PRCTC OGT Information 

The Ohio Graduation Tests (OGT) are the new tests that students must pass in order to earn an Ohio high school diploma.  They will replace the Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test, starting with the class of 2007.

The OGTs measure content learned through the end of the 10th grade in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies.

Students may take the OGT for the first time in the spring of their sophomore year.  Students can continue to take the test in the fall and spring of their junior and senior years, and in the summers if needed.  Once a content area has been passed the student does not need to repeat the test.

Unlike the Ninth-Grade Proficiency Test, the OGT will include items other than multiple choice questions.  Students will have to write 2 point short-answer and 4 point extended response to some questions.  Students can receive partial credit for the short-answer and extended response questions.  Students have up to two and one-half hours to take each portion of the test.

FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES EVERY STUDENT TAKE THE OGT OR AN ALTERNATE ASSESSMENT.  English limited students (those whose primary language is not english) must achieve passing scores on the OGT in order to be awarded a diploma.  Students who have an IEP that requires a different test can take an alternate assessment of the OGT.  However, this test does not allow for accomodations.

Nonpublic school students and students in the Ohio State School for the Blind and the Ohio School for the Deaf must pass the OGT or satisfy the alternative conditions set by legislation to receive a high school diploma.

The Content Advisory Committee, made up of parents, educators and other Ohioans, reviews all test questions for every test.  Another committee, the Fairness and Sensitivity Review Committee, reviews questions to ensure that the questions are not biased.  This group makes sure the test questions are fair  and do not promote or inquire about a student's moral or social values or beliefs.

Amended Subsitute Senate Bill 1, the law that requires the OGT, makes it clear that parents, classroom teachers, and other school personnel and administrators must be involved in developing the test.

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