Pro-Core has successfully helped teachers prepare students for state proficiency, achievement, and graduation tests over the past fifteen years dba PRO-Ohio. Now, Pro-Core is building on that experience to address the state's new state learning standards in reading, mathematics, science and social studies.
What Do the Educators Say?
Highly Effective Teacher Tool
Pro-Core is our approved HQSD source for OTES because it is a highly effective assessment tool that provides evidence for student growth. There is a high level of usage in our schools since teachers find that it works.
Because it is aligned with state learning standards and correlated to student growth, our district has established that all teachers with Pro-Core evidence must use it as one source of HQSD.
We appreciate all of the work Pro-Core has done over the past few years to work with us in customizing Pro-Core to meet our needs. Pro-Core has made some very positive changes that have made it easier to use and more effective.
—Scott Bloom, Curriculum Director, Piqua City Schools
Mirrors State Test Questions
We have been using Pro-Core for the last 5 years because the program is based right here in Ohio and mirrors questions that students will see on the state test, often wording them in a way that is different than local assessments. This allows our students to see more difficult questions for the first time within the classroom as opposed to on the state test for the first time in April. Overall, we are pleased with the program.
One reason why our teachers are successful using Pro-Core is due in large part to our demographics. We have a good community with good kids overall who put education as a priority. We also have limited distractions and focus on learning standards, depth of standards, and assessing them intentionally.
—Josh Kauffman, Principal, Bluffton Middle School
Gives Students Confidence to Succeed
In preparation for our upcoming 8th Grade Science AIR test, we have been spending considerable time on the short, 10 question assessment tests. I continue to be amazed at the rigor of questions on these tests and the new questions that are added from year to year. I have yet to find any standardized testing company that prepares my students as well for the AIR test as Pro-Core. The fact that your questions are set up in the exact same way as the Ohio AIR test gives my students the confidence they need to succeed! I cannot tell you how happy I am that my principal chose Pro-Core in 2006 and 17 years later, we continue to use it!
—Thad Lewis, 7th Grade Science Teacher, Goshen Middle School
