What is the proficiency test? Ohio law requires students in grades 4, 6, 9 and 12 to take proficiency tests that are designed to measure knowledge and skill in citizenship, mathematics, reading, science, and writing. In order to graduate from high school, a student must pass the ninth-grade tests. Students who are currently in high school will need to pass all 5 parts of the 9th grade proficiency test. However, the 9th grade test is being phased out and replaced with a new Ohio Graduation Test. Students who are currently in 8th grade will be the first class required to pass the OGT to graduate. The students will take the test in 10th grade and have five chances to pass the test. |
Fourth Grade Testing for Ohio’s fourth-graders in the fall administration of the Fourth-Grade Reading Proficiency Test is in October. This will be the first opportunity of three this school year that students will have to pass the test. The purpose of multiple administrations is to allow teachers to determine the achievement level of students and to identify those who need additional help to be successful. By making this determination, students can receive the services they need to be prepared for the next grade level. |
Fourth-Grade Reading Proficiency Test Changes Students are required to take the Fourth-Grade Reading Proficiency Test the remainder of this school year; however, school year 2003-2004 will mark the last administration of the Fourth-Grade Reading Proficiency Test and the first administration of the Third-Grade Achievement Test in reading, as required by Senate Bill 1. This new legislation also impacted the Fourth-Grade Reading Guarantee. |
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Changes affecting the Fourth-Grade Reading Guarantee include: * The addition of “basic” and “below
basic” levels of performance to the existing “proficient”
* Expanded options for students who score at the “below
basic” level; * District policy development of intervention services
for * Additional opportunities for students to take the Fourth-Grade Reading Proficiency Test (October 2002, March 2003, July 2003), with the highest score reported to the Education Management Information System (EMIS). |
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