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?