Operating Standards for Ohio Schools

Michael SawyersActing Superintendent of

Public Instruction

October 9, 2012

Follow-up from July Retreat and September Meeting

Operating Standards

Operating standards for Ohio schools:

Assure that all students are provided a general

education of high quality. -- ORC 3301.07

Review Summary Table

Example

(9)…….The schedule of full-time equivalent classroom teachers assigned to a school with a teacher day of six hours or longer, excluding the lunch period, shall include two hundred minutes per week for these purposes.

3301-35-05

Why Do They Exist?

Direct Impact in the Classroom

Ensure All Students are Successful by Requiring these Minimum Levels of Service

Operating Standards

In Administrative Code

Collection of State Requirements for Local Schools

o SBOE Requirements

o Sections of Revised Code

State Board of Education• Subcommittee • Resolution of Intent• Resolution to Adopt

JCARR

Updating Process

Charge to State Board

Revise Operating Standards to provide flexibility

Study, consider and advocate for policy implications and legislative impact

Angela Bennett

Mike Collins

Dannie Greene

Tom Gunlock

C. Todd Jones

Subcommittee Members from September’s SBOE Meeting

Will report to Executive Committee

Charge to Subcommittee

Review Operating Standards

Propose Changes to Operating Standards

Next Steps

Convene Subcommittee

Create organizational structure

Identify process, timeline, benchmarks and deliverables

Report back to Executive Committee and SBOE