Section 3302.13 | Reading achievement improvement plans.
(A) This section applies to any school district building or community school that meets both of the following criteria, as reported on the past two consecutive report cards issued for a school building or community school under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code:
(1) The building or school received a performance rating of less than three stars for early literacy under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) Fifty-one per cent or less of the building's or school's students who took the third grade English language arts assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for that school year attained at least a proficient score on that assessment.
(B) By the thirty-first day of December of each year, any school district that operates a school or community school that meets the criteria set forth in division (A) of this section shall submit to the department of education and workforce a reading achievement improvement plan for the building or school, which shall include all requirements prescribed by the department pursuant to division (C) of this section.
(C) The department shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code prescribing the content of and deadlines for the reading achievement improvement plans required under division (B) of this section. The rules shall prescribe that each plan include, at a minimum, an analysis of relevant student performance data, measurable student performance goals, strategies to meet specific student needs, a staffing and professional development plan, and instructional strategies for improving literacy.
(D) Any school district or community school to which this section applies shall no longer be required to submit an improvement plan pursuant to division (B) of this section when a building or school meets either of the following criteria, as reported on the most recent report card issued for that building or school under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code:
(1) The building or school received a performance rating of three stars or higher for early literacy under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code.
(2) Not less than fifty-one per cent of the building's or school's students who took the third grade English language arts assessment prescribed under section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code for that school year attained at least a proficient score on that assessment.
(E) The department shall post in a prominent location on its web site all plans submitted pursuant to this section.
The Legislative Service Commission presents the text of this section as a composite of the section as amended by multiple acts of the General Assembly. This presentation recognizes the principle stated in R.C. 1.52(B) that amendments are to be harmonized if reasonably capable of simultaneous operation.
Last updated August 13, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Available Versions of this Section
- June 4, 2013 – Senate Bill 21 - 130th General Assembly [ View June 4, 2013 Version ]
- March 16, 2017 – Senate Bill 3 - 131st General Assembly [ View March 16, 2017 Version ]
- September 30, 2021 – Amended by House Bill 82 - 134th General Assembly [ View September 30, 2021 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]
- October 9, 2026 – Amended by Senate Bill 19 (GA 136), House Bill 455 (GA 136) [ View October 9, 2026 Version ]