3301.43 Recommendations for assessing college and work readiness.

The partnership for continued learning, in collaboration with the Ohio board of regents and the state board of education, shall recommend a means of assessing high school students’ college and work readiness, especially in English and mathematics. The partnership shall recommend one or more assessments that can achieve the following goals:

(A) Measure students’ skills against identified college and work-ready expectations in English and mathematics and serve as an indicator of students’ readiness to successfully complete introductory level coursework at an institution of higher education and to avoid remedial coursework;

(B) Promote consistency in high school academic course content, quality, and expectations;

(D) Serve as one indicator for college admission or placement;

(E) Assist institutions of higher education in aligning remedial coursework with the college and work-ready expectations measured by the assessments.

In evaluating the range of assessment tools, the partnership shall consult with the state board of education and the board of regents to consider the suitability for this purpose of existing state and commercial assessments, including the Ohio graduation tests. The partnership’s recommendations shall describe how its recommended assessments fit within the existing system of state achievement tests established under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.

The partnership shall submit its recommendations not later than July 30, 2007, to the governor, the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives, the president and minority leader of the senate, the chairpersons and ranking minority members of the standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate that consider education legislation, the state board of education, the superintendent of public instruction, the board of regents, and the chancellor of the board of regents.

Effective Date: 04-04-2007