New family resources about the Third Grade Reading Guarantee parent request exemption

1/29/2024

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has partnered with the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center to produce two new resources for families related to the Third Grade Reading Guarantee Parent Request Exemption.

While a parent has the ultimate authority about whether or not their child is promoted to the fourth grade, they need to consult with their child’s grade 3 reading teacher and school principal.

The first new resource provides information for families about the parent exemption and provides questions families can ask their child’s reading teacher and principal.

The second new resource is a sample letter that families can adapt and use after consulting with their school to communicate with the school if they do not want their child to repeat the third grade based on their English language arts test score.