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Ohio’s Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports

Ohio’s new Integrated Multi-Tiered System of Supports (Integrated MTSS) framework is designed to deliver effective instruction and supports that meet the academic and non-academic needs of every student, including those who...
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Updated List of Approved High Quality Instructional Materials in ELA

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has released an updated list of approved core curriculum and instructional materials in English language arts. The list has been updated following two...
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Application extended to renew Zearn Math license for free

As a part of the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s continued commitment to ensuring students catch up and move forward in math, there is an extended opportunity to renew...
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Ohio’s Instructional Coaching for Literacy Course

Ohio’s Instructional Coaching for Literacy course is available in the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s Learning Management System. The course utilizes Ohio’s Coaching Model to prepare coaches to support...
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List of Approved Assessments for the 2025-2026 School Year

The Department has completed its review of vendor proposals submitted in response to the Department’s Request for Qualifications for third party assessments. Below is the 2025-2026 Approved List of Assessments in the following...
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Updated Gifted Operating Standards Crosswalk available – New version effective July 1, 2025

The Ohio Administrative Code, which governs Operating Standards for Identifying and Serving Students Who are Gifted, has been revised through the state’s administrative rule-making procedures. The new version of this rule...
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2025-2026 OLAC Professional Learning Sessions Available

Join the Ohio Leadership Advisory Council (OLAC) team for a series of free professional learning sessions designed to provide educators with the structures and resources necessary to develop and support...
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Free, online PD through DEW’s Learning Management System (LMS) available

Through the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce's LMS, educators have access to free courses and professional development opportunities, available anytime and anywhere. WHAT COURSES ARE AVAILABLE? The LMS provides...
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Technical documentation updated for 2024-2025 Ohio School Report Cards

Get details about calculations, components, and more The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce is announcing that updated technical documentation for the 2024-2025 Ohio School Report Cards is now available...
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New Guide to Parent Rights in Special Education Available

The Department of Education and Workforce has updated the Guide to Parent Rights in Special Education to include the changes to the Operating Standards for the Education of Children with...
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2025 Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business Advisory Councils Announced

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) Director Stephen D. Dackin recently announced Ohio's 2025 Business-Education Leader Awards for Excellent Business...
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Updated Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities now available

The updated Ohio Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities is now available in printed PDF format.  The Department wants to ensure that educational agencies, parents, and others have access...
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PBIS and the use of restraint and seclusion

On April 9, 2013, the State Board of Education approved Ohio rule 3301-35-15, standards for the implementation of positive behavior intervention supports (PBIS) and the use of restraint and seclusion. The...
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No-cost, on-demand webinar resources for educator professional learning from INFOhio

For the 2024-2025 school year, Learn With INFOhio webinars will be released in recorded form, giving busy educators on-demand options to watch and listen anytime, anywhere. Professional learning opportunities on...
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Early Childhood Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Training Modules Available

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, in collaboration with the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), developed a series of training modules focused on implementing the Positive Behavioral...
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Approved list of reading intervention programs

The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has added materials to the approved list of reading intervention programs. The Department’s list of approved reading intervention program materials includes all submitted...
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AI Education Toolkit for K-12 Educators

The AI toolkit is a practical guide for developing policies and recommendations in response to the proliferation of AI tools. The goal of the toolkit is to help prepare all Ohio students...
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Ohio’s Introduction to Dyslexia Professional Development

Ohio's Dyslexia Support Laws require all kindergarten through third grade teachers, as well as teachers providing special education instruction to children in kindergarten through grade 12, to complete 18 hours...
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No-cost Literacy PD through Cox Campus for Early Childhood Educators

Early childhood classrooms build a foundation for later reading success and kindergarten readiness. Educators do this by engaging in planning and play-based learning of emergent literacy skills including phonological awareness,...
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OCALI is offering a Free Video-Based Learning Series: Ensuring Access to the General Curriculum for ALL Learners

OCALI is offering a Free Video-Based Learning Series: Ensuring Access to the General Curriculum for ALL Learners

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...
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