Districts and Schools Final Correction Opportunities
The Department recognizes that data reporting errors can and do occur and has designed a formal process to ensure that all districts can correct substantive reporting errors upon the Department's review.
Districts and Schools Final Correction Opportunity Process
The final correction opportunity process is completed online through the OHID account.
Current Final Correction Opportunities
Upcoming Final Correction Opportunities
*Note, all dates are subject to change
FY26 Fall 3rd Grade ELA & Reading
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: July 16, 2026 |
Closes: July 24, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 Fall 3rd Gr ELA and Reading Collection (2026AGNFL)
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- STEMs
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- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is July 31 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Dropout Prevention & Recovery Growth Assessment
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: July 16, 2026 |
Closes: July 24, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 DPR Growth Assessment Collection (2026AGDFY)
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- Community Schools required to administer the STAR assessment
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- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is July 31 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Spring End of Course Assessment
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: July 16, 2026 |
Closes: July 24, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 Spring End of Course State Assessment Collection (2026AGESP)
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- STEMs
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- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is July 31 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Spring State Assessment Grades 3-8
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: July 16, 2026 |
Closes: July 24, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 Spring State Assessment Grades 3-8 Collection (2026AGNSP)
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- STEMs
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- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is July 31 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Student
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: July 16, 2026 |
Closes: July 24, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 End of Year Student Collection (2026S3TRD)
- FY26 SOES End of Year Student Collection (2026SBODE)
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- ESCs
- STEMs
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- Examples of student data impacting the Report Card and/or funding could include, but are not limited to: attendance, enrollment, percent of time, sent to/how received, RIMP codes, attributes (LEP, disability, disadvantagement, grade level, etc.), gifted, majority of attendance, accountability IRN, accelerated, CTE program of concentration, etc.
- This is the only opportunity for districts to correct data in their FY26 student data collection. A district’s own student data will not be subject to correction during the FY26 funding final correction opportunity. Districts are encouraged to leverage all EMIS, funding and report card-related reports available to assess the accuracy of their student data before the deadline. The final funding correction opportunity will only include cross-district flags (such as community school flags and overlapping enrollment) that impact funding.
- CTE Program of Concentration Appeal Guidance
- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is July 31 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Final Staff and Course
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: July 23, 2026
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Closes: July 31, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- ESCs
- STEMs
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This is the only opportunity to correct staff and course data that impacts both the report card and funding. A district’s own staff and course data will not be subject to correct during the FY26 final funding correction opportunity. Districts are encouraged to leverage all EMIS, funding and report card-related reports available to assess the accuracy of their staff and course data before the deadline.
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Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Final Calendar
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: July 23, 2026
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Closes: July 31, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- ESCs
- STEMs
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This is the only opportunity to correct calendar data that impacts both the report card and funding. A district’s own calendar data will not be subject to correct during the FY26 final funding correction opportunity. Districts are encouraged to leverage all EMIS, funding and report card-related reports available to assess the accuracy of their calendar data before the deadline.
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Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is Aug. 7 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 CTE Assessment
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Aug. 6, 2026
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Closes: Aug. 14, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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FY26 reading diagnostics
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: Aug. 6, 2026 |
Closes: Aug. 14, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 Reading Diagnostics Collection (2026ARDFY)
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- STEMs
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- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is Aug. 21 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 tier 1 dyslexia screener
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: Aug. 6, 2026 |
Closes: Aug. 14, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Tier 1 Dyslexia Screener Collection (2026ADSFY)
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- STEMs
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- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is Aug. 21 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Final Exiting Student Follow Up
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
| Opens: Aug. 6, 2026 |
Closes: Aug. 14, 2026 |
FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 Final Exiting Student Follow Up Collection (2026S2EXT)
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- Organizations required to report follow up data
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- Districts will not be able to add students to their 2027 March list or update the CTE Program of Concentration through this final correction opportunity process.
- Data appeals to S2EXT will not impact the CTE Local Report Card.
- Deadline to submit corrected data in EMIS for approved final correction opportunities is Aug. 21 at 5 p.m.
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FY26 Alternate Assessment
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Aug. 6, 2026
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Closes: Aug. 14, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
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STEMs
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FY26 Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA)
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Aug. 6, 2026
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Closes: Aug. 14, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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FY26 Other Accountability Assessment
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Aug. 10, 2026
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Closes: Aug. 14, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- STEMs
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FY26 Summer 3rd Grade Reading
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: TBD
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Closes: TBD
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FY26 Data Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- STEMs
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FY26 Funding
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| Required to Approve: Treasurer (first) then Superintendent |
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Opens: Aug. 17, 2026
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Closes: Aug. 28, 2026
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FY26 Data Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Community school flags
- Overlapping enrollment
- Cases where one district's funding is affected by another district's misreporting
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- STEM
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ESCs
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Please note that a district's own data is not subject to correct. Districts were already provided an opportunity to correct this data during FY26 Student, Final Staff Course, and Final Calendar final correction opportunities.
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FY26 Child Outcome Summary Assessment
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Aug. 24, 2026
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Closes: Sept. 4, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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FY26 Financial
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| Required to Approve: Treasurer |
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Opens: Sept. 1, 2026
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Closes: Sept. 11, 2026
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FY26 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- FY26 Financial Reporting (2026H0000)
- Examples of data included:
- Expenditures
- Revenue
- Cash
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- STEMs
- ESCs
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FY27 Retention
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: TBD
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Closes: TBD
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FY27 Collections Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Traditional districts
- Community schools
- JVSDs
- STEMs
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FY27 CTE Program of Concentration
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Sept. 7, 2026
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Closes: Sept. 25, 2026
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FY27 Data Included
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Impacted Organizations
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FY26 Graduation
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Oct. 12, 2026
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Closes: Oct. 23, 2026
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FY26 Collection Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Districts
- Community schools
- STEMs
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FY26 Graduate Cohort
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| Required to Approve: Superintendent (Instructions) |
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Opens: Oct. 12, 2026
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Closes: Oct. 23, 2026
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FY26 Data Included
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Impacted Organizations
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- Districts
- Community schools
- STEMs
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Watermarks
Districts that discover a substantive reporting error after the relevant final correction opportunity window has closed may request a watermark for their Report Card.
2025 Watermark Request Instructions
Last Modified: 6/1/2026 2:14:04 PM