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West Liberty-Salem Local School District

Curriculum

Ohio is experiencing great change over the next few years.  There have been new standards adopted by Ohio in the areas of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.  Local districts are beginning the transition in these subject areas at various paces across K-12.  In addition, there will be newly developed state assessments that will replace the current OAA and OGT tests.  The state of Ohio has joined the PARCC consortium.  PARCC is working to develop the English Language Arts and Mathematics assessments that are anticipated in 2014 - 2015.  Assessments will include Performance Based Tasks and Summative Assessments.

Ohio is working to develop Science and Social Studies assessments that will be similar to the PARCC assessments and will also begin in the 2014-2015 school year.  All state assessments will incorporate computer based testing.  

It has recently been announced that the new state assessments will include the following grade level/subject areas:

             3rd grade - Eng. Lang Arts and Math

             4th grade - Eng. Lang Arts, Math, and S. Studies

             5th grade - Eng. Lang Arts, Math, and Science

             6th grade - Eng. Lang Arts, Math, and S. Studies

             7th grade - Eng. Lang Arts and Math

             8th grade - Eng. Lang Arts, Math, and Science

             HS - Ohio developed End-of-Course exams in the following areas:

                     English 9, 10, and 11

                     Math - Algebra 1, Geometry, and Algebra 2

                     Science - Physical Science and Biology

                     S. Studies - American History and American Govt

In High School there will also be a College/Career Readiness Exam that is expected to be in a student's 10th grade year.  Specifics as to what this will include, how it will be formatted, etc... have not been publicly shared. 

To access some sample questions that show the variety and types that may be incorporated into the online assessments that are set to begin in 2014-2015, click the following links:  

 
Below are links to newsletters from PARCC.  You can subscribe to receive these newsletters as well.  Information for subscribing is below.

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PARCC information

PARCC's monthly newsletter - PARCC Place - offers updates on PARCC's major areas of work, resources, and meetings.
The PARCC Place newsletter also features contributions from educators across PARCC states sharing their experiences implementing the Common Core State Standards "in their words."
 
 
 
 
Subscribe to receive the monthly newsletter by entering your email in the "Stay Informed" box in the upper right-hand corner of this page.
 
At this time here is additional assessment related information PARCC is publicizing for the following grade bands:
 
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ODE information
 
ODE recently held a webinar with various information related to the assessment system changes.  Information is below regarding this event and how to see the recorded webinar.   
 
Event Details:
Title: Ohio’s Transition to Next Generation Assessments – February 1, Webcast
Duration: 60 minutes

Watch the Replay:
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Event URL: click here