February 6, 2023
Dear 3 rd Grade Parent/Guardian,

Third grade students will be taking the Ohio’s State Test for ELA Wednesday, March 29, 2023
and Thursday, March 30, 2023. The Ohio’s State Test for Math will be given on Wednesday, April 26,
2023 and Thursday, April 27, 2023.
We would ask that all appointments are scheduled on another day. The students benefit greatly
from taking the test with their teacher and in their regular setting. If a student is absent, they will need to
take the test upon their return to school. Please make sure that your child is not late on these dates.
A healthy breakfast and a good night sleep are two easy ways to make sure that your child does
their best on these tests.
Thank you for your help in stressing to your child the importance of doing well on these tests as
well as giving their best effort each and every school day! If you have any questions, do not hesitate to
contact myself or Mrs. Ackler, the elementary counselor at (330) 427-2115.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Dunnigan, Principal

Third Grade Reading Guarantee 2022-2023 Promotion Score

State law requires the State Board of Education to annually increase the promotion score on Ohio’s State
Test for grade 3 English language arts until it reaches proficient for the 2024-2025 school year.
Accordingly, the State Board voted to raise the promotion score for grade 3 English language arts to 685
for the 2022-2023 school year. Any student who scores 685 or higher on the English language arts scaled
score will be eligible for promotion to fourth grade at the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
In addition, the Ohio Department of Education has set the reading subscore alternative assessment score
for Ohio’s State Test for grade 3 English language arts test at 47 for the 2022-2023 school year. Any
student who scores 47 or higher on the reading subscore will be eligible for promotion to fourth grade at
the end of the 2022-2023 school year, even if the student scores below 685 on Ohio’s State Test for grade
3 English language arts.