Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director › Chapter 3301-35 - Standards for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade › Section 3301-35-05 - Faculty and staff focus

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Credentialed and classified staff shall
			 be recruited, employed, assigned, evaluated and provided professional
			 development in accordance with state and
			 federal law.
(1)
									Except as otherwise provided in sections
			 3302.151,
			 3319.36,
			 and
			 3319.361
			 of the Revised Code, each
									
			 credentialed staff member shall hold the appropriate credentials for his/her
			 assigned position prior to performing any activities or
			 duties related to the assigned position. Copies of credentials
			 appropriate to staff assignments shall be on file in the school district's
			 or school's administrative office.
(2)
									Except as
			 otherwise provided in rules
			 3301-35-03,
			 3301-35-09,
			 3301-51-09,
			 and
			 3301-51-15
			 of the Administrative Code, the
			 ratio of teachers to students school district-wide shall be at least one
			 full-time equivalent classroom teacher for each twenty-five students.
The ratio of teachers to students in kindergarten through
				fourth grade on a school district-wide basis shall be at least one full-time
				equivalent classroom teacher per twenty-five students
				.
(3) The  board of education of
			 a school district shall be responsible for the scope and type of
			 educational services in the district. The district shall employ educational
			 service personnel to enhance the learning opportunities of all students.
(4) Every school
			 shall be provided the services of a principal.
(5)
									Except as
			 otherwise provided in Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code, credentialed staff
			 shall be evaluated at regular intervals, with results to be discussed with
			 credentialed staff in conferences.Evaluations of
			 credentialed staff conducted under Chapter 3319. of the Revised Code shall use
			 evaluation
									 systems
			 that
			 align with state models and the Ohio educator standards available on the department of education's website
									.
(6)
			 Classified staff shall be evaluated at regular intervals. Evaluation results
			 shall be discussed with the classified staff in evaluation
			 conferences.
(7) Data shall be used
			 to determine the amount and nature of professional development for
			 credentialed staff and classified staff necessary to implement the school
			 district's vision, mission, and strategic plan.
(a)
										Professional
			 development for credentialed staff shall be provided. Professional
			 development planning shall align with Ohio educator
			 standards and Ohio standards for professional development, which are available
			 on the department's website, and may include the identification of
			 observable and measurable staff learning outcomes, the individual or group
			 needs of credentialed staff to develop or improve the knowledge
			 and skills necessary to address personalized and individualized student
			 learning needs, a focus on closing the gap between student performance and the
			 expectations for student performance, and identification of the resources
			 necessary to support the professional learning outcomes, follow-up and
			 evaluation.
(b) Professional
			 development for 
										credentialed staff and classified staff shall
			 continually be monitored, evaluated, and improved to align with school district
			 goals and objectives and to meet the changing needs of students.
(c)
										Credentialed staff shall work with their local
			 professional development committees to meet state certification and licensure
			 requirements pursuant to section
			 3319.22of
			 the Revised Code.
(8) Teachers shall be provided sufficient
			 time for designing their work, evaluating student progress, conferencing, and
			 team planning. Time shall be established for teachers to pursue collaborative
			 planning for the development of lesson plans, professional development, and
			 shared learning. The schedule of full-time equivalent classroom teachers
			 assigned to a school with a teacher day of six hours or longer, excluding the
			 lunch period, shall include at least two hundred
			 minutes per week for these purposes.