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Rule Amplifies:
Prior Effective Dates: 1/1/98, 12/30/04, 03/23/2007, 3/27/2011
(A) Resident educators
(1) Candidates for the resident educator program shall hold a resident educator license issued
pursuant to rule of the Administrative Code or an alternative resident educator license
issued pursuant to rules to of the Administrative Code.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2011, any individual who is employed under a resident educator license or
alternative resident educator license and who meets eligibility criteria established by the Ohio
department of education (May 23, 2013, education.ohio.gov) shall be required to successfully
complete a resident educator program consistent with standards established by the Ohio
department of education (September 1, 2011, education.ohio.gov).
(3) Any initial licensure applicant who has completed at least two years of teaching in another
state as a participant in the teach for America program shall be credited by the state board of
education as having completed two years of the teacher residency program. Out-of-state
applicants with fewer than three years of experience in their area of preparation shall be required
to complete a resident educator program pursuant to the requirements of this rule, and those out-
of-state applicants who have completed one or two years of teaching in another state shall be
credited by the state board of education as having completed the equivalent number of years of
the teacher residency program.
(B) Resident educator program
(1) A resident educator program shall include a performance-based assessment of the resident
educator as prescribed by the state board of education, and a formal program of support, which
shall include mentoring to foster professional growth of the candidate that is congruent with the
required performance-based assessment.
(2) Beginning July 1, 2011, school districts, chartered community schools, and chartered non-
public schools shall be required to provide a resident educator program that includes a formal
structured program of support, which shall include mentoring, and the performance-based
assessment as described in this rule.
(3) Candidates shall be deemed to have met the requirements for a professional educator license
upon documentation of the successful completion of the resident educator program.
(C) Resident educator support
(1) Except as referenced in paragraph (A)(3) of this rule, a formal program of support for resident
educators shall consist of four academic years; if, however, a teacher is employed on a date after
the school year begins, the resident educator program for that candidate shall consist of a
minimum of one-hundred twenty school days for each of the four years.
(2) Residency support for the beginning teacher shall include mentoring provided on an ongoing
basis that is both congruent with the required performance-based assessment and consistent with
standards established by the Ohio department of education (July 14, 2010,education.ohio.gov).
(D) Resident educator performance assessment