NEW! Ohio’s State Tests – English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies
5/8/2019
Spring 2019
NEW! Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Tests Window
Districts will schedule their 15-consecutive-school-day mathematics, science and social studies tests administration
April 1-May 10. Makeup testing must be completed within the district’s 15-consecutive-school-day test window. The
Important Dates page on the portal includes a summary of key dates.
Districts must ensure all participating students are preidentified in TIDE in advance of the test window and have the appropriate subject mode field set to “O” for online and “P” for paper. Refer to the
Guidance Document for 2018-2019 Ohio Pre-ID Files on the portal for more information.
NEW! Returning Paper Test Materials
Return scorable test materials immediately after testing and no later than one business day after each of the district’s test windows end. Return nonscorable materials within one week of returning scorable documents. Districts that did not submit pickup dates for scorable materials in the Supplemental Information task in TIDE by the Feb.4 deadline are responsible for scheduling their own pickups according to the instructions in section 4 of the
Supplemental Instructions for Paper Testing.
NEW! Spring 2019 Score Reporting
District results for students who took the spring 2019 Ohio’s State Tests online will be posted in the
Online Reporting System (ORS) on
June 3. Students whose answer documents were returned to DRC according to the instructions in the manual will be posted
June 24. Students who tested using a breach form will be posted by
July 8. Records that require discrepancy resolution will be reported after the records are resolved in TIDE.
Pre-ID Window
Districts must ensure all participating students are preidentified in TIDE in advance of the test window and have the appropriate subject mode field set to “O” for online and “P” for paper. All students, regardless of test mode, must be preidentified by
May 10 for mathematics, science and social studies tests. Refer to the
Guidance Document for 2018-2019 Ohio Pre-ID Files on the portal for more information.
Test Window
The spring 2019 mathematics science and social studies test window will close on May 10. Makeup testing must be completed within the district’s 15-consecutive-school-day test window. The
Important Dates page on the portal includes a summary of key dates.
Summer 2019 High School End-of-Course Administration
NEW! Summer 2019 Test Administration Manual
The summer Test Administration Manual will be available for download from the
Administration Manuals and Guidance Documents page of the portal on
May 14. The manual must be reviewed by test coordinators and test administrators prior to the summer 2019 administration. The manual includes key information regarding scheduling, test security, staff responsibilities and other important policies and procedures. Summer testing is optional, and the administration window is
July 15-26.