The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce's Nov. 3 EdConnection bulletin highlights programs serving veterans and military families, naming the Military Veteran Educators Program and the Purple Star Award. The 2027 Purple Star application window is listed as running Nov. 1 through Dec. 15.
A webinar and public comment opportunity are scheduled for target setting on Indicators 1 and 2. The bulletin describes the session as covering graduation and dropout measures for students with disabilities, statewide trends and proposed targets, with input collected through an open comment process.
Nov. 3 is the deadline for superintendents to finish the required review of their 2026 graduation data as reported in EMIS.
The department also announced publication of Ohio's Plan for K-12 Gifted Education, described as setting a shared statewide vision for research- and evidence-based practices serving gifted and high-ability learners. Applications are open for 2027 Kindergarten Readiness Camp grants.
Rulemaking is planned for new rules on math achievement improvement plans and advanced math learning opportunities, under Senate Bill 19 of the 136th General Assembly. Written comments are accepted through Monday, Nov. 16; the department points readers to its website for previously announced comment periods and deadlines.
Other dates in the bulletin: Nov. 5, a second Career Pathways Exploration Grant informational webinar, with applications due Nov. 18; Nov. 6 deadlines for comments on the Model Student Acceleration Policy, district data roll-up forms, a regional Northeast Ohio career-technical and OCALI work-experience session, and an Ohio Department of Health school nurse conference; Nov. 9 accountability report card training; Nov. 17 an MTSS webinar on data-based decision-making; and Nov. 30 deadlines for the special education procedures survey and K-5 mathematics instructional materials applications.