Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
Each
participating school will ship all test materials developed by the department
to one district specified central collection location within the district and
from there ship the test materials to a designated scoring location in
accordance with the procedures specified by the department. These procedures
will include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1)
The test
materials for grades three through twelve will be processed at the conclusion
of the regular test administration period with all completed scorable documents
shipped to the district specified central location in accordance with the
directions provided by the district and from there shipped to the designated
scoring service provider;
(2)
The test materials for the alternate assessment for
grades three through twelve will be processed at the conclusion of the test
administration period with all completed scorable documents shipped to the
district specified central location in accordance with the directions provided
by the district and from there shipped to the designated scoring service
provider; and
(3)
The test materials for the Ohio English language
proficiency assessment for grades kindergarten through twelve will be processed
at the conclusion of the administration period with all completed scorable
documents shipped to the district specified central location in accordance with
the directions provided by the district and from there shipped to the
designated scoring service provider.
(B)
After the
completion of each test administration, the designated scoring service provider
will send score reports to each participating school, that include, but are not
limited to, the following:
(1)
For the state tests, the data files and score reports
will be delivered in accordance with the contracted timeline and division (G)
of section 3301.0711 of the Revised
Code;
(2)
A data file for each student will be provided that
states a score for each test taken and an indication of which performance
standard the student met as adopted by the department;
(3)
For each test,
information about each student's performance on each standard assessed;
and
(4)
For each classroom where appropriate, and participating
school, a summary of student performance by grade level for each
test.
(C)
Each school district and participating school will
adopt a policy and establish procedures for releasing or permitting access to
an individual student's test results. The policy and procedures will comply
with section 3319.321 of the Revised Code and
paragraphs (L), (M), and (N) of rule
3301-13-02 of the Administrative
Code.
(D)
All results from the tests will be used in accordance
with rule
3301-13-02 of the Administrative
Code.
(E)
Within thirty days after receiving results, a
participating school may appeal by submitting to the department a request for
either a rescore or a test verification. The district superintendent, district
test coordinator, head administrator, or designee of a participating school may
appeal by submitting a timely request to the department under one of the
following processes, depending on the reason for the appeal:
(1)
Notwithstanding
paragraph (E)(2)(a) of this rule, a rescore appeal can only be filed by the
participating school for a student's constructed responses or English language
arts essay items where the participating school believes that the student's
score is not reflective of the student's performance in the classroom and/or on
other standardized tests in the same subject.
(a)
Responses
approved for rescore will be scored by human readers who do not have knowledge
of the original score or condition code ("initial rescore
review").
(b)
In cases where the initial rescore review receives the
same score as the original score, the original score will be the final score.
In cases where the initial rescore review receives a different score than the
original score, a second human reader will review the original score and the
score from the initial rescore review to resolve the differences between the
two scores, and the decision made by the second human reader will be the final
score.
(c)
The department will work with its testing vendor to
establish procedures to implement the rescore and verification process outlined
in paragraphs (E)(1), (E)(2), and (E)(4) of this rule.
(d)
In cases where
there is no change in the score, the department's test vendor will charge the
school district for the rescore, which in no event will exceed twenty-five
dollars.
(2)
Except for the items covered through the rescore, a
test verification appeal can be filed by the participating school for those
tests where the participating school believes a student tested and did not
receive a score; or the participating school believes a score was incorrectly
assigned to a student (paper testers only) for any of the grades three to eight
English language arts, mathematics, and science tests or the high school
end-of-course examinations.
(a)
After review by the department's vendor, a score may be
issued or corrected and in that case, the participating school has an
opportunity to timely file for a rescore under paragraph (E)(1) of this
rule.
(b)
There is no charge for verifications.
(3)
The
request for a rescore or a test verification will include the name of the
participating school, the school district and school IRN, the name of the
student or the student's unique state identification code and grade level at
the time the test was taken, the month and year of the administration of the
test, the subject area of the test, and the rationale for the request.
Chartered nonpublic schools may substitute the student identification code
instead of the state student identification code for those students who are not
obligated to have a unique state student identification code;
(4)
Upon receipt of a
request for a rescore or a test verification and a decision by the department,
the department will notify the scoring service provider who will complete the
rescoring or verification and notify the department of the results within
thirty days;
(5)
Within two business days after receiving results from
the rescoring or verification by the scoring service provider, the department
will inform the district superintendent, head administrator, or designee of the
participating school of the results;
(6)
No copy of a
student's scorable document will be released prior to July first. After the
first of July following the school year in which a test was administered, the
district superintendent, head administrator, designee, and/or a student's
parent or legal guardian may examine a copy of the scorable document or test in
a secure setting established by mutual agreement between the department and the
individual making the request;
(7)
The final score
of a test verification and/or rescoring of a test cannot be appealed.
Replaces: 3301-13-06
