Professional Report

3301.0712

English language arts I, English language arts II, science, Algebra I, geometry, American history, and American government. For students entering ninth grade on or after July 1, 2014 but before July 1, 2015, they may take either a physical science or a biology exam to meet the science requirement. Students entering ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2015 will take the biology EOC exam. However, students who took the physical science exam in 2014-2015 may retake that particular test until July 1, 2019. School districts utilizing an integrated approach to math instruction may replace the Algebra I EOC exam with an integrated math I exam and/or replace the geometry EOC exam with an integrated math II exam. A student enrolled in an Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate course must take the exams for those courses in lieu of the physical science, American history, or American government EOC exams. However, students may not take any substitute exam in place of the English language arts I, English language arts II, Algebra I, or geometry EOC exams. For students enrolled in College Credit Plus or Post-Secondary Enrollment Options, the final course grade will be used to determine the level of academic achievement provided that the course was not remedial or developmental and the student received “transcripted” credit. The state board is required to consider additional assessments that might be used, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, as substitute assessments in lieu of the prescribed EOC exams. The state board is also authorized, but not required, to replace the Algebra I EOC exam with an Algebra II exam, also beginning with the 2016-2017 school year for students who enter ninth grade on or after July 1, 2016. If the state board does implement the Algebra II EOC option, students enrolled in an AP, IB, or advanced standing course for Algebra II would be required to take the AP, IB, or advanced standing exams for those subjects. The state board is also charged with determining both the minimum and cumulative performance scores on the EOC or substitute exams that will demonstrate the level of academic achievement necessary for a high school diploma. A student, who is exempt from an EOC exam by reason of completing the course and receiving credit prior to July 1, 2015 and because that EOC exam was not available prior to July 1, 2015, is to be considered as having attained a proficient score on the exempted EOC exam. The student may elect to use the proficient score or use the final course grade in lieu of an exam score. In addition, the student may elect to take that exam at a later date. The other half of the CWRAS is a nationally standardized assessment that measures college and career readiness to be administered to all eleventh grade students in the spring of the school year at state expense. The Superintendent of Public Instruction and Chancellor of the Board of Regents are required to select multiple assessments from which school districts may choose” and must be an assessment “used for college admission.”

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For students entering ninth grade for the first time on or after July 1, 2014, there are three paths to a high school diploma:

(1) Score at "remediation-free" levels in English, math, and reading