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The Church of the Covenant's Tutoring Programs In 1990, the Church of the Covenant formed a partnership with its neighbor, John Hay High School, which is in the Cleveland Municipal School District. Volunteers began tutoring students at the school and at the church under the direction of the chair of John Hay's English Department. The tutoring program has grown and now provides assistance for high-school and elementary-school students.
- On Thursday mornings , volunteers tutor at John Hay in the school's Media Center. A variety of subjects including English, math, history, writing and citizenship are covered. Tutors help students with homework assignments and help them prepare for the Ohio Ninth Grade Proficiency Tests.
- On certain Saturday mornings , tutors meet in the church's reception room to provide similar help for students from various local high schools. Donated computers and proficiency test preparation software have enhanced Covenant's Saturday Tutoring Program.
- Each week, volunteers read with children at Miles Park Elementary School. Covenant tutors work closely with Cleveland Reads, a United Way organization and a designated America Reads site. A training video for tutors who will teach reading in the all-important grades one through three is used, and tutors are assigned to work one-on-one with children. Covenant tutors also work at Stephen Howe Elementary School.
Over the years, many students have received tutoring from Covenant volunteers. The tutoring programs have brought together senior citizens, adults, and college students who are interested in helping Cleveland's young people learn.
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Ohio Proficiency Test Information Ohio law requires students in the fourth, sixth, ninth, and twelfth grades to take proficiency tests that are designed to measure knowledge and skill in citizenship, mathematics, reading, science, and writing. In order to graduate from high school, a student must pass the ninth-grade tests. Each test covers particular topics or learning outcomes. Recent proficiency test results are available at the Ohio Department of Education website.
For additional information about Ohio proficiency tests, you may wish to visit some of the following webpages:
- Lakewood Public Library Pages for the Ohio Proficiency Tests
- Cleveland Heights High School Proficiency Test Links
- The Proficiency Test Website (Englefield & Arnold Publishing)
- Ohio Proficiency Test Information (Ohio Smartschool)
- Web Resources for the 9th Grade Citizenship Test - SITE CURRENTLY UNDER REVISION
(Todd Sams, Harrison JHS)- Searchable Ohio Proficiency Test Results DataBase
(Madeira Schools, Cincinnati, OH)- Analysis of Proficiency Exam Scores and Economic Factors
(Mark Skertic, The Cincinnati Enquirer - Sunday, November 30, 1997)- Ohio's Ninth Grade Proficiency Test: An Invisible Discourse
(An essay by five college students from Miami University; Oxford, Ohio)
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The Little Book An important, far-reaching result of our tutors' work at John Hay High School has been The Little Book . This book is a pocket-sized, paperback handbook designed to help students--particularly inner city students--handle the difficult hurdle of the Ohio Ninth Grade Citizenship Test. The Little Book On Line is an on-line version of the citizenship guide that may be viewed, printed, or downloaded from this site.
Now in its third edition, The Little Book was drafted by a committee of Covenant tutors, former teachers, and a retired attorney. The book was prepared with the assistance of the Chairman of the Social Studies Department of John Hay High School, and it follows the Fact Sheets from the Ohio Department of Education regarding ninth-grade Citizenship requirements.
In 1996, 27,500 copies of The Little Book and 400 copies of the Companion to The Little Book for Teachers & Tutors were furnished to Cleveland schools through a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Another 2,100 copies of The Little Book were given to East Cleveland students as a gift from the Church of the Covenant. The Little Book has also been purchased by several school districts.
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Moogie Math is a computer program specifically designed to help students prepare for mathematics proficiency exams given in Ohio, Texas, Nevada, or Florida. A free demo version of the program and ordering information are available from Emanuel Software. ![]()
Aeronauts 2000 is computer-based teaching aid that helps students prepare for Ohio's Science Proficiency Exams. Each student's "mission" is to learn and use science and math skills to help aeronauts "Pete" and "BJ" escape Earth's rapidly deteriorating atmosphere and resettle on another planet. Aeronauts 2000 is one of NASA Glenn's Educational Activities. ![]()
Englefield & Arnold Publishing offers multimedia software based on their test preparation books, which were written by Ohio teachers. Tutorials and practice tests cover all learning outcomes in math, reading, writing, citizenship, and science. Demo and complete versions are available for the fourth, sixth, and ninth grade tests. ![]()
Create A Quiz is a computer program that allows teachers and parents to generate their own interactive on-screen quizzes and exams about any subject. Demo and full versions of Create A Quiz are available from Softword Technology. Ohio Ninth-Grade Citizenship vocabulary quizzes from The Companion to The Little Book for Teachers & Tutors will be available from this website in the future.
Links to Education-Related Websites
Federal and State Education Agencies
College Resources
- Ohio Board of Regent's Links to Ohio Colleges and Universities
- Educational Testing Service
- College Board Online
- Free SAT Preparation Software - Digital Test Booklet (Kaplan)
Family & Community Involvement in Education
- Cleveland Community Services and Resources (Cleveland NeighborhoodLink)
- Strong Families, Strong Schools (ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education)
- Families and Learning (University of Minnesota)
- Community Partnerships (Education Week)
- Hand in Hand : Parents, Schools, Communitites United for Kids
- Parent Soup Education Central : Parent - Teacher Relations
- What Works in Urban Education (Council of the Great City Schools)
- Parents and Schools as Partners (National Parent Information Network)
Educational Resources
- Ohio Smartschool: Ohio K-12 Students' and Teachers' Smart Link to the Web
- NASA's Lewis Learning Technologies Project K-12 Homepage
- Some Educational Resources (The Greater Cleveland Educational Development Center)
- The Virtual Fieldtrip Homepage
- Netscape Netcenter's K-12 Education Page
- The Educator's Tool
- Education Gateway (Bellsouth)
- Websites for Kids
- Researchpaper.com
- African American Resources (Cleveland Heights High School)
Science and Engineering
- Science Education Bookmarks (Syracuse University)
- The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences (LSU Libraries)
- National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering, Inc. (NACME)
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Site launched August 31, 1998
Last updated May 26, 1999