Ohio: College and Career Policies

Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA) in reading, mathematics, science, social studies and writing are aligned to Ohio’s academic content standards.

The State Board of Education has full authority to adopt standards.

Each educator is responsible for the design of an Individual Professional Development Plan, subject to the approval of the Local Professional Development Committee. The plan should be based on the needs of the educator, the students, the school and the school district, and be aligned with the professional educator standards adopted by the State Board of Education.

Ohio updated the math standards in 2010. These standards are aligned to the Common Core State Standards.

The Ohio Reading and Mathematics Achievement Assessments are annual tests that measure how well students have learned the reading and math concepts taught in grades 3–8. Ohio Achievement Assessments (OAA) in reading, mathematics, science, social studies and writing are aligned to Ohio’s academic content standards.

These include:
-5 credit of electives;
-1/2 credit of Physical Education; and,
-1/2 credit of Health.

Educators with a five year certificate need to complete 6 semester hours or 18 CEUs in order to renew their license

The Ohio State Board of Education has full authority to adopt assessments.

Required by Legislature. Each teacher will be evaluated according to Ohio Revised Code and an evaluation framework that is aligned with the Standards for the Teaching Profession adopted under state law. State law (Ohio House Bill 362) brought changes to the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System for the 2014-2015 school year and beyond. The first change will allow less frequent evaluation of teachers receiving skilled and accomplished ratings, while still providing them with feedback on their work.

Ohio school districts are allowed to choose between two evaluation systems, one being the previous statewide system, and one being a new system developed to include an additional alternative component. The Original/Alternative Ohio Teacher Evaluation Systems require 42.5 to 50% of the annual evaluation to be based on student performance measures.