Every year, CETE along with ODEW and ODHE, creates an item-writing calendar for the career field in which we are writing. This is to help us plan and schedule these workshops in a way that works for you, our SME. We plan around various things such as holidays, spring and winter break, and special events such as Career Tech Student Organizations (CTSO) activities.
We will be item-writing for Law & Public Safety and Education & Training in the 2026-2027 school year. If you are interested in participating, please complete our interest form to let us know the courses you could assist with.
REMINDER: Engineering & Manufacturing will be in Field Testing for the 2026-2027 school year. There will be NO PRETESTING available for these courses! Please be sure to work with your administration to set up longer testing times as the item banks will be larger. Also, make sure to set up different measures for student gain, learning objectives, or teacher effectiveness as Pretesting will not be available to assess these.
*Calendar is subject to change; please check back periodically for updates.
2026-27 Item-Writing Calendar
(course in red text and italics are CTAGs)
| Date | Potential Course | Workshop Type | Time | Career Field |
| Date | Potential Course | Workshop Type | Time | Career Field |
| 9/28/2026 | 350002: Foundations of Education & Training | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 9/29/2026 | 350002: Foundations of Education & Training | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 9/30/2026 | 350002: Foundations of Education & Training | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/5/2026 | 350030: Classroom Management for Early Childhood Education | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/6/2026 | 350030: Classroom Management for Early Childhood Education | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/7/2026 | 350030: Classroom Management for Early Childhood Education | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/8/2026 | 170912: Security & Protective Services | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 10/13/2026 | 170912: Security & Protective Services | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 10/14/2026 | 170912: Security & Protective Services | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 10/16/2026 | 350235: Curriculum & Instruction for Early Childhood Education | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/26/2026 | 350235: Curriculum & Instruction for Early Childhood Education | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/27/2026 | 350235: Curriculum & Instruction for Early Childhood Education | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/29/2026 | 170916: Homeland Security | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 10/30/2026 | 350002: Foundations of Education & Training | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 10/30/2026 | 170912: Security & Protective Services | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 11/2/2026 | 350030: Classroom Management for Early Childhood Education | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 11/4/2026 | 170916: Homeland Security | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 11/5/2026 | 170916: Homeland Security | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 11/9/2026 | 350020: Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Professions | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 11/10/2026 | 350235: Curriculum & Instruction for Early Childhood Education | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 11/10/2026 | 170916: Homeland Security | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 11/16/2026 | 350020: Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Professions | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 11/17/2026 | 350020: Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Professions | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 11/18/2026 | 170XXD: Law & Public Safety Dispatch Services (New) | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 11/30/2026 | 170XXD: Law & Public Safety Dispatch Services (New) | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/1/2026 | 170XXD: Law & Public Safety Dispatch Services (New) | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/2/2026 | 170342: Introduction to Firefighting & EMS | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/3/2026 | 170342: Introduction to Firefighting & EMS | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/7/2026 | 170342: Introduction to Firefighting & EMS | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/8/2026 | 170343: Firefighter I Foundations* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/9/2026 | 350020: Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Professions | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 12/9/2026 | 170XXD: Law & Public Safety Dispatch Services (New) | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/10/2026 | 350215: Early Childhood Education Language & Literacy | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 12/14/2026 | 350215: Early Childhood Education Language & Literacy | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 12/15/2026 | 350215: Early Childhood Education Language & Literacy | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 12/16/2026 | 170343: Firefighter I Foundations* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 12/17/2026 | 170343: Firefighter I Foundations* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 1/4/2027 | 170342: Introduction to Firefighting & EMS | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 1/4/2027 | 350215: Early Childhood Education Language & Literacy | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/5/2027 | 350XXC: Classroom Management for the Teaching Professions (New) | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/6/2027 | 350XXC: Classroom Management for the Teaching Professions (New) | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/7/2027 | 350XXC: Classroom Management for the Teaching Professions (New) | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/11/2027 | 350230: Health Safety & Nutrition* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/12/2027 | 350230: Health Safety & Nutrition* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/13/2027 | 350230: Health Safety & Nutrition* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/14/2027 | 170343: Firefighter I Foundations* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 1/14/2027 | 350XXC: Classroom Management for the Teaching Professions (New) | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/19/2027 | 170344: Firefighter II Foundations* | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 1/20/2027 | 170344: Firefighter II Foundations* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 1/21/2027 | 170344: Firefighter II Foundations* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 1/25/2027 | 350210: Infant & Toddler Education* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/26/2027 | 350210: Infant & Toddler Education* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/27/2027 | 350210: Infant & Toddler Education* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/28/2027 | 350230: Health Safety & Nutrition* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 1/28/2027 | 170344: Firefighter II Foundations* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/1/2027 | 170345: Emergency Medical Technician Foundations* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/2/2027 | 170345: Emergency Medical Technician Foundations* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/3/2027 | 170345: Emergency Medical Technician Foundations* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/4/2027 | 350205: Early Childhood Education Principles* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/8/2027 | 350205: Early Childhood Education Principles* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/9/2027 | 350205: Early Childhood Education Principles* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/10/2027 | 170XXC: Criminal Justice Communications & Community Relations* (New) | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/11/2027 | 350210: Infant & Toddler Education* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/11/2027 | 170345: Emergency Medical Technician Foundations* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/16/2027 | 170XXC: Criminal Justice Communications & Community Relations* (New) | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/17/2027 | 170XXC: Criminal Justice Communications & Community Relations* (New) | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 2/18/2027 | 350035: Child & Adolescent Development | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/22/2027 | 350035: Child & Adolescent Development | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/23/2027 | 350035: Child & Adolescent Development | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/25/2027 | 350205: Early Childhood Education Principles* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 2/25/2027 | 170XXC: Criminal Justice Communications & Community Relations* (New) | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/4/2027 | 170914: Criminal Investigations & Forensics* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/8/2027 | 170914: Criminal Investigations & Forensics* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/9/2027 | 170914: Criminal Investigations & Forensics* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/10/2027 | 350220: Early Childhood Education Observation & Assessment* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 3/11/2027 | 350220: Early Childhood Education Observation & Assessment* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 3/12/2027 | 350220: Early Childhood Education Observation & Assessment* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 3/15/2027 | 170914: Criminal Investigations & Forensics* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/15/2027 | 350035: Child & Adolescent Development | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 3/17/2027 | 170915: The Correctional System & Services* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/19/2027 | 170915: The Correctional System & Services* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/22/2027 | 170915: The Correctional System & Services* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/23/2027 | 170911: The American Criminal Justice System* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/24/2027 | 170911: The American Criminal Justice System* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/25/2027 | 170911: The American Criminal Justice System* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/29/2027 | 170913: Police Work & Practice in Public Safety* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/30/2027 | 170913: Police Work & Practice in Public Safety* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 3/31/2027 | 350220: Early Childhood Education Observation & Assessment* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 3/31/2027 | 170915: The Correctional System & Services* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 4/1/2027 | 350225: Communities Schools & Stakeholders* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 4/2/2027 | 350225: Communities Schools & Stakeholders* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 4/12/2027 | 350225: Communities Schools & Stakeholders* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 4/26/2027 | 170913: Police Work & Practice in Public Safety* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 4/27/2027 | 170911: The American Criminal Justice System* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 4/27/2027 | 350225: Communities Schools & Stakeholders* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 4/28/2027 | 350010: Education Principles* | Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 4/29/2027 | 350010: Education Principles* | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 4/30/2027 | 350010: Education Principles* | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/3/2027 | 170XXA: Introduction to Civil Law* (New) | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/4/2027 | 170XXA: Introduction to Civil Law* (New) | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/6/2027 | 170913: Police Work & Practice in Public Safety* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/6/2027 | 350010: Education Principles* | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/10/2027 | 170XXA: Introduction to Civil Law* (New) | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/11/2027 | 350XXB: Exceptional Learners* (New) | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/12/2027 | 350XXB: Exceptional Learners* (New) | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/13/2027 | 350XXB: Exceptional Learners* (New) | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/17/2027 | 170XXB: Legal Professions Research & Writing* (New) | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/18/2027 | 170XXB: Legal Professions Research & Writing* (New) | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/19/2027 | 170XXB: Legal Professions Research & Writing* (New) | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/20/2027 | 350XXA: Educational Psychology* (New) | Item-Writing Day 1 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/24/2027 | 350XXA: Educational Psychology* (New) | Item-Writing Day 2 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/25/2027 | 350XXA: Educational Psychology* (New) | Item-Writing Day 3 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/26/2027 | 170XXA: Introduction to Civil Law* (New) | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/26/2027 | 350XXB: Exceptional Learners* (New) | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 5/27/2027 | 170XXB: Legal Professions Research & Writing* (New) | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Law & Public Safety |
| 5/27/2027 | 350XXA: Educational Psychology (New) | Large Group Review | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | Education & Training |
| 6/8/2027 | ALL COURSES | Validation & Standard Setting | 8:30am – 4:30pm | BOTH |
| 6/9/2027 | ALL COURSES | Validation & Standard Setting | 8:30am – 4:30pm | BOTH |
| 6/10/2027 | ALL COURSES | Validation & Standard Setting | 8:30am – 4:30pm | BOTH |
| 6/15/2027 | ALL COURSES | Validation & Standard Setting | 8:30am – 4:30pm | BOTH |
| 6/16/2027 | ALL COURSES | Validation & Standard Setting | 8:30am – 4:30pm | BOTH |
| 6/17/2027 | ALL COURSES | Validation & Standard Setting | 8:30am – 4:30pm | BOTH |