Advocacy Alerts

Husted to Senate Surprising to some, Governor DeWine officially appointed Lt. Governor John Husted to the United States Senate this afternoon. This position lay vacant after JD Vance was officially…

As 2024 draws to a close, so does the 135th Ohio State General Assembly.  The 135th General Assembly adjourned yesterday, December 30th.  The 136th General Assembly will convene on January…

SB104 (full bill here) SB104 - Regarding College Credit Plus, Bathroom Policy was signed into law this morning by Governor DeWine.  In recent weeks, SB104 has received national attention with…

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 webinar is located here: https://riversideinsights.zoom.us/rec/share/igWlg7y8wLLvhQb9lkdqZHhCowFHwXOcZrp2g-M9ZFXzsVyJKJAGcC16wMWSzjRu.-KN8Vzh502k6TLLl…

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 July 1, 2025.  The current…

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, the jurisdiction end date for…

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 teachers has been removed.  Instead,…

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 also expect the following No…

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 and challenges in the areas…

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 about the Department’s List of…