ODE School Improvement 3

Question 1

Which component is REQUIRED to be included in every Ohio Comprehensive Support and Improvement plan?

Accepted Answer

A needs assessment based on multiple data sources

Answer

Ohio requires CSI plans to begin with a rigorous needs assessment examining multiple data sources to identify root causes of underperformance.

Question 2

Ohio's ESSA plan measures chronic absenteeism as a school quality indicator. A student is chronically absent when they miss at least what percentage of school days?

Accepted Answer

10%

Answer

Ohio defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10% or more of enrolled school days, consistent with the federal definition used under ESSA.

Question 3

In an Ohio school improvement context, what does 'root cause analysis' specifically seek to identify?

Accepted Answer

Underlying systemic factors driving poor student outcomes

Answer

Root cause analysis digs beneath surface symptoms to find the systemic instructional, leadership, or organizational factors that are causing underperformance.

Question 4

Which professional learning structure is considered most effective in Ohio's school improvement framework for building teacher capacity?

Accepted Answer

Ongoing, job-embedded professional learning communities

Answer

Research cited in Ohio's improvement framework supports sustained, job-embedded collaboration in professional learning communities over isolated one-time professional development.

Question 5

Which Ohio school report card component specifically measures how much academic growth students make in a single year?

Accepted Answer

Value-Added measure

Answer

The Value-Added measure uses statistical modeling to estimate the academic growth individual students make in a year, controlling for prior achievement.

(ODE) Ohio Department of Education Practice Test

(ODE) Ohio Department of Education Practice Test

ODE School Improvement 3