2006 Ohio Revised Code - [3302.02.1] 3302.021.Value-added progress dimension; accountability task force.

[§ 3302.02.1] § 3302.021. Value-added progress dimension; accountability task force.
 

(A)  Not earlier than July 1, 2005, and not later than July 1, 2007, the department of education shall implement a value-added progress dimension for school districts and buildings and shall incorporate the value-added progress dimension into the report cards and performance ratings issued for districts and buildings under section 3302.03 of the Revised Code. 
 

The state board of education shall adopt rules, pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, for the implementation of the value-added progress dimension. In adopting rules, the state board shall consult with the Ohio accountability task force established under division (D) of this section. The rules adopted under this division shall specify both of the following: 

(1) A scale for describing the levels of academic progress in reading and mathematics relative to a standard year of academic growth in those subjects for each of grades three through eight; 

(2) That the department shall maintain the confidentiality of individual student test scores and individual student reports in accordance with sections 3301.0711, 3301.0714, and 3319.321 [3301.07.11, 3301.07.14, and 3319.32.1] of the Revised Code and federal law. The department may require school districts to use a unique identifier for each student for this purpose. Individual student test scores and individual student reports shall be made available only to a student's classroom teacher and other appropriate educational personnel and to the student's parent or guardian. 

(B)  The department shall use a system designed for collecting necessary data, calculating the value-added progress dimension, analyzing data, and generating reports, which system has been used previously by a non-profit organization led by the Ohio business community for at least one year in the operation of a pilot program in cooperation with school districts to collect and report student achievement data via electronic means and to provide information to the districts regarding the academic performance of individual students, grade levels, school buildings, and the districts as a whole. 

(C)  The department shall not pay more than two dollars per student for data analysis and reporting to implement the value-added progress dimension in the same manner and with the same services as under the pilot program described by division (B) of this section. However, nothing in this section shall preclude the department or any school district from entering into a contract for the provision of more services at a higher fee per student. Any data analysis conducted under this section by an entity under contract with the department shall be completed in accordance with timelines established by the superintendent of public instruction. 

(D) (1)  There is hereby established the Ohio accountability task force. The task force shall consist of the following thirteen members: 

(a) The chairpersons and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate standing committees primarily responsible for education legislation, who shall be nonvoting members; 

(b) One representative of the governor's office, appointed by the governor; 

(c) The superintendent of public instruction, or the superintendent's designee; 

(d) One representative of teacher employee organizations formed pursuant to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 

(e) One representative of school district boards of education, appointed by the president of the senate; 

(f) One school district superintendent, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 

(g) One representative of business, appointed by the president of the senate; 

(h) One representative of a non-profit organization led by the Ohio business community, appointed by the governor; 

(i) One school building principal, appointed by the president of the senate; 

(j) A member of the state board of education, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. 

Initial appointed members of the task force shall serve until January 1, 2005. Thereafter, terms of office for appointed members shall be for two years, each term ending on the same day of the same month as did the term that it succeeds. Each appointed member shall hold office from the date of appointment until the end of the term for which the member was appointed. Members may be reappointed. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was appointed shall hold office for the remainder of that term. 

The task force shall select from among its members a chairperson. The task force shall meet at least six times each calendar year and at other times upon the call of the chairperson to conduct its business. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation. 

(2) The task force shall do all of the following: 

(a) Examine the implementation of the value-added progress dimension by the department, including the system described in division (B) of this section, the reporting of performance data to school districts and buildings, and the provision of professional development on the interpretation of the data to classroom teachers and administrators; 

(b) Periodically review any fees for data analysis and reporting paid by the department pursuant to division (C) of this section and determine if the fees are appropriate based upon the level of services provided; 

(c) Periodically report to the department and the state board on all issues related to the school district and building accountability system established under this chapter; 

(d) Not later than seven years after its initial meeting, make recommendations to improve the school district and building accountability system established under this chapter. The task force shall adopt recommendations by a majority vote of its members. Copies of the recommendations shall be provided to the state board, the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the president of the senate. 

(e) Determine starting dates for the implementation of the value-added progress dimension and its incorporation into school district and building report cards and performance ratings. 
 

HISTORY: 150 v H 3, § 1, eff. 8-15-03; 151 v H 530, § 101.01, eff. 6-30-06.
 

The effective date is set by § 812.03 of 151 v H 530. 

The provisions of §§ 9 and 15, H.B. 3 (150 v  - ), read as follows: 

SECTION 9.  Within thirty days after the effective date of this act, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint members to the Ohio Accountability Task Force pursuant to section 3302.021 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act. Within sixty days after the effective date of this act, the Ohio Accountability Task Force shall convene for its initial meeting. 

SECTION 15. Until the Department of Education incorporates a value-added progress dimension into the performance ratings in accordance with section 3302.021 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act, the Department shall include a growth factor based upon the performance index score, as defined in section 3302.01 of the Revised Code, as amended by this act, in the determination of performance ratings for school districts and buildings. 

 

Effect of Amendments

151 v H 530, effective June 30, 2006, added the last sentence to (C).