Grade Levels RD and ND

A grade of “Reading Determination” (hereinafter referred to as “RD”) shall be given to any student who meets all of the following conditions:

• The student is entering the Fourth Grade.

• The student last attended school in another Ohio school district or Ohio community (charter) school.

• The student’s parent/guardian is unable to provide documentation that the student achieved the necessary score established by the Ohio Department of Education on the Reading portion of the Third Grade Achievement Assessment or the necessary score on an alternative reading assessment.

The student in RD Grade level must be placed into a third-grade schedule until the appropriate grade level has been determined. The Guidelines for Processing RD & ND Grade Levels has been added to your handouts for this course.

Grade Level ND stands for “Not Determined” and is to be used only when a student from another district, state, or country is enrolling in a CCS High School and does not have an official High School Transcript. Students who arrive at your school with grade level ND should be scheduled into 9th grade courses.