Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-13 - Proficiency Tests › Section 3301-13-01 - Definitions

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
Except as otherwise specified, the
				definitions contained in rule
				3301-7-01 of the Administrative
				Code and the following definitions apply to this chapter.
(A)
								"Alternate
			 assessment" means an assessment aligned to alternate learning standards for
			 students with the most significant cognitive disabilities that complies with
			 all applicable federal and state laws and rule
			 3301-13-03 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(B)
								"Alternative assessment" means an assessment that is
			 comparable to the state tests in terms of alignment to Ohio's learning
			 standards and proficiency levels.
(C)
								"Appeal" means a
			 request for a verification or rescoring of a student's responses to the state
			 tests as applicable in accordance with rule
			 3301-13-06 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(D)
								"Breach form" means an equivalent or parallel form of a
			 test provided by the department that may be used in lieu of the test in limited
			 situations and within a limited time frame.
(E)
								"Commercial test"
			 means a test developed by a vendor and selected by the department for a state
			 program but not owned, developed, or copyrighted by the
			 department.
(F)
								"Department" means the department of education and
			 workforce.
(G)
								"Diagnostic assessment" means a test adopted by the
			 department in accordance with division (D) of section
			 3301.079 of the Revised Code
			 that is aligned with Ohio's learning standards and model curriculum, designed
			 to measure student comprehension of academic content and mastery of related
			 skills for a relevant subject area at each grade level, kindergarten through
			 three.
(H)
								"English learner" has the same meaning as "English
			 learner" defined in 20
			 U.S.C. 7801 (2015).
(I)
								"Individualized
			 education program" (IEP) means a written statement for a student with a
			 disability that is developed, reviewed, revised, and implemented in accordance
			 with rule
			 3301-51-07 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(J)
								"Intervention" means alternative or supplemental
			 instruction or services commensurate with both a student's test performance and
			 classroom performance, provided to a student who failed to attain a proficient
			 score on any state test, or failed to demonstrate academic performance at grade
			 level based on the results of a state test, including any intensive prevention,
			 intervention, or remediation prescribed under section
			 3301.0711,
			 3301.0715,
			 3313.608, or
			 3313.6012 of the Revised Code
			 that is designed to help a student meet performance standards and is be based
			 on individual student needs.
(K)
								"Kindergarten
			 readiness assessment" means the developmentally appropriate test aligned with
			 Ohio's early learning and development standards designed to measure a child's
			 developmental readiness for engaging with kindergarten
			 instruction.
(L)
								"Ohio English language proficiency assessment" means
			 the test aligned with Ohio standards for English language proficiency designed
			 to measure the acquisition of English by English learners in kindergarten
			 through grade twelve.
(M)
								"Ohio English language proficiency screener" means the
			 test aligned with Ohio standards for English language proficiency designed to
			 identify students in grades kindergarten through twelve as English
			 learners.
(N)
								"Ohio graduation tests" means the achievement tests
			 prescribed in division (B) of section
			 3301.0710 of the Revised Code,
			 designed to measure a student's level of academic achievement expected at the
			 end of the tenth grade in writing, reading, mathematics, social studies, and
			 science.
(O)
								"Ohio's state tests" means the grades three to eight
			 English language arts, mathematics, and science tests, prescribed in division
			 (A) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code,
			 and the high school end-of-course examinations prescribed in division (B) of
			 section 3301.0712 of the Revised
			 Code.
(P)
								"Participating school" means any city, exempted
			 village, local cooperative education, or joint vocational school district; any
			 community or chartered nonpublic school that participates in state tests; the
			 state school for the blind; the state school for the deaf; any school operated
			 by the departments of youth services or rehabilitation and corrections; or any
			 entity that participates in the state tests.
(Q)
								"Performance
			 standard" means a score designated by the department indicative of a particular
			 level of academic achievement at a designated grade for each state
			 test.
(R)
								"Section 504 plan" means a written statement for a
			 student who has been identified as having a disability based on an evaluation
			 conducted in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973,
			 29 U.S.C.
			 794 (December 10, 2015).
(S)
								"Section 504
			 student" means a student identified as having a disability based on an
			 evaluation conducted in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
			 of 1973, 29 U.S.C.
			 794 (December 10, 2015).
(T)
								"State test"
			 means any test that is provided by the department for use in all participating
			 schools in the state including the grades three to eight English language arts,
			 mathematics, and science tests; high school end-of-course examinations; Ohio
			 graduation tests; diagnostic tests; alternate assessments; Ohio English
			 language proficiency assessment; Ohio English language proficiency screener; or
			 the kindergarten readiness assessment.
(U)
								"Student with a
			 disability" refers either to a student receiving special education services
			 under Chapter 3323. of the Revised Code in accordance with an individualized
			 education program (IEP) developed pursuant to section
			 3323.011 of the Revised Code, or
			 to a student who has been identified as having a disability based on an
			 evaluation conducted in accordance with section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
			 of 1973, 29 U.S.C.
			 794 (December 10, 2015).
(V)
								"Summer test
			 administration period" means the test administration period designated by the
			 director of education and workforce during which the third grade English
			 language arts assessment prescribed under division (A) of section
			 3301.0710 of the Revised Code
			 may be administered to an individual who has not yet attained at least the
			 equivalent level of achievement designated under division (A)(3) of section
			 3301.0710 of the Revised Code
			 and any test prescribed for high school graduation under section
			 3301.0710 or
			 3301.0712 of the Revised Code
			 may be administered to any individual who has not yet met all the conditions
			 prescribed in order to qualify for a high school diploma.
(W)
								"Test
			 administration period" means the dates specified by the director of education
			 and workforce for the administration of any state test in accordance with rule
			 3301-13-02 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(X)
								"Test materials" means materials that are considered
			 part of a test, including, but not limited to, oral or written directions, test
			 booklets, test questions, answer documents, reading passages, writing prompts
			 or styles, charts, graphs, maps, and tables, whether in digital or physical
			 form, and does not include materials that are considered part of a commercial
			 test.
Replaces: 3301-13-01