Abbie Sigmon

In 2018, during the Kasich administration, then-Representative Reineke introduced HB512, which would have consolidated several agencies, including the Ohio Department of Education, into one super-agency to be run from the…

ODE released the component information for the 2021-2022 school year. No overall grade was assigned. You can find a guide to reading the newly revamped report at https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Data/Report-Card-Resources/2022-Report-Card-Guide.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US. Here is the…

ODE Fall Gifted Regional Meetings - The Ohio Department of Education gifted team has released their schedule for fall regional meetings. They are both in-person and virtual. District administrators responsible for…

While we wait for ODE to release the new report card, it might be good for gifted advocates to familiarize themselves with the changes to the gifted performance indicator. We…

Advocacy Update – 8.8.22 – School Begins; Legislators Still on Summer Break  Back to School News – As Ohio’s children head back to school, there is little to report on the…

Report Card Rules Finalized – At long last, the report card rules are finalized. The State Board of Education held a Chapter 119 hearing on May 10th. OAGC submitted written…

On Tuesday, March 15th, the State Board of Education voted to accept the new report card rules passed by the Performance and Impact Committee in February. The rules voted out…

After two days of debating the proposed changes to the report card, the State Board of Education Performance and Impact Committee is seeking comment on the report card rules. The…

Report Card Reform – The State Board of Education continues to deliberate on how the new district/building reports cards will look this year and in the future. This week, the Performance…