Submit grade 3 paper testing resolution for 2023-2024 by May 1

12/19/2022

Ohio law allows districts the option of paper or online test administration for the third-grade state assessments. A district board of education or governing authority must make the choice to use paper tests and submit a board or governing authority resolution by May 1, 2023.

Each district’s superintendent and test coordinator should have received a secure link from Cambium Assessment. Personnel should use this link to complete a survey and submit the approved resolution for third-graders to take the assessment in paper format for English language arts, mathematics or both. If a school’s board or governing authority has decided to administer paper tests in 2023-2024, school personnel must upload a PDF version of the resolution via the secure link by May 1, 2023.

Districts and community schools do not need to respond to this survey if they meet one of these criteria:

• The district or school gives only online tests to third-graders. Please note, if a district or school continues to administer the tests online, paper accommodations still are available as accessibility features. See descriptions of these in Ohio's Accessibility Manual. A board or governing authority resolution regarding accommodations is not required.
• The district or school does not test third-graders. 

For policy questions, please contact the Office of Assessment at statetests@education.ohio.gov. For questions about accessing the survey and uploading a resolution, please contact Cambium Assessment at OhioMeetings@cambiumassessment.com.