the student from

taking the assessment. (2) A district board may, for medical reasons or other good cause, excuse a student from

taking an assessment administered under this section on the date scheduled, but that

assessment shall be administered to the excused student not later than nine days following

the scheduled date.  The district board shall annually report the number of students who have not taken

one or more of the assessments required by this section to the department not later

than the thirtieth day of June. (3) No school district board shall excuse any English learner from taking any particular

assessment required to be administered under this section, except that any English

learner who has been enrolled in United States schools for less than two years and

for whom no appropriate accommodations are available based on guidance issued by the

department shall not be required to take the assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code . However, no board shall prohibit an English learner who is not required to take that

assessment from taking the assessment. A board may permit any English learner to take an assessment required to be administered

under this section with appropriate accommodations, as determined by the department. For each English learner, each school district shall annually assess that student's

progress in learning English, in accordance with procedures approved by the department. The guidance and procedures issued by the department for the purposes of division

(C)(3) of this section shall comply with the rules adopted under section 3301.0731 of the Revised Code . (4)(a) The governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school may excuse an English learner

from taking any assessment administered under this section. (b) No governing authority shall require an English learner who has been enrolled in

United States schools for less than two years and for whom no appropriate accommodations

are available based on guidance issued by the department to take the assessment prescribed

under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code . (c) No governing authority shall prohibit an English learner from taking an assessment

from which the student was excused under division (C)(4) of this section. (D)(1) In the school year next succeeding the school year in which the assessments prescribed

by division (A)(1) or (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or former division (A)(1) , (A)(2) , or (B) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as it existed prior to September 11, 2001, are administered to any student, the board

of education of any school district in which the student is enrolled in that year

shall provide to the student intervention services commensurate with the student's

performance, including any intensive intervention required under section 3313.608 of the Revised Code , in any skill in which the student failed to demonstrate at least a score at the

proficient level on the assessment. (2) Following any administration of the assessments prescribed by division (D) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code to ninth grade students, each school district that has a three-year average graduation

rate of not more than seventy-five per cent shall determine for each high school in

the district whether the school shall be required to provide intervention services

to any students who took the assessments.  In determining which high schools shall provide intervention services based on the

resources available, the district shall consider each school's graduation rate and

scores on the practice assessments.  The district also shall consider the scores received by ninth grade students on

the English language arts and mathematics assessments prescribed under division (A)(1)(f) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code in the eighth grade in determining which high schools shall provide intervention

services. Each high school selected to provide intervention services under this division shall

provide intervention services to any student whose results indicate that the student

is failing to make satisfactory progress toward being able to attain scores at the

proficient level on the Ohio graduation tests.  Intervention services shall be provided in any skill in which a student demonstrates

unsatisfactory progress and shall be commensurate with the student's performance.  Schools shall provide the intervention services prior to the end of the school year,

during the summer following the ninth grade, in the next succeeding school year, or

at any combination of those times. (E) Except as provided in section 3313.608 of the Revised Code and division (N) of this section, no school district board of education shall utilize

any student's failure to attain a specified score on an assessment administered under

this section as a factor in any decision to deny the student promotion to a higher

grade level.  However, a district board may choose not to promote to the next grade level any

student who does not take an assessment administered under this section or make up

an assessment as provided by division (C)(2) of this section and who is not exempt

from the requirement to take the assessment under division (C)(3) of this section. (F) No person shall be charged a fee for taking any assessment administered under this

section. (G)(1) Each school district board shall designate one location for the collection of assessments

administered in the spring under division (B)(1) of this section and those administered

under divisions (B)(2) to (7) of this section.  Each district board shall submit the assessments to the entity with which the department

contracts for the scoring of the assessments as follows: (a) If the district's total enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve during the

first full school week of October was less than two thousand five hundred, not later

than the Friday after all of the assessments have been administered; (b) If the district's total enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve during the

first full school week of October was two thousand five hundred or more, but less

than seven thousand, not later than the Monday after all of the assessments have been

administered; (c) If the district's total enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve during the

first full school week of October was seven thousand or more, not later than the Tuesday

after all of the assessments have been administered. However, any assessment that a student takes during the make-up period described in

division (C)(2) of this section shall be submitted not later than the Friday following

the day the student takes the assessment. (2) The department or an entity with which the department contracts for the scoring of

the assessment shall send to each school district board a list of the individual scores

of all persons taking a state achievement assessment as follows: (a) Except as provided in division (G)(2)(b) or (c) of this section, within forty-five

days after the administration of the assessments prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code , but in no case shall the scores be returned later than the thirtieth day of June

following the administration; (b) In the case of the third-grade English language arts assessment, within forty-five

days after the administration of that assessment, but in no case shall the scores

be returned later than the fifteenth day of June following the administration; (c) In the case of the writing component of an assessment or end-of-course examination

in the area of English language arts, except for the third-grade English language

arts assessment, the results may be sent after forty-five days of the administration

of the writing component, but in no case shall the scores be returned later than the

thirtieth day of June following the administration. (3) For assessments administered under this section by a joint vocational school district,

the department or entity shall also send to each city, local, or exempted village

school district a list of the individual scores of any students of such city, local,

or exempted village school district who are attending school in the joint vocational

school district. (4) Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, a school district, other public school,

or chartered nonpublic school may administer the third-grade English language arts

or mathematics assessment, or both, in a paper format in any school year for which

the district board of education or school governing body adopts a resolution indicating

that the district or school chooses to administer the assessment in a paper format.  The board or governing body shall submit a copy of the resolution to the department

of education and workforce not later than the first day of May prior to the school

year for which it will apply.  If the resolution is submitted, the district or school shall administer the assessment

in a paper format to all students in the third grade, except that any student whose

individualized education program or plan developed under section 504 of the “Rehabilitation

Act of 1973,” 87 Stat. 355, 29 U.S.C. 794 , as amended, specifies that taking the assessment in an online format is an appropriate

accommodation for the student may take the assessment in an online format. (5) A classical school may administer all assessments administered under this section

in a paper format, except that any student whose individualized education program

or plan developed under section 504 of the “Rehabilitation Act of 1973,” 29 U.S.C. 794 specifies that taking the assessment in an online format is an appropriate accommodation

for the student may take the assessment in an online format. (H) Individual scores on any assessments administered under this section shall be released

by a district board only in accordance with section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under division (A) of this section.  No district board or its employees shall utilize individual or aggregate results

in any manner that conflicts with rules for the ethical use of assessments adopted

pursuant to division (A) of this section. (I) Except as provided in division (G) of this section, the department or an entity with

which the department contracts for the scoring of the assessment shall not release

any individual scores on any assessment administered under this section.  The department shall adopt rules to ensure the protection of student confidentiality

at all times.  The rules may require the use of the data verification codes assigned to students

pursuant to division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code to protect the confidentiality of student scores. (J) Notwithstanding division (D) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code , this section does not apply to the board of education of any cooperative education

school district except as provided under rules adopted pursuant to this division. (1) In accordance with rules that the department shall adopt, the board of education

of any city, exempted village, or local school district with territory in a cooperative

education school district established pursuant to divisions (A) to (C) of section 3311.52 of the Revised Code may enter into an agreement with the board of education of the cooperative education

school district for administering any assessment prescribed under this section to

students of the city, exempted village, or local school district who are attending

school in the cooperative education school district. (2) In accordance with rules that the department shall adopt, the board of education

of any city, exempted village, or local school district with territory in a cooperative

education school district established pursuant to section 3311.521 of the Revised Code shall enter into an agreement with the cooperative district that provides for the

administration of any assessment prescribed under this section to both of the following: (a) Students who are attending school in the cooperative district and who, if the cooperative

district were not established, would be entitled to attend school in the city, local,

or exempted village school district pursuant to section 3313.64 or 3313.65 of the Revised Code ; (b) Persons described in division (B)(8)(b) of this section. Any assessment of students pursuant to such an agreement shall be in lieu of any assessment

of such students or persons pursuant to this section. (K)(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in division (K)(1) or (2) of this section, each chartered

nonpublic school for which at least sixty-five per cent of its total enrollment is

made up of students who are participating in state scholarship programs shall administer

the assessments prescribed by division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or an alternative standardized assessment determined by the department.  In accordance with procedures and deadlines prescribed by the department, the parent

or guardian of a student enrolled in the school who is not participating in a state

scholarship program may submit notice to the chief administrative officer of the school

that the parent or guardian does not wish to have the student take the assessments

prescribed for the student's grade level under division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code .  If a parent or guardian submits an opt-out notice, the school shall not administer

the assessments to that student.  This option does not apply to any assessment required for a high school diploma

under section 3313.612 of the Revised Code . (b) Any chartered nonpublic school that enrolls students who are participating in state

scholarship programs may administer an alternative standardized assessment determined

by the department instead of the assessments prescribed by division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code . Each chartered nonpublic school subject to division (K)(1)(a) or (b) of this section

shall report the results of each assessment administered under those divisions to

the department. (2) A chartered nonpublic school may submit to the director of education and workforce

a request for a waiver from administering the elementary assessments prescribed by division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code .  The director shall approve or disapprove a request for a waiver submitted under

division (K)(2) of this section. To be eligible to submit a request for a waiver, a chartered nonpublic school shall

meet the following conditions: (a) At least ninety-five per cent of the students enrolled in the school are children

with disabilities, as defined under section 3323.01 of the Revised Code , or have received a diagnosis by a school district or from a physician, including

a neuropsychiatrist or psychiatrist, or a psychologist who is authorized to practice

in this or another state as having a condition that impairs academic performance,

such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or Asperger's

syndrome. (b) The school has solely served a student population described in division (K)(1)(a)

of this section for at least ten years. (c) The school provides to the department at least five years of records of internal

testing conducted by the school that affords the department data required for accountability

purposes, including diagnostic assessments and nationally standardized norm-referenced

achievement assessments that measure reading and math skills. (3) Any chartered nonpublic school that is not subject to division (K)(1) of this section

may participate in the assessment program by administering any of the assessments

prescribed by division (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code .  The chief administrator of the school shall specify which assessments the school

will administer.  Such specification shall be made in writing to the director prior to the first day

of August of any school year in which assessments are administered and shall include

a pledge that the nonpublic school will administer the specified assessments in the

same manner as public schools are required to do under this section and rules adopted

by the department. (4) The department shall furnish the assessments prescribed by section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code to each chartered nonpublic school that is subject to division (K)(1) of this section

or participates under division (K)(3) of this section. (L) If a chartered nonpublic school is educating students in grades nine through twelve,

the following shall apply: (1) Except as provided in division (L)(4) of this section, for a student who is enrolled

in a chartered nonpublic school that is accredited through the independent schools

association of the central states and who is attending the school under a state scholarship

program, the student shall either take all of the assessments prescribed by division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code or take an alternative assessment approved by the department under section 3313.619 of the Revised Code .  However, a student who is excused from taking an assessment under division (C) of

this section or has presented evidence to the chartered nonpublic school of having

satisfied the condition prescribed by division (A)(1) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code to qualify for a high school diploma prior to the date of the administration of the

assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code shall not be required to take that assessment.  No governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school shall prohibit a student

who is not required to take such assessment from taking the assessment. (2) For a student who is enrolled in a chartered nonpublic school that is accredited

through the independent schools association of the central states, and who is not

attending the school under a state scholarship program, the student shall not be required

to take any assessment prescribed under section 3301.0712 or 3313.619 of the Revised Code . (3)(a) Except as provided in divisions (L)(3)(b) and (4) of this section, for a student

who is enrolled in a chartered nonpublic school that is not accredited through the

independent schools association of the central states, regardless of whether the student

is attending or is not attending the school under a state scholarship program, the

student shall do one of the following: (i) Take all of the assessments prescribed by division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code ; (ii) Take only the assessment prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code , provided that the student's school publishes the results of that assessment for

each graduating class.  The published results of that assessment shall include the overall composite scores,

mean scores, twenty-fifth percentile scores, and seventy-fifth percentile scores for

each subject area of the assessment. (iii) Take an alternative assessment approved by the department under section 3313.619 of the Revised Code . (b) A student who is excused from taking an assessment under division (C) of this section

or has presented evidence to the chartered nonpublic school of having satisfied the

condition prescribed by division (A)(1) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code to qualify for a high school diploma prior to the date of the administration of the

assessment prescribed under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code shall not be required to take that assessment.  No governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school shall prohibit a student

who is not required to take such assessment from taking the assessment. (4) The assessments prescribed by sections 3301.0712 and 3313.619 of the Revised Code shall not be administered to any student attending the school, if the school meets

all of the following conditions: (a) At least ninety-five per cent of the students enrolled in the school are children

with disabilities, as defined under section 3323.01 of the Revised Code , or have received a diagnosis by a school district or from a physician, including

a neuropsychologist or psychiatrist, or a psychologist who is authorized to practice

in this or another state as having a condition that impairs academic performance,

such as dyslexia, dyscalculia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or Asperger's

syndrome. (b) The school has solely served a student population described in division (L)(4)(a)

of this section for at least ten years. (c) The school makes available to the department at least five years of records of internal

testing conducted by the school that affords the department data required for accountability

purposes, including growth in student achievement in reading or mathematics, or both,

as measured by nationally norm-referenced assessments that have developed appropriate

standards for students. Division (L)(4) of this section applies to any student attending such school regardless

of whether the student receives special education or related services and regardless

of whether the student is attending the school under a state scholarship program. (M)(1) The superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services shall administer the

assessments described by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code for the state school for the blind and the state school for the deaf.  The superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services shall administer the

assessments in the same manner as district boards are required to do under this section

and rules adopted by the department and in conformity with division (C)(1)(a) of this

section. (2) The department shall furnish the assessments described by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code to the superintendent of Ohio deaf and blind education services. (N) Notwithstanding division (E) of this section, a school district may use a student's

failure to attain a score in at least the proficient range on the mathematics assessment

described by division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or on an assessment described by division (A)(1)(b), (c), (d), (e), or (f) of section

3301.0710 of the Revised Code as a factor in retaining that student in the current

grade level. (O)(1) In the manner specified in divisions (O)(3) and (4) of this section, the assessments

required by division (A)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code shall become public records pursuant to section 149.43 of the Revised Code on the thirty-first day of July following the school year that the assessments were

administered. (2) The department may field test proposed questions with samples of students to determine

the validity, reliability, or appropriateness of questions for possible inclusion

in a future year's assessment.  The department also may use anchor questions on assessments to ensure that different

versions of the same assessment are of comparable difficulty. Field test questions and anchor questions shall not be considered in computing scores

for individual students.  Field test questions and anchor questions may be included as part of the administration

of any assessment required by division (A)(1) or (B) of section 3301.0710 and division (B) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code . (3) Any field test question or anchor question administered under division (O)(2) of

this section shall not be a public record.  Such field test questions and anchor questions shall be redacted from any assessments

which are released as a public record pursuant to division (O)(1) of this section. (4) Division (O)(4) of this section applies to the assessments prescribed by division (A) of section 3301.0710 and division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code . Beginning with the assessments administered in the spring of the 2025-2026 school

year, the department shall determine which questions on each assessment that are used

to compute a student's score are a public record, if any.  The department shall determine which questions will be needed for reuse on a future

assessment and those questions shall not be public records and shall be redacted from

the assessment prior to its release as a public record.  However, for each redacted question, the department shall inform each city, local,

and exempted village school district of the corresponding statewide academic standard

adopted under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the corresponding benchmark to which the question relates.  The department is not required to provide corresponding standards and benchmarks

to field test questions that are redacted under division (O)(3) of this section. (P) As used in this section: (1) “ Three-year average ” means the average of the most recent consecutive three school years of data. (2) “ Dropout ” means a student who withdraws from school before completing course requirements

for graduation and who is not enrolled in an education program approved by the department

or an education program outside the state.  “Dropout” does not include a student who has departed the country. (3) “ Graduation rate ” means the ratio of students receiving a diploma to the number of students who entered

ninth grade four years earlier.  Students who transfer into the district are added to the calculation.  Students who transfer out of the district for reasons other than dropout are subtracted

from the calculation.  If a student who was a dropout in any previous year returns to the same school district,

that student shall be entered into the calculation as if the student had entered ninth

grade four years before the graduation year of the graduating class that the student

joins. (4) “ State scholarship programs ” means the educational choice scholarship pilot program established under sections 3310.01 to 3310.17 of the Revised Code , the autism scholarship program established under section 3310.41 of the Revised Code , the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program established under sections 3310.51 to 3310.64 of the Revised Code , and the pilot project scholarship program established under sections 3313.974 to 3313.979 of the Revised Code . (5) “ Other public school ” means a community school established under Chapter 3314., a STEM school established

under Chapter 3326., or a college-preparatory boarding school established under Chapter

3328. of the Revised Code. (6) “English learner” has the same meaning as in section 3301.0731 of the Revised Code . (7) “ Classical school ” means a community school established under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code that

is a member of the Ohio classical school association, or its successor organization,

and uses a curriculum substantially similar to that of a nationally recognized classical

school network.