10/2/2023
The Department regularly posts rules for public comment. However, the Department has not posted any new rules since the last edition of EdConnection. Find previously announced public comment opportunities for rules and related deadlines on the Department’s website. Check back often as additional rules may be added throughout the week.
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10/2/2023
Last week, Governor Mike DeWine announced details of a new program that will increase the number of quality driver training programs in Ohio. The new Creating Opportunities for Driver Education Grant Program aims to provide more opportunities for teens to access affordable, quality driver education. The grants will be used to help educational service centers, school districts and career-technical schools establish or expand driver training programs in the high schools they serve.
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10/2/2023
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost recently announced $4 million in grant funding available to local school districts to buy technology that links them directly to law enforcement in an effort to improve crisis response and crime prevention. The grant program, which has been continued after a pilot effort last year, helps school districts purchase crisis-response technology that alerts law enforcement of potential safety breeches on school property.
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10/2/2023
Registration is open for the Ohio Dual Language Summit 2023 to be held Friday, Dec. 1, on The Ohio State University campus. The event will feature learning and networking opportunities for administrators and program coordinators of Ohio’s dual language immersion schools and current language immersion teachers. Additional learning opportunities will be available for school and district decision-makers who are considering the local implementation of a language immersion program.
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10/2/2023
Registration is open for the 2023 Ohio School Psychologists Association fall conference, Navigating Nuances & Refining Eligibility Determinations, from Nov. 8-10 at the Hilton Columbus/Polaris.
Kathy McNamara will begin the conference with an examination into how contemporary professional practice has been influenced by evolving trends and invite participants to reflect on these trends as they appear in their own experiences.
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