Ohio § 3319.223 Ohio teacher residency program

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§ 3319.223 — Ohio teacher residency program

Ohio § 3319.223

Title 33Education-Libraries

Ch. 3319Schools - Superintendent; Teachers; Employees

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Bluebook

Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3319.223 (2026).

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(A)The superintendent of public instruction and the chancellor of higher education jointly shall establish the Ohio teacher residency program, which shall be a two-year, entry-level program for classroom teachers. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the teacher residency program shall include at least the following components:

(1)Mentoring by teachers, which may be provided online or in person. The state superintendent shall provide participants and mentors with access to online professional development resources.

(2)Counseling, as determined necessary by the school district or school, to ensure that program participants receive needed professional development.

(3)Measures of appropriate progression through the program. The teacher evaluation system adopted under sec

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(A) The superintendent of public instruction and the chancellor of higher education jointly shall establish the Ohio teacher residency program, which shall be a two-year, entry-level program for classroom teachers. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the teacher residency program shall include at least the following components:

(1) Mentoring by teachers, which may be provided online or in person. The state superintendent shall provide participants and mentors with access to online professional development resources.

(2) Counseling, as determined necessary by the school district or school, to ensure that program participants receive needed professional development.

(3) Measures of appropriate progression through the program. The teacher evaluation system adopted under section3319.111of the Revised Code may be used to assess an individual participating in the teacher residency program.

(B) No individual who is teaching career-technical courses under an alternative resident educator license issued under section3319.26of the Revised Code or rule of the state board shall be required to complete the conditions of the Ohio teacher residency program that a participant, as of September 29, 2015, would have been required to complete during the participant's first and second year of teaching under an alternative resident educator license.

(C) The teacher residency program shall be aligned with the standards for teachers adopted by the state board under section3319.61of the Revised Code and best practices identified by the superintendent of public instruction.

(D) Each person who holds a resident educator license issued under section3319.22or3319.227of the Revised Code or an alternative resident educator license issued under section3319.26of the Revised Code shall participate in the teacher residency program. Successful completion of the program shall be required to qualify any such person for a professional educator license issued under section3319.22of the Revised Code.

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