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Creating a World-Class Education System in Ohio

Achieve Inc., a bipartisan, non-profit education organization created by the nation's governors and business leaders, conducted a policy study on Ohio’s education system and presented its findings and recommendations to the State Board of Education on February 13. [Full Report]

Achieve’s report, Creating a World-Class Education System in Ohio, recognizes how far Ohio has come and confirms that Ohio's education system is on the right track. It also provides recommendations for how to build upon Ohio's efforts to date and to move Ohio's education system forward, based upon national and international best practices. The State Board considered this report and the input received from regional meetings and provided through surveys posted on the ODE Web site at its June retreat.

Information on Ohio's Report Card System Available Online

2006-207 Guide for Ohio's Report Card System

To assist in the August 14 release of Local Report Card data, ODE has created the 2006-2007 Guide for Ohio's Report Card System. ODE recommends that you share this guide with your board members, administrative and teaching staff, community members, families and local media. This guide explains Ohio's accountability system and details such areas as State Indicators, Performance Index, Growth Calculation and Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP). Additionally, it outlines consequences when schools or districts do not meet AYP, explains safe harbor and delineates the rules for counting students.

ODE has also developed Communication Guidance, a document to help you deliver key messages about the performance of your schools and district. Both the Guide and the Communications Guidance are available in PDF format and can be downloaded.

Report Card Guide

Communication Guide

Information on the State Report Card is included in the 2006-2007 Annual Report on Educational Progress in Ohio.

A Guide for School Leaders

Guide for School Leaders available on this site. This new Guide, a companion to the Treasure Chest, is a tool for school leaders to use when working with building level teams to identify and implement strategies for improving instruction. More information and to download a copy.

Link to the Treasure Chest: Standards-Based Instruction for All Learners: A Treasure Chest for Principal-Led Building Teams in Improving Results for Learners Most At-Risk The Ohio Department of Education

Ohio Educator Standards Adopted

On October 11, 2005, the State Board of Education adopted by resolution the standards and elements for The Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession, The Ohio Standards for Principals, and The Ohio Standards for Professional Development.

Between October 2005 and the spring of 2006, the focus will be on building awareness of the standards and their impact, and on engaging stakeholders in the process for implementation. Standards and related information

Using Your Test Data

Diagnostic Test Support Web Site Now Available http://www.diagnostictestsupport.org/default.asp

ODE has created a Diagnostic Test Support Web site to assist Ohio's Kindergarten - Grade 3 teachers navigate and use the Ohio Diagnostic Assessment System. The site includes guidance on which assessment to administer, assistance with interpreting results and over 500 short instructional activities aligned to the indicators being assessed.

Ohio's Statewide Testing Web Site

Ohio has launched a new enhanced statewide testing Web site. Users will find information for the Ohio Achievement Tests and the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT). The new site combines features from the Student Success Web site and OGT Tools for Teachers and Student Web sites. New features will continue to be added to the OGT Web site as they are developed.

Ohio's Statewide Testing Web site, http://portal.success-ode-state-oh-us.info/.

National High School Center Established

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the American Institutes for Research (AIR) a five-year grant to establish a National High School Center to help states effectively implement the provisions and goals of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The National High School Center will serve as the central source of information and expertise on high school improvement for states, districts, and a national network of U.S. Department of Education-sponsored technical Regional Comprehensive Centers. The Center will be sending out a newsletter that includes information on successful high school practices, research, and upcoming events. You can sign up for this newsletter on their Web site at the following address.

http://www.betterhighschools.org/

The Center for Rural Education.

The U.S. Department of Education has launched a new resource on the specific issues facing rural schools - particularly the challenges in implementing No Child Left Behind. The Center will provide information to local, state, and federal policymakers. Nearly 42 percent of the country's public schools are in rural communities or small towns. http://www.ed.gov/nclb/freedom/local/rural/