Ohio § 3301.0712

§ 3301.0712.

(A) The department of education and workforce and the chancellor of higher education

shall develop a system of college and work ready assessments as described in division

(B) of this section to assess whether each student upon graduating from high school

is ready to enter college or the workforce.  Beginning with students who enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after

July 1, 2014, the system shall replace the Ohio graduation tests prescribed in division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as a measure of student academic performance and one determinant of eligibility for

a high school diploma in the manner prescribed by rule adopted under division (D)

of this section. (B) The college and work ready assessment system shall consist of the following: (1)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(1)(b) of this section, nationally standardized

assessments that measure college and career readiness and are used for college admission.  The assessments shall be selected jointly by the department and the chancellor,

and one of which shall be selected by each school district or school to administer

to its students.  The assessments prescribed under division (B)(1) of this section shall be administered

to all eleventh-grade students in the spring of the school year. (b) Beginning with students who enter the ninth grade for the first time on or after

July 1, 2022, the parent or guardian of a student may elect not to have a nationally

standardized assessment administered to that student.  In that event, the student's school district or school shall not administer the

nationally standardized assessment to that student. (2)(a) Except as provided in division (B)(2)(b) of this section, seven end-of-course examinations,

one in each of the areas of English language arts I, English language arts II, science,

Algebra I, geometry, American history, and American government.  The end-of-course examinations shall be selected jointly by the department and the

chancellor in consultation with faculty in the appropriate subject areas at institutions

of higher education of the university system of Ohio.  Advanced placement examinations and international baccalaureate examinations, as

prescribed under section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code , in the areas of science, American history, and American government may be used as

end-of-course examinations in accordance with division (B)(4)(a)(i) of this section.  Final course grades for courses taken under any other advanced standing program,

as prescribed under section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code , in the areas of science, American history, and American government may be used in

lieu of end-of-course examinations in accordance with division (B)(4)(a)(ii) of this

section. (b) Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the first time on or after July

1, 2019, five end-of-course examinations, one in each areas of English language arts

II, science, Algebra I, American history, and American government.  However, only the end-of-course examinations in English language arts II and Algebra

I shall be required for graduation. The department shall, as necessary to implement division (B)(2)(b) of this section,

seek a waiver from the United States secretary of education for testing requirements

prescribed under federal law to allow for the use and implementation of Algebra I

as the primary assessment of high school mathematics.  If the department does not receive a waiver under this division, the end-of-course

examinations for students described in division (B)(2)(b) of this section also shall

include an end-of-course examination in the area of geometry.  However, the geometry end-of-course examination shall not be required for graduation. (3) The end-of-course examinations in American history and American government shall

require demonstration of mastery of the American history and American government content

for social studies standards adopted under division (A)(1)(b) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the topics required under division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code . At least twenty per cent of the end-of-course examination in American government shall

address the topics on American history and American government described in division (M) of section 3313.603 of the Revised Code . (4)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, both of the following shall

apply: (i) If a student is enrolled in an appropriate advanced placement or international baccalaureate

course, that student shall take the advanced placement or international baccalaureate

examination in lieu of the science, American history, or American government end-of-course

examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section.  The department shall specify the score levels for each advanced placement examination

and international baccalaureate examination for purposes of calculating the minimum

cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary

to earn a high school diploma. (ii) If a student is enrolled in an appropriate course under any other advanced standing

program, as described in section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code , that student shall not be required to take the science, American history, or American

government end-of-course examination, whichever is applicable, prescribed under division

(B)(2) of this section.  Instead, that student's final course grade shall be used in lieu of the applicable

end-of-course examination prescribed under that section.  The department, in consultation with the chancellor, shall adopt guidelines for

purposes of calculating the corresponding final course grades that demonstrate the

level of academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma. Division (B)(4)(a)(ii) of this section shall apply only to courses for which students

receive transcripted credit, as defined in section 3365.01 of the Revised Code .  It shall not apply to remedial or developmental courses. (b) No student shall take a substitute examination or examination prescribed under division

(B)(4)(a) of this section in place of the end-of-course examinations in English language

arts I, English language arts II, Algebra I, or geometry prescribed under division

(B)(2) of this section. (c) The department shall consider additional assessments that may be used as substitute

examinations in lieu of the end-of-course examinations prescribed under division (B)(2)

of this section. (5) The department shall do all of the following: (a) Determine and designate at least five ranges of scores on each of the end-of-course

examinations prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section, and substitute examinations

prescribed under division (B)(4) of this section.  Not later than sixty days after the designation of ranges of scores, the director

of education and workforce shall conduct a public presentation before the standing

committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider primary and

secondary education legislation regarding the designated range of scores.  Each range of scores shall be considered to demonstrate a level of achievement so

that any student attaining a score within such range has achieved one of the following: (i) An advanced level of skill; (ii) An accomplished level of skill; (iii) A proficient level of skill; (iv) A basic level of skill; (v) A limited level of skill. (b) Determine a method by which to calculate a cumulative performance score based on

the results of a student's end-of-course examinations or substitute examinations; (c) Determine the minimum cumulative performance score that demonstrates the level of

academic achievement necessary to earn a high school diploma under division (A)(2) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code .  However, no new minimum cumulative performance score shall be determined after October

17, 2019. (d) Develop a table of corresponding score equivalents for the end-of-course examinations

and substitute examinations in order to calculate student performance consistently

across the different examinations. A score of two on an advanced placement examination or a score of two or three on

an international baccalaureate examination shall be considered equivalent to a proficient

level of skill as specified under division (B)(5)(a)(iii) of this section. (6)(a) A student who meets both of the following conditions shall not be required to take

an end-of-course examination: (i) The student received high school credit prior to July 1, 2015, for a course for which

the end-of-course examination is prescribed. (ii) The examination was not available for administration prior to July 1, 2015. Receipt of credit for the course described in division (B)(6)(a)(i) of this section

shall satisfy the requirement to take the end-of-course examination.  A student exempted under division (B)(6)(a) of this section may take the applicable

end-of-course examination at a later date. (b) For purposes of determining whether a student who is exempt from taking an end-of-course

examination under division (B)(6)(a) of this section has attained the cumulative score

prescribed by division (B)(5)(c) of this section, such student shall select either

of the following: (i) The student is considered to have attained a proficient score on the end-of-course

examination from which the student is exempt; (ii) The student's final course grade shall be used in lieu of a score on the end-of-course

examination from which the student is exempt. The department, in consultation with the chancellor, shall adopt guidelines for purposes

of calculating the corresponding final course grades and the minimum cumulative performance

score that demonstrates the level of academic achievement necessary to earn a high

school diploma. (7)(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, the department may replace

the algebra I end-of-course examination prescribed under division (B)(2) of this section

with an algebra II end-of-course examination, beginning with the 2016-2017 school

year for students who enter ninth grade on or after July 1, 2016. (b) If the department replaces the algebra I end-of-course examination with an algebra

II end-of-course examination as authorized under division (B)(7)(a) of this section,

both of the following shall apply: (i) A student who is enrolled in an advanced placement or international baccalaureate

course in algebra II shall take the advanced placement or international baccalaureate

examination in lieu of the algebra II end-of-course examination. (ii) A student who is enrolled in an algebra II course under any other advanced standing

program, as described in section 3313.6013 of the Revised Code , shall not be required to take the algebra II end-of-course examination.  Instead, that student's final course grade shall be used in lieu of the examination. (c) If a school district or school utilizes an integrated approach to mathematics instruction,

the district or school may do either or both of the following: (i) Administer an integrated mathematics I end-of-course examination in lieu of the prescribed

algebra I end-of-course examination; (ii) Administer an integrated mathematics II end-of-course examination in lieu of the

prescribed geometry end-of-course examination. (8)(a) For students entering the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014,

but prior to July 1, 2015, the assessment in the area of science shall be physical

science or biology.  For students entering the ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2015,

the assessment in the area of science shall be biology. (b) Until July 1, 2019, the department shall make available the end-of-course examination

in physical science for students who entered the ninth grade for the first time on

or after July 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2015, and who wish to retake the examination. (c) The department shall adopt rules prescribing the requirements for the end-of-course

examination in science for students who entered the ninth grade for the first time

on or after July 1, 2014, but prior to July 1, 2015, and who have not met the requirement

prescribed by section 3313.618 of the Revised Code by July 1, 2019, due to a student's failure to satisfy division (A)(2) of section 3313.618 of the Revised Code . (9) The department shall not develop or administer an end-of-course examination in the

area of world history. (10) The department, in consultation with the chancellor and the governor's office of

workforce transformation, shall determine a competency score for both of the Algebra

I and English language arts II end-of-course examinations for the purpose of graduation

eligibility. (C) The department shall convene a group of national experts, state experts, and local

practitioners to provide advice, guidance, and recommendations for the alignment of

standards and model curricula to the assessments and in the design of the end-of-course

examinations prescribed by this section. (D) Upon completion of the development of the assessment system, the department shall

adopt rules prescribing all of the following: (1) A timeline and plan for implementation of the assessment system, including a phased

implementation if the department determines such a phase-in is warranted; (2) The date after which a person shall meet the requirements of the entire assessment

system as a prerequisite for a diploma of adult education under section 3313.611 of the Revised Code ; (3) Whether and the extent to which a person may be excused from an American history

end-of-course examination and an American government end-of-course examination under division (H) of section 3313.61 and division (B)(3) of section 3313.612 of the Revised Code ; (4) The date after which a person who has fulfilled the curriculum requirement for a

diploma but has not passed one or more of the required assessments at the time the

person fulfilled the curriculum requirement shall meet the requirements of the entire

assessment system as a prerequisite for a high school diploma under division (B) of section 3313.614 of the Revised Code ; (5) The extent to which the assessment system applies to students enrolled in a dropout

prevention and recovery program for purposes of division (F) of section 3313.603 or a dropout prevention and recovery community school under section 3314.36 of the Revised Code . (E)(1) Any person enrolled in a nonchartered nonpublic school or any person who is exempt

from attendance at school for the purpose of home education under section 3321.042 of the Revised Code may choose to participate in the system of assessments administered under divisions

(B)(1) and (2) of this section.  However, no such person shall be required to participate in the system of assessments. (2) The department shall adopt rules for the administration and scoring of any assessments

under division (E)(1) of this section. (F) The department shall select at least one nationally recognized job skills assessment.  Each school district shall administer that assessment to those students who opt

to take it.  The department shall reimburse a school district for the costs of administering

that assessment.  The department shall establish the minimum score a student must attain on the job

skills assessment in order to demonstrate a student's workforce readiness and employability.  The administration of the job skills assessment to a student under this division

shall not exempt a school district from administering the assessments prescribed in

division (B) of this section to that student.