The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce issued its Oct. 14 EdConnection bulletin, outlining several upcoming events and deadlines. The Purple Star Award, which honors schools for their commitment to military-connected students and families, will host a pre-application webinar on Oct. 20. Regional professional development sessions will focus on evidence-based strategies for job training and work experience programs for students with disabilities, aiming to improve employment readiness and independence.
The Department is accepting applications for a recommended list of high-quality core instructional materials for kindergarten through grade 5 mathematics. Vendors must submit an intent to apply by Oct. 30, and a vendor information call is set for Oct. 16. October report card trainings on the Progress Component will feature a Value-Added vendor, with Dr. John White, V.P. of SAS, presenting on growth measures and calculations used in the traditional Ohio School Report Cards.
As the fall testing window opens, schools and districts are urged to review annual updates to the Ohio Test Security Provisions and Procedures and local protocols. Ohio Learn users should log into the platform a few days before scheduled professional learning sessions for the first time. Other events include an ODDEX Graduation Module webinar for administrators, a Grit Lab 101 cohort registration through Oct. 19, a fall retreat for student leaders, and applications for the Charting the LifeCourse Ambassador Training Series.
Public comment rules on the Certificate of High School Equivalence and Competency Guarantees remain posted through Oct. 16. Upcoming deadlines include Oct. 15 for immunization reports and the extended Governor’s Science of Reading Champions Award applications; Oct. 16 for Prevention Services Data Reporting; Oct. 19 for the RecoveryOhio Red Ribbon Week Student Poster contest and a Military Readiness report card training; Oct. 21 and Oct. 29 for industry-recognized credential redesign webinars; Oct. 22 for an Ohio STEM Learning Network event; Oct. 26-28 for Ohio Traffic Safety Office licensing training; Oct. 29 for an Integrated MTSS webinar; Oct. 31 for industry-recognized credentials applications; Nov. 6 for a district data roll-up form and a school nurse conference; and Nov. 17 for another Integrated MTSS webinar.