Chapter 3301-28 | Local Report Card

Rule 3301-28-01 | Definitions.

• Effective: August 5, 2013
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

The following definitions apply to this chapter unless otherwise defined in Chapter 3302. of the Revised Code:

(A) "Local Report Card (LRC)" means the physical or digital report on the performance of each school district and building that is released after each school year. The local report card contains the performance measures outlined in this chapter. Beginning with the local report card released for the 2014-2015 school year, the local report card will include graded components and an overall grade for the school district or building.

(B) "Performance measure" means an individual metric used to evaluate a specific aspect of the performance of school district or building. Performance measures may be graded or reported on the local report card without a grade.

(C) "Component" refers to a grouping of performance measures that evaluate a similar aspect of the performance of school district or building. A component may contain one or more performance measures. School districts and buildings will receive grades for components beginning with the local report card released for the 2014-2015 school year.

(D) "Overall grade" means the overall performance of a school district or building on the local report card. The overall grade is a combination of component grades. School districts and buildings will receive an overall grade beginning with the local report card released for the 2014-2015 school year.

(E) "Performance Benchmark" defines the levels at which each measure is assigned a letter grade. These performance benchmarks may include percentages or other statistical measures.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 1/9/2025

Rule 3301-28-02 | Annual measureable objectives.

• Effective: July 23, 2018
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the local report card released for the 2012-2013 school year, the local report card shall include a graded performance measure for the annual measurable objectives (AMOs) to assess the academic achievement gaps in Ohio.

(B) This measure shall evaluate the academic performance of specific groups of students, including racial and demographic groups. Each group shall be compared against the collective performance of all students in Ohio. Grades shall be awarded in accordance with the agreement between the department of education and the United States department of education. Beginning with the local report card released for the 2017-2018 school year, the agreement refers to the approved state plan under ESEA as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, as posted on the department's website.

(C) The department shall assign a letter grade for the annual measurable objectives performance measure using the following performance benchmarks:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to ninety per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to eighty per cent but less than ninety per cent:

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to seventy per cent but less than eighty per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to sixty per cent but less than seventy per cent; and

(5) "F" for scores less than sixty per cent.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 7/23/2023

Rule 3301-28-03 | Performance index.

• Effective: August 5, 2013
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the local report card released for the 2012-2013 school year, the local report card shall include a graded performance measure known as performance index. This measure shall use the performance index system described in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) The performance index shall assign weights for each students performance level on state assessments. Higher levels of achievement by a student will result in a higher weight for that student. Grades shall be awarded as a percentage of the total possible points on the performance index.

(C) The department shall assign a letter grade for the performance index performance measure using the following performance benchmarks:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to ninety per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to eighty per cent but less than ninety per cent;

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to seventy per cent but less than eighty per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to fifty per cent but less than seventy per cent; and

(5) "F" for scores less than fifty per cent.

(D) Students who are advanced a grade in a tested subject area in accordance with a student acceleration policy adopted under section 3324.10 of the Revised Code and take the corresponding assessment shall receive the weight prescribed for the next higher performance level. The department shall assign the weight of one point three for a score in the assessments highest performance level for students who are advanced a grade.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 1/9/2025

Rule 3301-28-04 | Performance indicators.

• Effective: June 27, 2016
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the local report card released for the 2012-2013 school year, the local report card shall include a graded performance measure known as performance indicators. This measure shall use the performance indicators established in section 3302.02 of the Revised Code.

(B) Each performance indicator demonstrates what percentage of students in a school district or building scored at least proficient on state assessments, or achieved a prescribed level of performance for other specified goals. If a school district or building achieves the expected level of performance outlined by this section, the school or district is considered to have met the indicator. The grade for this measure shall be the percentage of applicable performance indicators met out of the total applicable performance indicators possible.

(C) The department shall assign a letter grade for the performance indicators performance measure using the following performance benchmarks:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to ninety per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to eighty per cent but less than ninety per cent;

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to seventy per cent but less than eighty per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to fifty per cent but less than seventy per cent; and

(5) "F" for scores less than fifty per cent.

(D) For any performance indicator based on the percentage of students attaining a proficient score on the assessments prescribed by divisions (A) and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, a school district or building shall be considered to have met the indicator if:

(1) For the local report card released for the 2012-2013 school year, at least seventy-five per cent of the tested students score proficient or higher on the assessment.

(2) For the local report card released for the 2013-2014 school year, at least eighty per cent of the tested students score proficient or higher on the assessment.

(E) For the local report card released for the 2014-2015 school year, a school district or building shall be considered to have met the indicator if

(1) At least eighty per cent of the tested students score proficient or higher on the English language arts assessment prescribed by division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.

(2) At least eighty per cent of the tested students score proficient or higher on the assessments prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.

(3) The percentage of tested students scoring proficient or higher on the mathematics assessment prescribed by division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, the assessments prescribed by divisions (A)(1)(b) to (A)(1)(f) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code, and the end-of-course assessments prescribed by division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code is greater than or equal to the statewide proficiency percentage for each respective assessment. The proficiency percentage required to meet the indicators described in paragraph (E)(3) of this rule shall not exceed eighty per cent. In cases where the statewide proficiency percentage for an assessment is greater than eighty per cent, the proficiency percentage required for a school district or building to meet the indicator shall be set to eighty per cent.

(F) For the local report card released for the 2015-2016 school year, a school district or building shall be considered to have met the indicator if:

(1) The percentage of tested students scoring proficient or higher on the end-of-course assessments prescribed by division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code is greater than or equal to half the difference between statewide proficiency percentage for 2014-2015 and eighty per cent for each respective assessment. The proficiency percentage required to meet the indicators described in paragraph (F)(1) of this rule shall not exceed eighty per cent. In cases where the statewide proficiency percentage for an assessment is greater than eighty per cent, the proficiency percentage required for a school district or building to meet the indicator shall be set to eighty per cent.

(G) For the local report card released for the 2016-2017 school year and each school year thereafter, a school district shall be considered to have met the indicator if at least eighty per cent of the tested students score proficient or higher on the assessment.

(H) Notwithstanding paragraphs (D) and (E)(2) of this rule, the performance indicators for assessments prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as only administered to eleventh grade students shall be considered met if at least eighty-five per cent of the tested students score proficient or higher on the assessments.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: R.C. 3302.02, 3302.03
Amplifies: R.C. 3302.02, 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 1/9/2025
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/2016

Rule 3301-28-05 | Graduation rates.

• Effective: August 5, 2013
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the local report card released for the 2012-2013 school year, the local report card shall include graded performance measures for the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate and five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate. This measure shall use the adjusted cohort graduation rate defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code.

(B) The grade for the four-year adjusted graduation rate shall be based on the percentage of students who earn a diploma within four years of entering the ninth grade for the first time. The grade for the five-year adjusted graduation rate shall be based on the percentage of students who graduate within five years of entering ninth grade for the first time.

(C) The department shall assign a letter grade for the four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate performance measure using the following performance benchmarks:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to ninety-three per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to eighty-nine per cent but less than ninety-three per cent;

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to eighty-four per cent but less than eighty-nine per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to seventy-nine per cent but less than eighty-four per cent; and

(5) "F" for scores less than seventy-nine per cent.

(D) The department shall assign a letter grade for the five-year adjusted cohort graduation rate performance measure using the following performance benchmarks:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to ninety-five per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to ninety per cent but less than ninety-five per cent;

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to eighty-five per cent but less than ninety per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to eighty per cent but less than eighty-five per cent;

(5) "F" for scores less than eighty per cent.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 1/9/2025

Rule 3301-28-06 | Value-added progress dimension.

• Effective: March 26, 2020
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) The value-added progress dimension uses assessment data from multiple assessments over multiple years to determine if a school district or building is producing student academic progress.

(B) The local report card shall include graded performance measures for the value-added progress dimension described in sections 3302.01 and 3302.021 of the Revised Code. These measures shall include a grade for the progress of students overall, progress of students identified as gifted, progress of students with disabilities, and progress of students whose performance places them in the lowest quintile for achievement on a statewide basis.

(1) Prior to the 2015-2016 school year, a composite of academic progress was computed for each school district and building from the progress made in reading and mathematics.

(2) Beginning with the local report card released for the 2015-1016 school year, a composite of academic progress shall be computed for each school district and building from the progress made in reading, mathematics, science and social studies using data from assessments described in division (A)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code and from the progress made in reading and mathematics using data from the English language arts I, English language arts II, algebra I/integrated math I, and geometry/integrated math II assessments described in division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code. This composite shall use up to three years of measured progress data as available.

(C) The department shall assign a letter grade for each value-added performance measure using the following performance benchmarks:

(1) A composite that is at least one standard error of measure above the mean score shall be designated as an "A";

(2) A composite that is less than one standard error of measure above but greater than one standard error of measure below the mean score shall be designated as a "B";

(3) A composite that is less than or equal to one standard error of measure below the mean score but greater than two standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be designated as a "C";

(4) A composite that is less than or equal to two standard errors of measure below the mean score but is greater than three standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be designated as a "D"; and

(5) A composite that is less than or equal to three standard errors of measure below the mean score shall be designated as an "F."

(D) The mean is determined by Ohios growth expectation.

(1) For the 2014/2015 calculation, the standard for Ohios growth expectation for grades four through eight in reading and mathematics is met when the student group makes one year's growth from one year to the next in relation to the current year's statewide student achievement distribution.

(2) Beginning with the 2015/2016 calculation, the standard for Ohio's growth expectation for grades four through eight in reading and mathematics is met when the student group makes one year's growth from one year to the next in relation to the current years statewide student achievement distribution. For grade six social studies, grades five and eight science and for the reading and mathematics assessments described in division (B)(2) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, standard for Ohio's growth expectation is met when the student group makes the same amount of progress as the average student group for that year in that same subject and grade.

(E) Prior to the 2015-2016 calculation, the students included in the value-added measure for students whose performance places them in the lowest quintile for achievement on a statewide basis shall be determined using an average of the current and previous years assessments scores in reading and mathematics. Beginning with the 2015-2016 calculation, the students included in the value-added measure for students whose performance places them in the lowest quintile for achievement on a statewide basis shall be determined using an average of the current and previous year's assessments scores using all applicable subjects.

(F) The students included in the value-added measure for students identified as gifted will include students identified as gifted in superior cognitive ability and specific academic ability fields pursuant to Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code.

(G) The department shall not assign a grade of "A" for overall score on value-added progress dimension under division (C)(1)(e) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code unless the school district's or building's grade assigned for value-added progress dimension for all subgroups under division (C)(1)(f) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code is a "C" or higher.

(H) In accordance with sections 3302.036, 3301.0711, 3301.0714, and 3319.321 of the Revised Code and the Family and Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (January 2013), 20 U.S.C. 1232g, individual student test scores and individual student reports shall be made available only to a students classroom teacher, other appropriate educational personnel, and the students parent or guardian.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.021, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.021, 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 3/26/2025
Prior Effective Dates: 5/26/2007, 8/5/2013

Rule 3301-28-07 | Kindergarten through third grade literacy improvement.

• Effective: January 2, 2014
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, the local report card will include a graded performance measure known as kindergarten through third grade literacy improvement or K-3 literacy improvement. This measure will determine progress made based on the reduction in the percentage of students scoring below grade level, or below proficient, compared from year to year in grades kindergarten through three.

(B) The grade for this measure will be the percentage of the previous years students in grades kindergarten through third grade that were below proficient in reading who test at or above proficient this year divided by the percent of students in grades kindergarten through three that tested below grade level in the previous year.

(1) The calculation will only include students that were in the school or district in the current year, which is the most recent school year, and the previous school year.

(2) The measure will utilize the results of the reading diagnostics as required by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code and the English language arts assessments administered at the end of the third grade as prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.

(a) The improvement in kindergarten literacy will be measured using the previous years kindergarten reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code and the current years first grade reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

(b) The improvement in first grade literacy will be measured using the previous years first grade reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code and the current years second grade reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

(c) The improvement in second grade literacy will be measured using the previous years second grade reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code and the current years third grade reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

(d) The improvement in third grade literacy will be measured using the current years third grade reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code and the current years English language arts assessments administered at the end of the third grade as prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code.

(3) Schools and districts will receive a demotion for each student who scores below proficient on the English language arts assessments administered at the end of the third grade as prescribed under division (A)(1)(a) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code and is not on a reading improvement and monitoring plan as described by division (C) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code.

(C) The department will assign a letter grade for the kindergarten through third grade literacy improvement measure using grade ranges calculated each year by:

(1) Dividing the distance between the statewide average value for this measure and a score of one-hundred into three equal ranges. These equal ranges will be, in descending order, the "A" grade range, "B" grade range, and "C" grade range, with the statewide average value for this measure being the minimum of the "C" grade range.

(2) Designating the "D" grade range as a distance below the statewide average value for this measure equal to the grade ranges in division (C)(1) of this rule.

(3) Designating any score resulting from the measure below the minimum of the "D" grade range as an "F".

(D) No school or district with less than five percent of its kindergarten students scoring below proficient on the reading diagnostic assessment administered by September thirtieth of the previous year as prescribed by division (B)(1) of section 3313.608 of the Revised Code will receive a letter grade on the kindergarten through third grade literacy improvement measure.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 1/9/2025

Rule 3301-28-08 | Prepared for success graded component.

• Effective: February 22, 2016
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, and annually thereafter, the district and school report cards established in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code shall include a graded component known as prepared for success. The prepared for success component shall include six ungraded measures that are combined into the component grade using the requirements established in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) Standards for awarding the component grade shall be calculated as follows:

(1) The denominator for the component shall include all of the students in the four- and five-year graduation cohorts for the district or building, as established in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.

(2) A student shall be assigned a weight of 1.0 in the numerator of the calculation for meeting one or more of the following criteria:

(a) Achieving the remediation-free scores on all parts of the ACT college-readiness assessment or the SAT college-readiness assessment;

(b) Earning an industry-recognized credential from the list of acceptable industry-recognized credentials adopted by the state board of education;

(c) Receiving an honors diploma under division (B) of section 3313.61 of the Revised Code.

(3) A student who meets one or more requirements in paragraph (B)(2) of this rule shall be assigned an additional weight of 0.3 for also meeting one or more of the following criteria:

(a) Earning a three or better on an AP exam;

(b) Earning a four or better on an international baccalaureate exam;

(c) Earning three or more non-remediation credits through college credit plus.

(4) The maximum weight that any individual student can contribute to the numerator is 1.3.

(C) The department shall assign a letter grade for the prepared for success component using the following performance benchmarks for the 2015-2016 school year:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to eighty-five per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to sixty-five per cent but less than eighty-five per cent;

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to thirty-four per cent but less than sixty-five per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to fifteen per cent but less than thirty-four per cent; and

(5) "F" for scores less than fifteen per cent.

(D) The department shall assign a letter grade for the prepared for success component using the following performance benchmarks for the 2016-2017 school year:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to ninety per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to seventy per cent but less than ninety per cent;

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to forty-five per cent but less than seventy per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to twenty-five per cent but less than forty-five per cent; and

(5) "F" for scores less than twenty-five per cent.

(E) The department shall assign a letter grade for the prepared for success component using the following performance benchmarks for the 2017-2018 school year:

(1) "A" for scores greater than or equal to ninety-three per cent;

(2) "B" for scores greater than or equal to seventy-five per cent but less than ninety-three per cent;

(3) "C" for scores greater than or equal to sixty per cent but less than seventy-five per cent;

(4) "D" for scores greater than or equal to forty per cent but less than sixty per cent; and

(5) "F" for scores less than forty per cent.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.02, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.02, 3302.03, 3302.036
Five Year Review Date: 2/17/2022

Rule 3301-28-09 | Other graded components.

• Effective: February 22, 2016
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year and annually thereafter, the district and school report cards established in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code shall include six graded components, using the requirements established in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) For the purpose of implementing the benchmarks required in division (C)(1)(e) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, only subgroups with a letter grade of "A," "B," "C," "D," or "F" assigned for their value-added progress dimension score under division (C)(1)(f) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code shall be included when determining whether all subgroup value-added grades are "B" or higher. A subgroup that is not rated due to having too little data to issue a grade shall not be included in the review of the measure grades

(C) Component grades shall be calculated using the following methodology:

(1) The achievement component grade shall include the performance index measure and the indicators met measure. The two measures shall be weighted such that the performance index measure contributes seventy-five per cent towards the component grade and the indicators met measure contributes twenty-five per cent towards the component grade.

(2) The progress component grade shall include the overall value-added measure, the gifted value-added measure, the students with disabilities value-added measure, and the students in the lowest twenty per cent of achievement value-added measure. The four measures shall be weighted such that the overall value-added measure contributes fifty-five points towards the component grade and the remaining three measures contribute fifteen points each.

(3) The gap closing component grade shall include the annual measurable objectives measure.

(4) The K-3 literacy improvement component grade shall include the K-3 literacy improvement measure.

(5) The prepared for success component grade shall be calculated using the criteria described in rule 3301-28-08 of the Administrative Code.

(6) The graduation rate component shall include the four-year graduation rate measure and the five-year graduation rate measure. The two measures shall be weighted such that the four-year graduation rate measure contributes sixty per cent towards the component grade and the five-year graduation rate measure contributes forty per cent towards the component grade.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.02, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.02, 3302.03, 3302.036
Five Year Review Date: 2/17/2022

Rule 3301-28-10 | Overall grade for school districts and buildings.

• Effective: February 22, 2016
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Beginning with the school year as specified in division (C)(3) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code, and annually thereafter, the district and school report cards established in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code shall include an overall grade for each school district and building using the requirements established in section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.

(B) The overall grade shall be calculated using the six component grades defined in rule 3301-28-09 of the Administrative Code. In cases where a school district or building has letter grades for all six components, each component shall be weighted such that:

(1) The achievement component shall contribute twenty per cent towards the overall grade;

(2) The progress component shall contribute twenty per cent towards the overall grade.

(3) The graduation rate component shall contribute fifteen per cent towards the overall grade.

(4) The gap closing component shall contribute fifteen per cent towards the overall grade.

(5) The prepared for success component shall contribute fifteen per cent towards the overall grade.

(6) The K-3 literacy improvement component shall contribute fifteen per cent towards the overall grade.

(C) In cases where a school district or building has letter grades for fewer than six components, the non-graded components shall not be included in the calculation and the percentages for the remaining graded components defined in paragraphs (B)(1) to (B)(6) of this rule shall be adjusted to maintain the same proportional weight within the calculation.

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3302.02, 3302.03
Amplifies: 3302.02, 3302.03
Five Year Review Date: 2/17/2022