When does the Resident Educator two-year program take effect?
The Resident Educator two-year program takes effect beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.
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When and how do schools and districts need to update their local Resident Educator Program requirements, policies and procedures in anticipation of the two-year program?
Effective with the 2023-2024 school year, schools and districts should have established with their administrators, local school board and school treasurer local requirements, policies and procedures for a two-year program. If applicable, the district’s collective bargaining agreement should be reviewed.
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What are the requirements of the two-year Resident Educator Program, effective for the 2023-2024 school year?
The two-year Resident Educator Program will continue to provide resident educators with mentoring by a trained mentor and counseling (similar to what was provided to resident educators in the first two years of the four-year program); and resident educators must attempt the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA) in the second year of the program and be assigned a trained RESA facilitator. The Resident Educator Mentor and the Resident Educator Facilitator may be the same person if that individual meets the local requirements of the two positions and has received the specified trainings.
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Who is eligible to participate in the Ohio Resident Educator Program?
To be eligible to participate in the Resident Educator Program, educators must meet all eligibility requirements listed on this webpage: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Teaching/Resident-Educator-Program/Program-Eligibility-Requirements.
Teachers hired as substitutes or tutors are considered eligible for the Resident Educator Program if they meet the criteria listed on the page linked above.
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When does the Resident Educator (RE) Program registration process begin?
Annually, between August 1 and November 15 of each year (dates may vary), the program coordinator (PC) for the district/school must register eligible REs in the ODE CORE database. The PC will also report at the end of each year if the RE completed the local and state requirements for that year. REs can verify the data entered by their PCs via “My RE Summary” by logging into their OH|ID account.
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Are educators entering Ohio’s teaching profession from out-of-state required to complete the Ohio Resident Educator Program?
Out-of-state teachers entering Ohio’s teaching profession with fewer than three years of teaching experience and who meet the program eligibility requirements are required to participate in and complete the Ohio Resident Educator Program in order to advance to the 5-year professional license.
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What happens if a resident educator transfers to another school or district during the school year?
Registration is portable from one school to another district/school within Ohio. Resident Educators (REs) should meet with their program coordinator (PC) to ensure that they are enrolled at their new school or district and that their CORE registration indicates the correct school and program year.
PCs are responsible for updating registrations of REs who moved to their school, and REs are responsible for keeping all documentation of the work they have completed with their mentors (e.g., lesson plans, collaborative logs, focused mentoring activities).
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Can teachers earn credit for prior teaching experience toward residency?
Effective with the 2023-2024 school year, credit for teaching experience will no longer be granted towards the required years of the Ohio Resident Educator Program. Credit that was granted preivously will not apply towards Years 1 or 2 of the program.
Teachers who come to Ohio with three or more years of out-of-state teaching experience should work with the Office of Educator Licensure to determine if they are eligible for the 5-year professional educator license. Please see the Licensure office's webpage on out-of-state licensure to learn more.
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Are teachers in an “exempt district” required to participate in the Ohio Resident Educator Program’s mentoring requirements?
An “exempt district” as defined in Ohio Revised Code 3302.151(D)(1-2) does not have to administer the Ohio Resident Educator mentoring requirements with newly licensed teachers who hold either resident educator or alternative resident educator licenses as long as the district uses a local approach to train and support new teachers. The local board of education of an “exempt district” will adopt a district policy explaining the district’s approach to train and support these new teachers.
The district’s Resident Educator Program coordinator must continue annually to:
- Register these teachers in the Department’s CORE RE online system; and
- Indicate the completion criteria for these teachers at the end of the school year.
An "exempt district’s” resident educators are not exempt from the Resident Educator Summative Assessment.
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