Advocacy Alerts

CogAT Webinar Recording Riverside Insights, the publisher of the CogAT, held a webinar last week entitled “High Ability Identification in Ohio with CogAT.”  The recorded

The Gifted Rule (3301-51-15) was final filed with JCARR on September 23rd, 2024.  I have confirmed with ODEW that the effective date for this rule is

The Gifted Rule was heard for the final time at JCARR. What’s next? Because no further action was taken against it during the JCARR hearing,

As of 8.22.24, the Gifted Rule has been filed with JCARR.  You can read this version here: https://oagc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/3301-51-15_PH_RF_N_RU_20240821_1035.pdf Defined professional development hours for general education

What to Expect with the Gifted Rule: OAGC expects the Gifted Rule (3301-51-15) to be re-filed in the coming week.  After discussions with ODEW, we

ODEW Gifted Survey Make sure to fill out the ODEW Stakeholder Survey on Gifted Education linked [here]. This survey is intended to help identify successes

ODEW has released their companion document for the List of Approved Assessments for the 2024/2025 school year.  You can view the document here: https://oagc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Assessments-Approved-for-Gifted-Identification-and-Prescreening-2024-2025.pdf For questions

In the seemingly final hurdle before the Gifted Rule could officially be filed, OAGC spoke at the JCARR hearing yesterday afternoon.  You can read our

Gifted Rule Re-File For the past several months, OAGC has been in extensive communications with both the ODEW and members of the Joint Committee on

What’s next for the Gifted Rule? As of April 12th, 2024, the Gifted Rule has been filed with JCARR.  After some confusion with language in

Gifted Rule  The long-awaited Gifted Rule 3301-51-15 was filed.  Link here: https://oagc.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gifted-Rule-3301-51-15-April-19-24.pdf OAGC is happy to see changes in language regarding cluster groups, WEP meetings,

Governor Dewine held his State of the State address this afternoon.  The first priority Governor Dewine outlined was Ohio’s children.  Under the umbrella of helping