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Governor Bob Taft
The Ohio Core:
Preparing Students for Success in Work, College and Life
SHEEO Conference
August 15, 2006
Susan Bodary Jon Tafel
Office of Gov. Bob Taft Ohio Board of Regents
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Governor Bob Taft
“When it comes to high school, it’s not just about graduation. It’s about preparation.”
Ohio Governor Bob TaftState of the State Address
January 25, 2006
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Governor Bob Taft
“As the world is being transformed, so must we transform Ohio . . . and prepare all Ohioans to rise every day to meet the challenge of our changing world.”
Ohio Governor Bob TaftState of the State Address
January 25, 2006
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Governor Bob Taft
A strong foundation is in place.
• Governor’s Student and Teaching Success Commissions
• Guaranteed College Credit Transfer • High School to College Expectations
• American Diploma Project• Partnership for Continued Learning
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Governor Bob Taft
The Ohio Core Legislation includes:
Rigorous high school curriculum and college & work ready assessment for all students by 2011
Requirement for 4 year university admission
College & Work Ready measure added to School Report card
Focuses remedial coursework at 2 year campuses
Opportunity to earn at least one semester of college credit while still in high school
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Governor Bob Taft
and …
Reimbursement for remedial courses based upon new College & Work Ready standards
Teacher education programs reporting on the effectiveness of their programs
Establishing a standard AP exam score for credit
Refining and aligning dual enrollment programs
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Governor Bob Taft
Seamless movement from one learning experience
to the next …
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Governor Bob Taft
“Ohio must embrace Gov. Bob Taft’s goal of making high school academics more
rigorous.
Lawmakers can and should debate the details…But these issues involve how to
reach ambitious ends, not whether to try.
For the sake of the state’s economic survival, it deserves not only to be aired, but
approved as well.”
Cleveland Plain Dealer May 14, 2006
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Governor Bob Taft
Funding Issues
20 unit graduation requirement will not change
Ohio spends as much or more per student than other states pursuing a rigorous core curriculum
Strategic investments needed
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Governor Bob Taft
Implementing the Ohio Core: Supporting Student Learning with High-Quality Teachers
$13.2 million appropriation passed in May
Short-term & long-term strategies to recruit, train, retrain, retain and support teachers in math, science & foreign language
Specific strategies that build upon what works now, implements new models of teacher preparation, and invests in e-learning for both teachers and students
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Governor Bob Taft
Legislative support – expected to pass before the end of session
Focusing on areas of flexibility and changes for smooth implementation
Working transition strategies
Where is the work now?
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Governor Bob Taft
Policy Issues• How much content is enough in high school
(i.e. mathematics)?
• What is the definition of high school and college?
• How do we assess and fund student learning as a state?
• How do we share the problem of reform?
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Governor Bob Taft
www.pcl.ohio.gov
Susan Bodary
Education & Workforce Policy
Office of Gov. Bob Taft
614-644-0953
For more information on the Ohio Core…
