1. & NEXT GENERATION ASSESSMENTS Guidance counselors: Mrs. Cherie Davis Mrs. Nancy Vaughn

2. AGENDA FOR TONIGHT CURRENT REQUIREMENTS PRESENT CHANGES QUESTIONS? DISCUSSION WITH ADMINISTRATION

3. CURRENT 10 TH, 11 TH AND 12 TH AND REPEATING 9 TH 21 CREDITS AND PASS OHIO GRADUATION TEST (OGT) IN 5 SUBJECT AREAS: READING WRITING MATH SCIENCE SOCIAL STUDIES

4. HOUSE BILL 487 UPDATED OHIO’S GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS MEANT TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS ARE READY FOR SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND WORK

5. ESSENTIALLY, IT’S ALL ABOUT TESTS….

7. GRADUATING CLASS OF 2018 REQUIREMENTS 21 CREDITS (SAME AS NOW) AND 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS (PATHWAY 1) OR “REMEDIATION-FREE” SCORE ON COLLEGE ADMISSION EXAM (PATHWAY 2) OR EARN INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL AND APPROVED SCORE ON A JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT (PATHWAY 3)

8. 21 CREDITS REQUIRED Complete Ohio Course RequirementsState Minimum English4 units Health½ unit Mathematics4 units Physical Education½ unit Science3 units Social Studies3 units (GAHS 4 units) Electives5 units Economics and Financial Literacy1 unit Fine Arts1 unit

9. PATHWAY 1 - 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS STUDENTS WILL TAKE A TOTAL OF 7 EXAMS THROUGHOUT THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CAREER - ELA I ELA II ALGEBRA I GEOMETRY PHYSICAL SCIENCE (INTEGRATED SCIENCE I) AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT Exams required

10. PATHWAY 1 - 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS STUDENTS WILL EARN POINTS BASED ON THEIR SCORES ON THE REQUIRED EXAMS FOR EXAMPLE: OAA SCORES ADVANCED = 5 POINTS ACCELERATED = 4 POINTS PROFICIENT = 3 POINTS BASIC = 2 POINTS LIMITED = 1 POINTS Pathway 1

11. PATHWAY 1 - 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS STUDENTS WILL TAKE THE TEST THE YEAR THAT THEY ARE ENROLLED IN THE CLASS. ALL EXAMS HAVE 2 PARTS --- PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENT AND END OF THE YEAR ASSESSMENT--- BOTH PARTS ARE USED FOR FINAL SCORE

12. PATHWAY 1 - 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS STUDENTS MUST EARN: AT LEAST 4 POINTS FROM ELA I ELA II AT LEAST 4 POINTS FROM ALGEBRA I GEOMETRY AT LEAST 6 POINTS FROM PHYSICAL SCIENCE AMERICAN HISTORY AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND NEED 4 MORE POINTS FROM ANY CATEGORY TO TOTAL 18

13. PATHWAY 1 - 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS AP EXAMS COUNT CAN TAKE AP US HISTORY INSTEAD CAN TAKE AP AMERICAN GOVERNMENT INSTEAD

14. PATHWAY 1 - 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS IF A STUDENT RECEIVES A LIMITED OR BASIC SCORE MAY RETAKE AFTER RECEIVING EXTRA HELP ON THE MATERIAL IF A STUDENT RECEIVES A PROFICIENT OR ACCELERATED SCORE MAY RETAKE ONLY IF HE/SHE HAS ALREADY TAKEN ALL 7 EXAMS AND HAS NOT ACHIEVED THE MINIMUM POINTS TO GRADUATE (18)

15. PATHWAY 1 - 18 POINTS ON NEW ASSESSMENTS STUDENTS WHO TOOK ALGEBRA I IN THE 8 TH GRADE WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE 3 POINTS FOR THAT TEST THEY WILL NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE ALGEBRA I TEST

16. PATHWAY 2 - REMEDIATION-FREE SCORE ON NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COLLEGE ADMISSION EXAM THE TEST HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED BUT RUMOR IS THAT IT WILL BE THE A.C.T. THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL PAY FOR THE TEST ALL JUNIORS WILL TAKE IT ONE TIME PAID FOR BY THE STATE 1 ST TIME THAT IT WILL BE GIVEN WILL BE FALL OF 2016-17 SCHOOL YEAR REMEDIATION-FREE SCORE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED Pathway 2

17. PATHWAY 3 - EARN INDUSTRY CREDENTIAL EARN A STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION APPROVED, INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED CREDENTIAL OR A STATE-ISSUED LICENSE FOR PRACTICE IN A CAREER AND ACHIEVE A SCORE THAT DEMONSTRATES WORKFORCE READINESS AND EMPLOYABILITY ON A JOB SKILLS ASSESSMENT ASSESSMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED BUT MAY BE WORKKEYS Pathway 3

18. WHO IS TAKING WHAT THIS YEAR? 12 TH GRADERS OGT IF NEEDED (FALL AND SPRING) 11 TH GRADERS OGT IF NEEDED (FALL AND SPRING) 10 TH GRADERS OGT (SPRING ONLY) REPEATING 9 TH GRADERS OGT (SPRING ONLY)

19. WHO IS TAKING WHAT THIS YEAR? SENATE BILL 165 REQUIRES THAT - ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AMERICAN HISTORY WILL TAKE AMERICAN HISTORY TEST THIS YEAR ALL STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AMERICAN GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT TEST THIS YEAR THESE TESTS WILL NOT COUNT FOR GRADUATION FOR THESE STUDENTS

20. WHO IS TAKING WHAT THIS YEAR? ALL FIRST YEAR 9 TH GRADERS ELA I PAPER/PENCIL ALGEBRA I OR GEOMETRY ONLINE PHYSICAL SCIENCE (STATE DEVELOPED TEST) PAPER/PENCIL

21. EACH PARCC AND NEXT GENERATION ASSESSMENT HAS 2 PARTS PERFORMANCE BASED ASSESSMENT (PBA) ELA HAS 3 UNITS FOR THE PBA MATH HAS 2 UNITS FOR THE PBA SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES HAVE ONLY 1 UNIT END OF YEAR (EOY) ELA AND MATH HAVE 2 UNITS FOR THE EOY SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES HAVE ONLY 1 UNIT

22. PARCC DEVELOPED TEST - ELA FRAMEWORK PBA – UNIT 1 PBA – UNIT 2 PBA – UNIT 3 EOY – UNIT 1 EOY – UNIT 2 ELA I75 MINUTES90 MINUTES60 MINUTES ELA II75 MINUTES90 MINUTES60 MINUTES PBAs February 16 – March 6 Paper/Pencil 3 ¾ hour EOYs April 13 – May 1 Paper/Pencil 2 hours This year we will give the ELA I only

23. PARCC DEVELOPED TEST - MATH FRAMEWORK PBA – UNIT 1 PBA – UNIT 2 PBA – UNIT 3 EOY – UNIT 1 EOY – UNIT 2 ALGEBRA I90 MINUTES75 MINUTES80 MINUTES75 MINUTES GEOMETRY90 MINUTES75 MINUTES80 MINUTES75 MINUTES PBAs February 16 – March 6 ONLINE 2 ¾ hour EOYs April 13 – May 1 ONLINE Just over 2 ½ hours ALGEBRA I AND 9 TH GRADERS TAKING GEOMETRY

24. FOR ELA AND MATH SINCE THE TESTING WINDOW IS THE SAME, BUILDINGS MAY DETERMINE: THE ORDER OF SUBJECTS HOW MANY UNITS TO ADMINISTER IN A DAY HOWEVER UNIT SEQUENCE MUST BE FOLLOWED DURING THE INITIAL ADMINISTRATION (EX. ELA PBA UNIT 1, UNIT 2, UNIT 3 ETC.)

25. OHIO’S NEXT GENERATION ASSESSMENTS SCIENCE PBA – UNIT 1 PBA – UNIT 2 PBA – UNIT 3 EOY – UNIT 1 EOY – UNIT 2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE90 MINUTES PBAs March 2 – March 13 PAPER/PENCIL 1 ½ hours EOYs May 4 – May 15 PAPER/PENCIL 1 ½ hours

26. OHIO’S NEXT GENERATION ASSESSMENTS SOCIAL STUDIES PBA – UNIT 1 PBA – UNIT 2 PBA – UNIT 3 EOY – UNIT 1 EOY – UNIT 2 American History90 MINUTES American Government90 MINUTES PBAs March 2 – March 13 PAPER/PENCIL 1 ½ hours EOYs May 4 – May 15 PAPER/PENCIL 1 ½ hours Test will not count for graduation. Test only given to satisfy SB 165.

27. STATE’S GOAL: MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILIES STUDENTS WHO DO NOT EARN A REQUIRED NUMBER OF GRADUATION POINTS CAN STILL MEET THE REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION THROUGH THE OTHER 2 PATHWAYS.

28. POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS: