changes to ohio’s graduation requirements. new graduation requirements house bill 487 class of...
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CHANGES TO OHIO’S GRADUATION
REQUIREMENTS
NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
• HOUSE BILL 487
• CLASS OF 2017 (10TH-GRADERS IN THE 2014-2015 SCHOOL YEAR) WILL BE THE LAST STUDENTS TO TAKE THE CURRENT OGT
• THE NEW REQUIREMENTS TAKE EFFECT WITH THE CLASS OF 2018 (NINTH GRADERS IN FALL 2014)
UNCHANGED—REQUIRED COURSESCourse Requirements
English Language Arts 4 credits
Math 4 credits
Science 3 credits
Social Studies 3 credits
Electives 5 credits
Fine Arts 2 semesters (1 credit)
Economics/Financial Literacy 1 credit
Phys Ed .5 credit
Health .5 credit
NEW: 3 PATHS TO GRADUATION
• EARN A CUMULATIVE PASSING SCORE ON THE 7 EOC EXAMS (SET BY THE STATE)
•A “REMEDIATION-FREE” SCORE ON A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM (ACT?). OHIO WILL PAY FOR ALL JUNIORS TO TAKE THE ACT.
• EARN A STATE-ISSUED LICENSE TO PRACTICE A CAREER, EARNING A SCORE SET BY THE STATE THAT PROVES WORKFORCE READINESS. (NOT NAMED)
PATH 1: 7 END OF COURSE EXAMS (EOC)
• ALL STUDENTS TAKE END OF COURSE EXAMS:
• INTEGRATED MATH I (9TH )
• ENGLISH I (9TH)
• PHYSICAL SCIENCE (9TH)
• INTEGRATED MATH II (10TH GRADE)
• ENGLISH II (10TH GRADE)
• AMERICAN HISTORY (10TH GRADE)
• AMERICAN GOVERNMENT (12TH GRADE)
• OPTION: CLASSES MAY CHOOSE TO REPLACE THEIR CURRICULAR FINALS WITH THE STATE EOCS AND INCLUDE THESE SCORES AS PART OF THE CLASS GRADE
EOC SCORING
• CAN EARN FROM 1-5 POINTS ON EACH EXAM
• 5—ADVANCED
• 4—ACCELERATED
• 3—PROFICIENT
• 2—BASIC
• 1—LIMITED
• STUDENTS WHO TOOK CLASSES BEFORE THE CHANGES (JULY 1 2014) WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A SCORE OF 3 IN EACH SUBJECT
• STUDENTS TAKING THESE COURSES THIS YEAR FOR HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT WILL TAKE THE EOC
EOC POINTS
• STATE BOE HAS NOT YET DETERMINED HOW MANY POINTS ARE REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION (18 IS BEING PROPOSED)
• MUST HAVE AT LEAST A COMBINED 4 POINTS IN ELA (ENG I AND ENG II)
• MUST HAVE AT LEAST A COMBINCED 4 POINTS IN MATH (INTEGRATED MATH I AND INTEGRATED MATH II)
• MUST HAVE AT LEAST A COMBINCED 6 POINTS IN SS AND SCIENCE (PHYSICAL SCIENCE, AMERICAN HISTORY, GOVERNMENT)
PATHS 2 AND 3: COLLEGE ADMISSIONS AND CAREER TESTS
• LITTLE HAS BEEN RELEASED
WHAT’S NEXT FROM THE STATE?
• FINALIZING THE EOC POINT SYSTEM
• INTEGRATING SUBSTITUTE EXAMS IN PLACE OF EOCS FOR AP AND DUAL ENROLLMENT
• CHOOSE COLLEGE PLACEMENT EXAMS (PATH 2) AND JOB SKILLS EXAMS (PATH 3)
• FIND OUT HOW THE REQUIREMENTS WILL WORK TO HELP WITH DROP-OUT PREVENTION
QUESTIONS?