• Ohio's Approved State ESSA Plan (2023)
• Ohio's Previous ESSA Plan (2018)

• Middle School Students taking End-of-Course Assessments Waiver

Below, please find Ohio's amended State ESSA Plan that was approved by the U.S. Department of Education.

• Ohio's State ESSA Plan (June 13, 2023)

  • ​Appendix A: Measurements of Interim Progress for Long-Term Goals

  • Appendix C: ESSA Report Card User Guide and Technical Documentation

• Ohio's ESSA Plan Approval Letter from the U.S. Department of Education

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• Ohio's Revised State Template for the Consolidated State Plan (January 16, 2018)

  • Appendix A: Long-Term Goals

  • Appendix B: ESSA Sections A.1-A.4

  • Appendix C: ESSA Sections A.5 - I

• Ohio’s Approval Letter from the U.S. Department of Education

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The Ohio Department of Education requested a waiver extension of sections 1111(b)(1)(B) and 1111(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) to permit any Ohio middle school student to take a high school end-of-course assessment in reading/language arts, mathematics, and science (not just eighth grade mathematics) when the student is enrolled in the corresponding course for high school credit. This waiver allows the Department and Ohio's schools and districts to ensure that students are assessed on the curriculum that fully aligns to their instruction, while eliminating the need to double-test students.

• Waiver Approval Letter from the U.S. Department of Education (2020)

• Ohio’s Cover Letter and Revised Middle School Testing Waiver Draft (2020)

• Waiver Approval Letter from the U.S. Department of Education (2018)

• Ohio's Middle School Testing Waiver Request Letter (2017)

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