Apply for the Ohio Instructional Leadership Academy

The Ohio Association of Elementary School Administrators in collaboration with the Ohio Department of Education, the Ohio Education Association, the Ohio Federation of Teachers, the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators and Race to the Top, is thrilled to announce the inception of the Ohio Instructional Leadership Academy (OILA). Made possible through generous funds from … Continue reading »

Meigs Local School District Teacher Evaluation Pilot

Meigs Local School district has been working on an interesting system to maximize efficiency when it comes to the new teacher evaluation system. They have been working for over two years to merge classroom video observations and targeted professional development with the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System model. As a result, the district has created an … Continue reading »

Taking a Robust Approach to OTES Communication

Not everything can be communicated in a waiver-day presentation With the countdown to next school year already firmly planted in our minds, it’s easy to look at the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System (OTES) and put all of our energy into the basics: making sure our evaluators are trained, our board policies are written and approved, … Continue reading »

Perrysburg High School Tips its CAP to Data

In an attempt to identify and help Perrysburg High School students consistently performing below grade level, a team, including a counselor, administrator and school psychologist, known as a CAP team, was created this school year. This structure was modeled on a similar intervention strategy taking place at Solon High School. The Perrysburg High School CAP … Continue reading »

ODE Communications Team Efforts Recognized

The Communications team along with the Race to the Top team at the Ohio Department of Education has recently been recognized for the social media strategy executed at the Ohio’s 2012 Statewide Education Conference. They will be presented with a Bronze Quill from the Columbus Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators on May … Continue reading »

RttT Professional Development Plan Protocol Year 4

The successful completion and implementation of the LEA Professional Development (PD) Plan is vital to the achievement of Ohio’s Race to the Top Strategies. Attached is the Professional Development Plan template for Race to the Top Year 4. Please take the following steps to complete and submit your LEA PD Plan by June 14, 2013: … Continue reading »