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testing. Any changes will communicated to families on the District website and other modes
of communication. The following are the subject areas tested in each grade level:

Grade 3:
Ohio AIR Assessment in English/Language Arts which includes reading and writing: November and
March/April
Ohio AIR Mathematics Assessment: April/May

 Students MUST take a third grade reading assessment to be promoted to fourth
grade unless determined by the student’s IEP or 504. This is part of the Third Grade
Reading Guarantee.

Grade 4:
Ohio AIR Assessment in English/Language Arts which includes reading and writing: March/April
Ohio AIR Mathematics and Social Studies Assessment: April/May

Grade 5:
Ohio AIR Assessment in English/Language Arts which includes reading and writing: March/April
Ohio AIR Mathematics and Science Assessment: April/May

Gifted Testing
The district also participates in nationally normed tests in grades 2, 4, and 6. The purpose of
these tests is to identify our Gifted and Talented students and to monitor our progress as
district when compared to other students across the nation. The following are the areas tested
in late January/early February for the following grades:

Grade 2: Cognitive Assessment/Cognitive Skills Index, Reading, English, and Mathematics
Grade 4: Cognitive Assessment/Cognitive Skills Index Science and Social Studies
Grade 5: Mathematics Achievement Test
Grade 6: Cognitive Assessment/Cognitive Skills Index, Reading, English, and Mathematics

Transportation

There is a transportation handbook that refers to procedures, services and contact
numbers. If you do not have this handbook, please contact 330-653-3355 or the school
office.

Visitors to the Building

In keeping with our common concern about the safety of our students while at school, we
have developed a number of security measures designed to protect students during the
school day. All other doors are locked during the school day. All visitors to the building
will enter through the front entrance. According to the Ohio Revised Code, all visitors
to a school building must report immediately to the office before going anywhere else in
the building. When a visitor arrives in the office, we ask that you sign in, present photo
identification, and wear a visitors’ tag that will identify you in the building. All staff

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