The document summarizes provisions from Senate Bill 316 related to the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, teacher evaluations, blended learning, career technical education, educational facilities, and other miscellaneous education policies. Key points include establishing reading proficiency standards for third grade students, requiring intensive intervention for students not meeting standards, expanding evaluation criteria and testing requirements for teachers, and adjusting policies around choice options, career technical programs, and school construction projects.

1. Mid-biennial Review – Substitute
Senate Bill 316 (as enacted)
Connect for Success
Presentation by BASA
June 29, 2012

2. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• For students entering 3rd grade in the 2013-2014
school year, generally prohibits promotion to
fourth grade of student scoring in limited range
on third grade reading achievement assessment
• State board to progressively adjust standard
upwards until retention requirements apply to
students not achieving at least “proficient”
• State board to recommend changes to scoring
ranges to legislature by 12/31/2013

3. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Exceptions to retention requirement
– Limited English Proficient (LEP) students enrolled
in U.S. schools for less than 2 full years and have
less than 2 years in ESL program
– Students whose IEP’s exempt them from retention
– Students whose IEP’s or 504 plans show that they
have received “intensive remediation” for two
school years and who have been previously
retained in any of K-3 and still have reading
deficiency

4. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Exceptions to retention requirements (cont.)
– Students who demonstrate acceptable level of
performance on alternative standardized reading
assessment approved by ODE; no judgment
– Students who received intensive remediation for
two school years, still are deficient in reading, and
were previously retained in any of grades K-3 if
student receives intensive reading instruction in
grade 4

5. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Intensive reading instruction defined as
“altered instructional day” which includes:
– Specialized diagnostic information
– Specific research-based reading strategies that
have been successful in improving reading
• All retained third graders to receive instruction
in specific field commensurate with
achievement level

6. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Assess reading skills of each student in K-3 by
September 30 of each year to identify
students reading below grade level with:
– State-developed diagnostic assessments in English
language arts or
– Comparable diagnostic tool approved by ODE
• Provide parental notice that student has been
identified as having substantial reading
deficiency

7. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Parental notice must include:
– Description of current services being provided for
student, as well as proposed supplemental
services and supports
– Explanation that student may be retained in 3rd
grade if student fails to achieve state “cut score”
• District required to develop “reading
improvement and monitoring plan” (RIMP) for
each student reading below grade level

8. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Intensive reading instruction to be provided
immediately following identification of a
reading deficiency must include:
– “Intensive, explicit, and systematic instruction”
– Research-based reading strategies shown to be
successful for low-performing readers
– Instruction targeted at student’s identified reading
deficiencies

9. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Reading improvement and monitoring plan:
– Must identify student’s specific reading deficiencies
– Must describe additional instructional services and
support to be provided
– Must include opportunities for parental involvement
in those services and support
– Must specify process for monitoring student’s receipt
of services and support
– Must state that student could be retained in third
grade for failure to pass reading assessment

10. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• RIMP must also provide during school day for a
reading curriculum which:
– Provides scientifically based, reliable assessment
– Includes initial and ongoing analysis of each student’s
reading progress
• Each student who has RIMP and enters 3rd grade
in 2013-14 or later must be assigned to teacher
with passing score on “rigorous test of principles
of scientifically based reading instruction or has
reading endorsement on teaching license”

11. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• For each student retained in grade three
– Intense remediation services until student reading
at grade level
• Must address areas of deficiencies
• Must provide for at least 90 minutes of reading daily
• May include small group instruction, reduced student-
teacher ratios, or extended school day/week/year
– “High quality teacher” as determined by teacher’s
student performance data and performance
reviews if available

12. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• For each student retained in grade 3 (cont.)
– Must offer option to receive services from other
providers
– Policy for mid-year promotion to fourth grade if
student demonstrates proficiency in accordance
with standards to be adopted by ODE
– Does not require summer services but permits
them to be offered in school, community
center, or at home

13. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Required reporting includes:
– Results of K-3 diagnostic assessments in reading and
math to ODE; assessments not public records
– Annually report on implementation of and compliance
with 3rd grade guarantee
– Requires ODE to issue annual report showing by
district and school building:
• Number/%age of K-4 students reading below grade level
• Types of intervention services provided
• Evaluation of those intervention services

14. Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• Appropriation of $13 million (not General
Fund money) in HB 487 for competitive grants
to districts and community schools to support
reading intervention
• SSPI and Governor’s Director of 21st Century
Education to issue report identifying
additional funds that may be available to
support assessments and interventions

15. District/School Performance Ratings
• No changes and no task force!
• During admission process, school must provide
copy of most recent building report card
• State board to develop separate report card for
career-technical planning districts (CTPD’s)
– To be issued for 2012-13 school year by September
1, 2013
• Removes joint vocational school districts ranking
of public schools according to academic
performance and spending

16. District and School Spending
• State board must adopt reporting standards for
school and district expenditures by December
31, 2012
• Standards must align with U.S. Department of
Education expenditure categories
• Begin reporting using new expenditure standards
on July 1, 2013
• Separate reporting requirement with annual
ranking comparing “classroom instructional
purposes” and “non-classroom purposes”

17. Academic Standards/Model Curricula
• Any updated academic standards and model
curricula in English language
arts, math, science, & social studies must be
submitted to House & Senate education
committees at least 45 days prior to state
board adoption
• By 6/30/13, state board to adopt model
curricula for K-12 that “embed career
connections learning strategies into regular
classroom instruction

18. Teacher Evaluations
• Specifically exempts substitute teachers and
those spending less than 50% of time providing
student instruction
• Excludes students with 60 or more unexcused
absences for school year from calculation of
student academic growth
• Adds to authorized credentialed evaluators:
– Employees of third party entity hired by employer to
conduct evaluations
– Peers if covered by peer review agreement

19. Teacher Evaluations
• Only one annual evaluation of teachers on
limited or extended limited contract
• Classroom observations
– One for teachers rated as “accomplished” if board
approves by resolution and teacher also
completes project showing continued growth and
practice at the “accomplished level”

20. Teacher Evaluations
• Classroom observations (continued)
– Two required for almost all other teachers
– Three required for teachers on limited or
extended limited contracts under consideration
for nonrenewal
• Deadlines
– May 1 for completion of teacher evaluation
– June 1 for notice of nonrenewal to teachers
– June 15 for assumption of acceptance of contract

21. Teacher Evaluations
• Requirements to prevail over collective
bargaining agreements entered into on or
after effective date of SB 316
• Local board to adopt, in consultation with
teachers employed by board, standards-based
evaluation framework by July 1, 2013
– Must be based on state framework
– State board may periodically update its state
framework; requires SBE resolution

22. Teacher Testing
• Effective with beginning of 2015-2016 year
• Applies to teachers who currently teach a core
subject area and who has received a rating of
“ineffective” for 2 of the last 3 school years
• School district shall require affected teacher to
take written examinations (selected by ODE)
of content knowledge to determine
“expertise” in subject area at that grade level
– Teacher not responsible for cost of exam

23. Teacher Testing
• If teacher passes exam, local district shall require
teacher at own expense to complete professional
development targeted to deficiencies identified in
evaluation
• Rating of “ineffective” on next evaluation or
failure to complete professional development are
grounds for termination of contract
• If teacher passes exam, teacher not required to
take exam again for 3 years regardless of
evaluation rating

24. Teacher Testing/Reporting
• No decision to terminate or not to renew
teacher’s contract to be made solely on basis
of exam results “until and unless” teacher has
not attained a passing score for at least 3
consecutive exam administrations
• By 12/31/14, Chancellor must report number
and %age of graduates of each teacher
preparation program by evaluation
performance level

25. Blended Learning
• Defined as "the delivery of instruction in a
combination of time in a supervised physical
location away from home and online delivery
whereby the student has some element of
control over time, place, path, or pace of
learning
• State board to revise existing standards to
include standards for blended learning
programs

26. Blended Learning
• Standards for blended learning programs
– No blended learning program required to have
more than one teacher for each 125 students
– Internet- or computer-based community school
not a blended learning school
– requirements that promotion from grade to grade
will ensure that students “are capable and
prepared for the level of study to which they are
certified”

27. Choice
• Eligible students currently attending nonpublic
school that receives state charter would be
eligible for Educational Choice Scholarship
• Districts completing an evaluation of student
with disability or undertaking development,
review, or revision of IEP must send letter or
electronic notice to parent and indicate that
the student might be eligible for the Autism
Scholarship or the Special Needs Scholarship

28. Choice
• Community school can adopt policy on
number of documents required to identify
district of residence for student
– Could be one or more of 5 possible documents
– Will supersede any local district policy
• Requirement for ODE to solicit sponsors for
establishment of 16 regional community
schools to serve gifted students is removed

29. Choice
• School districts required to verify monthly
resident students at community school
• SSPI decides on district student can attend in
the event there is disagreement
• No statement on withholding payments but
SSPI to direct any necessary adjustments to
deductions and payments after resolving any
dispute

30. Career Technical Education
• Adult education instructors working less than
120 days per year will not receive sick leave
• Joint vocational school districts to be notified
of any pending TIF legislation on same basis as
any other school district; actually a technical
correction

31. Educational Facilities
• Reduces minimum size of segmented project
from 4% to 2% of district’s tax valuation
• Removes conditions of land area size and
wealth for Exceptional Needs Program
• Authorizes Ohio School Facilities Commission
to offer classroom assistance funding to
district participating in an expedited local
partnership if district ready to proceed

32. Miscellaneous
• No change in permission for qualified school
administrator to serve as gifted coordinator
• Requires report by 12/31/13 (and annually
thereafter) of number of students with
disabilities who did receive a comprehensive
eye examination (as required)
– Data would be for 2012-13 school year
• “Law enforcement emergencies” added to
definition of calamity days

33. Miscellaneous
• Permits school district to admit child not yet
required age to kindergarten or first grade in
accordance with district’s acceleration policy
– District would be required to evaluate child for
early admission upon referral by district’s
educator, a preschool educator who knows the
child, or pediatrician or psychologist who knows
the child, or parent/guardian
– Eliminates current pupil personnel services
committee which currently makes those decisions

34. Miscellaneous
• Makes school district implementation of body
mass index (BMI) screening program optional
– Would eliminate waiver after effective date
• Eliminates annual July 1 deadline by which
fee-for-service agreement with educational
service center must be filed
• Permits school districts with more than 16,000
students to enter into an agreement with an
ESC without having supervisory deduction

35. Prelude
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