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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Is anyone familiar with the provison in HB 555 which permits districts to give "additional weight" to the test score of an accelerated student, as long as the score is proficient or higher?</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">My questions are: What exactly does additonal weight mean (the weight given for the next score level)? Must the student be identified as gifted, or one who has only qualified for acceleration? What credit would the district receive if an accelerated student scores at the advanced level?</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Thanks for any light you can shed!</font></div>
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<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">June Allred-Smith</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Ross Pike ESC</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">475 Western Ave., Suite E</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Chillicothe, OH 45601</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Phone: 740/702-3120</font></div>
<div align="left" style="text-align:left;"><font face="Arial" size="+1" color="#000000" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:14pt;color:#000000;">Fax: 740/702-3123</font></div>
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