What’s Changing in Ohio Education New Learning Standards
Educator Evaluations
Next Generation Assessments
A-F School and District Report Cards
Third Grade Reading Guarantee
Early Childhood Improvement
1. JUNE 2010 AND 2012:
1. 2010:
1. JULY 2013:
1. AUGUST 2013:
1. 2012-13
1. 2012
2. 2011:
2. MAY 2014
Ohio adopts new learning standards
2. AUTUMN 2012:
Ohio districts begin implementing redesigned curriculum for new learning standards
3. AUTUMN 2013:
Fully implement new learning standards in math, English language arts, science, social studies, fine arts, world languages and all areas of school readiness
4. AUTUMN 2014:
Deadline to implement new learning standards
Ohio Principal Evaluation System (OPES) model pilot begins
Districts adopt one-year end of course exams in social studies
Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) model pilot and statewide training for principal evaluators begin
Last administration of OAA in grades 3-8
Statewide training and credentialing for teacher evaluators begins
First administration to sophomores of nationally standardized assessment of college/career readiness.
4. MAY 2015
4. AUTUMN 2012:
Statewide credentialing for principal evaluators begins
5. JULY 2013:
Deadline to adopt evaluation policies
First administration of PARCC assessments in grades 3-8 First administration of statedeveloped social studies assessments in grades 4 and 6 and science assessments in grades 5 and 8
6. AUTUMN 2013:
With certain local exceptions, OPES and OTES launched in all districts
2010
2011
2012
2. AUTUMN 2013:
Expenditure per pupil ranking added to report cards.
3. OCTOBER 2014
3. JUNE 2012:
New interactive A-F report cards published with grades on nine measures and new career-tech report card
3. AUGUST 2014:
Report card expands to includes grades and reports on 16 measures
4. AUGUST 2015:
Grades and reports on 17 measures; Grades for six categories and overall grade Results of nationally standardized assessment of college/career readiness added to report card.
5. AUGUST 2016:
Grades and reports on 18 measures; Grades for six categories and overall grade
2013
2014
Schools begin diagnosing all students using reading assessments and create plans for those needing intervention
New Birth to Kindergarten Entry Early Learning and Development Standards
2. AUTUMN 2013
2. 2013-14
Third grade students who are not reading on grade level by the end of the year must be retained (unless they meet special circumstances). Retained students may take fourth grade classes in other subjects Third graders retained or are on a reading improvement plan must have a teacher with at least one year of teaching experience and other qualifications
Publicly funded district preschool programs begin participation in Ohio’s Step Up To Quality program Professional development, model curricula, and curriculum alignment tools for Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards for Birth to K Entry are available
3. SPRING/SUMMER 2014
Teacher training offered for new kindergarten readiness assessment and related tools
3. JANUARY 31, 2014
The State Board of Education will define the skills and abilities needed for all teacher reading credentials and training
4. AUTUMN 2014
4. JULY 1, 2017
5. EARLY 2015
All educators licensed in pre-K-3 or 4-9 must pass a rigorous exam of reading instruction
2015
Schools begin using enhanced the kindergarten readiness assessment tool
Joint program licensing system between ODE and ODJFS goes live
2016
2017
education.ohio.gov/ | July 2013