Bill Title: To allow more time for the adoption of standards and model curricula for science, social studies, and financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-15 - To Education
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As Introduced
128th General Assembly | Regular Session | 2009-2010 |
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Representatives Stebelton, Maag
Cosponsors:
Representatives Huffman, Lehner, Gardner
A BILL
| To amend sections 3301.079, 3301.0712, and 3313.603 | 1 |
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of the Revised Code to allow more time for the | 2 |
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adoption of standards and model curricula for | 3 |
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science, social studies, and financial literacy | 4 |
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF OHIO:
Section 1. That sections 3301.079, 3301.0712, and 3313.603 of | 6 |
the Revised Code be amended to read as follows: | 7 |
Sec. 3301.079. (A)(1) Not later than June 30, 2010, and at | 8 |
least once every five years thereafter, theThe state board of | 9 |
education shall adopt statewide academic standards with emphasis | 10 |
on coherence, focus, and rigor for each of grades kindergarten | 11 |
through twelve in English language arts, mathematics, science, and | 12 |
social studies.
The state board shall adopt the standards in | 13 |
English language arts and mathematics not later than June 30, | 14 |
2010, and at least once every five years thereafter. The state | 15 |
board shall adopt the standards in social studies and science not | 16 |
later than June 30, 2011, and at least once every five years | 17 |
thereafter. | 18 |
(2) The standards adopted under division (A)(1) of this | 19 |
section shall specify the following: | 20 |
(a) The core academic content and skills that students are | 21 |
expected to know and be able to do at each grade level that will | 22 |
allow each student to be prepared for postsecondary instruction | 23 |
and the workplace for success in the twenty-first century; | 24 |
(b) The development of skill sets as they relate to | 25 |
creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, | 26 |
and communication and collaboration; | 27 |
(c) The development of skill sets that promote information, | 28 |
media, and technological literacy; | 29 |
(d) The development of skill sets that promote personal | 30 |
management, productivity and accountability, and leadership and | 31 |
responsibility; | 32 |
(e) Interdisciplinary, project-based, real-world learning | 33 |
opportunities. | 34 |
(2)(3) After completing the standards required by division | 35 |
(A)(1) of this section for English language arts and mathematics, | 36 |
the state board shall adopt standards and model curricula for | 37 |
instruction in computer literacy, financial literacy and | 38 |
entrepreneurship, fine arts, and foreign language for grades | 39 |
kindergarten through twelve. After completing the standards | 40 |
required by division (A)(1) of this section for social studies, | 41 |
the state board shall adopt standards and model curricula for | 42 |
instruction in financial literacy and entrepreneurship for grades | 43 |
kindergarten through twelve. The standards adopted under division | 44 |
(A)(3) of this section shall meet the same requirements prescribed | 45 |
in divisions (A)(1)(2)(a) to (e) of this section. | 46 |
(3)(4) The state board shall adopt the most recent standards | 47 |
developed by the national association for sport and physical | 48 |
education for physical education in grades kindergarten through | 49 |
twelve or shall adopt its own standards for physical education in | 50 |
those grades and revise and update them periodically. | 51 |
The department of education shall employ a full-time physical | 52 |
education coordinator to provide guidance and technical assistance | 53 |
to districts, community schools, and STEM schools in implementing | 54 |
the physical education standards adopted under this division. The | 55 |
superintendent of public instruction shall determine that the | 56 |
person employed as coordinator is qualified for the position, as | 57 |
demonstrated by possessing an adequate combination of education, | 58 |
license, and experience. | 59 |
(4)(5) When academic standards have been completed for any | 60 |
subject area required by this section, the state board shall | 61 |
inform all school districts, all community schools established | 62 |
under Chapter 3314. of the Revised Code, all STEM schools | 63 |
established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code, and all | 64 |
nonpublic schools required to administer the assessments | 65 |
prescribed by sections 3301.0710 and 3301.0712 of the Revised Code | 66 |
of the content of those standards. | 67 |
(B) Not later than March 31, 2011, the state board shall | 68 |
adopt a model curriculum for instruction in each subject area for | 69 |
which updated academic standards are required by division (A)(1) | 70 |
of this section andEnglish language arts and mathematics for each | 71 |
of grades kindergarten through twelve that is sufficient to meet | 72 |
the needs of students in every community. TheNot later than | 73 |
March 31, 2012, the state board shall adopt a model curriculum for | 74 |
instruction in social studies and science for each of grades | 75 |
kindergarten through twelve that is sufficient to meet the needs | 76 |
of students in every community. Each model curriculum shall be | 77 |
aligned with the standards adopted under division (A)(1) of this | 78 |
section, to ensure that the academic content and skills specified | 79 |
for each grade level are taught to students, and shall demonstrate | 80 |
vertical articulation and emphasize coherence, focus, and rigor. | 81 |
When any model curriculum has been completed, the state board | 82 |
shall inform all school districts, community schools, and STEM | 83 |
schools of the content of that model curriculum. | 84 |
All school districts, community schools, and STEM schools may | 85 |
utilize the state standards and the model curriculum established | 86 |
by the state board, together with other relevant resources, | 87 |
examples, or models to ensure that students have the opportunity | 88 |
to attain the academic standards. Upon request, the department of | 89 |
education shall provide technical assistance to any district, | 90 |
community school, or STEM school in implementing the model | 91 |
curriculum. | 92 |
Nothing in this section requires any school district to | 93 |
utilize all or any part of a model curriculum developed under this | 94 |
division. | 95 |
(C) The state board shall develop achievement assessments | 96 |
aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each | 97 |
of the subject areas and grade levels required by divisions (A)(1) | 98 |
and (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code. | 99 |
When any achievement assessment has been completed, the state | 100 |
board shall inform all school districts, community schools, STEM | 101 |
schools, and nonpublic schools required to administer the | 102 |
assessment of its completion, and the department of education | 103 |
shall make the achievement assessment available to the districts | 104 |
and schools. | 105 |
(D)(1) The state board shall adopt a diagnostic assessment | 106 |
aligned with the academic standards and model curriculum for each | 107 |
of grades kindergarten through two in English language arts and | 108 |
mathematics and for grade three in English language arts. The | 109 |
diagnostic assessment shall be designed to measure student | 110 |
comprehension of academic content and mastery of related skills | 111 |
for the relevant subject area and grade level. Any diagnostic | 112 |
assessment shall not include components to identify gifted | 113 |
students. Blank copies of diagnostic assessments shall be public | 114 |
records. | 115 |
(2) When each diagnostic assessment has been completed, the | 116 |
state board shall inform all school districts of its completion | 117 |
and the department of education shall make the diagnostic | 118 |
assessment available to the districts at no cost to the district. | 119 |
School districts shall administer the diagnostic assessment | 120 |
pursuant to section 3301.0715 of the Revised Code beginning the | 121 |
first school year following the development of the assessment. | 122 |
(E) The state board shall not adopt a diagnostic or | 123 |
achievement assessment for any grade level or subject area other | 124 |
than those specified in this section. | 125 |
(F) Whenever the state board or the department of education | 126 |
consults with persons for the purpose of drafting or reviewing any | 127 |
standards, diagnostic assessments, achievement assessments, or | 128 |
model curriculum required under this section, the state board or | 129 |
the department shall first consult with parents of students in | 130 |
kindergarten through twelfth grade and with active Ohio classroom | 131 |
teachers, other school personnel, and administrators with | 132 |
expertise in the appropriate subject area. Whenever practicable, | 133 |
the state board and department shall consult with teachers | 134 |
recognized as outstanding in their fields. | 135 |
If the department contracts with more than one outside entity | 136 |
for the development of the achievement assessments required by | 137 |
this section, the department shall ensure the interchangeability | 138 |
of those assessments. | 139 |
(G) The fairness sensitivity review committee, established by | 140 |
rule of the state board of education, shall not allow any question | 141 |
on any achievement or diagnostic assessment developed under this | 142 |
section or any proficiency test prescribed by former section | 143 |
3301.0710 of the Revised Code, as it existed prior to September | 144 |
11, 2001, to include, be written to promote, or inquire as to | 145 |
individual moral or social values or beliefs. The decision of the | 146 |
committee shall be final. This section does not create a private | 147 |
cause of action. | 148 |
(H) Not later than forty-five days prior to the initial | 149 |
deadlinedeadlines established under division (A)(1) of this | 150 |
section and the
deadlinedeadlines established under division (B) | 151 |
of this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall | 152 |
present the academic standards or model curricula, as applicable, | 153 |
to the respective committees of the house of representatives and | 154 |
senate that consider education legislation. | 155 |
(I) As used in this section: | 156 |
(1) "Coherence" means a reflection of the structure of the | 157 |
discipline being taught. | 158 |
(2) "Focus" means limiting the number of items included in a | 159 |
curriculum to allow for deeper exploration of the subject matter. | 160 |
(3) "Rigor" means more challenging and demanding when | 161 |
compared to international standards. | 162 |
(4) "Vertical articulation" means key academic concepts and | 163 |
skills associated with mastery in particular content areas should | 164 |
be articulated and reinforced in a developmentally appropriate | 165 |
manner at each grade level so that over time students acquire a | 166 |
depth of knowledge and understanding in the core academic | 167 |
disciplines. | 168 |
Sec. 3301.0712. (A) The state board of education, the | 169 |
superintendent of public instruction, and the chancellor of the | 170 |
Ohio board of regents shall develop a system of college and work | 171 |
ready assessments as described in divisions (B)(1) to (3) of this | 172 |
section to assess whether each student upon graduating from high | 173 |
school is ready to enter college or the workforce. The system | 174 |
shall replace the Ohio graduation tests prescribed in division | 175 |
(B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code as a measure of | 176 |
student academic performance and a prerequisite for eligibility | 177 |
for a high school diploma in the manner prescribed by rule of the | 178 |
state board adopted under division (E) of this section. | 179 |
(B) The college and work ready assessment system shall | 180 |
consist of the following: | 181 |
(1) A nationally standardized assessment that measures | 182 |
competencies in science, mathematics, and English language arts | 183 |
selected jointly by the state superintendent and the chancellor. | 184 |
(2) A series of end-of-course examinations in the areas of | 185 |
science, mathematics, English language arts, and social studies | 186 |
selected jointly by the state superintendent and the chancellor in | 187 |
consultation with faculty in the appropriate subject areas at | 188 |
institutions of higher education of the university system of Ohio. | 189 |
(3) A senior project completed by a student or a group of | 190 |
students. The purpose of the senior project is to assess the | 191 |
student's: | 192 |
(a) Mastery of core knowledge in a subject area chosen by the | 193 |
student; | 194 |
(b) Written and verbal communication skills; | 195 |
(c) Critical thinking and problem-solving skills; | 196 |
(d) Real-world and interdisciplinary learning; | 197 |
(e) Creative and innovative thinking; | 198 |
(f) Acquired technology, information, and media skills; | 199 |
(g) Personal management skills such as self-direction, time | 200 |
management, work ethic, enthusiasm, and the desire to produce a | 201 |
high quality product. | 202 |
The state superintendent and the chancellor jointly shall | 203 |
develop standards for the senior project for students | 204 |
participating in dual enrollment programs. | 205 |
(C)(1) The state superintendent and the chancellor jointly | 206 |
shall designate the scoring rubrics and the required overall | 207 |
composite score for the assessment system to assess whether each | 208 |
student is college or work ready. | 209 |
(2) Each senior project shall be judged by the student's high | 210 |
school in accordance with rubrics designated by the state | 211 |
superintendent and the chancellor. | 212 |
(D) Not later than thirty days after the state board adopts | 213 |
the model curricula for social studies and science required by | 214 |
division (B) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code, the state | 215 |
board shall convene a group of national experts, state experts, | 216 |
and local practitioners to provide advice, guidance, and | 217 |
recommendations for the alignment of standards and model curricula | 218 |
to the assessments and in the design of the end-of-course | 219 |
examinations and scoring rubrics prescribed by this section. | 220 |
(E) Upon completion of the development of the assessment | 221 |
system, the state board shall adopt rules prescribing all of the | 222 |
following: | 223 |
(1) A timeline and plan for implementation of the assessment | 224 |
system, including a phased implementation if the state board | 225 |
determines such a phase-in is warranted; | 226 |
(2) The date after which a person entering ninth grade shall | 227 |
attain at least the composite score for the entire assessment | 228 |
system as a prerequisite for a high school diploma under sections | 229 |
section 3313.61, 3313.612, or 3325.08 of the Revised Code; | 230 |
(3) The date after which a person shall attain at least the | 231 |
composite score for the entire assessment system as a prerequisite | 232 |
for a diploma of adult education under section 3313.611 of the | 233 |
Revised Code; | 234 |
(4) Whether and the extent to which a person may be excused | 235 |
from a social studies end-of-course examination under division (H) | 236 |
of section 3313.61 and division (B)(2) of section 3313.612 of the | 237 |
Revised Code; | 238 |
(5) The date after which a person who has fulfilled the | 239 |
curriculum requirement for a diploma but has not passed one or | 240 |
more of the required assessments at the time the person fulfilled | 241 |
the curriculum requirement shall attain at least the composite | 242 |
score for the entire assessment system as a prerequisite for a | 243 |
high school diploma under division (B) of section 3313.614 of the | 244 |
Revised Code; | 245 |
(6) The extent to which the assessment system applies to | 246 |
students enrolled in a dropout recovery and prevention program for | 247 |
purposes of division (F) of section 3313.603 and section 3314.36 | 248 |
of the Revised Code. | 249 |
No rule adopted under this division shall be effective | 250 |
earlier than one year after the date the rule is filed in final | 251 |
form pursuant to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. | 252 |
(F) Not later than forty-five days prior to the state board's | 253 |
adoption of a resolution directing the department of education to | 254 |
file the rules prescribed by division (E) of this section in final | 255 |
form under section 119.04 of the Revised Code, the superintendent | 256 |
of public instruction shall present the assessment system | 257 |
developed under this section to the respective committees of the | 258 |
house of representatives and senate that consider education | 259 |
legislation. | 260 |
Sec. 3313.603. (A) As used in this section: | 261 |
(1) "One unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of | 262 |
course instruction, except that for a laboratory course, "one | 263 |
unit" means a minimum of one hundred fifty hours of course | 264 |
instruction. | 265 |
(2) "One-half unit" means a minimum of sixty hours of course | 266 |
instruction, except that for physical education courses, "one-half | 267 |
unit" means a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of course | 268 |
instruction. | 269 |
(B) Beginning September 15, 2001, except as required in | 270 |
division (C) of this section and division (C) of section 3313.614 | 271 |
of the Revised Code, the requirements for graduation from every | 272 |
high school shall include twenty units earned in grades nine | 273 |
through twelve and shall be distributed as follows: | 274 |
(1) English language arts, four units; | 275 |
(2) Health, one-half unit; | 276 |
(3) Mathematics, three units; | 277 |
(4) Physical education, one-half unit; | 278 |
(5) Science, two units until September 15, 2003, and three | 279 |
units thereafter, which at all times shall include both of the | 280 |
following: | 281 |
(a) Biological sciences, one unit; | 282 |
(b) Physical sciences, one unit. | 283 |
(6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both of | 284 |
the following: | 285 |
(a) American history, one-half unit; | 286 |
(b) American government, one-half unit. | 287 |
(7) Elective units, seven units until September 15, 2003, and | 288 |
six units thereafter. | 289 |
Each student's electives shall include at least one unit, or | 290 |
two half units, chosen from among the areas of | 291 |
business/technology, fine arts, and/or foreign language. | 292 |
(C) Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the | 293 |
first time on or after July 1, 2010, except as provided in | 294 |
divisions (D) to (F) of this section, the requirements for | 295 |
graduation from every public and chartered nonpublic high school | 296 |
shall include twenty units that are designed to prepare students | 297 |
for the workforce and college. The units shall be distributed as | 298 |
follows: | 299 |
(1) English language arts, four units; | 300 |
(2) Health, one-half unit; | 301 |
(3) Mathematics, four units, which shall include one unit of | 302 |
algebra II or the equivalent of algebra II; | 303 |
(4) Physical education, one-half unit; | 304 |
(5) Science, three units with inquiry-based laboratory | 305 |
experience that engages students in asking valid scientific | 306 |
questions and gathering and analyzing information, which shall | 307 |
include the following, or their equivalent: | 308 |
(a) Physical sciences, one unit; | 309 |
(b) Life sciences, one unit; | 310 |
(c) Advanced study in one or more of the following sciences, | 311 |
one unit: | 312 |
(i) Chemistry, physics, or other physical science; | 313 |
(ii) Advanced biology or other life science; | 314 |
(iii) Astronomy, physical geology, or other earth or space | 315 |
science. | 316 |
(6) Social studies, three units, which shall include both of | 317 |
the following: | 318 |
(a) American history, one-half unit; | 319 |
(b) American government, one-half unit. | 320 |
Each school shall integrate the study of economics and | 321 |
financial literacy, as expressed in the social studies academic | 322 |
content standards adopted by the state board of education under | 323 |
division (A)(1) of section 3301.079 of the Revised Code and the | 324 |
academic content standards for financial literacy and | 325 |
entrepreneurship adopted under division (A)(2)(3) of that section, | 326 |
into one or more existing social studies credits required under | 327 |
division (C)(6) of this section, or into the content of another | 328 |
class, so that every high school student receives instruction in | 329 |
those concepts. In developing the curriculum required by this | 330 |
paragraph, schools shall use available public-private partnerships | 331 |
and resources and materials that exist in business, industry, and | 332 |
through the centers for economics education at institutions of | 333 |
higher education in the state. | 334 |
(7) Five units consisting of one or any combination of | 335 |
foreign language, fine arts, business, career-technical education, | 336 |
family and consumer sciences, technology, agricultural education, | 337 |
a junior reserve officer training corps (JROTC) program approved | 338 |
by the congress of the United States under title 10 of the United | 339 |
States Code, or English language arts, mathematics, science, or | 340 |
social studies courses not otherwise required under division (C) | 341 |
of this section. | 342 |
Ohioans must be prepared to apply increased knowledge and | 343 |
skills in the workplace and to adapt their knowledge and skills | 344 |
quickly to meet the rapidly changing conditions of the | 345 |
twenty-first century. National studies indicate that all high | 346 |
school graduates need the same academic foundation, regardless of | 347 |
the opportunities they pursue after graduation. The goal of Ohio's | 348 |
system of elementary and secondary education is to prepare all | 349 |
students for and seamlessly connect all students to success in | 350 |
life beyond high school graduation, regardless of whether the next | 351 |
step is entering the workforce, beginning an apprenticeship, | 352 |
engaging in post-secondary training, serving in the military, or | 353 |
pursuing a college degree. | 354 |
The Ohio core curriculum is the standard expectation for all | 355 |
students entering ninth grade for the first time at a public or | 356 |
chartered nonpublic high school on or after July 1, 2010. A | 357 |
student may satisfy this expectation through a variety of methods, | 358 |
including, but not limited to, integrated, applied, | 359 |
career-technical, and traditional coursework. | 360 |
Whereas teacher quality is essential for student success in | 361 |
completing the Ohio core curriculum, the general assembly shall | 362 |
appropriate funds for strategic initiatives designed to strengthen | 363 |
schools' capacities to hire and retain highly qualified teachers | 364 |
in the subject areas required by the curriculum. Such initiatives | 365 |
are expected to require an investment of $120,000,000 over five | 366 |
years. | 367 |
Stronger coordination between high schools and institutions | 368 |
of higher education is necessary to prepare students for more | 369 |
challenging academic endeavors and to lessen the need for academic | 370 |
remediation in college, thereby reducing the costs of higher | 371 |
education for Ohio's students, families, and the state. The state | 372 |
board of education and the chancellor of the Ohio board of regents | 373 |
shall develop policies to ensure that only in rare instances will | 374 |
students who complete the Ohio core curriculum require academic | 375 |
remediation after high school. | 376 |
School districts, community schools, and chartered nonpublic | 377 |
schools shall integrate technology into learning experiences | 378 |
whenever practicable across the curriculum in order to maximize | 379 |
efficiency, enhance learning, and prepare students for success in | 380 |
the technology-driven twenty-first century. Districts and schools | 381 |
may use distance and web-based course delivery as a method of | 382 |
providing or augmenting all instruction required under this | 383 |
division, including laboratory experience in science. Districts | 384 |
and schools shall whenever practicable utilize technology access | 385 |
and electronic learning opportunities provided by the eTech Ohio | 386 |
commission, the Ohio learning network, education technology | 387 |
centers, public television stations, and other public and private | 388 |
providers. | 389 |
(D) Except as provided in division (E) of this section, a | 390 |
student who enters ninth grade on or after July 1, 2010, and | 391 |
before July 1, 2014, may qualify for graduation from a public or | 392 |
chartered nonpublic high school even though the student has not | 393 |
completed the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division (C) of | 394 |
this section if all of the following conditions are satisfied: | 395 |
(1) After the student has attended high school for two years, | 396 |
as determined by the school, the student and the student's parent, | 397 |
guardian, or custodian sign and file with the school a written | 398 |
statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's | 399 |
consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio | 400 |
core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not | 401 |
completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in | 402 |
most state universities in Ohio without further coursework. | 403 |
(2) The student and parent, guardian, or custodian fulfill | 404 |
any procedural requirements the school stipulates to ensure the | 405 |
student's and parent's, guardian's, or custodian's informed | 406 |
consent and to facilitate orderly filing of statements under | 407 |
division (D)(1) of this section. | 408 |
(3) The student and the student's parent, guardian, or | 409 |
custodian and a representative of the student's high school | 410 |
jointly develop an individual career plan for the student that | 411 |
specifies the student matriculating to a two-year degree program, | 412 |
acquiring a business and industry credential, or entering an | 413 |
apprenticeship. | 414 |
(4) The student's high school provides counseling and support | 415 |
for the student related to the plan developed under division | 416 |
(D)(3) of this section during the remainder of the student's high | 417 |
school experience. | 418 |
(5) The student successfully completes, at a minimum, the | 419 |
curriculum prescribed in division (B) of this section. | 420 |
The department of education, in collaboration with the | 421 |
chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, shall analyze student | 422 |
performance data to determine if there are mitigating factors that | 423 |
warrant extending the exception permitted by division (D) of this | 424 |
section to high school classes beyond those entering ninth grade | 425 |
before July 1, 2014. The department shall submit its findings and | 426 |
any recommendations not later than August 1, 2014, to the speaker | 427 |
and minority leader of the house of representatives, the president | 428 |
and minority leader of the senate, the chairpersons and ranking | 429 |
minority members of the standing committees of the house of | 430 |
representatives and the senate that consider education | 431 |
legislation, the state board of education, and the superintendent | 432 |
of public instruction. | 433 |
(E) Each school district and chartered nonpublic school | 434 |
retains the authority to require an even more rigorous minimum | 435 |
curriculum for high school graduation than specified in division | 436 |
(B) or (C) of this section. A school district board of education, | 437 |
through the adoption of a resolution, or the governing authority | 438 |
of a chartered nonpublic school may stipulate any of the | 439 |
following: | 440 |
(1) A minimum high school curriculum that requires more than | 441 |
twenty units of academic credit to graduate; | 442 |
(2) An exception to the district's or school's minimum high | 443 |
school curriculum that is comparable to the exception provided in | 444 |
division (D) of this section but with additional requirements, | 445 |
which may include a requirement that the student successfully | 446 |
complete more than the minimum curriculum prescribed in division | 447 |
(B) of this section; | 448 |
(3) That no exception comparable to that provided in division | 449 |
(D) of this section is available. | 450 |
(F) A student enrolled in a dropout prevention and recovery | 451 |
program, which program has received a waiver from the department | 452 |
of education, may qualify for graduation from high school by | 453 |
successfully completing a competency-based instructional program | 454 |
administered by the dropout prevention and recovery program in | 455 |
lieu of completing the Ohio core curriculum prescribed in division | 456 |
(C) of this section. The department shall grant a waiver to a | 457 |
dropout prevention and recovery program, within sixty days after | 458 |
the program applies for the waiver, if the program meets all of | 459 |
the following conditions: | 460 |
(1) The program serves only students not younger than sixteen | 461 |
years of age and not older than twenty-one years of age. | 462 |
(2) The program enrolls students who, at the time of their | 463 |
initial enrollment, either, or both, are at least one grade level | 464 |
behind their cohort age groups or experience crises that | 465 |
significantly interfere with their academic progress such that | 466 |
they are prevented from continuing their traditional programs. | 467 |
(3) The program requires students to attain at least the | 468 |
applicable score designated for each of the assessments prescribed | 469 |
under division (B)(1) of section 3301.0710 of the Revised Code or, | 470 |
to the extent prescribed by rule of the state board of education | 471 |
under division (E)(6) of section 3301.0712 of the Revised Code, | 472 |
division (B)(2) of that section. | 473 |
(4) The program develops an individual career plan for the | 474 |
student that specifies the student's matriculating to a two-year | 475 |
degree program, acquiring a business and industry credential, or | 476 |
entering an apprenticeship. | 477 |
(5) The program provides counseling and support for the | 478 |
student related to the plan developed under division (F)(4) of | 479 |
this section during the remainder of the student's high school | 480 |
experience. | 481 |
(6) The program requires the student and the student's | 482 |
parent, guardian, or custodian to sign and file, in accordance | 483 |
with procedural requirements stipulated by the program, a written | 484 |
statement asserting the parent's, guardian's, or custodian's | 485 |
consent to the student's graduating without completing the Ohio | 486 |
core curriculum and acknowledging that one consequence of not | 487 |
completing the Ohio core curriculum is ineligibility to enroll in | 488 |
most state universities in Ohio without further coursework. | 489 |
(7) Prior to receiving the waiver, the program has submitted | 490 |
to the department an instructional plan that demonstrates how the | 491 |
academic content standards adopted by the state board of education | 492 |
under section 3301.079 of the Revised Code will be taught and | 493 |
assessed. | 494 |
If the department does not act either to grant the waiver or | 495 |
to reject the program application for the waiver within sixty days | 496 |
as required under this section, the waiver shall be considered to | 497 |
be granted. | 498 |
(G) Every high school may permit students below the ninth | 499 |
grade to take advanced work. If a high school so permits, it shall | 500 |
award high school credit for successful completion of the advanced | 501 |
work and shall count such advanced work toward the graduation | 502 |
requirements of division (B) or (C) of this section if the | 503 |
advanced work was both: | 504 |
(1) Taught by a person who possesses a license or certificate | 505 |
issued under section 3301.071, 3319.22, or 3319.222 of the Revised | 506 |
Code that is valid for teaching high school; | 507 |
(2) Designated by the board of education of the city, local, | 508 |
or exempted village school district, the board of the cooperative | 509 |
education school district, or the governing authority of the | 510 |
chartered nonpublic school as meeting the high school curriculum | 511 |
requirements. | 512 |
Each high school shall record on the student's high school | 513 |
transcript all high school credit awarded under division (G) of | 514 |
this section. In addition, if the student completed a seventh- or | 515 |
eighth-grade fine arts course described in division (K) of this | 516 |
section and the course qualified for high school credit under that | 517 |
division, the high school shall record that course on the | 518 |
student's high school transcript. | 519 |
(H) The department shall make its individual academic career | 520 |
plan available through its Ohio career information system web site | 521 |
for districts and schools to use as a tool for communicating with | 522 |
and providing guidance to students and families in selecting high | 523 |
school courses. | 524 |
(I) Units earned in English language arts, mathematics, | 525 |
science, and social studies that are delivered through integrated | 526 |
academic and career-technical instruction are eligible to meet the | 527 |
graduation requirements of division (B) or (C) of this section. | 528 |
(J) The state board of education, in consultation with the | 529 |
chancellor of the Ohio board of regents, shall adopt a statewide | 530 |
plan implementing methods for students to earn units of high | 531 |
school credit based on a demonstration of subject area competency, | 532 |
instead of or in combination with completing hours of classroom | 533 |
instruction. The state board shall adopt the plan not later than | 534 |
March 31, 2009, and commence phasing in the plan during the | 535 |
2009-2010 school year. The plan shall include a standard method | 536 |
for recording demonstrated proficiency on high school transcripts. | 537 |
Each school district, community school, and chartered nonpublic | 538 |
school shall comply with the state board's plan adopted under this | 539 |
division and award units of high school credit in accordance with | 540 |
the plan. The state board may adopt existing methods for earning | 541 |
high school credit based on a demonstration of subject area | 542 |
competency as necessary prior to the 2009-2010 school year. | 543 |
(K) This division does not apply to students who qualify for | 544 |
graduation from high school under division (D) or (F) of this | 545 |
section, or to students pursuing a career-technical instructional | 546 |
track as determined by the school district board of education or | 547 |
the chartered nonpublic school's governing authority. | 548 |
Nevertheless, the general assembly encourages such students to | 549 |
consider enrolling in a fine arts course as an elective. | 550 |
Beginning with students who enter ninth grade for the first | 551 |
time on or after July 1, 2010, each student enrolled in a public | 552 |
or chartered nonpublic high school shall complete two semesters or | 553 |
the equivalent of fine arts to graduate from high school. The | 554 |
coursework may be completed in any of grades seven to twelve. Each | 555 |
student who completes a fine arts course in grade seven or eight | 556 |
may elect to count that course toward the five units of electives | 557 |
required for graduation under division (C)(7) of this section, if | 558 |
the course satisfied the requirements of division (G) of this | 559 |
section. In that case, the high school shall award the student | 560 |
high school credit for the course and count the course toward the | 561 |
five units required under division (C)(7) of this section. If the | 562 |
course in grade seven or eight did not satisfy the requirements of | 563 |
division (G) of this section, the high school shall not award the | 564 |
student high school credit for the course but shall count the | 565 |
course toward the two semesters or the equivalent of fine arts | 566 |
required by this division. | 567 |
(L) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this section, | 568 |
the board of education of each school district and the governing | 569 |
authority of each chartered nonpublic school may adopt a policy to | 570 |
excuse from the high school physical education requirement each | 571 |
student who, during high school, has participated in | 572 |
interscholastic athletics, marching band, or cheerleading for at | 573 |
least two full seasons or in the junior reserve officer training | 574 |
corps for at least two full school years. If the board or | 575 |
authority adopts such a policy, the board or authority shall not | 576 |
require the student to complete any physical education course as a | 577 |
condition to graduate. However, the student shall be required to | 578 |
complete one-half unit, consisting of at least sixty hours of | 579 |
instruction, in another course of study. In the case of a student | 580 |
who has participated in the junior reserve officer training corps | 581 |
for at least two full school years, credit received for that | 582 |
participation may be used to satisfy the requirement to complete | 583 |
one-half unit in another course of study. | 584 |
Section 2. That existing sections 3301.079, 3301.0712, and | 585 |
3313.603 of the Revised Code are hereby repealed. | 586 |