Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) A professional
teaching license, valid for five years, shall be
issued to an individual who holds the appropriate resident educator license
or alternative resident educator license; who is
deemed to be of good moral character; and who has successfully completed an
approved program of teacher preparation as approved by
the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education, the Ohio
teacher residency program as described in section
3319.223 of the Revised Code,
and an examination prescribed by the state board of education. Teacher licenses
shall be issued in the areas described in paragraphs (A)(1) to (A)(7) of this
rule:
(1) Early childhood license
issued under former section
3319.22 of the Revised
Code, valid for teaching in grades
prekindergarten through grade three. A minimum of twelve
cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as described in section
3319.24 of the Revised Code
shall be required for the professional early childhood license.
(2)
Primary license,
valid for teaching in grades prekindergarten through grade five. A minimum of
twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as described in
section 3319.24 of the Revised Code
shall be required for the professional primary license.
(3)
Middle childhood license, valid for teaching in grades four through nine in
two or more
curriculum areas named in such license. The
middle childhood teacher preparation program shall include preparation in
at least two of the following areas of concentration: reading and language arts,
mathematics, science, and social studies. A minimum of twelve cumulative
semester hours in the teaching of reading as described in section
3319.24 of the Revised Code
shall be required for the professional middle childhood license. A middle
childhood license may be issued in one or more of the concentration areas
listed in this paragraph to the holder of a standard teaching certificate
or teaching license, who has completed an
approved middle childhood program, at an advanced level, consisting of
professional education and appropriate content-area coursework, and an
examination prescribed by the state board of education. A middle childhood
license may also be issued in one or more of the concentration areas listed in
this paragraph to an out-of-state applicant who has completed an approved
program resulting in eligibility for the licensure area, and an examination
prescribed by the state board of education.
(4) Adolescence to
young adult license, valid for teaching in grades seven through twelve in the
curriculum areas named in such license. Preparation in the teaching field shall
constitute at least an academic major or its equivalent with sufficient
advanced coursework in all areas to be taught as specified by the teacher
preparation institution . A minimum of three semester hours in the
teaching of reading in the content area shall be required for the professional
adolescence to young adult license. Licenses shall be issued in,
but are not limited to, the following teaching fields:
(a) Earth sciences
(b) Integrated language arts
(c) Integrated mathematics
(d) Integrated science
(e) Integrated social studies
(f) Life sciences
(g) Physical sciences (individuals may seek
licensure in physical sciences: chemistry; physical sciences: physics; or
physical sciences: chemistry and physics)
(5) Multi-age license,
valid for teaching in grades prekindergarten through twelve in the curriculum
areas named in such license. Preparation in the teaching field shall constitute
at least an academic major or its equivalent with sufficient advanced
coursework in all areas to be taught as specified by the teacher preparation
institution.
A minimum of three
semester hours in the teaching of reading in the content area shall be required
for the professional multi-age license.
Licenses shall be issued in, but are
not limited to, the following teaching fields:
(a) Computer information science
(b)
Dance
(c) Drama/theater
(d)
World
language
(e) Health
(f) Library/media
specialist
(g) Music
(h)
Physical education
(i) Teaching English to speakers of other languages
(TESOL)
(j) Visual arts
(6) Intervention
specialist license, valid for teaching learners in the areas designated below.
A minimum of twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as
described in section 3319.24 of the Revised Code
shall be required for the professional intervention specialist license.
Licenses shall be issued in, but not limited to,
the following areas:
(a) Gifted, valid for
teaching learners ages five through twenty-one and in
grades kindergarten through grade twelve;
(b) Mild/moderate educational needs, valid
for teaching learners ages five through twenty-one and in grades kindergarten through grade twelve;
(c) Moderate/intensive educational needs,
valid for teaching learners ages five through twenty-one and
in grades kindergarten through grade
twelve;
(d) Visually impaired,
valid for teaching learners ages three through twenty-one and
in grades prekindergarten through grade
twelve;
(e) Hearing impaired, valid
for teaching learners ages three through twenty-one and in grades prekindergarten through grade
twelve.
(7) Early childhood intervention specialist license,
valid for teaching
mild/moderate/intensive educational needs in grades
prekindergarten through grade three, and for providing service coordination. A
minimum of twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of reading as
described in section 3319.24 of the Revised Code
shall be required for the professional early childhood intervention specialist
license.
(8)
Primary intervention specialist license, valid for
teaching in grades prekindergarten through five and for providing service
coordination. A minimum of twelve cumulative semester hours in the teaching of
reading as described in section
3319.24 of the Revised Code
shall be required for the professional primary intervention specialist
license.
(9) The career-technical license, valid for teaching
the subjects named in such license grades four
through twelve.
Preparation in the teaching field shall constitute at least
an academic major or its equivalent with sufficient advanced coursework in all
areas to be taught as specified by the teacher preparation institution. A
minimum of three semester hours in the teaching of reading in the content area
shall be required for the professional career-technical license.
(B) An endorsement of a
teaching license, valid for teaching the subject or
learners named, shall be issued to an individual who holds a baccalaureate
degree, except that the teacher leader endorsement shall require a master's
degree; who is deemed to be of good moral character; who has successfully
completed an approved program of preparation; who has successfully completed an
examination prescribed by the state board of education; and who has been
recommended by the dean or head of teacher education at an approved
institution. The endorsement may be added to any standard teaching certificate
or license, unless limited by age,
grade, or license type as noted in this paragraph:
(1) Adapted physical education (limited to a
physical education certificate or license), valid for
teaching in grades prekindergarten through grade twelve;
(2) Bilingual
education, valid for teaching in grades prekindergarten
through grade twelve;
(3) Career-based
intervention (CBI) shall require a baccalaureate degree, two years of
successful teaching experience under a standard teaching certificateor license,
and evidence of the equivalent of one year of work experience
outside of education. This endorsement is valid for teaching learners ages
twelve through twenty-one, or grades seven through twelve;
(4)
Computer/technology, valid for teaching in grades
prekindergarten through grade twelve;
(5)
Computer science,
valid for teaching in grades prekindergarten through twelve;
(6)
Drama/theater;
(7) Early childhood generalist (grades four
and five), valid for teaching all core academic content areas in grades four
and five, may be added to an early childhood (prekindergarten
through grade three) teaching license upon evidence of completion of a
minimum of nine additional semester hours of study aligned with the Ohio's
learning standards (available on
the department's website at education.ohio.gov) for grades four and five and
including preparation in pedagogy and child/adolescent development appropriate
for grades four and five, and upon successful completion of an examination
prescribed by the state board of education;
(8) Gifted intervention specialist
, valid for
teaching in grades kindergarten through grade
twelve;
(9) Mathematics
specialist (limited to a kindergarten-primary, elementary, or early childhood
license, or middle childhood, high school, or adolescence to young adult
mathematics teaching license), valid for providing coaching and professional
development in mathematics education for classroom teachers of mathematics in
grades prekindergarten through six. Candidates must have at least three years
of successful experience teaching mathematics under a standard teaching
certificate or license of the types listed in this paragraph;
(10)
Media
arts;
(11) Middle childhood
generalist, valid for teaching all core academic content areas in grades four,
five, and six, may be added to a middle childhood license with two
concentration areas upon evidence of completion of an additional six semester
hours of study in each of the content areas to be added, aligned with
Ohio's learning
standards; evidence of preparation in pedagogy
in each of the additional content areas; and successful completion of the
prescribed examination;
(12)
Prekindergarten, valid for teaching learners ages three through five (limited
to kindergarten-primary, elementary, family and consumer sciences [home
economics], or special certificate for education of the handicapped);
(13) Prekindergarten special needs,
valid for teaching learners ages three through
five (limited to a prekindergarten certificate, or special certificate
for education of the handicapped, early
childhood, primary or intervention specialist
license);
(14) Reading, valid for teaching in grades prekindergarten through grade
twelve;
(15) Teaching English
to speakers of other languages, valid for teaching in
grades prekindergarten through grade twelve;
(16) Transition to
work (limited to intervention specialist license,
career-technical license
or professional pupil services license, valid for
teaching in grades seven through grade twelve); and
(17) Teacher leader
(limited to a professional teaching license or professional or permanent
teaching certificate), valid for mentoring and coaching teachers
in grades prekindergarten through grade twelve,
providing staff development, and assisting the building principal in developing
and supporting a shared vision and clear goals for the school. Candidates for
the endorsement shall hold a master's degree at the
time the endorsement is issued and have at least four years of successful
teaching experience. The program of preparation shall include a practicum
experience during which the candidate shall be required to demonstrate the
knowledge, skills and dispositions at the distinguished level that are
described in the Ohio standards for the teaching profession (available on the
educator standards board's website at esb.ode.state.oh.us).
(C) The professional pupil
services license, shall be issued in, but is not
limited to, the areas listed in paragraphs (C)(1) and (C)(2) of this rule and
shall be valid for
working with learners at all levels. The
license shall be issued to an
individual deemed to be of good moral character who has successfully completed
the requirements specified in paragraph (C)(1) or (C)(2) of this rule:
(1) An approved program of preparation;
recommendation by the dean or head of teacher education; successful completion
of an examination prescribed by the state board of education; and evidence of
the education and experience requirements specified for whichever of the
following licensure areas is applicable:
(a)
School audiologist
(i) Master's degree;
and
(ii) Current license
to practice audiology issued by the Ohio speech and
hearing professionals board .
(b) School counselor
(i) Master's degree, and
(ii)
Successful
completion of an internship consisting of six hundred contact hours in a school
setting.
(c)
School psychologist
(i) Master's degree,
(ii) Successful
completion of a nine month, full-time internship in an approved school setting
as described in the Ohio internship in school psychology guidelines;
(d) School social worker
(i) Master's degree
, and
(ii) Current license
to practice social work issued by the Ohio counselor, and social worker and
marriage and family therapist board;
(e) School speech-language pathologist
(i) Master's degree, and
(ii) Current license
to practice as a speech pathologist issued by the Ohio speech and hearing professionals board
;
(f)
School nurse
(i) Baccalaureate degree, and
(ii) Current license
to practice as a registered nurse issued by the Ohio board of
nursing;
(iii) A school nurse wellness coordinator endorsement
may be added to a professional pupil services school nurse license, or to a
professional or permanent school nurse certificate, following completion of an
approved program of preparation for the endorsement, and upon evidence of three
years of successful experience as a licensed school nurse. The approved program
of preparation for the endorsement shall include a practicum experience during
which the candidate shall be required to demonstrate the knowledge, skills and
dispositions for the school nurse wellness coordinator endorsement as
recommended by the school health services advisory council's report (available
on the department's website at education.ohio.gov). Beginning January 1, 2020,
initial applicants for the school nurse wellness coordinator endorsement shall
hold a master's degree.
(g) Orientation and mobility
specialist
(2) A
baccalaureate degree and who holds a current license issued by the Ohio
occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic trainers board for the
following:
(a) Occupational therapist,
or
(b) Physical
therapist.
(D) The professional administrator license
shall be issued to an individual who holds a master's degree, who is deemed to
be of good moral character, who has successfully completed an approved program
of preparation for the licensure area sought, and who has been recommended by
the dean or head of teacher education at an institution approved to prepare
administrators, who has successfully completed an examination prescribed by the
state board of education, and who has evidenced the requirements specified
below. Administrator licenses shall be issued in the following areas:
(1) The professional principal license shall
be issued in the areas described in paragraphs (D)(1)(a) to (D)(1)(e) of this
rule to an individual who has completed the requirements specified in paragraph
(D) of this rule and who has completed two years of successful teaching under
one of the standard licenses specified in
paragraphs (D)(1)(a) to (D)(1)(c) of this rule or two years of successful work
experience in a school under the license specified in paragraph (D)(1)(d) of
this rule at the age/grade levels for which the principal license is sought:
(a)
Prekindergarten through grade six for those with an
early childhood, primary, middle childhood,
multi-age, or intervention specialist license;
(b)
Grades four
through nine for those with a middle childhood, multi-age, adolescence to young
adult, intervention specialist license, or career-technical license;
and
(c)
Grades five through twelve for those with a
middle childhood, multi-age, intervention specialist, adolescence to young
adult, or career-technical license.
(d)
Grades
prekindergarten to twelve for those with a pupil services license.
(e) The urban principal endorsement may be
added to any standard principal license or certificate
. The endorsement shall be valid for
the same ages and grade levels as the principal license or certificate that is
held by the candidate obtaining the endorsement. The approved program of
preparation for the endorsement shall include an extensive structured
internship during which the candidate demonstrates effective urban leadership
practices.
(2) The
administrative specialist license shall be valid for working in a central
office or supervisory capacity. The following requirement
shall be met prior to issuance of the
administrative specialist license:
Two years of successful teaching experience under a
professional, standard teaching
license; with the exception of the
pupil services administration license, which shall require two years of
experience under a professional pupil services license.
(3) The superintendent license shall be
issued to an individual who holds a principal or administrative specialist
license and shall be valid for supervising programs for
prekindergarten through grade twelve; or for administrative duties in a school
system. The following requirement shall be met prior to issuance of the
superintendent license:
Three years of successful experience in a position
as a principal or administrative specialist while
holding the respective license.
(E) The associate license, valid for five
years, shall be issued to an individual who holds an associate degree; who is
deemed to be of good moral character; and who either:
(1) Has completed an approved program of
preparation in the following areas:
(a)
Prekindergarten associate;
(b)
Educational paraprofessional (denoted as ESEA qualified);
(c) Interpreter for the hearing impaired;
or,
(2) Holds a current
license to practice issued by the Ohio occupational therapy, physical therapy,
and athletic trainers board in the following areas:
(a) Occupational therapy assistant;
or
(b) Physical therapy
assistant.
(F) The professional school business manager
or the professional school treasurer license, valid for five years, shall be
issued to an individual who holds a baccalaureate degree, who is deemed to be
of good moral character, who has successfully
completed an approved preparation program as approved
by the chancellor of the Ohio department of higher education or the
equivalent as determined by the Ohio department of education, and who has
successfully completed an examination prescribed by the state board of
education.
(G) The non-renewable
three-year visiting international teacher license, valid for teaching the grade
levels and curriculum areas named in such license.
(1) The license shall be issued upon the
request of an employing Ohio school district to a qualified individual who
meets the following conditions:
(a) Is deemed
to be of good moral character;
(b)
Is a citizen of another country who will be entering the United States
specifically for the purpose of teaching in an Ohio school or school district
that has agreed to employ the person as a teacher via an exchange program or
other collaboration or recruitment effort;
(c) Holds the United States equivalent of at
least a bachelor's degree and provides evidence of completion of a teacher
preparation program;
(d) Provides
evidence of completion of an academic major in the area to be taught, or, in
the case of world languages, evidence of proficiency in the target language as
determined by the employing Ohio school district or the Ohio department of
education; and
(e) Demonstrates
English language proficiency as determined by the employing Ohio school
district or the Ohio department of education.
(2) The employing Ohio school district, with
assistance from the Ohio department of education, shall plan for a mentoring
program for visiting international teachers to provide ongoing support and
assistance in areas such as school culture, curriculum, assessment, management,
and resources.
(3) If a visiting
international teacher wishes to continue teaching in the schools of Ohio beyond
the three year validity period of the visiting international teacher license,
an extension of the initial three year license may be
issued for no more than two years if the educator provides sufficient evidence
that the educator's J-1 visa has been extended.
(H) The one-year non-renewable out of state
educator license, valid for teaching the grade levels and curriculum areas
named in such license, shall be issued upon the request of an employing Ohio
school district to a qualified individual who meets the following:
(1) Is deemed to be of good moral
character;
(2) Is an out of state
applicant and the holder of a valid out of state standard teaching license who
has completed a baccalaureate degree, an approved teacher preparation program,
and the examination prescribed by the state in which licensure is held, but who
has not yet successfully completed the
examination prescribed by the state board of education for Ohio
licensure.
(3)
At least six of the required twelve semester hours of
coursework in the teaching of reading as described in section
3319.24 of the Revised Code for
educators requesting an early childhood, primary, middle childhood,
intervention specialist, early childhood intervention specialist, or primary
intervention specialist license. The remaining coursework requirement will be
listed as a limitation on the license and must be completed before the
out-of-state license expiration date.
(I)
The one year or four year adult education permit, valid for teaching adults in
an adult education program, shall be issued to an appropriately qualified
individual deemed to be of good moral character, who has a high school diploma
or the equivalent. An adult education program, includes,
but is not limited to, the following examples:
(1)
A
career-technical education program which provides training for out-of-school
adults, frequently to improve occupational skills; and
(2)
A community-based
education program for personal enrichment.
