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Hot Topics in Public Education in Ohio

Hot Topics in Public Education in Ohio. The Ohio Core. New graduation requirements Effective Class of 2014 (current juniors) Algebra II or its equivalent Inquiry-based science with laboratory experience Fine arts (2 semesters between grades 7 – 12) Financial Literacy

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Hot Topics in Public Education in Ohio

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  1. Hot Topics in Public Education in Ohio

  2. The Ohio Core • New graduation requirements • Effective Class of 2014 (current juniors) • Algebra II or its equivalent • Inquiry-based science with laboratory experience • Fine arts (2 semesters between grades 7 – 12) • Financial Literacy • Physical Education waiver (permissive legislation) • Opt-out provision • Credit Flexibility Policy

  3. College Readiness (SB 1):Strickland • Accepted into a degree-granting institution: • Without the need for remediation; • Earning credits toward graduation (C or better); • Persisting for two or more years.

  4. Career Readiness: • Being prepared for a position that • leads to a career pathway that • can support a family of four.

  5. New Graduation Requirements

  6. Algebra II End-of-Course • Exam Standards: • Operations on Numbers and Expressions - 15% • Equations and Inequalities - 20% • Polynomial and Rational Functions - 30% • Exponential Functions - 20% • Function Operations and Inverses - 15% • Exam Details: • 55 operational items • At least 30% of score will be based on short answer and extended-response items

  7. Inquiry-Based Instruction • Core calls for inquiry-based science • Laboratory experience that engages students in: • Asking valid scientific questions • Gathering and analyzing information • Education reform reinforces • Must include 21st Century skills: • Critical thinking and problem solving • Project-based and real-world learning opportunities

  8. Financial Literacy • Ohio Core requires instruction in economics and financial literacy during high school • Education reform (HB 1) creates: • Business education standards • Financial literacy and entrepreneurship standards • Reforms state that instruction must come from: • Social studies standards • Financial literacy and entrepreneurship standards • Hilliard: Careers/Money Management, Financial Independence, Personal Finance, College Fundamentals, Principles of Entrepenuership

  9. Founding Documents Legislation • SB 165 Requires Founding Documents instruction. • • Declaration of Independence • • Northwest Ordinance • • U.S. Constitution and all the Amendments • • Ohio Constitution • In their original context using information from the Federalist and anti-Federalist Papers, etc. • End-of-course exams in American History and American Government (20% from documents) • Effective July 1, 2012 for first time freshmen.

  10. Credit Flexibility • Students can now demonstrate mastery of content instead sitting through a Carnegie Unit • Can earn credit by: • Testing out • Showing mastery through: • Senior project • Distance learning • Postsecondary coursework • Local administration of credit flexibility • Internship • Service learning • Research based project

  11. Opt-out Provision • Allows a student to “Opt-out” after two years of the Ohio Core and graduate by meeting the 2013 and before academic requirements; • Cannot attend a 4 year state university without first establishing academic foundation; • Except for Youngstown State, Central State or Shawnee State Universities; • Requires career counseling at the local level; • Requires parent and school signatures.

  12. Academic Content Standards Revision

  13. Ohio's New Learning Standards What students should know, and be able to do. What teachers should know, and be able to teach.

  14. Ohio’s New Learning Standards – 2014-15 • Common Core ELA • Mathematics • State Developed Science • Social Studies • Fine Arts • World Language • Physical Education • Financial Literacy • Entrepreneurship • Non-CTE Business

  15. Common Core Standards • CCSSO, National Governors Association, Achieve, Inc., ACT, College Board • 46 states, 3 territories have joined • Standards will be: • Aligned with college and work expectations • Internationally benchmarked • ELA and Math completed by spring 2010 • Science, Social Studies and Fine Arts (planning)

  16. New Standards Implementation

  17. Other C.O.S. Revisions • Performing Arts • Foreign Language

  18. Shape of The Standards Grades 9 - 12 • Web-based production • Course syllabi • Curriculum-embedded content and skills • Backmap from college- and career-readiness standards • End-of-course exams

  19. Standards Framework “The Standards” Strand Theme & Topic Content Statement

  20. Common Themes All Standards: • Organized by theme and topic • Show progression across grades • Supported by model curricula • Reduced to: • Be more manageable • Promote greater depth of learning

  21. Assessment Reform

  22. House Bill 555 – Report Card • Must revise school rating system by 12/31/12? • Rating system using letter grades • Close achievement gaps, ensure acad. Growth, grad rates, dropout prevention, achievement benchmarks, college/career readiness • What should elements be? • Grad rate? Dropout rate? • Value added? • Perf. Index? • Discipline numbers? Attendance?

  23. HB 555 – Report Card cont’d • Which elements? • Composite score? • When? • How are items weighted? • Phase in to align with new assessment system? Dashboard until then?

  24. New Assessment System • OGT will be replaced by a two part system: • Nationally standardized assessment • Science, mathematics, English language arts • FALL of 10th Grade – bid process • COULD be available next year • Series of end-of-course exams • Science, mathematics, English language arts, social studies

  25. Next Generation of State Assessments • PARCC Developed Assessments • English language arts • Grades 3 – 8 and high school • Mathematics • Grades 3 – 8 and high school • Operational school year 2014-15 • State Developed Assessments • Science • Grades 5, 8 and high school • Social Studies • *Grades 4, 6 and high school • Operational school year 2014-15

  26. Assessment Suspension • Assessments suspended: • Writing: Grade 4 & 7 OAT • Social Studies: Grade 5 & 8 OAT • All 5 OGT tests will still be administered • Reading and writing OAT to be combined • English language arts test to be given every year

  27. End-of-Course Exams • English I • English II • Capstone English • Algebra I • Algebra II • Capstone Math • Physical Science • Biology • American Government • American History • (SB 165) Science English Language Arts Social Studies Mathematics

  28. New Assessment System • PARCC – Partnership for Assessment of College and Career Readiness • English/Math • End of Course • Grades 3-8 • Ohio Generated • Social Studies/Science • End of Course • Grades 4-6 (SS) and Grades 5-8 (Science)

  29. Other Legislative Items of Interest • The New Bullying Bill • Children’s Internet Protection Act • SB 316 • 3rd Grade Guarantee • OTES • Educational Choice Scholarships • Autism Scholarship • Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship • BMI Screening • Law Enforcement Calamity Days • HB 555 (School District/Building Report Cards) • Seclusion/Restraints

  30. The New Bullying Law: HB 116 • Effective 11/4 • Directives regarding anti-bullying policies • Statement providing for possible suspension • Means for making anonymous reports • Discipline for false reports • Strategies for protecting reporters from harassment, etc. • Specifies process for notifying parents/students • Requires information made available: • Seriousness of cyberbullying • Anti-bullying statement

  31. Anti-Bullying Law cont’d • Custodial parent must be notified (bullied student and bully) • Requires training for teachers • Suggestions for schools • Investigate every report • Communicate with all parties • Make reports accessible to parents of all parties • Procedures • Document, document, document

  32. Children’s Internet Protection Act • Monitor online activities of minors • Limited to school day, premises, equipment • Staff training component

  33. SB 316 • 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee • OTES • Educational Choice Scholarships • Special Education • BMI Screening • Law Enforcement Calamity Days

  34. 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee • Starting with the 2013-2014 school year • All students entering 3rd grade • Must demonstrate reading competency or retained • Must be identified early via diagnostic testing • Parents are to be notified after diagnosis • Districts must provide intervention for each • Reading teachers must be properly licensed • Improvement & monitoring plan developed • District BOEs must adopt policies/procedures for assessing all K-3 students by Sept. 30, 2012 • Exceptions: Special Ed, ELL

  35. OTES • Employed under teacher license and spend at least 50% of their time providing instruction • Who can conduct observations • Three classroom observations (vs. 2) • Excludes students with 60+ unexcused absence • Ineffective 2+ years: assessment/pd • Evaluation: 50% performance/50% student growth

  36. Educational Choice Scholarships • Expands Ed Choice Scholarship Program from 14,000 vouchers to 30,000 in 2011-12 then 60,000 from thereafter for students in schools in academic watch or academic emergency • Autism Scholarship - $20,000/year • Jon Peterson Scholarship – extends Autism Scholarship to any student on IEP • Any time district evaluates a child or implements/reviews an IEP must notify parent of Autism/Jon Peterson Scholarship

  37. BMI Screening • BMI Screening is now an Opt IN vs. an Opt OUT program

  38. Law Enforcement Calamity Days • “Law enforcement emergencies” now included with the description of “calamity day” for which a school may be closed.

  39. Move From Proficient to Readiness

  40. Focus on Readiness • Ohio Core goal: • Measure students' skills against identified college and work-ready expectations • HB1 calls for ODE and Regents to: • Create system of college and work ready assessments • Develop standards that will allow each student to be prepared for postsecondary instruction and the workplace for success in the twenty-first century

  41. Attributes of English Language Arts • Shift in emphasis from fiction to nonfictionin reading and writing. • Focus on close analysis of texts with evidence to back up claims and conclusions. • Emphasis in teaching literacy skills in and through history/social studies, science, and technical content areas.

  42. Attributes of Common Core Math • Engage student in the content through the Mathematical Practices • Problem solving • Reasoning • Modeling • Using tools • Making arguments • Precision • Structure

  43. Attributes of the Science Standards • Scientific Practices • Engineering • Technological Design

  44. Attributes of Social Studies • Historical Thinking • Geographic Thinking • Civic Literacy • Financial and Economic Literacy

  45. Professional Development • Professional Learning Series: • Implement Ohio’s New Learning Standards • Common Instructional Shifts • Putting Visions into Practice • Summer Academy

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