District Resources

 

• Third Grade Reading Guarantee Guidance (Updated February 2024)
• Parent Request Exemption Resources (Ohio State University Family Engagement Center) 
  • Sample Letter
  • Talking Points
• Sample Third Grade Proficiency Statement for Written Communication with Families
• Reading Diagnostic Scoring Information Updated for 2023-2024 (Revised September 2023)
• 2023-2024 Alternative Reading Assessment promotion scores Updated for 2023-2024
• RIMP Intervention EMIS Codes
• RIMP Intervention Video Series

2023-2024 Test Windows for Ohio's Grade 3 English Language Arts Test

FALL 2023 TEST ADMINISTRATION WINDOWS

• Fall Grade 3 English language arts: Oct. 16-Nov. 3, 2023
  • Five consecutive school days, including makeups

SPRING 2024 TEST ADMINISTRATION WINDOWS

• Spring English language arts: March 25-April 26, 2024
  • 15 consecutive school days, including makeups

SUMMER 2024 TEST ADMINISTRATION WINDOWS

• Summer Grade 3 English language arts: June 24-28, 2024

Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan Template

Districts and schools are required by Ohio law to create a Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP) within 60 days of receiving the reading diagnostic results for any student in grades K-3 who is not on-track (reading below grade level). The RIMP must continue throughout the student’s K-12 academic career until the student is reading proficiently for their current grade level. The Department has developed a RIMP template for the 2024-2025 school year to help districts and schools communicate with parents about their child’s reading difficulties, instructional supports, and plan for monitoring progress.

Districts may opt to use the template and are encouraged to modify the template to meet the needs of their students and communities. Districts are not required to use the Department-developed template.

• Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan Template (Revised for use in the 2024-2025 school year).
• RIMP Appendix (Progress Monitoring Table)
• RIMP Intervention Video Series
• RIMP Intervention EMIS Codes

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Other Information

• List of Approved Assessments
• Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan (RIMP)Letter Revision Tool
• Literacy Instruction within Remote Learning Environments
• Third Grade Reading Guarantee Teacher Qualification Requirements
• Assigning Teachers to Retained Third-Grade Students in a Grade 3/4 Split Classroom
• Grade and Subject Acceleration and the Third Grade Reading Guarantee
• First Year Teacher Mentor Requirement Guidance and FAQ
• Outside Provider Screening Tool
• Mid-Year Promotion FAQ

The Law

• Third Grade Reading Guarantee Law (ORC 3313.608)
• Third Grade Reading Guarantee Law for Scholarship Students (ORC 3301.163)
• Reading Achievement Plans (ORC 3302.13, OAC 3301-56-02)

More Resources​

• Alternative Reading Assessments
• Reading Diagnostic Assessments
• Teacher Resources
• Parent Resources

Last Modified: 4/17/2024 8:02:03 AM

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