(A) Each participating school will
administer the state tests to all students in the designated grade levels who
are not specifically excused in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code or the
Administrative Code as follows:
(1) Administer the
third-grade English language arts test on any day of the test administration
period designated by the director of education and workforce, in accordance
with section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as follows:
(a) The fall test administration period each school year is
not to exceed five consecutive school days, including the make-up testing
period; and
(b) The summer test administration period each school year
is optional and is not to exceed five consecutive school days. Intervention is
optional.
(2) Administer the
following state tests once annually in the spring with the test administration
period designated by the director of education and workforce in accordance with
section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, which is not to exceed fifteen
consecutive school days, including the make-up testing period. The
participating school may schedule the test in any order on any day of the test
administration period for each of the following state tests:
(a) The third-grade tests in English language arts and
mathematics;
(b) The fourth-grade tests in English language arts and
mathematics;
(c) The fifth-grade tests in English language arts,
mathematics and science;
(d) The sixth-grade tests in English language arts and
mathematics;
(e) The seventh-grade tests in English language arts and
mathematics; and
(f) The eighth-grade tests in English language arts,
mathematics and science.
(3) Administer the high
school end-of-course examinations as follows:
(a) Administer the high school end-of-course examinations
to students who first enrolled in grade nine on or after July 1, 2014 in any
order on any day of the test administration period designated by the director
of education and workforce as follows:
(i) The fall test
administration period each school year is not to exceed fifteen consecutive
school days, including make-up testing;
(ii) The spring test
administration period each school year is not to exceed fifteen consecutive
school days, including make-up testing; and
(iii) The summer test
administration period is optional and is not to exceed ten consecutive school
days. Intervention is optional.
(b) Administer the high school end-of-course examinations
in place of the Ohio graduation tests to students who entered ninth grade for
the first time prior to July 1, 2014, in accordance with paragraph (A)(3)(a) of
this rule. The Ohio graduation tests will not be administered after September
1, 2022.
(c) If the participating school is a dropout recovery
community school as defined in section 3319.301 of the Revised Code, in
addition to the annual testing windows established by the director of education
and workforce under division (C) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code and
paragraph (A)(3)(a) of this rule, administer the high school end-of-course
examinations to students enrolled in the dropout recovery community school in
any order on any day of the extended fall and spring test administration
periods and summer test administration period established by the director of
education and workforce in accordance with division (C) of section 3301.0727 of
the Revised Code.
(4) Administer annually
the alternate assessment at all grade levels and content areas to students with
the most significant cognitive disabilities. The director of education and
workforce will designate the test administration period for the administration
of the alternate assessment.
(5) Administer within
thirty days of enrollment the Ohio English language proficiency screener to
potential English learners in grades kindergarten through twelve.
(6) Administer annually
the Ohio English language proficiency assessment to English learners in grades
kindergarten through twelve. The director of education and workforce will
designate the test administration period for the administration of the Ohio
English language proficiency assessment.
(7) Administer annually
the alternate Ohio English language proficiency assessment to English learners
with the most significant cognitive disabilities in grades kindergarten through
twelve. The director of education and workforce will designate the test
administration period for the administration of the alternate Ohio English
language proficiency assessment.
(B) All students will take all state
tests appropriate for their specified grade level during the designated test
administration unless a student is excused from taking a test for one of the
following reasons:
(1) A student scored at
the proficient level on the English language arts test in grade three during
the fall test administration period and a participating school has determined
that is not mandatory for the student to take that test again during the spring
administration. This does not, however, prevent a student from taking the grade
three English language arts test in the spring if the student and/or parent
requests the student to participate in the test;
(2) A student is properly
authorized to take an alternate assessment pursuant to section 3301.0711 of the
Revised Code and rule 3301-13-03 or 3301-13-09 of the Administrative
Code;
(3) A student has a
serious medical emergency caused by circumstances beyond the participating
school's control pursuant to section 3301.0711 of the Revised Code;
or
(4) A student is enrolled
in a subject-area accelerated program in a participating school and is taking a
course in high school at an accelerated grade level.
Any student in grades three through eight who
was retained in the same grade level from one school year to the next school
year will take the state tests as specified in this rule for the grade level in
which the student currently is enrolled, regardless of any score previously
received by a student on any such test during a prior school year.
(C) Breach forms provided by the
department may be administered at the sole discretion of the department in a
limited number of situations. The following is a list of situations of test
security violations or administration irregularities that warrant the use of a
breach form:
(1) When a participating
school receives test materials which are clearly flawed, damaged, missing key
information or content; or otherwise contain errors that prevent a valid
administration of said tests in that participating school.
(2) When a disruptive or
extraordinary event interrupts and prevents a valid administration of a test at
a participating school.
(3) If a student or
students at a participating school compromise the security of a test prior to
or during the administration of a test, and subsequently prevent a valid
administration of a test at the participating school as a result of that
security compromise.
(4) If any district
employee or other individual compromises the security of a test prior to or
during the administration of a test; and subsequently prevents a valid
administration of a test at the participating school as a result of that
security compromise.
(5) Any other situation
in which the use of a breach form is appropriate, as determined by the
department on a case-by-case basis.
(D) Breach forms of the state tests for
grades three through eight or high school end-of-course examinations may be
administered to a single student or all students within a participating school
within a grade level or to large subgroups of students within a grade level at
a participating school.
(E) Test score results from the
administration of a breach test form will be reported to the district and
participating school at the individual, group and school level as deemed
appropriate by the department.
(F) The procedure for using the breach
form of a test is as follows:
(1) The school district
or participating school will report orally, followed up by a written report,
the test security violation or incident to the department within twenty-four
hours of the occurrence of the irregularity at the participating school, or as
soon as the district becomes aware of the occurrence of the irregularity at the
participating school. The report will be filed with the department within two
business days of the incident for the breach form to be a viable
option;
(2) The school district
or participating school will submit to the department in writing a list of
students who will have their scores invalidated for the content area for which
the breach form is being used, the content area being invalidated, and the
reason for the invalidation. The list will include all the relevant student
information including their names or unique state identification code, and the
school and district IRNs. Chartered nonpublic schools may substitute the
student identification code for the state identification code for those
students who are not obligated to have a state identification
code;
(3) The department will
notify the testing contractor of the need for the breach form and direct the
testing contractor to make available the appropriate number of breach test
forms and materials to the district test coordinator or district
designee;
(4) The participating
school will administer the breach form in accordance with all test
administration procedures established by the department;
(5) The breach test form
administration will occur within two weeks of the end of all scheduled test
administration windows for the grades three through eight English language
arts, mathematics, and science tests, and the high school end-of-course
examinations; and
(6) All tests and test
materials will be returned to the site designated by the
department.
(G) No breach form will be administered
for the following:
(1) The fall
administration of the third grade English language arts test;
(2) The summer
administration of the third grade English language arts test;
(3) The spring
administration of the alternate assessment;
(4) The spring
administration of the Ohio English language proficiency
assessment;
(5) The spring
administration of the alternate Ohio English language proficiency
assessment;
(6) Any administration of
the high school end-of-course examinations except for the regular fall and
spring test administration periods; and
(7) Any student involved
in a potential cheating case, regardless of test administration period or test
in question.
(H) In the event that a test security
violation or test irregularity occurs in accordance with this rule, the cost of
administering the breach tests will be determined in a manner specified by the
department.
(I) To facilitate the test administration
at each grade, each school district and participating school will annually
appoint one named person in a school district and one person in each building,
as the case may be, as a test coordinator whose duties are to ensure that all
test administration and test security provisions included in Chapters 3301-13
and 3301-7 of the Administrative Code and all testing procedures adopted by the
department and by a participating school are followed explicitly by all
appropriate staff. In addition, each participating school will appoint enough
test administrators and monitors to satisfy the provisions of this
rule.
(J) During each test administration, all
tests will be administered by each participating school in accordance with the
following provisions:
(1) All online and paper
test questions and all other test materials are considered secure and subject
to the provisions of rule 3301-13-05 of the Administrative Code and section
3319.151 of the Revised Code;
(2) All test
administration rooms will be selected such that test security provisions can be
ensured while student comfort is maximized;
(3) Except for
accommodations made in accordance with rule 3301-13-03 of the Administrative
Code, only materials specifically designated by the department will be provided
to students and/or permitted in the test administration room during
testing;
(4) Each test
administration period in each testing room will be conducted by a test
administrator. A person is qualified to serve as a test administrator if:
(a) The person is a staff member employed by the
participating school;
(b) The staff member holds a current license, certificate,
permit, or registration issued by the state board of education, or is
certificated under sections 3301.071 and 3319.22 of the Revised Code and
Chapters 3301-23, 3301-24, and 3301-25 of the Administrative Code;
(c) The staff member is assigned to that testing room as
the test administrator by the participating school; and
(d) The staff member is responsible for following
explicitly the online and paper test administration directions provided by the
department, including all test security provisions included in Chapter 3301-13
and rule 3301-7-01 of the Administrative Code and all testing procedures
adopted by the department and established by the participating
school.
(5) When the number of
students taking any test in an assigned testing room exceeds thirty, additional
staff and/or adult volunteers will be assigned as test monitors to that room to
ensure that the ratio does not exceed thirty students to one test
administrator/monitor at any time in any test administration room. In such
cases, the test monitor is not subject to the criteria stated in paragraph
(J)(4) of this rule. A student is not permitted to serve as a test monitor;
and
(6) The test
administrator and all test monitors assigned to a testing room will be informed
of, and agree to follow, all prescribed test administration and test security
provisions. Test administrators and test monitors will remain in the assigned
testing room during the entire administration of any test to assure that
security is maintained.
(K) Upon receipt of a written request by
a school district superintendent, head administrator, or designee with evidence
that a participating school has experienced an emergency interruption of the
school schedule by events beyond the control of the school that will not permit
the designated test administration period stated in this rule, the director of
education and workforce may approve a modified testing schedule that permits
testing to be completed in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.
(L) In addition to section 3301.0714 of
the Revised Code and Chapter 3301-14 of the Administrative Code, each
participating school will keep records for each student including the
following:
(1) A unique state
student identification code or a student data verification code in accordance
with division (D)(2) of section 3301.0714 of the Revised Code;
(2) A list or designation
of which state tests the student is obligated to take for each test
administration period and which tests are not taken for each test
administration period;
(3) The score and
performance level for each state test taken;
(4) If intervention is to
be provided; and
(5) An indication the
student has met all of the conditions prescribed in order to qualify for a high
school diploma.
(M) When a student who has taken tests
administered pursuant to this rule in a participating school leaves that school
to enroll in another participating school, the previously attended school will
provide, immediately upon request by a school official from the enrolling
school, all applicable records specified in paragraph (L) of this
rule.
(N) Any school district, community
school, or chartered nonpublic school with territory in a joint vocational
school district may enter into an agreement with the joint vocational school
district for the joint vocational school district to administer any test
prescribed in this rule provided that any such test administration is conducted
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and under the direction of
the school district and building testing coordinators. For any student who
enrolls at a joint vocational school, the school previously attended will
provide up-to-date records, as specified in paragraph (L) of this rule, to the
joint vocational school. For any student who takes tests prescribed for
graduation at a joint vocational school, that joint vocational school will
provide such records, as specified in paragraph (L) of this rule to the high
school from which the student will receive a diploma.
(O) Each joint vocational school district
will administer the state tests under the direction of the school district and
building test coordinators identified in accordance with this
rule.
(P) Any correctional or penal institution
that maintains a chartered high school serving residents or nonresidents will
administer state tests in accordance with this chapter of the Administrative
Code.
(Q) Any student who, while not obligated
to participate in the system of assessments administered under divisions (B)(1)
and (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, elects to participate in
the system of assessments in accordance with division (E)(1) of that section
will take the tests under the same rules and procedures as students enrolled in
the participating school. The tests will be administered under the same rules
and procedures as students enrolled in the participating school.
