State law requires the State Board of Education to annually increase the promotion score on Ohio’s State Test for grade 3 English language arts until it reaches proficient for the 2024-2025 school year. Accordingly, the State Board voted to raise… Continue Reading this article Third Grade Reading Guarantee Promotion Criteria for 2022-2023 school year
Business groups praised the passage of a bill they say makes it easier for Ohio employers to train and hire student workers. The legislation, if signed by Gov. Mike DeWine, establishes the Student Pathways to Career Success Grant Program, which… Continue Reading this article Ohio businesses could get incentives to hire, train students
Meeting the needs of each child in each school district in Ohio is critical to the future of Ohio’s children, youth, families, and communities. But educational leadership has never been more challenging. Practical support to Central Office personnel can expand… Continue Reading this article Inclusive Instructional and Organizational Leadership Program for School District/Central Office Leaders
The Ohio Department of Education was approved to issue a one-year temporary non-bachelor’s substitute teaching license for this school year to ease the strain. School districts in northwest Ohio are struggling to find substitute teachers, and many districts are placing… Continue Reading this article Northwest Ohio school districts in dire need of substitute teachers
Recently, the Ohio Dyslexia Committee voted to approve the definition of “appropriate certification” in identifying and addressing dyslexia under Ohio’s dyslexia support laws. The Ohio Dyslexia Committee recognizes the following as “appropriate certification”: Completion of an independent training program or… Continue Reading this article Ohio Dyslexia Committee defines “appropriate certification”
While many schools are open for in-person learning, many students still are learning in an online or remote format. A new video series, “Remote Learning: A Parent’s Guide,” offers insights and advice for families to help students thrive in a… Continue Reading this article Video series offers remote learning tips for families
Ensuring Access to the General Curriculum for ALL Learners is a free, video-based learning series provided by OCALI, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Education, The Ohio Department of Education Office of Exceptional Children, and Ohio’s State Support Teams.… Continue Reading this article NEW! Ensuring Access to the General Curriculum for ALL Learners – with an Emphasis on Language and Literacy website
By Cindy Skaff, SST 1 Consultant March 2021 Performing a root cause analysis is the first, and perhaps the most important step in completing the One Needs Assessment (ONA). If the root cause analysis is done well, you will be able to identify… Continue Reading this article Blog Post: The Case for a Strong Root Analysis
March 2022 Newsletter: Explicit Instruction & Direct Instruction In this issue: BLOG: What makes effecting teaching? Explicit & direct instruction Third Grade Reading Guarantee updates Professional learning About Level Up with Literacy By: Ginna Fall, SST 1 Consultant Think back… Continue Reading this article Level Up with Literacy: March 2022 Issue
Why Is Structured Literacy Effective and Why Schools Should Use It ? by Debbie Nagel, Regional Early Literacy Specialist, State Support Team 1 Structured literacy along with being explicit and systematic is also cumulative, interactive, diagnostic, mastery driven and instructionally sound. … Continue Reading this article SST 1 BLOG POST: Why Structured Literacy is effective and why schools should use this approach