Time Spent and Mandated Testing

Sep 29, 2026

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Legislative requirements limit how long students may spend on Ohio state and district assessments and on practice or diagnostic assessments used for preparation. For assessments on or after July 1, 2017, students cannot exceed 2% of the school year on combined required assessments or 1% on practice/diagnostic assessments, with exceptions for disabilities and specific protected cases. The document also describes mandated testing participation planning, public-hearing procedures to exceed limits, and related assessment schedules, including kindergarten readiness and English language proficiency assessments.

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State and District Testing Time Limits

Exceptions to the Time Limit

Mandated Testing Overview

Why Students Take State Tests

Testing Requirements by Period

Fall Testing

Spring Testing

Summer Testing (Optional)

Kindergarten Reading Assessment

KReady Online Data Entry Window

Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessments

OELPS

OELPA

AASCD

Time Spent and Mandated Testing State law limits the amount of time students should spend taking state and district tests. This document outlines legislative requirements for the testing time limit and a tool to help districts and schools calculate the testing time for their students. Beginning with assessments administered on or after July 1, 2017, the board of education of each city, local and exempted village school district shall make sure that no student is required to do either of the following: 1. Spend a cumulative amount of time in excess of 2 percent of the school year taking stateand district required assessments combined; 2. Spend a cumulative amount of time in excess of 1 percent of the school year taking practice or diagnostic assessments used to prepare for assessments. The limitations do not apply to assessments for students with disabilities, any related diagnostic assessments for students who failed to attain passing scores on the English language arts achievement assessments, substitute examinations, or additional assessments administered to identify students as gifted. The local board of education of each city, exempted village and local school district may exceed the limitations by resolution of the district board. However, prior to the adoption of this resolution, the board must conduct at least one public hearing on the proposed resolution. Mandated Testing: All Ohio’s State Tests in grades 3-8 for English language arts, mathematics and science (14 different tests, with grade 3 English language arts administered twice for a total of 15 tests) . All districts and schools required to participate in state testing must plan to include the time for these tests within their 2 percent limit or pass a board resolution to exceed the 2 percent limit. The chart below shows the time allowed for each state test and the total allotted time at each grade level. Under Chapter 3314 of the Revised Code Legacy Academy of Excellence is a community public school and students enrolled in and attending the school are required to take proficiency tests and other examinations prescribed by law. In addition, there may be other requirements for students at the school that are prescribed by law. Kindergarten Reading Assessment: At the beginning of each school year, children in public and community school kindergarten programs are assessed using Ohio’s Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised. This assessment includes ways for teachers to measure a child’s readiness for engaging with instruction aligned to the kindergarten standards. Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards (birth to kindergarten entry) are the basis for the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised. The Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised is used to assess four areas of early learning: ● Social Foundations-including social and emotional development, and approaches toward learning ● Mathematics ● Language and Literacy ● Physical Well-being and Motor Development The administration window for the Kindergarten Reading Assessment Revised is not earlier than the first day of July of the school year and not later than the twentieth day of instruction of that school year. The Ready for Kindergarten Online (KReady) system will open on July 1 and remain open through November 1, to accommodate differences in district schedules. November 1st is the deadline for teachers to enter data in the Ready for Kindergarten Online (KReady) system. After the KReady system closes on November 1 at 11:59 p.m., data managers will have until November 9th at 11:59 p.m. to clean up transfer requests. Ohio’s State Tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies (OST) Why do students take state tests? State achievement tests tell us how well our students are growing in the knowledge and skills outlined in Ohio’s Learning Standards. These tests help guide and strengthen future teaching so we can be sure that we are pr

FAQs

What time limits apply to state and district testing?

Students must not exceed a cumulative 2% of the school year on combined state and district required assessments, or 1% on practice or diagnostic assessments used to prepare for assessments.

When do the assessment time limits begin and what happens if a district wants to exceed them?

Beginning with assessments administered on or after July 1, 2017, districts may exceed the limits only by resolution, after conducting at least one public hearing on the proposed resolution.

Which assessments and schedules are referenced in the document?

The document outlines mandated state tests and includes scheduling details for the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KReady) as well as English language proficiency assessments such as OELPS and OELPA, plus the AASCD assessment.

Sep 29, 2026

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