Updates from the Ohio Department of
Education on Graduation
Requirements, Teacher Licensure and Students with Disabilities
Graduation Requirements
The Ohio Department of
Education this week posted information online to address the fact that
disruptions to Ohio’s State Tests in the spring of 2020 due to the
coronavirus pandemic will continue to impact graduation eligibility for high school students. The
information, titled “Graduation Flexibility – 2021 and Beyond,” describes changes made by newly enacted House
Bill 164 that allow districts and
schools to substitute an eligible student’s final course grade in an
eligible course for the corresponding high school end-of-course
examination. Get more details about
the changes online here.
Teacher Licensure
In addition, as
schools plan for the next
school year, districts and educators are being given licensure
flexibility for the 2020-2021 school year only. Pursuant to House Bill 164, a
superintendent may employ or assign an educator to teach a subject area
or grade level for which the person is not licensed but that is
within two grade levels of the person’s licensure grade band. Read more about this newly enacted flexibility online here.
Students with Disabilities
Finally, the Ohio Department of Education has posted updates for students with
disabilities, including information about determining compensatory
services in light of the ordered school-building closure. Updated
information is available online here.
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