1. Third Grade Reading Guarantee Superintendent’s Advisory Committee on Chartered Nonpublic Schools

2. Goal Provide all students help to master reading

3. Four Components Students who are subject to the policy Annual K-3 assessment for reading Promotion to fourth grade Reporting requirements

4. Scholarship Programs and the Guarantee Third Grade Reading Guarantee applies to: EdChoice Scholarship Program Cleveland Scholarship Program Third Grade Reading Guarantee applies to: EdChoice Scholarship Program Cleveland Scholarship Program

5. Annual Assessment of Reading Skills for K-3 Scholarship Students Parent Notification Early Identification Intensive Reading Instruction

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Third Grade Alternative Reading Assessment List AssessmentsPromotion Score Iowa Assessments171 NWEA – MAP186 Terra Nova 3599 May be administered twice during the school year and once in the summer.

10. Reporting Requirements Report the number of students identified as reading at or above grade level and below grade level through the Scholarship Applications System

11. 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

12. Contact Information Third Grade Reading Guarantee thirdgradeguarantee@education.ohio.gov

13. Resources education.ohio.gov Search keyword: Third Grade Reading Guarantee teacher resources

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