2006 Ohio Revised Code - 3319.61. Duties of board.

§ 3319.61. Duties of board.
 

(A)  The educator standards board, in consultation with the Ohio board of regents, shall do all of the following: 

(1) Develop state standards for teachers and principals that reflect what teachers and principals are expected to know and be able to do at all stages of their careers. These standards shall be aligned with the statewide academic content standards for students adopted pursuant to section 3301.079 [3301.07.9] of the Revised Code, be primarily based on educator performance instead of years of experience or certain courses completed, and rely on evidence-based factors. 

(a) The standards for teachers shall reflect the following additional criteria: 

(i) Alignment with the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium standards; 

(ii) Differentiation among novice, experienced, and advanced teachers; 

(iii) Reliance on competencies that can be measured; 

(iv) Reliance on content knowledge, teaching skills, discipline-specific teaching methods, and requirements for professional development; 

(v) Alignment with a career-long system of professional development and evaluation that ensures teachers receive the support and training needed to achieve the teaching standards as well as reliable feedback about how well they meet the standards. 

(b) The standards for principals shall be aligned with the interstate school leaders licensing consortium standards. 

(2) Develop standards for the renewal of educator licenses under section 3319.22 of the Revised Code; 

(3) Develop standards for educator professional development. 

(B)  The educator standards board shall incorporate indicators of cultural competency into the standards developed under division (A) of this section. For this purpose, the educator standards board shall develop a definition of cultural competency based upon content and experiences that enable educators to know, understand, and appreciate the students, families, and communities that they serve and skills for addressing cultural diversity in ways that respond equitably and appropriately to the cultural needs of individual students. 

(C)  In developing the standards under division (A) of this section, the educator standards board shall consider the impact of the standards on closing the achievement gap between students of different subgroups. 

(D)  In developing the standards under division (A) of this section, the educator standards board shall ensure that teachers and principals have sufficient knowledge to provide appropriate instruction for students identified as gifted pursuant to Chapter 3324. of the Revised Code and to assist in the identification of such students. 

(E)  The standards for educator professional development developed under division (A)(3) of this section shall include standards that address the crucial link between academic achievement and mental health issues. 

(F)  The educator standards board shall also perform the following functions: 

(1) Collaborate with colleges and universities that offer teacher preparation programs approved pursuant to section 3319.23 of the Revised Code to align teacher and principal preparation courses with the standards developed under division (A) of this section and with student academic content standards adopted under section 3301.079 [3301.07.9] of the Revised Code. The educator standards board shall study the model developed by the college of food, agricultural, and environmental sciences and the college of education of the Ohio state university for aligning teacher preparation programs in agricultural education with recognized standards for this purpose. 

(2) Monitor compliance with the teacher and principal standards developed under division (A) of this section and make recommendations to the state board of education for appropriate corrective action if such standards are not met; 

(3) Research, develop, and recommend policies on the professions of teaching and school administration; 

(4) Recommend policies to close the achievement gap between students of different subgroups; 

(5) Define a "master teacher" in a manner that can be used uniformly by all school districts. It is the intent of the general assembly that when defining "master teacher," the educator standards board shall adopt multiple, equal-weighted criteria to use in determining whether a person is a master teacher. Such criteria may include, but shall not be limited to, attainment of a master's degree in an appropriate subject area, completion of other educational levels or professional development courses, certification by the national board for professional teaching standards, or demonstration of a leadership role in the teacher's school building. The board shall determine the number of criteria that a teacher shall satisfy to be recognized as a master teacher, which shall not be the total number of criteria adopted by the board. 

(G)  The educator standards board shall submit recommendations of standards developed under division (A) of this section to the state board of education within one year after the educator standards board first convenes. The state board of education shall review those recommendations at the state board's regular meeting that next succeeds the date that the recommendations are submitted to the state board. At that meeting, the state board of education shall vote to either adopt standards based on those recommendations or request that the educator standards board reconsider its recommendations. The state board of education shall articulate reasons for requesting reconsideration of the recommendations but shall not direct the content of the recommendations. The educator standards board shall reconsider its recommendations if the state board of education so requests, may revise the recommendations, and shall resubmit the recommendations, whether revised or not, to the state board not later than two weeks prior to the state board's regular meeting that next succeeds the meeting at which the state board requested reconsideration of the initial recommendations. The state board of education shall review the recommendations as resubmitted by the educator standards board at the state board's regular meeting that next succeeds the meeting at which the state board requested reconsideration of the initial recommendations and may adopt the standards as resubmitted or, if the resubmitted standards have not addressed the state board's concerns, the state board may modify the standards prior to adopting them. The final responsibility to determine whether to adopt standards as described in division (A) of this section and the content of those standards, if adopted, belongs solely to the state board of education. 
 

HISTORY: 150 v S 2, § 1, eff. 6-9-04.
 

The provisions of § 4 of 150 v S 2, as amended by § 3 of 151 v H 107, read as follows: 

As used in this section, "career ladder program" means a performance-based multilevel system of teaching positions or compensation levels within a school district or district building. 

The Educator Standards Board and the Department of Education jointly shall develop a proposal for a career ladder program. The Educator Standards Board and the Department also shall determine the estimated cost of implementing the proposal and how the Department would reallocate its resources to cover the costs of implementation. Within twenty-four months after the Educator Standards Board convenes for its initial meeting, the Board and the Department shall make a report to the General Assembly describing their proposal for a career ladder program, including estimated costs for implementation and the manner in which the Department would pay for those costs. 

The provisions of § 6 of S.B. 2 (150 v  - ) read as follows: 

SECTION 6. The Educator Standards Board established by this act shall work with the Ohio Teacher Education and Licensure Advisory Commission to transition the duties formerly performed by the Commission to the Educator Standards Board. 

The provisions of § 11 of S.B. 2 (150 v  - ) read as follows: 

SECTION 11. Representatives from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the College of Education of The Ohio State University shall make a presentation to the Educator Standards Board established by this act. The presentation shall familiarize the Educator Standards Board with the model developed by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and the College of Education for aligning teacher preparation programs in agricultural education with recognized standards and instruct the Board about how to apply that model to aligning teacher preparation programs in Ohio with standards developed by the Board pursuant to section 3319.61 of the Revised Code, as enacted by this act.