Standards Revision Overview

Ohio’s Learning Standards outline the skills and knowledge that will help students become ready for success in college and careers. Ohio educators have gained valuable experience with the standards since they began teaching with them several years ago. With their help and the public’s, the Ohio Department of Education is fine-tuning Ohio’s standards in several areas of study.

This page provides information about the revisions to Ohio’s Learning Standards. The links below allow you to see the status for each group of standards, including those for several career-technical programs, computer science, social-emotional learning, fine arts and world languages.

Standards Revision Fact Sheets

• Standards Revision Overview Includes timeline for revisions in English language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, financial literacy, computer science, social-emotional learning, fine arts and world languages.
• Ohio's Career-Technical Standards

To learn more, click on your area of interest.

Timeline for Standards Revision

Computer Science
Development of Ohio’s Learning Standards for Computer Science K-12 and Model Curriculum	April 2018-September 2018
Present to State Board of Education for adoption	October 2018-December 2018
Implementation of new standards and Model Curriculum	2019-2020 school year
FINE ARTS AND WORLD LANGUAGES
Survey #1 seeks educator and public feedback on standards	December 2018-January 2019
Advisory committees identify standards to revise Working groups of educators make proposed changes to the standards	Winter-Spring 2019
Survey #2 asks for public feedback about proposed revisions	Late Spring 2019
Public feedback analyzed and incorporated into the draft revised standards by the advisory committees and working groups	Summer 2019
Revised standards presented to State Board of Education for final approval	Fall 2019
Working groups are formed and Model Curricula updated to provide supports for newly revised learning standards	Winter-Fall 2019
Full implementation of revised fine arts and world languages learning standards and Model Curricula.	Winter-Fall 2020
Science, Social Studies and Financial Literacy
State Board of Education approved revised standards	February 2018
Educators begin transition to updated standards	Spring 2018-Spring 2020
Model Curriculum review and revision to reflect changes in the standards	Winter 2018 – Winter 2019
Present Model Curriculum to State Board of Education for adoption	December 2018-March 2020
Transition to revised standards and Model Curriculum	Spring 2019-Spring 2020
Full implementation and assessment	2020-2021 Academic Year
English Language Arts and Mathematics
State Board of Education approved revised standards	February 2017
State Board of Education approved revised Model Curriculum	February 2018
Ohio's State Tests are based on revised standards.	2018-2019 school year
TECHNOLOGY
Expected adoption of revised standards	April 2017
Educators update model curriculum	Fall 2018-Spring 2019
Career-Tech	View Dates

Last Modified: 1/16/2019 11:55:20 AM

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