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September 7, 2023
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Department seeks American Government and American Government educators to help develop Ohio’s State Tests by participating on assessment committees
The Ohio Department of Education is now accepting applications for participants to serve on American Government and American History content advisory committees for Ohio’s State Tests. Ohio’s educators, content specialists and other stakeholders play a vital role in creating valid and reliable assessments by serving on these committees.
These committees are specific to each Ohio’s state test (e.g., Ohio’s State Test in Grade 3 ELA or Algebra I End-of-Course Test). Ohio educators who serve as assessment committee members represent the diversity of Ohio’s schools and districts: public, nonpublic, career technical, urban, suburban, and rural. Some may work in higher education or serve in school districts or ESCs as curriculum specialists, but the majority of the committee members are classroom teachers with varied years of teaching experience in the appropriate grade levels and areas of study. Content advisory committees meet on an ongoing basis to review new test questions and materials as they are developed. The number and frequency of meetings depends on the volume of new test item development, but typically these committees meet once or twice annually.
Content Advisory Committees for American Government and American History
Content advisory committees review and evaluate test questions and related test materials to ensure that each question is a valid and appropriate measure of the Ohio Learning Standards for that particular subject area and grade level. These committees review all test questions to advise the Department on whether each question is aligned with Ohio’s Learning Standards, contains appropriate grade-level content, has the appropriate level of difficulty for the grade level, has correct and accurate content and is clearly written.
The American Government and American History content advisory committees will convene in person in Columbus. The dates for each of the grade level meetings are listed below. These dates are specific only to the 2024 meetings. If you are chosen to serve on a content advisory committee, we will invite you to the 2024 meetings and then subsequent meetings as they are scheduled.
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CONTENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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Meeting Dates
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American Government
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June 20-21
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American History
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June 24-25
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Please note the following:
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For committee members who are not under contractual obligations for the dates of the meeting, a monetary stipend of $75 will be provided for attendance of each meeting day.
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Expense forms and reimbursement guidelines will be distributed and collected at the meeting.
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All eligible meeting participants will have the cost of substitute teachers directly reimbursed to school districts. Participants will receive reimbursement guidelines at the meeting and paperwork to give to their districts to complete for reimbursement.
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Hotel rooms are available to committee members who live 45 miles or more from the meeting site. Hotel rooms will be billed directly to Cambium Assessment.
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All committee members will be reimbursed for in-state mileage at whatever is the current state rate per mile. Expense forms and reimbursement guidelines will be distributed at the meeting.
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Training will be provided first thing in the morning on Day 1 so please be on time. Meetings are held 8:30 am – 4:30 pm with lunch break (time for lunch is normally determined by committee). New members MUST attend Day 1 for training.
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Participants will receive certificates from The Ohio Department of Education, Office of Assessment, that can be used for LPDC credit approximately 4-6 weeks after the meetings are completed.
Those who are interested in participating on one of the content advisory committees should complete this application.
Applicants should describe their experience in education, including expertise with Ohio’s Learning Standards in their chosen subject area. Please be sure to identify:
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high school subject area assignment (Am History or Am Govt)
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name of the committee preference (content advisory)
Submit applications by 11p.m. EST on Sunday, October 8, 2023. Selected applicants will receive notification by the week of October 30, 2023.
Please be sure to include an active email address for notifications. Applications MUST BE FULLY COMPLETED to be considered for participation on a committee.
We hope you will consider participating in this very important work. Your experience and expertise can serve a crucial role in the development of Ohio’s State Tests.
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