third grade reading guarantee superintendent’s advisory committee on chartered nonpublic schools
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Third Grade Reading GuaranteeSuperintendent’s Advisory Committee on Chartered Nonpublic Schools
Goal
Provide all students help to master reading
Four Components
Students who are subject to the policy
Annual K-3 assessment for reading
Promotion to fourth grade
Reporting requirements
Scholarship Programsand the Guarantee
Third Grade Reading Guarantee applies to:
EdChoice Scholarship Program
Cleveland Scholarship Program
Annual Assessment of Reading Skills for K-3 Scholarship Students
Parent Notification
Early Identification
Intensive Reading
Instruction
Promotion to Fourth Grade
Standardized assessment to measure proficiency
Blueprints and sample items are available on Ohio’s State Test Portal.
Third grade students must attain the promotion score on the grade 3
English language arts test, unless they are exempt.
Third Grade Fall English Language Arts Test
Administered from Nov. 30 to Dec. 11
Schools select five consecutive days during that window for the test.
Schools will receive the downloadable data files for the grade 3 ELA test at the end of January.
• Limited English proficient students • Students whose IEPs specifically exempt
them from retention • Students who have received intensive
remediation for two years and were previously retained
• Student performance on an alternative reading assessment
Exempt from Retention
Third Grade Alternative Reading Assessment List
Assessments Promotion Score
Iowa Assessments 171
NWEA – MAP 186
Terra Nova 3 599
May be administered twice during the school year and once in the summer.
Reporting Requirements
Report the number of students identified as reading at or above
grade level and below grade level through the Scholarship
Applications System
Resources
Guidance Manual
Third Grade Reading Guarantee Webcast Series
Videos and resources for families
http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee
Resources
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