What’s NEWs!
Department of Academic Achievement and Professional Development
December 2014
Which State Assessments Are We
Required to Administer This Year?
This school year all of our students in grades
3-9 will be participating in the new online
state assessments that are aligned with the
New Ohio Standards. The grades and
content that will be assessed are below.
Grade
3*
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
HS
Subjects Assessed
Reading, Math
Reading, Math, Social Studies
Reading, Math, Science
Reading, Math, Social Studies
Reading, Math
Reading, Math, Science
English I or II, Math I or II,
Physical Science,
OGT Reading, OGT Writing, OGT
Math, OGT Social Studies, OGT
Science
American History, American
Government
*Students who score below 394 on the Fall OAA
Reading will take the OAA Reading in the Spring.
The Reading and Math assessments are designed by
PARCC (Partnership of Readiness for College and
Career). The Science and Social Studies assessments
are designed by AIR (American Institute for Research).
When Will These Tests Take Place?
Grade Level/Content
**Testing Window
Grades 3-9 – Reading,
Math, English I or II,
Math or III,
Performance Based
Grades 5, 8, 9 – Science,
Physical Science
Performance Based
Grades 4, 6, 10, 11 –
Social Studies, American
History, American Gov’t
Performance Based
February 16 – March 20
 Reading – 3
sessions
 Math – 2 sessions
Grade 10 – Ohio
Graduation Test
March 2 – 13
 Science – 1 session
March 2 – 13
 Social Studies – 1
session
March 16 – 20
 Reading, Writing,
Math, Science,
Social Studies – 5
Sessions
April 13 – May 15
Grades 3-9 –
Reading, Math, English I
 Reading – 2
or II, Math I or II, End of
sessions
Course
 Math – 2 sessions
Grades 5, 8, 9 – Science,
May 4 – May 15
Physical Science
 Science – 1 session
End of Course
Grades 4, 6, 10, 11 –
May 4 – May 15
Social Studies, American
 Social Studies – 1
History, American Gov’t.
session
End of Course
**Each building will be creating its own testing
schedule. Please check the building websites in January
for those schedules.
What Have the Teachers Been Doing to Get Our Children Ready?
Worthington Schools has been transitioning to the New Ohio Standards for the last three years with full
implementation this school year. District Administrators, Principals, Teacher Leaders and Instructional Coaches
have been working with ALL teachers to ensure that the level of rigor in the classroom matches that of the new
assessments. The new Worthington Graded Courses of Study can be found on the district website or click on
this link – 2013 Graded Courses of Study (scroll down the page).
The State Assessments will be conducted online using the District Chromebooks. This will provide us
feedback in a timely manner in future years. Classroom teachers have embedded more use of technology in
classroom instruction in order to provide authentic practice for their students. For more information on
curriculum, instruction and assessment please visit our Parent Resource webpage (Academic Achievement Parent Resources).