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Ohio panel hears plans to add 'readiness' rating to school report cards
Summary
The Department of Education and Workforce proposed adding a sixth rated component — college, career, workforce and military readiness — to Ohio School Report Cards, describing 11 statute‑defined indicators and proposed 5‑star cut scores; a second year of data is due this month to set improvement thresholds.
The Senate Education Committee received a presentation from the Department of Education and Workforce outlining plans to make the college, career, workforce and military readiness component a rated part of Ohio School Report Cards.
Steve Dakin, director of the Department of Education and Workforce, told the committee the department is drafting rules under Ohio law to rate the readiness component and that the measure will use the same graduation cohort as the four‑year graduation rate. "We are proud to be working alongside" the administration on workforce readiness, Dakin said, describing the change as an…
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