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District Testing & Curriculum

OHIO'S STATEWIDE TESTING

This Ohio Department of Education's website serves as a starting point for tools that can help in understanding statewide assessments for the Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA) and for the Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT).

The Ohio Achievement Assessments for grades 3-8 measure students on what they know and are able to do in various subjects. Click on any of the box (left) to see actual test questions, read more about Ohio's Academic Content Standards and assessment system, and learn about additional resources for helping your students.

The Ohio Graduation Tests are required for students to demonstrate proficiency in various subjects before graduating from high school. Click on the box (left) to begin preparing for the tests.

FAMILY STANDARDS GUIDES FOR SPECIFIC GRADES

These PDFs offer explanations of the Ohio standards and activities that parents can do with their children at home to help them gain the needed skills:

Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade

CURRICULUM AND TESTING UPDATE
Fran Warner, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

August 2010

Ohio Graduation Testing Prep Summer School
Five students took advantage of the optional Ohio Graduation Testing opportunity offered to students who were sophomores, juniors and/or seniors during the 2009-10 school year and had not passed one or more of their Ohio Graduation Tests. Mrs. Laurie Keefer taught the class this summer focusing on specific test taking and study skills as well as specific curriculum content. We were pleased when 85.7% of the students passed their summer exams. Everyone’s extra effort paid off.

Juniors and seniors will be given another opportunity to pass their Ohio Graduation Tests in October. The testing week starts on Monday, October 25th and continues through Friday, October 29th. Make-up tests will be given the following week.

Third Grade Guarantee Summer School

Nine students took advantage of the summer school program offered to Third Graders that were below proficient on the Ohio Reading Achievement Test. These students started their work two days in June with a pre-test and instruction on two computer-assisted reading programs and then worked online during the summer. Students contracted to work a selected number of program hours on RAZ Kids, a reading skill and comprehension program as well as Study Island, both a math and reading tutorial.

Mrs. Kathy Day met with the students for two more days in August. Students completed their contracted work, were post-tested and celebrated their reading gains over the summer. When asked how they liked the summer program; students thought it was both fun and interesting.

Fall Ohio Achievement Testing Calendar
Third Graders will be taking the Ohio Reading Achievement Test during the week of October 4 – 8, 2010. This is the first time these students will have taken one of the Ohio Achievement Tests. It becomes their baseline test. They will be tested again in Reading during the spring testing which begins on April 25, 2011. During that time they will also be tested in mathematics.

As mentioned in the preceding article juniors and seniors that have not passed one or more of the Ohio Graduation Tests will be tested again during the week of October 25-29, 2010.

Information for parents on the Ohio Achievement and Graduation Tests can be found on the Ohio Department of Education website at http://www.ode.state.oh.us . Practice tests can be accessed and taken online at the State Testing Website featured at the far left of the bottom of the home page under “Families”. More information can also be found under “Testing” at the top of the homepage. These are excellent free resources for students and parents to help their child be ready for these important assessments.