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Graduation Points Meeting

Graduation Points Meeting

Thursday, July 12, 2018

Liberty Union HS Auditorium

6:00 PM


  1. Standards for Graduation (2019):

    1. District Guidelines - MANDATORY

      1. 22 Academic Credits:

4 English       4 Math 3 Science       3 Social Studies 0.5 Health

0.5 Physical Education       1.0 Related Arts 6.0 Electives


  1. Ohio State End Of Course Assessments - 18 points

    1. 7 Tests (ELA1, ELA2, Algebra, Geometry, Biology, Amer. History, Government)

    2. Subscore of 4 in ELA and Math; Subscore of 6 in Science/Social Studies

    3. Students can take the tests during all available testing windows

    4. Windows: Summer: July 16- 27  Fall: Dec 3 - Jan 11 Spring: March 25 - May 10

      1. Exact dates will be selected by the district


  1. Industry Credential & Workforce Readiness

    1. Primarily at the career center

    2. 12 Points in a state approved credential LINK

    3. Pass the administered WorkKeys test LINK


  1. College and Career Readiness Tests

    1. ACT- Reading 22  Math 22

    2. SAT- Writing 430  Reading 450 Math 520

    3. ODE LINK


  1. Students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

    1. All students, including students with disabilities, must participate in state assessments. The Individualized Education Program (IEP) team may exempt a student with disabilities from consequences of not being proficient on end-of-course tests.


  1. Starting with the class of 2018, students with disabilities who receive their diploma by being excused from the consequences of assessments or excused from course requirements under their IEP will not be counted in the graduation rate. (ODE- September 2107)




  1. Legislative Decisions

    1. HB 216 Addressed Alternative Pathway (2018 Pathway)

      1. Recommended by State Board of Education

      2. Recommended by State Superintendent and ODE

      3. Rejected by the House Education and Career Readiness Committee


  1. ODE Created Committee to investigate graduation points

    1. Meeting in August


  1. House/Senate on recess until after Labor Day

    1. Will revisit Alternative Pathway discussion



  1. End of Course Assessment Resources

    1. Practice Tests - LINK

      1. Sign in as guest

      2. Select 12th Grade on “Is this you?” page

      3. Choose Test or Released Items

      4. 3-4 pages of instructions / guidance - Be familiar with available tools

      5. Take assessment

      6. Answers and scores are not released on practice


  1. Resources - LINK

    1. Practice Tests - See specific subjects

    2. Answer Documents - See specific subjects

    3. Rubrics - See specific subjects

    4. Item Release Scoring Guides - See specific subjects

    5. Interactive Equation Tutorial - LINK

    6. Calculators

      1. Scientific - LINK

      2. Graphing - LINK

    7. Math Reference Sheet - LINK


  1. Questions and Answers:

    1. Write in Questions as we go

      1. Answer questions as we go





  1. Sign Up to retake EOC Assessment

    1. Days - July 23-26

    2. Time: 9:00am start

    3. Location: LUHS (room to be determined)

    4. To sign up, click HERE
Posted: Wednesday, July 11, 2018