Category

Abbreviation

Term

Definition

Assessment

CBT

Computer Based Testing

A choice available to Ohio schools when administering the Ohio State Tests.

Assessment

EBSR

Evidence Based Selected Response

Assessment Item Type - 2 Part Multiple Choice questions that allow students to show evidence to support their answers.

Assessment

EOC

End of Course Exams - Ohio’s State Tests for High School

Ohio’s State Tests for HS include ELA 9, ELA 10, Alg 1/Math1, Geometry/Math 2, Biology, Am History, Am Govt.

Assessment

KRA

Kindergarten Readiness Assessment

Used for all kindergarten students - administered in August/early September

Assessment

OST  and EOC Tests

Ohio’s State Tests and End of Course Tests

Ohio State Tests:

Gr 3-8 English Language Arts

Gr 3-8 Math

Gr 5, 8 Science

Ohio End of Course Exams

Algebra 1 - Required for Grad Competency

ELA 2 - Required for Grad Competency

Biology - Required for Federal ESSA Waiver and for Ohio Diploma STEM Seal

Am Govt - Required by Ohio Rev. Code, part of Ohio Diploma Civics Seal

Am Hist - Required by Ohio Rev. Code, part of Ohio Diploma Civics Seal

Assessment

PBT

Paper Based Testing

A choice available to Ohio schools when administering the Ohio State Tests.

Assessment

PCR

Prose Constructed Response

Assessment Item Type - will be used on Performance Based Assessment to allow students to write an analysis essay using evidence from the text passages they read in the test to support their answers.

Assessment

TECR

Technology Enhanced Constructed Responses

Assessment Item Type - Question that allows students to use some form of interactive tool to help them model their thinking, show an answer or understand the question. Includes drag and drop, interactive graphics, graphs, simulations

Assessment

Assessment Literacy

"Assessment literacy is present when a person possesses the assessment-related knowledge and skills needed for the competent performance of that person’s responsibilities. “ W.James Popham

Assessment

Form

A version of a test. Operational Form means that it is the actual test and not a practice version or field test.

Education

ITC

Information Technology Center

Education entity that provides infrastructure support for schools that can includes accounting, payroll, library automation, EMIS, network management, student information systems, video, remote distance learning, electronic resources, computerized grade book, parental access, web conferencing, Internet access, web and email filtering, firewall and web security, telephony, web hosting, server hosting, and data-driven decision support. Bay Village works with 2 ITCs -- NWOCA and CONNECT (EMIS, Financial and Student Info Systems)

Education

ESC

Educational Service Center

Regional support agencies for school districts. ESC staff have subject area expertise. They provide workshops, training and support to their partner school districts. We work with the Lorain County ESC, the Summit County ESC, and the ESC of NE Ohio

Education

LEA

Local Education Agency

Your local school district (ex. Bay Village Schools)

Education

LMS

Learning Management System

Online course platform...Programs like Blackboard, Moodle and Edmodo allow for assignments to be grouped in “folders” that students access during the course, discussion boards, one on one teacher communication and real time group sharing can all take place through this platform. Bay Village uses Google Classroom and in Gr K-1 Clever Classroom/Seesaw

Education

OBR

Ohio Board of Regents

Governing board for colleges. Contributing to the college readiness discussion.

Education

ODDEX

Ohio District Data Exchange

Secure data warehouse that allows the sharing of information across districts or with the Dept. of Education - Board of Regents/Higher Ed. We can use this to find state assessment results for students who transfer into our district. We also use this to manage College Credit Plus.

Education

OLS-e

Ohio’s Learning Standards - extended

Ohio’s Learning Standards that include a “continuum” of complexity was developed to help find entry points for students who are not meeting the grade level standard. This is a good tool for teachers who are differentiating in their classrooms.

Education

RFP

Request For Proposal

Document that vendors would respond to in order to submit proposals for a project.

Education

RFQ

Request for Qualifications

Allow vendors to tell ODE what qualifications their products that meet

Education

SDC

Secure Data Center

ODE data validation website where districts can review data that has been submitted through EMIS and state testing to verify it is accurate.

Education

SEA

State Education Agency

Ohio Dept of Education

Education

SIS

Student Information System

Software that allows districts to manage demographic information, student records, teacher qualifications, courses, gradebooks, state required reporting, special education and gifted records. Our district SIS is PowerSchool.

Evaluation

OhioES

Ohio Teacher and Principal Evaluation Systems

Web-based tool to help track the evaluation info for OhioES and OPES.

Evaluation

OPES 2.0

Ohio Principal Evaluation System

Rubric based system to evaluate district administrators. 4 categories = accomplished, proficient, developing and ineffective. 50% of the evaluation is based on student growth and 50% is based on professional standards for administrators. The Ohio Principal Standards have been revised, so the OPES evaluation system will also be revised.

Evaluation

OTES 2.0

Ohio Teacher Evaluation System

Rubric based system to evaluate district teachers. It is based on the Professional Learning Standards and includes measures of student growth (value added). The current framework has been revised by the state and will replace the current framework in the 2021-2022 school year

Evaluation

VA

Value- Added

Value-Added analysis is a statistical method used to measure schools' and districts' impact on the rate of student progress from year to year. It is a growth measurement that will enable schools and districts to better determine the impact of their curriculum and instructional practices on student achievement. The formula for determining value added is not public. School data is available on the EVAAS website.

Instruction

CCP

College Credit Plus

An Ohio program that allows HS students to take college courses that meet the identified criteria, for HS and College credit. This is free to students and the cost comes out of the state funding the district receives.

Instruction

Co - teacher

Co-Taught or Co-Teacher

Pairing a content area teacher with a special education teacher. The content teacher focuses on helping students to learn about the subject. The Special Education teacher focuses on strategies to help all students access the learning or differentiate the instruction.

Instruction

ELA

English Language Arts

Ohio Learning Standards for ELA include reading literature, reading informational text, writing, speaking, listening, foundational reading and language. There are literacy standards that cover all content areas in grades 6-12.

Instruction

FIP

Formative Instructional Practice

Establishing clear learning targets for students; collecting and documenting accurate evidence of student learning; providing effective feedback; and preparing students to engage in self-assessment, peer feedback, and goal setting.

Instruction

Interdisciplinary Teaching

Related terms: Cross Curricular, Integrated,

Connecting similar themes or standards across content areas.

Instruction

PBA

Performance Based Assessment

Sometime called “authentic tasks” These are multiple part test items that require students to apply what they know to a problem, do more critical thinking or analysis, work through multiple step problems

Instruction

PBIS

Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports

Plan developed by the district, and individualized by each school to support all students in a safe environment based on common behavior norms and expectations and a focus on pro-active measures.

Instruction

PBL

Project Based Learning

Real - world learning, students are given a problem or task that they have to solve/research. Often combines multiple subject areas.

Instruction

TLC

Teacher Learning Circles

Bay Village’s model for honoring the need for professional discussion/and collaboration. Teachers will be working in Learning Circles of 3 or more to focus on pedagogy, best practices for instruction, current ed research etc. Learning Circles meet 8 times throughout the school year.

Instruction

Curriculum

Curriculum is locally developed. It is the “how” teachers help students get to the point that they know or can do what the standards describe for each grade level.

Special Education

504 Plan

Legal document that defines accommodations that help a student with an identified disability - including ADHD, to access learning. Accommodations might include prefered seating, extended time, copies of notes etc.

Special Education

ELL or EL

English Language Learners

Students who speak English as a second language.

Special Education

IEP

Individual Education Plan

Legal document that outlines goals and objectives designed to ensure that students who meet the qualifying criteria for having a disability receive the appropriate special education services. Developed by a team of including general education teachers, intervention specialist, school psych, related service providers like speech (SLP), physical (PT) or occupational therapists (OT), administrator, counselor, parent.