Advocacy Alerts

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…

Report Card Reform – The Performance and Impact Committee discussed the achievement component of the report card at the State Board of Education this week. While ODE staff provided multiple options…

State Board of Education Shake-Up – In a somewhat unexpected but wholly predictable move, two State Board of Education of Ohio members resigned last week. The resignations were from governor-appointed…

HB368 – CCP Weighted Grades – The Ohio House Primary and Secondary Committee met this week to receive proponent testimony on HB368 which would allow districts to remove weighted grades…