Advocacy Alerts

Ohio House Leadership Changes – In a surprise to many, Rep. Larry Householder won the speakership vote in the Ohio House, yesterday. With the help of the majority of House…

As Ohio moves into a new year, the school policy arena will see plenty of new faces. Beginning with the State Board of Education, the 19-member board will have seven…

Lame Duck Season  After little legislative action for months, the Ohio General Assembly is roaring back this week with multiple education committee hearings. The Ohio Senate Education will consider bills…

2017-2018 Gifted Performance Results– Most of the press on district report cards has centered around district composite grades. As with most other areas, there were gains in gifted performance as…

Gifted Rule Revision – The gifted rule (OAC 3301-51-15) is officially revised. OAGC has been working overtime to develop a new set of recommended plans, assessments, and tools to support districts…

Gifted Assessment Update- As a result of concerns expressed to State Superintendent Paolo DeMaria and members of the State Board of Education, ODE released the following in an email last…

Gifted Assessment List Problems-- The Ohio Department of Education released its list of approved assessments on Monday, June 18. The list is the first time that all assessments in Ohio are consolidated…

The Ohio House and Career Readiness Committee met both yesterday and today. Two pieces of legislation that OAGC is following, HB591 and SB216, had some amendments proposed. But neither bill…

Report Card Reform– Report card reform progressed on two fronts this week, though with a looming General Assembly summer break, are all efforts too late this year½ The State Board…

Report Card Reform – What will Ohio’s report card look like next year½ Who knows, but there is no shortage of ideas for change. The State Board of Education has convened…