Ohio Graduation Test - Cleveland School District

The Cleveland School District had 1,315 of their seniors fail to pass all sections of the Ohio Graduation Test, which means they did not get a diploma. The 2007 senior class is the first class required to pass all sections of the OGT in order to graduate from high school.

The district offered free tutoring to seniors who needed to pass the OGT. Only 300 of the 1,315 took part in the tutoring. Monday July 16th student’s started testing again for the OGT. Students will not know if they passed this time until September.

Ohio Graduation Test - Poorer Schools Hit Hard

The Columbus Dispatch reported on July 9th that district data shows that seniors were more likely to fail portions of the Ohio Gradation Test if they attended schools that have high percentages of minorities and economically disadvantaged students, even if those same schools have had high graduation rates in the past. You can read the rest of this report here.

Ohio Graduation Test - Columbus Public Schools

The class of 2007 is the first senior class that had to pass the OGT in order to graduate; the five sections measure a student’s knowledge in reading, math, writing, science and social studies. Student’s will retake the OGT next week; state law requires that these student’s must have completed at least 10 hours of tutoring to be able to take the test.

234 Columbus Public School seniors signed up for tutoring to help them pass that last section or two of the OGT.

Nearly one in 10 Columbus Public Schools high school seniors, 269 student’s could not graduate with their classmates in June, because they had failed to pass one or more sections of the Ohio Graduation Test, even though they had met other graduation requirements.

At East, 30 of the 137 seniors fell into that category, or about 21 percent of the class. These students’s hope the tutoring will ensure passing the OGT next week.

Ohio Graduation Test - Bexley High School

For the seventh year in a row, the Ohio Department of Education has rated the Bexley City School District excellent. The rating is determined by several measures, one such measure is a district's performance on achievement tests for third to eighth graders another measure is the Ohio Graduation Test.

Ohio Graduation Test - Licking County Private Schools

An article in the Newark Advocate reports that students at some of Licking County's private high schools fared better on the Ohio Graduation Tests than public school students. At Newark Catholic High School, 79 % of their students passed all five subjects needed for the OGTs, beating out all schools except Granville High School, where over 81 percent of students passed. 87 % of Granville Christian Academy sophomores passed all five tests, making the academy's overall scores higher than any other high school in the county. To read more of this story go here.

Ohio Graduation Test - Springfield

The Springfield News has an article that a Springfield student petitioned the state to allow students who do not pass the Ohio Graduation Test to walk at commencement’ They also talk about the fact that she probably won't find help on the state level.
Kristen Davis, a student at Opportunities Industrialization Center, collected about 160 signatures and sent the petition to Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, along with the state and local boards of education.

She said she does not think that it's fair that student’s must pass the OGT in order to walk in commencement she said there are honor roll students who get A's and B's and can't walk because they miss a couple points on the OGTs," she said. Kristen said that Strickland responded to her letter with a hand-signed note expressing support and saying he would forward the petition to the state board. You can read more hear.

Ohio Graduation Test-Newark City Schools

The Newark Advocate reports that Newark City School District's Ohio Graduation Test results are near the middle of the pack, in its peer group, which consists of 21 school districts marked by the Ohio Department of Education as being most like Newark, the district was 13th out of 21 in the percentage of students who passed all tests needed to pass the OGTs. Newark sophomores fared best in social studies, in which the district was 11th. The district was most behind in reading, in which it ranked 16. You can read the rest of the story here.

Ohio Graduation Test - Adena High School

The Chillicothe Gazette reports that Adena High School is close to mastering the key to the Ohio Graduation Test. Not only did all of Adena's seniors pass the OGT, but March test results show 78.6 percent of its 98 students who took the test were rated proficient or higher in all five testing areas. To read the rest of the story go here.

Ohio Graduation - Social Studies

Social Studies is proving to be the most difficult of the subjects on the Ohio Graduation Test. Local Ohio Graduation Test results from March indicate the highest number of students classified as limited are scoring this in social studies. Western, Eastern and Chillicothe high schools lead the pack with the most limited students — 22.5 percent, 22.1 percent and 19.8 percent, followed closely by Piketon High School at 18.5 percent. To read the rest of the article at the Chillicothe Gazette go here.

The Ohio Graduation Test Results are In

The Delphos Herald announced the Ohio Graduation Test results are in. Since the spring of 2007, all Ohio high school students must pass the Ohio Graduation Test in order to receive their diploma. Students take the exam as sophomores and have multiple opportunities to pass the test, which covers reading, math, writing, science and social studies. By the time the students are seniors and ready to graduate, they must have passed all five sections. To read the whole article click this link.

Ohio Graduation Test - Licking Count Public Schools

The Licking County's public school districts majority saw an increase in the percentage of students passing the Ohio Graduation Tests this year. This is according to preliminary test results.

Of the 10 districts six saw an increase in the percentage of students scoring proficient or above in all five subjects, and the remaining four had a decrease in the total number of students passing the five subjects. Of the 10 districts Granville schools had the highest percentage of students passing the test at 81.2 percent. To read more go here.

Ohio Graduation Test - Ashtabula

Ashtabula county school district preliminary results are in for the 2006-2007 Ohio Acheement Tests and the Ohio Graduation Test will be released by the end of next week. It appears the district has improved and for the second year the district is looking at continuous Improvement rating. it looks like the district passed all 10 state indicators on the 10th and 11th grade and met the graduate rate requirement

To read more go here.

Ohio Graduation Test - Buckeye Local School District

The Star Beacon has a report about Buckeye Local School District. The school district got a sneak peek at its preliminary test scores for the 2006-2007 school year Achievement and Ohio Graduation Test results.

Official results will be released in August. To read more click here.

Ohio Graduation Test - IQity’s online Ohio Graduation Test Practice Guide

There have been many stories in the news about students not graduating and not receiving their diplomas because they were not able to pass all five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test.

IQity’s online Ohio Graduation Test Practice Guide however, continues to be available to school district students. It is part of IQity’s Learning Suite and is available without any cost or obligation for an entire year until June of 2008.

Iqity’s Learning Suite has been receiving rave reviews from those schools that have been using it. There are still many Ohio school districts in the Ohio K-12 schools that are not aware that IQity is not charging for the system and also questions can be printed out as handouts for the Ohio Graduation test.

The Ohio Graduation Test is not a stand alone product. It is only part of IQity’s Learning Suite and is designed for your entire school to use.

If you would like to use IQity and its OGT Practice Guide, they just do need a little bit of your curriculum director’s time to give him or her a live, web-based demonstration before your school can use IQity. They do not try to sell you anything during the demo and there are no "catches" to the offer. They will simply show you IQity’s features and how to add accounts to give your students access.


A day and time that is best for you for a demo can be chosen here:

http://ogt.iq-ity.com/ogt/landing-lms.html

A staff member at IQity can better explain all the features and benefits during the live web-based demonstration. Then, if you decide to teach a course using IQity Learning Suite, you only pay the curriculum providers. If you try IQity out but never use the Class.com curriculum, your district does not disburse any funds, but can still use the practice guide free. Teachers are also able to create their own class content at no cost from which students can work.

As you can see now is great time to try out IQity’s Learning Suite and online Ohio Graduation Test Practice Guide, to see the great benefits it offers your school district.

Ohio Graduation Test - Greenon Scores High

Greenon is one of the top scoring schools on the Ohio Graduation Test. The students at Greenon overall increased the passed percentage by 13 points for the 2007 school year.

There were 169 sophomores at Greenon that took the Ohio Graduation Test and of those students 94% passed writing, 88% passed math, 92% passed reading, 83% passed social studies and 86% passed science. 76% passed all sections while only 3% did not pass any of the five sections.

You can read the rest of the report here

3 Cincinnati Schools Test Perfect

Ohio’s graduating class of 2007 was the first senior’s to have to pass the Ohio Graduation Test in order to receive their diplomas. Record numbers of Ohio high school seniors failed the tougher mandatory graduation test. However three Cincinnati Public Schools were perfect of the 499 seniors, all passed all five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test.

However more than one-fifth of the senior class failed at two other Cincinnati schools. About a dozen Cincinnati Public School students who failed one part of the Ohio Graduation Test still got to graduate through alternative methods.

To read more of this click here.

Ohio Graduation Test- Summer Retake - Youngstown Ohio

Youngstown Ohio’s 64 city school seniors who did not pass the Ohio Graduation Test and were not able to graduate when their fellow classmates did will get another shot at passing the Ohio Graduation Test the last week of July.

Provided that they successfully complete the summer intervention program and then pass the section or sections of the Ohio Graduation Test that they failed in March. Once these students pass the test they will be counted as summer graduates and added to the total graduating class in Youngstown for 2007 graduating year.

The intervention program will be held at the new P. Ross Berry Middle School at 940 Bryn Mawr Ave. Students will be able to register at the site between 8 a.m. and noon Monday and Tuesday of next week. The classes are free for city residents.

Nonresidents can attend but they will have to pay a fee of $50 for the first session and $25 for each additional session that they attend. Those students who successfully complete the program can take the Ohio Graduation Test again the last week of July.

The classes will run from 10 A.M until 2 P.M. The Ohio Department of Education reported that, statewide, 12,387 seniors took the test and that 8,956 failed one or more parts of it. Of that number, 4,251 failed just one section of the test

Graduation Test Results

Friday June 15th the Ohio Department of Education released preliminary spring testing results for the Ohio Graduation Test. More than half of all of Ohio’s local school districts performed poorer this year than they did in previous years. With scores in social studies dropping at the highest rates for most Ohio school districts, followed by reading and science. The biggest drops in reading over the previous year were found in Carroll County's Brown Local district they dropped 19 percentage points and Canton Local Schools dropped 10 percentage points. While, eight districts made huge gains in science over the previous year, Osnaburg Local scored 13 percentage points higher.

Ohio state education laws say that all students in Ohio must pass all five parts of the Ohio Graduation Test before they can graduate. To read more about the Ohio Graduation Test results click here.

Ohio Graduation Test - Dayton Public Schools

Dayton Public School will have a special graduation ceremony later this summer for students who did not pass the Ohio Graduation Test or did not earn enough credits to graduate. Students will work this summer to pass the Ohio Graduation Test and/or earn enough to credits to receive their diplomas. Then these students will be given a special graduation ceremony.

However, Beavercreek City Schools is not considering a separate summer graduation. "If we have a student that doesn't meet the requirements, they don't march." said Superintendent Dennis Morrison.

Linda Oda the community information officer for Springboro Community Schools said Springboro is not considering a summer graduation because it would affect too few students. She said that Springboro’s situation is different from Dayton’s because Springboro only has one student that did not receive a diploma because of the Ohio Graduation Test.

"Our situation is different from Dayton's in that only one student can't walk because of OGT scores," Oda said, " but I think it's great that DPS is doing this and still honoring those students."

Ohio Graduation Test - Lake County

A survey of the Lake County area school districts shows that more than 98% of the area seniors passed the Ohio Graduation five section test. The Ohio Graduation Test is first taken in 10th grade and students have up to seven attempts to pass the test by the 12th grade. Students who are not able to succeed in passing by their senor year do not get to graduate.

Mentor and Willoughby-Eastlake are the two largest school districts in the area and between the two of these schools; only about two dozen students cannot receive a diploma because of failing one or more sections of the Ohio Graduation Test.
At Willoughby-Eastlake only four of the 12 seniors who did not pass the Ohio Graduation Test met all of the other requirements to graduate.

At Mentor High School about 10 students failed to graduate because of the Ohio Graduation Test. There were a total of 1,500 seniors at these two schools.

At Painesville City School eight students out of a graduating class of about 125 did not receive a diploma because of failing the Ohio Graduation Test. With almost all districts having at least a handful of students that are still struggling to pass the Ohio Graduation Test, each district will offer resources to summer school intervention and tutoring specifically for the test, which can be retaken in July.

Kirtland High School

The only Ohio School to report that 100% of its seniors passed the Ohio Graduation Test was Kirtland High School. Kirtland’s graduating class consisted of almost 90 students and every one of them passed all five sections of The Ohio Graduation Test.

Almost all Ohio School Districts had at least a handful of student’s not pass the Ohio Graduation Test. For Kirtland to have all its seniors pass the Ohio Graduation Test, is saying a lot for the student’s and the educator’s hard work in making sure that the student’s mastered the Ohio Graduation Test.

Kirtland’s Results prove that passing the Ohio Graduation Test can be done.

Ohio Graduation - Pike County Ohio School Districts

In the Pike County Ohio School Districts twenty-eight seniors did not pass all five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test. The recent 2007 graduates were the first who had to pass the Ohio Graduation Test which is a sophomore-level test required to pass in order to graduate. Previously, students had to pass the Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test to get their diplomas.

While the Ninth-Grade proficiency test measured learning outcomes, the Ohio Graduation Test is aligned to the Ohio state curriculum standards that all Ohio public schools are must follow, according to the Ohio Department of Education. Design of the test also is different from the Ninth-Grade proficiency test. The Ohio Graduation Test has more short answer or essay answers instead of the multiple choice type that was on the Ninth-Grade proficiency test.

At the Western High School, Principal Phil Howard had mixed feelings about the district policy to allow students to participate without fulfilling the Ohio Graduation Test requirement. The principal said that he understands the reasoning behind it. He also stated that in his opinion he disagrees with the whole concept. However, he also disagrees with the outcome of one test out of 13 years of school being a determination on whether or not a student receives a diploma.

The guidance counselor Steve Kitchen at Waverly High School also is fine with allowing students to participate in graduation if they have fulfilled all of the other graduation requirements. Ohio School District Seniors will have another chance at passing the test in July.

Ohio Graduation Test - Ross County Ohio

Eleven Ross county Ohio Seniors did not pass all five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test. The seniors of the Class of 2007 were the first to have to pass the Ohio Graduation test in order to receive their diplomas.

The Ohio Graduation Test is aligned to the Ohio state curriculum standards that all Ohio public schools are bound to follow, according to the Ohio Department of Education, the design of the test is different than the previous proficiency test, with the OGT requiring more short answer or essay answers instead of multiple choice questions.

Many of those Ross County seniors who had met all requirements to graduate except for passing all five portions of the Ohio Graduation Tests were not aloud to walk at graduation with others who had achieved all graduation requirements. Several school districts in other counties were allowing students to walk in the graduation ceremony.

At Zane Trace High School, guidance counselor Linda Holder said the district is following what seems to be wanted by the community. "I think our people see graduation as a celebration, and they feel it's something they should be able to do," she said.

At Huntington High School, their is one student who still needs to pass a portion or more of the test and had to commit to taking the test in July as well as participating in a summer intervention class in order to participate in graduation ceremonies.

At Chillicothe High School, the district's board of education met two days before graduation to discuss whether those who still needed to pass the Ohio Graduation Test could participate in graduation.

Superintendent Roger Crago said, “I felt we should allow them to walk across the stage and we had two board members who thought so, too,” The feeling was that the students had gone through 13 years of school and had fulfilled all other requirements. Sometimes there are good test-takers and then there are some student’s that struggle," Crago said. The district's policy was they could not participate in the ceremony, this policy was not changed.

Lakewood Graduate Guarantee

Lakewood students were the first of the Class of 2007 to graduate with a Lakewood Graduation Guarantee. The Lakewood school district guarantees that all of the Lakewood students who graduate and have passed the Ohio Graduation Test are very capable of meeting the State of Ohio’s academic standards that are measured by the Ohio Graduation Test. The students are tested in reading, writing, science, social studies and math.

Lakewood says that if an employer, potential employer, college or university does not believe that a Lakewood Graduate Guarantee student does not meet the Ohio Academic Standards as measured by the Ohio Graduation test than they may submit a written statement to the Lakewood Board of Education. Once the board receives the statement the superintendent will assess the claim and if in their judgment he Lakewood Guarantee Graduate is deficient in one or more areas than the student will be provided an opportunity to receive additional education.

To read more about the Lakewood Graduate Guarantee please go here.

Parents, Students and Governor Strickland want the OGT Requirements Revisited

Many parents and students are upset by the Ohio Graduation Test. Parents and students feel that relying solely on one test to decide if a student receives their high school diploma is unfair. The 2007 senior class was the first graduating class that had to pass the Ohio Graduation Test in order to receive their diploma.

Thousands of seniors statewide failed at least one section of the Ohio Graduation Test and these students did not receive their diploma. Some of these students had very high averages in their classes but passing all fie sections of the Ohio Graduation Test proved a difficult task.

Many students’ and the parent’s feel that this is unfair, especially for students who have kept high GPA’s throughout their education. Has reported by WKYC.com even Governor Ted Strickland is upset by the test that's preventing thousands of student’s from graduating. Governor Strickland believes that it's wrong to put an all or nothing pressure packed measure of one test as the deciding factor of who graduates and who does not. Governor Strickland wants to start a discussion to revisit the state requirement.

Testing is always stressful and to some students tests are the most stressful times of their education. Taking a test that decides if you graduate no matter what else you have done throughout your school years causing so much stress anxiety for some students that passing is nearly impossible.

While the Ohio Graduation Test is a good idea and can make sure students know what is needed to go into college and succeed once they graduate, maybe the educator’s can find a better way to decide who graduates then simply relying on the scores of one test. Even though student’s do have several times starting in their sophomore year through their senior year, it still may to much too simply rely on one test to decide who graduates and who does not.

No Child Left Behind Law

On June 7th at Cincinnati.com, Denise Smith Amos reported that a new report out says that public school students all across the nation have in general scored higher since the No Child Left Behind law has been enacted.

The national Center for Education Policy, studied standardized test results in 50 states for the years before and after No Child Left Behind, which went into effect in 2002. The center reported that the biggest improvements were found to be in elementary school math. Reading gains also were achieved.

Also the achievement gaps for African-American students and low-income students are improving. However schools still have a long way to go before 100 percent of their students reach proficiency in reading and math, a goal that has been set for the year 2014.

In Ohio it was not possible for researchers to do a before-and-after comparison of student achievement. Ohio has substantially changed its academic standards and state tests since the No Child Left Behind, switching from "proficiency tests" to "achievement tests,' which more closely link to the state's academic standards.
The report shows the percentage of students proficient in Math in reading. The charts are below.

Percentage of Ohio students proficient in reading

Grade 2004 2005 2006
3rd grade 78% 77% 75%
8th grade NA 79% 77%
10th grade OGT 79% 92% 89%

Percentage of Ohio students proficient in math

Grade 2005 2006
3rd grade 70% 75%
8th grade 60% 69%
10th grade OGT 82% 83%

There are Some Exceptions for Students who do not Pass the OGT

Passing all five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test is a mandatory requirement for students to receive their diploma. For certain students there are several exceptions to these requirements for achieving a high school diploma. These exceptions either alter the curriculum requirements, the OGT requirement, or both. I will briefly explain some of these exceptions.

1. If a student does not pass one of the five OGT subject areas.

Students graduating after September 2006 may earn a diploma if they have scored at the proficient level on four of the five OGT subject areas, as long as they meet all of the following criteria:

Miss the proficient level on the fifth test by less than 10 points;
Maintain a 97% attendance rate (excluding excused absences) through their high school years.
Have not been expelled during the last four years of schooling
Maintain a GPA of at least 2.5 out of 4.0 in the courses of the subject not passed
Complete the high school curriculum requirements
Participate in supplemental intervention programs with a 97% attendance rate and have letters recommending graduation from the student’s high school principal and the teacher in the subject area not passed.

2. Students with disabilities. To receive a high school diploma, students with disabilities must take either the OGT or the alternate assessment, and meet the curriculum requirements specified by their Individualized Education Program. A student’s IEP is determined by the IEP team in each school, and it specifies whether the student can take
the OGT with or without accommodations, or if the student should instead take the alternate assessment Accommodations are allowed to facilitate participation in the
OGT, not to change the content of the test or what the test is intended to measure, or to enhance the student’s response.

The alternate assessment is granted to students with the most severe cognitive disabilities who are unable to participate in the OGT. The alternate assessment is based upon the academic content standards of the OGT, but reflects appropriate content for students with the most severe cognitive disabilities. If specified in the IEP and under special circumstances, students with significant disabilities may be exempted from the consequences of the OGT, which means they can receive a high school diploma even if they do not pass the OGT or the alternate assessment. Such an exemption is based on the student’s IEP, which is reviewed annually. However these exempted students are small in number and must be included in the calculation of the district’s AYP as required by NCLB.

This is just a brief overview of some of the exemptions. If you feel your child may meet an exemption discuss this with your child’s school.

The Difference Between the Ohio Graduation Test and the 9th Grade Proficiency Test

Lots of parents are wondering what the differences are between the 9th grade proficiency test and the Ohio Graduation Test. I will explain the difference between these tests.

The 9th grade proficiency test was a minimum competency exam it was designed to test just the student’s basic skills. The test had a multiple choice format, with the exception of the writing portion that required students to compose two essays. The test was developed to measure a set of general Learning Outcomes that identified basic skills to be learned by the end of the eighth grade. By the late 1990s, the Learning Outcomes were criticized for being too general and too vague to guide instruction. They were viewed as inadequate substitutes for measurable and widely understood “academic content standards.” Something was needed to see that Ohio’s students were properly prepared to enter the college world after graduation.

The Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) was designed has a standards-based exam, created to reflect and closely align with Ohio’s rigorous academic content standards. Each academic content standard includes grade-level specific “benchmarks,” which specify what a student should know and be able to do, and “indicators,” which serve as checkpoints that monitor a student’s progress toward meeting the standards. Educators use the academic content standards as a guide in the selection of curriculum materials and classroom instruction. All five subject areas of the OGT contain multiple choices, short, and extended response questions, which require students to construct written responses. He OGT has far less multiple choice questions than the previous 9th grade proficiency test and many more written responses are required. These questions are significantly more rigorous than those in the 9th grade proficiency test. Students start taking the OGT has sophomores and by their senior year they must pass each of the five sections in order to receive their diploma.

Warren G Harding High School Commencement - OGT Stops Somes Plans of Graduation

Tonight is the graduation commencement for Warren G. Harding High School seniors in Ohio. Twenty-five of Warren’s seniors will not receive their diplomas tonight or be allowed to walk across the stage with their fellow classmates. The reason these students are not graduating is because they failed to pass the Ohio Graduation Test.

Some schools are allowing students to participate in the commencement ceremonies with their classmates and just not receive their diplomas. Other schools are allowing students to receive their diplomas if they only failed one section of the Ohio Graduation test by less than 10 points and met other requirements.

Warren G. Harding High School is not one of the schools allowing this to happen. The Board of Education is sticking to its OGT policy, saying students have ample opportunities to pass the exam before graduation.

‘‘The district has been extremely diligent in updating parents. These children who showed due diligence and have done what the district expected them to will graduate. Unfortunately, those that thought they could skirt by still won’t graduate. That’s something that you have earned. The board has always felt that it does everything in its power to get those students help,” board member Linda Metzendorf said.

Students have seven opportunities, starting their sophomore year, to pass the Ohio Graduation Test before commencement. Those who do not pass in time for graduation can retake the test during the summer and still graduate during a late summer or early fall ceremony.

To read more about this click the link above.

Ohio Graduation Test

The Ohio Graduation Test is an exam that replaced the 9th grade proficiency tests. The Ohio Graduation Test is a much harder test, that Ohio high school seniors must now pass in order to receive their diplomas and it is thinning the ranks of graduates in Ohio. Almost 6 percent of the Cincinnati district's 1,800 seniors will not graduate on time. Statewide in Ohio, 7 percent of Ohio's seniors failed at least one part of the five-part Ohio Graduation Test. In Toledo, nearly 10 percent failed at least one section.

The new Ohio Graduation Test is aligned with a state curriculum. It is aimed at a higher level of knowledge and has fewer multiple choice questions and instead requires short essay responses. The OGT has five sections: math, reading, science, social studies and writing. It is designed to measure a student’s knowledge at the 10th-grade level compared with the old ninth-grade exam.
Some Ohio school districts, including Cincinnati, will administer the test again in July after student’s had more preparation and allow those who pass to graduate in a summer ceremony.

As reported by the Associated Press, the last round of testing in March had a particularly low success rate, there were 12,387 seniors taking the exams in March, and only 28 percent passed. It was the sixth round of testing, said J.C. Benton, spokesman for the Ohio Department of Education. "By the third or fourth time, educators should have a pretty good idea about what students need additional help with," Benton said.

In some circumstances, students still can qualify for a diploma despite failing one test, if other requirements are met.

Eileen Cooper Reed, president of the Cincinnati Board of Education, said there's something wrong if otherwise-successful 12th-graders are getting stopped by a test meant to measure 10th-grade knowledge. We have children who have decent grades, who are student leaders, some even in the National Honor Society, who can not pass a 10th-grade test," Reed said. "That's what bothers me."

Governor to Hold Conference on Increasing the Graduation Rate of African American Males

A press release was released today. Governor Ted Strickland is holding a confernce tomorrow May 30th on Increasing the Graduation Rate of African American Males. The press release is below.




For Immediate Release: Contact: Keith Dailey

Tuesday, May 29, 2007 614 644-0957/614 506-4949

Keith.Dailey@governor.ohio.gov


Governor to Hold Conference on Increasing the Graduation Rate of African American Males

Columbus, Ohio - Governor Ted Strickland and former state Sen. C.J. Prentiss, the Governor's Special Representative for Closing the Achievement Gap, will host a conference tomorrow, May 30, in Columbus focused on increasing the graduation rate of African American males.

"The low graduation rate of African American males is a problem with widespread implications for our state," Strickland said. "We need to work to keep these young people in school -- for the benefit of themselves, our communities and the economic strength of the state."

In the 2004-05 school year, only 64.4 percent of black males graduated from high school in Ohio, compared to white males at 88.2 percent. Overall in the 2004-05 school year, 68.4 percent of black students graduated from high school in Ohio, while 89.8 percent of white students graduated.

"We all know that many high schools in urban Ohio graduate only half their students," Prentiss said. "That's not a problem -- that's a crisis."

In addition, black males score consistently lower than both white and Hispanic males on the Ohio Graduation Test, which is required for graduation.

Prentiss has spent the past month meeting with mayors, superintendents, ministers and community leaders across Ohio to increase awareness of the issue and encourage collective efforts to increase the African American male graduation rate.

"Our message is one of shared responsibility and targeted action," Prentiss said. "We need students to become more serious, parents to intervene in their children's lives, and teachers and schools to have the professional knowledge and support to reach all students. We need businesses to do their part with jobs and internships, and the community in many cases to step in when these young men need guidance and direction."

The Governor's Conference on Increasing the High School Graduation Rate for African American Male Students will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 30 at the Columbus Convention Center. More than 1,500 Ohioans have already pre-registered for the event; on-site registration will be available from 8-9 a.m.

The conference will include breakout sessions, workshops, regional planning sessions and panel speakers. Governor Strickland will address the conference at noon.

4,251 of Ohio Seniors Failed One Section of the Ohio Graduation Test

Ohio high school students took the Ohio Graduation Test in March. This school year the seniors of 2007 are required to pass all five sections of the Ohio Graduation Test in order to receive their diplomas. In Ohio 12,387 high school seniors took the Ohio Graduation Test in March. This was the last chance for the class of 2007 to pass all five sections of the OGT before the graduation commencements this year. Of the 8,956 who took the test, more than 72% failed one or more sections they took, 4,251 seniors failed just one test.

Ohio School Districts have the option to give a summer administration of the Ohio Graduation test, but they are not required to do so. It seems many of Ohio’s School district’s are allowing students to do another test during the summer. Although students have the option to take the OGT once more during the summer, most will still be precluded from commencement. Some schools are allowing students to walk with their classmates during commencement however.

Of the seniors who failed one section of the Ohio Graduation Test, some of them could have the alternative way to receive the diploma, but there are strict requirements for receiving that OGT-waiver. Another option is to obtain a GED which is a high school equivalency diploma.

Withrow University High School - OGT Results

Withrow University High school in Cincinnati Ohio is rated “Excellent” by the Ohio State Department of Education. Withrow enrolls more than 700 students. More than 90 percent are African American, and about half are low income. They are “Excellent which is the top of the list of categories given to school. The other four ratings are; Effective, Continuous Improvement, Academic Watch, Academic Emergency.” The rating is based in part on outstanding test scores, such as the Ohio Graduation Test.

91% of Withrow’s 10th grade students passed the Ohio Graduation Test reading section, compared to 82 percent in Cincinnati and 78.4 percent in the other comparable Ohio districts.

95% of Withrow 10th graders passed the Ohio Graduation Test writing section (82 percent in the district and 79 percent in the other comparable districts).

84% of Withrow 10th graders passed math, (76 percent in the district and 66 percent in similar districts).

74% of Withrow sophomores passed science, (57 percent in district and 47 percent in comparable districts).

83% of Withrow sophomores passed social studies (71.4 percent in district and 61 percent in comparable districts).

Withrow Highschool also has strong attendance and graduation rates. Also Withrow High school students before graduating, must do 60 hours of community service, and complete a resume. Principal Johnson says “We want students ready for life, strong skills are important. So are the right attitudes about helping and working with others.” The methods Withrow uses in preparing students for The Ohio Graduation Test are working extremely well.

Students In Toledo Protest Not Receiving a Diploma

On May 21 as reported by the Toledo Blade. 147 seniors are not going to be able to graduate on time. These seniors failed at least one section of the Ohio Graduation Test. The Ohio Graduation Test is mandatory test that Ohio students must pass by their senior year in order to receive their diploma. The class of 2007 is the first year that Ohio students are required to pass the OGT.

Students that are now high school seniors started taking the exam in their sophomore year. By 2007 their senior year it became a requirement that all Ohio Seniors must pass all five sections in, reading, science, math, social studies and writing, to receive their diplomas.

In March 2007 295 seniors and 482 juniors took at least one part of the test that they had not successfully passed yet.

On May 21, 30 very outraged students who failed at least one section of the Ohio Graduation Test protested in the front of the Toledo Public Schools administration building. These students were protesting the fact that they would not receive a diploma and not even be allowed to walk with their classmates during the upcoming commencement.

Akron Ohio Ohio Graduation Test Results

Newsnet5.com reported May 18th that some Akron Ohio High School Seniors are facing not graduating with the rest of their class, because they did not pass each section of the Ohio Graduation Test. Everyone knows that graduating high school is a huge and very important event.

Many students are upset. They have attended school for all these years and now due to one test they are being prevented from obtaining their diploma.

The Superintendent of Akron School Dr. Sylvester Small is no fan of the Ohio Graduation Test.

He said tests are supposed to be used to help educators help the students to learn so teachers can figure out what and how to teach. "All this test means is that on this particular test, I got this score and I passed or failed it. It does not mean I'm going to be a great student; it's not a predictor of college or life, it’s not a predictor of anything," he said.

Concerned parents should talk to their state legislators about these tests that are putting lots of stress on students as young as the third-grade.

Results are coming out for all Ohio School districts and we will see how the 2007 graduating class has done with the Ohio Graduation Test.

Cleveland OGT Results Are In

The Cleveland Municipal School District received the preliminary results May 18th of the Ohio Graduation Test. The Class of 2007 is the first graduating class in Ohio which is required to pass the Ohio Graduation test in order to receive their diploma.

The results of the Cleveland Municipal School District show that hundreds of the high schools seniors who needed to pass portions of the OGT did not pass. 792 high school seniors needed to pass the Science portion of the OGT. Of those students 612 did not, meaning they will not receive a diploma.

Also 164 seniors needed to pass the Reading portion of the OGT, 122 failed. On Math portion only 85 of 439 seniors passed, and the Writing section results show only 64 passing of 177 who needed to.

There are alternate ways those seniors who do not pass can eventually earned their diploma. It involves summer work among other things. We need to make sure students do better on future Ohio Graduation Test Exams. Iq-ity is one way to help students get prepared for upcoming Ohio Graduation Tests.

Iq-ity Learning Suite

Students and Teachers are using many different avenues in preparing students for The Ohio Graduation Test that is now a requirement to pass in order to graduate. One of these is Iq-ity’s Learning Suite. Iq-ity was designed specifically with Ohio school districts in mind. Iq-ity was developed especially for k-12 students.

Iq-ity offers a pricing system that can be tailored for your districts financial and educational needs. This way you are able to invest in as much or as little of the systems package that you need. To use Iq-ity all a school district needs is acess to the internet. Iq-ity supplies the servers, there are no expensive software or hardware upgrades needed.

If you are wondering what kind of students can succeed by using Iq-ty, the answer is E-learning can work with all students, however it is especially effective with the high achiever and the special needs or at risk students who need to learn at their own pace. Those students in between can also enhance their performance with all the great applications offered in Iq-ity.

The features in Iq-ity include; message centers with authorized messaging, email monitoring, a teachers lounge, OGT practice tests, class.com content for Ohio, webcast quizzes, white boards and much more.

Iq-ity is great for helping students in all areas of their education and becoming properly prepared for the Ohio Graduation Test.

Ohio Graduation Test - Common Math Test

The Ohio Graduation Test evaluates what a student knows. Making sure that they have enough education to go on to college. Starting with the the 2006-2007 school year it became mandatory for Ohio school district students to pass the OGT in order to graduate. Now nine states have come together for a common math test.

The nine states which include Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Arkansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. have come together for the first time to develop a common high school math test. State standards, and tests based on them, vary greatly for subjects as basic as Math, English and Science.
These states however have decided to share a test and standards for Algebra II. They all agree on one thing and that is that a subject like Algebra II should not vary across state lines.
This is a state-led effort to create conforming standards and assessments. Students will not always live in the state they attend school and officials feel it would be best if all states agree on what skills students should have. To read more about the common math test go here.

Ohio Graduation Test: Students discuss the OGT

I talked to three Ohio sophomore students this weekend that took the Ohio Graduation Test earlier this month. I asked them a few questions about their feelings about the Ohio Graduation Test.

Do you feel that your teachers properly prepared you for what was going to be on the OGT?

Crystal - Yes I think they think that my teachers did. We almost did nothing else but study and prepare for the test.

Martin - I had one teacher that did. I think she actually made us do to much studying for just this one test. I know it decide if I graduate or not but I got so bored of preparing for it that I zoned out at times.

Stephen - Between school and my Mom I have done nothing but study. I am glad I have finally taken it for this year and can try and forget it for awhile.

Was the test as hard or harder than what you thought it would be?

Crystal - It as harder than I thought. I had been told it would be but I didn't believe it. If I don't pass it all I will study much harder next year.

Martin - It was about what I expected it to be.

Stephen - It was sort of difficult but with all the preparing I did, I am confident that I did well.

How do you think you did?

Crystal - Well, I'm not sure. I am very worried I did not pass Math and Science. I will find out soon.

Martin - I think I did ok. A little worried about Social Studies. But I have more tries at it if I didn't pass so I'm not really worried yet.

Stephen - I think I did pretty good. I actually think I passed it all. I sure hope so. I don't want to have to worry about it again.

Do you think its fair that the state as made the OGT mandatory to pass in order to graduate?

Crystal - Well I guess it doesn't matter if I do or not I still have to do it.

Martin - Yes I guess so. I mean if we want to go to college we have to be prepared and ready. I know college exams are not going to be easy.

Stephen - No I don't think it is fair. Even though I think I did well doesn't mean I think it's fair. We work for 12 years and try are best to get good grades and one test can completely change are future. How is that fair. I have several friends that say if they don't pass it by senior year and are denied graduating then they will just quit school. I think it is going to cause a lot of drop outs for students that did well all through school and just suck at taking exams.

Ohio Graduation Test

Teachers in Ohio are worried that thousands of Ohio students may not get their high school diplomas on time. This years graduating class is the first class that is required to pass the new and more difficult Ohio Graduation Test. The Ohio Graduation Test is required to be taken by all 10th, 11th and 12th grade students in Ohio.
This year’s senior class began taking the test in their sophomore year, and about 23 percent of Ohio's seniors still have to pass at least one section of the Ohio Graduation Test before graduating.
Sophomore's Juniors and Seniors took the Ohio Graduation Test earlier this month, the scores will come out in May and the 2007 senior class will then find out who gets to graduate.

Last year about 14,000 students had their graduations held up for failing to pass the ninth-grade proficiency test. This was the test before the Ohio Graduation Test that determined who could graduate.

The Ohio Graduation test, tests knowledge at a higher grade level than the previous test did. The new test has fewer multiple choice questions and more short essay responses.

The key to helping your child pass the Ohio Graduation Test is lots of practice and studying combined with with giving them the confidence that they can pass this test. If you have a child that will be taking this test next year it is never to early to start practicing. Iq-ity is a online practice prep tool that was designed for Ohio students and many schools use Iq-ity. Students can also log on at home and practice at times best for them.

Ohio Gradution Test: Elyria High School

The week of March 5th marked the first time that Ohio High School students would be taking the Ohio Graduation Test, knowing that if they do not pass each section by their senior year they will receive their diploma. Ohio made it mandatory Ohio school districts to administer these tests. This school year, 2007, is the first time that seniors will not graduate if they do pass each section of the Ohio Graduation Test.

Schools have been getting students prepared all year for this very important test. Eylria High School had a week prior to the Ohio Graduation Test that was very disruptive. The school had been plagued by multiple bomb threats which caused disruptions and evacuations.

These disruptions did not stop the teachers from making sure the students were prepared for the following week of testing for the Ohio Graduation Test. Passing this test is the only way that this year’s graduating class can receive their diploma’s. Even though students have prepared all year for this, the last week can help students remember key points that may be on the test.

Ohio Graduation Test: Testing starts March 12th

March 12th is just around the corner, in a week students in Ohio school districts will be taking one of the most important if not the most important test of their educational experience. The Ohio Graduation Test will decide who obtains their diploma of the 2007 class. This is the first year that passing the Ohio Graduation Test is mandatory in order for students to receive their high school diploma.

More than 30,000 Ohio students began their senior year still needing to pass one or more parts of the Ohio Graduation Test, the exam that must be passed to get a diploma. That is about 22 percent of the 2007 Ohio graduating class.

This year's graduating classes are required to master the five-part test, a much more difficult test than its predecessor. So difficult, in fact, that the state officials lowered the grading scale that is needed to pass the Ohio Graduation Test after a very large number of students flunked the test during a trial run.

Students who are now high school seniors first took the Ohio Graduation Test when they were sophomores. Those who failed to pass the exam have been retaking it ever since. These seniors get another shot March 12th, the day the next round of testing begins. Some districts will offer the seniors yet another chance to take the test this summer, if they still haven’t passed each section.

Sophomores, juniors and seniors will all start taking the Ohio Graduation Test on March 12th at all Ohio school districts. This will be a stressful time for students. Testing is always a time of great stress for students, however with so much relying on passing this test the stress level is even higher than with other tests. This is especially true for the Ohio’s school districts seniors. These students know this is their last shot to pass all sections of the exam in order to get their high school diploma.


Parents need to get involved to try and help their children be prepared for the Ohio Graduation Test and help reduce the stresses associated with preparing. Online tools such as Iq-itys practice prep tool can be utilized at home by the students in helping them practice for the test. Parents should also make sure their child gets plenty of rest the night before they are to take any testing and eat a healthy breakfast before leaving for school.

Reassure your child that you have confidence they will do their best and with plenty of studying they can pass the OGT and be ready for what the future brings them.

Ohio Graduation Test: Get Ready for the Test

The Ohio Graduation Test begins March 12th. Students should follow should follow these suggestions to help them be fully prepared for the day of the
Ohio Graduation Test. Make sure your son or daughter gets a good night’s sleep and makes sure to eat a good breakfast before leaving the house.

When taking the Ohio Graduation Test remind students to follow these tips for the multiple choice questions , read the question before answering it and be very careful when reading any question using the words “not” or “except”, also remember that usually your first choice is the right one if you read the question correctly, don’t keep changing your answer.

For the short answer and extended response questions keep the following tips in mind. Read the directions very carefully, if the question is asking for facts then do not give your personal opinion, make an outline before you begin writing your essay. This way your essay will be more organized, address all parts of the question, and focus on one main idea per paragraph. If you have time left at the end then make sure to proofread your work and correct any errors.

The Ohio Graduation Test is very important and you need to make sure to put your best foot forward by studying, eating a healthy breakfast and getting the rest that you need to do well.

Ohio Graduation Test: Preparing for the Science Section

I have spoken to a few students in the Waverly School District; we discussed The OGT that is starting March 12th and what sections of the Ohio Graduation Test worry them the most. They all said that it would be math and science. They said they think that even though math is hard they feel the OGT Science Section will be the hardest section to overcome.

For many students understanding and comprehending Science is a very complicated process. They feel that the OGT Science Section will be even harder to pass then the Math section. However they did say that they feel the teachers have helped them prepare adequately and they will pass, but it will just take longer than other sections. Students, Parents and Teachers need to address the issue of the students being able to pass not only the OGT Science Section but all sections of the OGT. Students need to study, practice and use online prep tools such as the practice tool IQ-ity offers that is designed especially for Ohio Students.

To enable students to prepare appropriately for the OGT Science section, they need to understand the OGT Science standards. The OGT Science standards identify essential expectations of Ohio students such as knowing and recognizing concepts, principles and theories and processes of Science.

The OGT Science Section consists of thirty-two multiple choice, four short answers and two extended response questions. In order for students to pass the OGT Science Section they must know; earth and space sciences, science and technology, and scientific inquiry. Students need to make sure to practice, study and use online prep tools a lot to prepare especially now with the OGT so close. They not only need to study for the science section but for all 5 sections of the OGT.

Ohio Graduation Test: Morgan Local School District

The Ohio Graduation Test starts March 12th. Ohio school districts have canceled school several times due to the winter weather. Schools that have went over the 5 calamity days that are allowed each year are looking for ways to make these days up. They also want to make sure that these missed days do not interfere with the students being prepared for the Ohio Graduation Test.

Morgan Local School District is doing this by making these days up on Saturday’s. The school district will be providing their normal bus transportation to and from school on theses makeup days. Elementary students will attend school from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and junior high and high school students will go from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To read more about this click the link above.

Ohio Graduation Test: Licking County Schools Test Schedule

Licking Valley High school students are getting ready to start taking the Ohio Graduation Tests and the school has sent out reminders for the schedule for the testing. The Ohio Graduation Test runs from March 12th through March 16th 2007. If students do not have a test finished in the first hour and 20 minutes they will be allowed another hour and 10 minutes to finish the test.

March 12th is the day for the reading section, March 13th is the day for the math section, March 14th is the day for the writing section, March 15th is the day for the science section and March 16th is the day students will take the social studies section. Students in Ohio must pass all 5 sections of the Ohio Graduation Test by the time of graduation in order to receive their diploma.

Students who do not have to take a Ohio Graduation Test do not have to be at school until 10 a.m. If students ride a bus to school and then those students not taking tests will remain in study hall until 10 a.m.

Sophomores are required to take all five tests as are juniors and seniors who did not pass one or all of the tests. Students taking the tests must be at school at 7:30 A.M to begin testing. Students required to take the Ohio Graduation Test have access to the school’s web-based test preparation site, they can access this at home also and the school is encouraging students to spend more time at this site to be better prepared for the tests.

Ohio Graduation Test: Brunswick High School's absenteeism rates drop

Ohio School district students have missed a lot of school this school yesr due to the winter weather among other problems. This is the first year that passing the Ohio Graduation Test is mandatory in order to graduate. Because of these missed days some schools, parents and teachers are worried this could cause problems with the students getting enough time to study for the OGT.

Brunswick High School's students had to start classes an hour earlier Monday, and absenteeism actually went down. The school will start classes at 6:30 a.m. for 10 days. The school District reports that the absentee rate of 5 percent dropped to 3.5 percent on Day 1 of the early shift. To read this article you can click above.

Cleveland Schools go Door to Door Remind Students of the OGT

Saturday morning as was reported in The Plain Dealer news, Cleveland Ohio is making sure that sophomores are being reminded how important it is to get prepared for the upcoming OGT. Cleveland Ohio schools Chief Executive Eugene Sanders, board members, staff, students and parent volunteers all went out to the southeast Cleveland neighborhood around the John F. Kennedy High School for several hours. More groups, including hundreds of students, spread throughout the rest of the Cleveland district. Their intentions were to spread the message that March 12th is the beginning of the OGT and students must pass in order to graduate.

They were attempting to reach the homes of 4,000 of the schools sophomore students. The sophomores are the youngest group that will be taking the OGT beginning March 12th. City schools failed to meet a single state education standard last year and students did poorly on the graduation exam. They want to ensure the sophomores are ready for the OGT that tests students in Reading, Writing, Science, Math and Social Studies.

Most of the volunteers went out and encouraged parents to get their children to make the OGT test a priority and they urged the students to study hard as this test is very important to their education and their future.

Thankfully they found that some of the students are already doing what it takes to be prepared March 12th when it is time to take the OGT. You can read all about their efforts the link is posted above. We all should take notice of how hard this district is working to make sure the students and parents realize how important this test is. All Ohio high school students need to get prepared. Their future depends on being fully prepared for this test.

Ohio Schools Not letting weather get in way of OGT

Ohio schools are being faced with making up calamity days that they used due to bad winter weather such as; below zero temperatures, ice, snow and snow. These days not only need to be made up but it can affect the students that are getting prepared for the upcoming Ohio Graduation Tests. Ohio sophomores, juniors and seniors must take and pass the Ohio Graduation Test in order to graduate.

Officials, teachers and students are now trying to make up for these missed days and also make sure to allow for adequate time to get prepared for the Ohio Graduation Tests. Some are using OGT tools that are available online such as the IQ-ity Learning Suite which allows students the flexibility of studying during snow days.

These tools are great as they allow for continual education. Those such as IQ-ity allow public high school students to receive instruction and learn on the computer in online web-based environment. These will help keep students studying for the OGT.

Also with the flu season upon us school districts are worried about influenza and virus’s also keeping students out of school and administrators are trying to find way’s to handle such situations. This is the first year that it is mandatory for students to pass the OGT and school districts are doing everything to ensure students are fully prepared for the OGT.

Getting Prepared for Mathematics Section of the OGT

I talked to four high school students today and I asked them what sections of the OGT were they worried about being prepared to pass. They all unanimously agreed it was Math and Science. In this post I will cover what students need to know in Math to be prepared for the upcoming OGT, and ways to get prepared.

The OGT Mathematics section has 38 questions, 32 of which that are multiple-choice and, five are short-answer, and one is an extended-response question. Each mathematics question assesses concepts and skills that are related to one of the five major areas of mathematics. Make sure you practice the following types of Math problems as this is what the OGT consists of; Number, Number Sense and Operations; Measurement; Geometry and Spatial Sense; Patterns, Functions and Algebra; and Data Analysis and Probability.

A diagnostic tool, such as The OGT Practice Test Tool by IQ-ity, which was designed specifically for Ohio schools, will helps students learn what they need to know for the Math section as well as helping educators identify the specific areas of weakness that their students might have, and it will also help teachers to adjust their classroom instruction to meet the needs of their students.

Students should also follow these tips. Use 3 x 5 cards with formulas, key vocabulary, properties, examples, and facts. Test yourself and write or say aloud important points, use other math books as reference, take a few practice tests, make sure you are familiar with using the OGT calculator and after all this preparation, students to get a good rest the night before and eat a good breakfast on test day.

Ohio Graduation Test: Incentive Pay for Teachers?

ABC World News ran a segment back in December 2006 asking for opinions from Internet users and television viewers: Should teachers be rewarded with cash bonuses for improving students' test scores? You can read the whole article by clicking on the link above.

The Ohio Graduation Test is a vital part of all Ohio School Districts. Students must pass The Ohio Graduation test in order to graduate. Because scores on standardized tests such as the Ohio Graduation Test are such an important part of school district assessment nationwide the federal government is starting a teacher incentive fund for schools in at risk areas. The fund will pay cash bonuses to teachers who help students improve test scores. There are twenty three other states and the District of Columbia that are trying similar plans for rewarding their teachers with cash bonuses when the students test scores improve.

The Department of Education recently launched the first federal program to use bonuses to motivate teachers in helping students raise test scores in at risk area, and awarded the first $42 million of the $94 million Teacher Incentive Fund in November 2006.
They talked to a third grade teacher at Lyons Elementary School in Houston what she thought about this. She said “If you work at a large company … you receive performance pay, so I believe teachers deserve incentive pay.” At her school, 95 percent of children live at the poverty level, but Lyons Elementary School is still considered an exemplary school.

Others believe these grants will promote unhealthy competition in a profession that thrives on teamwork and collaboration, and that real learning is the casualty they feel teachers will shift their focus from quality instruction to just boosting test scores in order to get the bonus.

Could this incentive make teachers do even more to help Ohio students’ prepare for the Ohio Graduation Test? Or do you think it would cause more problems? Is this incentive a good thing?

Ohio Graduation Test: IQ-ity's OGT Prep Test

Ohio students are gearing up for the upcoming Ohio Graduation Test. Ohio School Districts are being offered a free trial of IQ-ity's OGT Prep Test.

The free trial period, runs from now through September 2007, this free trial will allow professional educators a chance to see the effectiveness of IQ-ity's OGT Prep Test, without spending any of the district’s money. The offer is only for Ohio school districts, not to parents or to individual students.

The creators of IQ-ity's OGT Prep Test are so confident of their tool's success; IQ-ity wants educators to experience the great advantage of using IQ-ity’s OGT Prep Test for themselves and for their students.

IQ-ity's OGT Prep Test is an online and self-paced tool. Teachers and parents like the drop box feature that allows them to monitor student progress in each of the five testing areas and give help where needed. Students like the fact that IQ-ity’s OGT Prep Test is easy to use.

The Ohio Graduation Test is a mandatory test to pass in order for students to graduate and Ohio School’s are taking advantage of this free opportunity to try IQ-ity’s OGT Prep Test to better enable their students to pass the Ohio Graduation Test. If your school district has yet to try IQ-ity’s OGT Prep Test now is a perfect time to try with the free trial period.

IQ-ity's OGT Prep Test was designed by Ohio educators especially for Ohio students. It's aligned to Ohio Graduation Test, state standards and benchmarks, as well as grade level indicators.