State Board of Education Achievement and Graduation Requirements Committee October 19, 2015

Agenda Approve Minutes from September 2015 Achievement and Graduation Requirements Committee Discuss Proposed Revisions to Standard for Issuing an Ohio High School Equivalence Diploma Discuss Recommendations for Advisory Committee on Graduation and Students with Disabilities

Agenda Update on Financial Literacy Discuss International Baccalaureate Substitute Test for American Government Update on Assessment Committee Discussion

Standard for Issuing an Ohio High School Equivalence Diploma ( ) Sandra Phipps State GED Administrator, Office of Career Technical Education

Overview HB 64 effective Sept. 29, 2015 HB 483 effective Sept. 17, 2014

HB 483 Test takers cannot have a high school diploma or honors diploma Test takers ages 16, 17 and 18 must be withdrawn from school Test takers must submit a consent form signed by either the parent, guardian or court official to the state GED Office

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 18 years of age: Test takers cannot have a high school diploma or honors diploma Must be officially withdrawn from school

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 16 and 17 years of age: Test takers cannot have a high school diploma or honors diploma Test takers must submit a consent form signed by either the parent, guardian, or court official

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 16 and 17 years of age: Test taker must submit an official high school transcript which includes, at a minimum, the previous 12 months of enrollment in a program approved to grant a high school diploma

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 16 and 17 years of age: Test taker must be continuously enrolled in a program approved to grant a high school diploma for at least one semester Test taker must have attained an attendance rate of at least 75 percent during that semester

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 16 and 17 years of age: If the test taker has not passed all sections of the test within three months, the test taker shall resubmit a current transcript reflecting continuous enrollment and attendance rate of at least 75 percent

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 16 and 17 years of age: Test taker must show good cause for needing to take the GED ®  Court order; receiving and maintaining public assistance; excluded from public schools; and the department may consider other reasons for good cause

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 16 and 17 years of age: Test taker must remain enrolled in school and maintain an attendance rate of at least seventy- five percent until either:  The test taker passes all required sections of the GED® test; or  The test taker is eighteen years of age

HB 64 Requirements for test takers 16 and 17 years of age: Extenuating Circumstances  Test taker has a mental or bodily health issue requiring them to be withdrawn  Test taker is receiving or has completed the final year of instruction for home school  Test taker is moving or has moved out of state  Other extenuating circumstances may qualify

HB 64 Re-testers If a test taker fails to attain the required scores to earn a high school equivalence diploma, the test taker shall only retake the specific test they did not pass The test taker will only be responsible to pay the cost of that test and not for the entire battery of tests, unless the test takers is retaking the entire battery

Rule Schedule January*: Rule filed with JCARR November: Resolution of Intent October: Committee Discussion February: Public hearing, JCARR hearing March: Final Adoption by State Board *Generally, the Ohio Department of Education does not file rules in December due to the provisions of the December carry-over

Recommendations for Advisory Committee on Graduation and Students with Disabilities Wendy Stoica Assistant Director Office for Exceptional Children

Curriculum Requirements Students with disabilities who entered 9 th grade on or after July 1, 2014: 1)Complete 20 credits Plus any additional locally required credits OR 2)Curriculum Choices OR 3)Meet curriculum requirements as determined by the IEP Team

Testing Requirements 1)End of Course exams with or without allowable accommodations 2)Nationally recognized college admission exam with or without allowable accommodations 3)Industry Credential 4)Alternate Assessment for students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities 5)IEP team decision to exempt students with disabilities from the high stakes consequences of tests.

Graduation Requirements and Diplomas in Other States  23 states allow alternate courses  3 states reduce number of credits needed  15 states allow extensions

Advisory Committee Members:  Institutions of Higher Education (community colleges & 4 year colleges)  Career and Technical Education  Teachers  Administrators: Principal & Special Education Director  Parent  Other state agencies

Advisory Committee’s Recommendation: Students with disabilities deserve a standardized, meaningful diploma that doesn’t lower expectations. Do not create another option.  IDEA requirements and education outcomes  Graduation and accountability

Update on Financial Literacy Brian Roget Associate Director Office of Curriculum and Assessment

Financial Literacy Model Curriculum Extended public review period to Sept. 25, 2015 Ohio Department of Education held focus group meetings Public feedback was used to modify the Model Curriculum

Financial Literacy Model Curriculum Timeline September  Completed public feedback period October  Made edits based on feedback  Presentation and Discussion of updated Financial Literacy Model Curriculum

Financial Literacy Model Curriculum Timeline November  Discussion and intent to adopt  Achievement and Graduation Requirements Committee vote December  Full Board vote

Financial Literacy Study  June State Board of Education Resolution  Purpose of study  Timeline o October-November: Conduct survey and analyze results o January: Present findings to committee

International Baccalaureate Substitute Test for American Government Brian Roget Associate Director Office of Curriculum and Assessment

Substitute Law Allows students to replace state end of course exam with:  Advanced Placement exam  International Baccalaureate exam Science, American history, and American government exams only

Substitute Exams Increases flexibility and student choice, reduces testing for students Required uses for substitute exams  Replace state content test for student score for graduation requirement  Replace state content test in accountability system

Accountability Can only be partially integrated into Accountability System  Included in Indicators and Prepared For Success  Not included in Performance Index or Value- Added  Not included in Teacher Value-Added

AP and IB Alignment Process  Comparison of Ohio’s Learning Standards to each of the International Baccalaureate courses in the related field  Identification of the alignment of each standard in Ohio’s Learning Standards

Fall 2014  Advanced Placement Substitute Exams Selected and approved  International Baccalaureate Substitute Exams Selected and Approved  Postponed Selection of an IB Substitute for American Government

Approved AP Substitute Exams State End-of- Course Tests Advanced Placement Substitute Exam Physical Science  Physics 1 – Algebra based  Physics 2 – Algebra based Biology  Biology American History  American History American Government  United States Government & Politics

Approved IB Substitute Exams State End-of- Course Tests International Baccalaureate Substitute Exam Physical Science  Physics Standard Level  Physics Higher Level Biology  Biology American History  History – Route Two – including study of the history of the Americas American Government  Postponed until Fall 2015

Review of IB Global Politics Initial review of the course content completed in fall of 2014 Review for content changes between pilot and final course of study Ohio Department of Education staff recommendation to move forward with the selection of IB Global Politics exam as a substitute exam for American Government

Timeline September Conducted review of final course content October Presentation and discussion November Resolution for American Government substitute exam December Resolution to the full board

Update on Assessment Jim Wright Director Office for Curriculum and Assessment

Committee Discussion