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The Ohio Core

The Ohio Core. Purpose of the Ohio Core Ohio Core Graduation Requirements Alternative Graduation Requirement Honors Diplomas Carnegie Unit Credit Flexibility Dropout Recovery Programs Opt Out Extension Readiness Assessment Dual Enrollment Report Card Implications.

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The Ohio Core

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  1. The Ohio Core

  2. Purpose of the Ohio Core Ohio Core Graduation Requirements Alternative Graduation Requirement Honors Diplomas Carnegie Unit Credit Flexibility Dropout Recovery Programs Opt Out Extension Readiness Assessment Dual Enrollment Report Card Implications Teacher Preparation Program Reports College Remediation College Admission Requirements Use of Technology Provision Transfer and Articulation Parental Involvement Policies Foreign Language Advisory Council Public-Private Collaborative Commission Topics Covered

  3. Purposes of the Ohio Core • Establish rigorous high school graduation expectations for all students • Prepare Ohioans to meet demands of the knowledge-based economy • Prepare all students for college and work • Strengthen link between high school graduation and college entry • Reduce remediation at the college level

  4. The Ohio Core Applies To: • Public Schools • Chartered Nonpublic Schools • Community Schools

  5. Graduation RequirementsEffective with the Class of 2014 • Effective Class of 2014 • Affects students that are enrolled after July 1, 2010 and are: • Accelerated, or • Early Graduation

  6. Graduation RequirementsEffective with the Class of 2014 • English (4 units) • Health (½ unit) • Mathematics (4 units) • One unit must be at least Algebra II or its equivalent

  7. Graduation RequirementsEffective with the Class of 2014 • Science (3 units) • Must be inquiry-based with laboratory experience • Students ask valid scientific questions and gather and analyze information • Must include: • Physical sciences (1 unit) • Life Science (1 unit) • 1 unit from advance sciences: • Physical science (chemistry, physics, etc.) • Life science (advanced biology, etc.) • Earth or space science (astronomy, physical geology, etc.)

  8. Graduation RequirementsEffective with the Class of 2014 • Social Studies (3 units) • American history (½ unit) • American government (½ unit) • Students must receive instruction in financial literacy • Integrate economics and financial literacy into one or more social studies, or other, course content

  9. Graduation RequirementsEffective with the Class of 2014 • Social Studies (cont.) • Financial literacy includes: • Use of a budget • Relationship of income to supply and demand in the market • Roles of people in the economy • Consequences of choices affecting • Budgets • Savings • Credit • Philanthropy • Investments • Effect of interest rates on savers and borrowers

  10. Graduation RequirementsEffective with the Class of 2014 • Electives (5 units) • One or any combination of the following: • English language arts • Mathematics • Science • Social studies • Excludes physical education and health Not otherwise required

  11. Graduation RequirementsEffective with the Class of 2014 • Fine Arts (2 semesters or equivalent) • Anytime from grades 7 through 12 • High school credit may be granted if the coursework is high school level and taught by a high school licensed teacher • Can apply to 5 electives required • Career-technical students are exempt from the fine arts requirement • Student must be enrolled in and complete a course of study in career-technical education to be eligible for exemption

  12. Graduation RequirementsCurrently in Effect • Physical education (½ unit) • Credit may be excused • If local board of education adopts a policy • Applies to students in interscholastic athletics, marching band or cheerleading for two full seasons or an approved JROTC program for two years • Excused students must complete ½ credit (at least 60 hours of instruction) “in another course of study”

  13. Honors Diploma

  14. Honors Diploma Honors Diploma pre-supposes completion of: • ½ unit physical education • ½ unit in American history • ½ unit in government • ½ unit health

  15. Alternative Graduation Requirements Core establishes alternative methods to earn a diploma without completing the Core • Only applies through 2014. • Studentmust complete two years of high school and successfully complete the minimum curriculum prescribed in current law • Parent must sign a statement of consent • School must develop a career plan for the child and provide counseling and support for the student related to the plan

  16. Carnegie Unit Credit Flexibility State Board of Education was required to adopt a plan for how students can: …earn units of high school credit based on the demonstration of subject area competency, instead of or in combination with completing hours of classroom instruction…

  17. Carnegie Unit Credit Flexibility • Carnegie unit represents 120 hours of instruction or number of hours a high school student is in class (seat time) • Students can now earn credit by: • Completing coursework; • Testing out or showing mastery of course content; • Pursuing an educational option: • Senior project • Distance learning • Postsecondary coursework • Internship • Service learning • Research based project

  18. Carnegie Unit Credit Flexibility Elements of adopted plan: • Local boards must adopt local policy for flexible credit and annually communicate it to parents and students • Credits earned will look like other course credits on transcript • Flexible use of assessments • Multidisciplinary teams • Professional panel • Performance based assessments • End-of-course exams • Placement or certification exams

  19. Carnegie Unit Credit Flexibility Elements of adopted plan: • Students and educators pre-identify the learning outcomes and how these will be measured against the state standards • ODE works with early adopters to address system barriers • Web communications featuring examples, research and support • Regional networks broker learning opportunities tied to economic development • Revisit the policy in two years

  20. Carnegie Unit Credit Flexibility Expected Timeline

  21. Dropout Recovery Program Students in Dropout Recovery Programs may be exempt from Core requirements if program: • Received a wavier from ODE • Is a competency-based instructional program • Serves only students between age 16 and 21 • Enrolls students who: • Are at least one grade level behind their cohort age group • Experience crises that significantly interfere with their academic progress

  22. Dropout Recovery Program Students in Dropout Recovery Programs may be exempt from Core requirements if program: • Requires students to attain at least the applicable score designated for each Ohio Graduation Test • Develops an individualized career plans • Provides counseling and support for the student • Requires the informed consent of the student and parents to graduating without completing the Core • Has submitted an instructional plan to ODE that demonstrates how the academic content standards will be assessed

  23. Readiness Assessment Students are to be assessed on their readiness to attend college or enter the workforce. The Partnership for Continued Learning recommended ODE and OBR to: • Develop multi-purpose assessment prototypes • Includes end-of-course exams • Consult with a stakeholder panel • Pilot two or three assessment methods for feasibility and review • Recommend a high school assessment system that: • Aligns with Ohio College Readiness Expectations • Provides meaningful feedback to students • Promotes a challenging high school curriculum • Streamlines the assessment system

  24. Dual Enrollment Dual Enrollment: • Enables a student to earn high school credit and college credit during high school when participating in a college course. • Ex: PSEO, Early College High School, College Tech Prep The Core requires high schools to provide opportunity for students to participate in a dual enrollment program.

  25. Dual Enrollment Accelerated learning: • Enables a student to complete coursework while enrolled in high school that may earn credit toward a degree • Ex: Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate The Core requires high schools to provide opportunity for students to participate in a dual enrollment program.

  26. Dual Enrollment The Partnership for Continued Learning recommends increasing opportunities for students to participate: • Develop a statewide communication plan • Add accelerated learning/dual enrollment “report only” indicators to report cards • Expand online college credit opportunities • Encourage regional efficiencies • Revise funding to foster nonpublic students’ access • Establish funding for a Advanced Placement system

  27. Current Dual Enrollment Programs Seniors to Sophomores • New dual enrollment opportunity that allows qualified high school seniors to enroll full time on a University System of Ohio Campus and earn a year of college credit at no cost to the student. • http://uso.edu/opportunities/seniors2soph/index.php

  28. Current Dual Enrollment Programs Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program • Students take college classes at a local college or university for free. Students earn both high school and college credit. PSEO is available to students in grades 9-12 who meet certain criteria. • http://education.ohio.gov/, Keyword: PSEO

  29. Current Dual Enrollment Programs Early College High Schools • Combines high school and the first several years of college. In grades 9 and 10, students take college-prep classes. In grades 11 and 12, students take college-level classes, earning both college and high school credit. Tuition is usually free. • http://www.earlycolleges.org/

  30. Current Dual Enrollment Programs Early Entrance Programs • College programs that enroll younger students and often do not require a high school diploma. Many early entrance programs cost money. Their structure, admission requirements, costs, and scholarships offers vary. • http://www.earlyentrance.org/Home

  31. Current Dual Enrollment Programs Ohio College Tech Prep • Ohio College Tech Prep blends college prep academics with technology education. In grades 11 and 12, students combine their high school studies with college equivalent courses. Programs are offered in career centers, high schools and colleges throughout Ohio. Students can advance to two-year or four-year college programs after graduation and are prepared for jobs in high demand technical fields. • http://www.techprepohio.org/

  32. Current Accelerated Learning Programs International Baccalaureate Diploma Program • International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB) is a challenging program of special coursework during grades 11 and 12, culminating in an exam. The IB Diploma Program focuses on international learning, service, creativity and critical thinking. It does not provide college credit, but it prepares students for college-level work. • http://www.ibo.org/diploma/

  33. Current Accelerated Learning Programs Advanced Placement (AP) Program • AP classes are college-level classes taken in high school. At the end of the course, students take an exam. If they receive a qualifying score, many colleges will offer them college credit. • http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html

  34. Report Card Implications • No later than June 30, 2012, the State Board must select one or more methods of measuring high school graduates' preparedness for higher education and the workforce. • The school district's or school building's performance will be put on the Local Report Card (LRC) beginning the 2012-2013 school year.

  35. Report Card Implications Potential measures of preparedness may include: • Student performance on the readiness assessments • Percentage of students who earn college credit while enrolled in high school • Percentage of students who take remedial coursework upon enrollment in an institution of higher education

  36. Teacher Preparation Program Reports The State Board and Ohio Board of Regents (OBR) must now issue an annual report on the quality of teacher preparation institutions.

  37. Teacher Preparation Program Reports The teacher preparation report includes: • Identification of best practices in the preparation of teachers • A plan for implementing best practices • The number of graduates of approved teacher preparation institutions who graduated with a subject area specialty and teach grades seven through twelve • A plan to be implemented by the teacher preparation program for increasing the number of teachers in science, mathematics and foreign language

  38. College Remediation • The Core creates a disincentive funding calculation for remedial courses. • OBR must reduce the amount of subsidy it extends to four-year degree granting institutions for remedial courses. • Exempt from this funding calculation: • All Regional Campuses • Central State University • Shawnee State University • Youngstown State University

  39. College Admissions Requirements • Beginning in the 2014-15 academic year, each state university will only admit Ohio students who have completed the Ohio Core curriculum. • Universities exempted: • Central State University • Shawnee State University • Youngstown State University • There are exemptions for certain students.

  40. Use of Technology The Core encourages districts and schools to: • Integrate technology into learning experiences • Use distance and web-based course delivery to provide or augment instruction • Utilize technology access and electronic learning opportunities with technology resources: • eTech Ohio Commission, • Ohio Learning Network • Education technology centers, • Public television stations

  41. Transfer And Articulation • The Core requires a standard method for documenting credits earned on high school transcripts • Method must be compatible with the electronic transcript clearinghouse developed by OBR. • Includes public and private schools and universities • Pilot in 2010-2011 school year • Implement in 2011-2012 school year

  42. Transfer And Articulation Elements that will be part of a common transcript: • Student Information • District/Building Information • Course Information • GPA/Class Rank Information • Attendance data • Assessment data • Credit Summary • Transcript information validation

  43. Transfer And Articulation • ODE and OBR will determine: • How to keep definitions consistent • How student identifier data elements should be used • Which items should be mandatory or optional • Additional information will come with transcript: • Information is used to determine scholarships, financial aid and placement in honors programs. • A profile that describes the community and district • Student information (Ex: awards and activities)

  44. Parental Involvement Policies • The State Board developed recommendations to enhance local policies on parental involvement. • The recommendations cover: • Parent and family involvement in: • Student’s education • Schools • Program implementation • For more information, visit ODE’s website: • http://www.education.ohio.gov/ • Keyword search: Parent and Family Involvement

  45. Foreign Language Advisory Council The council proposed a statewide foreign language education implementation plan and recommendations for legislation to implement the plan by the 2014-15 school year.

  46. Foreign Language Advisory Council The report contains the following recommendations: • Require all students to take a world language as part of the Core during high school or before • Award credit based on demonstration of proficiency • Increase the number and capacity of language teachers • Build capacity in languages with economic and strategic importance • Provide access to a sequence of world language instruction across grades PreK-16 • Use e-learning as a model for instructional delivery

  47. Public-Private Collaborative Commission • Consists of top public and private officials in Ohio. • Created recommendations for encouraging students and their families to develop a greater vision for their successful future in Ohio. • For more information on the Commission, visit ODE’s website: http://www.education.ohio.gov/ • Keyword search: Public-Private

  48. Ohio Core Online Frequently Asked Questions For graduation requirements, frequently asked questions, and other resources on the Core visit the Ohio Department of Education’s website: • http://education.ohio.gov/ • Keyword: Ohio Core

  49. Ohio Core Online

  50. Questions?

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