State Funded -- ACT Testing -- March 21st
All GHHS Juniors to Take the ACT on March 21st, 2017.
On July 11, 2016, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) announced starting with the graduating class of 2018 ALL Ohio juniors will take EITHER the ACT or SAT each spring as one of their three diploma options. In addition to 20 state minimum course credit requirements, all students must meet ONE of the college and career readiness standards:
- Earning a cumulative 18 points on Ohio’s state end-of-course exams.
- Earning 12 points for industry and workforce readiness.
- Earning “remediation-free” scores on the ACT or SAT.
Each high school in the state of Ohio will choose between administering the ACT or the SAT; the state of Ohio is paying for this test administration. Districts and community schools must administer a state-funded college and career readiness test to juniors in spring 2017 as one of their three diploma options. Each district and community school will choose to either administer the state-funded ACT or SAT College and career readiness test. State law is clear that both tests meet Ohio’s graduation requirements to earn a high school diploma.
Garfield Heights City Schools will take the ACT Test in a paper/pencil form, on March 21st, 2017.
March 21st ACT Testing important points:
The ACT Test will be given to ALL Juniors (3rd year students).
The ACT Test will begin at 8:00am in the HPE building (Main/Aux Gym) for students w/o accommodations.
The ACT Test will begin at 8:00am in designated rooms for students with accommodations.
All students should arrive at 7:20am to check in for the test in the gym lobby.
Students should bring a picture ID (School ID or Ohio Drivers License)
Students should bring two #2 pencils and an approved calculator (for the math section).
One 15 minute break will be given after the second test.
**NO STUDENTS WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE TEST AFTER 8:00AM.
**THE USE OF CELL PHONES/ELECTRONIC DEVICES IN THE TESTING AREA IS PROHIBITED AND WILL RESULT IN DISMISSAL FROM THE TEST. NO EXCEPTIONS.