Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3301 - Department of Education - Administration and Director
Chapter 3301-26 - Examination and Certification
Section 3301-26-01 - Examinations for educator licensure
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3301-26-01
Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) Any individual who begins a program leading to licensure after July 1, 1987, shall successfully complete examinations as prescribed by this chapter as a prerequisite for licensure, pursuant to Chapter 3301-24 of the Administrative Code. This rule shall apply to any licensure candidate whose preparation for licensure is completed at a college or university approved by the chancellor of higher education for educator preparation, or an equivalent out-of-state institution, if an equivalent out-of-state licensure examination has not been completed, or through an alternative route leading to educator licensure.
(1) The superintendent of public
instruction may waive the requirement if there is no examination approved by
the state board of education for a particular area of knowledge.
(2) The superintendent of public instruction
shall ensure the availability of alternative examination conditions for a
candidate who evidences a disability that requires an individualized
accommodation.
(B) The selection, development, and administration of the examinations shall conform to the criteria specified in this paragraph.
(1)
The state board of education shall prescribe the examinations, the effective date and the minimum qualifying scores
for the purpose of licensure.
(a) The
examinations for licensure as a classroom teacher shall measure knowledge of
professional education and content knowledge of the subject area or area of
specialization.
(b) The
examinations for endorsements shall measure knowledge in the area of
specialization.
(c) The
examinations for administrator and pupil services licenses shall measure
knowledge in the area of specialization.
(d) The examinations for associate licensure
shall measure knowledge in the area of specialization.
(2) The process of development or selection
of an examination, including the determination of validity and the
recommendation of a minimum qualifying score,
shall include the advice and participation of classroom teachers, other
educational personnel and personnel from colleges and universities approved for
educator preparation, and shall ensure the representation of diverse
geographical, racial, ethnic, and gender groups in this process.
(a) Provisions shall be ensured to identify
possible sources of cultural bias and shall utilize professionally established
and accepted procedures to ensure fairness of the examinations for diverse
ethnic, racial, and gender groups who are candidates for licensure.
(b) The utilization of appropriate
psychometric procedures shall be ensured by the Ohio department of education
and applied by the agency, company, or organization providing the
examinations.
(c) The utilization
of appropriate procedures shall be ensured by the Ohio department of education
in matters involving the determination of the validity of examinations for
licensure in Ohio and the setting of minimum qualifying scores.
(3) The examinations shall be
administered at multiple testing sites throughout the state.
(a) The examinations shall be administered on
a continuing basis throughout the calendar year as ensured and continuously
monitored by the Ohio department of education. The agency, company or
organization providing the examinations shall facilitate rescheduling of an
examination in the event that unfavorable conditions may prevail at an
examination center.
(b) The
selection, training, and supervision of individuals who administer the
examinations, including the application of security provisions, shall be
conducted in accordance with established protocols determined by the agency,
company or organization providing the examinations. Evidence of a breach in
security at any examination center may necessitate the invalidation of all
examinations completed during that breach in security.
(c) The fee for the administration of all
examinations that is paid to the agency, company or organization providing the
examinations shall be monitored by the Ohio department of education.
(4) An individual who has
completed an examination but who has not achieved at least the minimum score
established by the state board of education may repeat that examination at any
subsequent administration.
(5)
Candidates for licensure shall be responsible for ensuring that they complete
the actions described in paragraphs (B)(5)(a) and (B)(5)(b) of this rule:
(a) Registration procedures are completed as
specified by the agency, company or organization providing the examinations
including payment of fees for each examination; and
(b) Permission is granted for the results of
the completion of the examination to be reported to the appropriate authorities
as specified in paragraph (B) (6)(b) of this rule.
(6) The agency, company or organization
providing the examinations shall be responsible for scoring and reporting the
results of each examination within two weeks following
the closure of the testing period.
(a)
The candidate shall be provided the result of each examination completed by the
candidate.
(b) Provisions shall be
made for a candidate to request that the results of the completion of an
examination be reported to the appropriate authorities as specified under any
of the circumstances described in paragraphs (B) (6)(b)(i) to (B)(6)(b)(iii) of
this rule:
(i) A candidate completing an
approved licensure program at a college or university approved by the
chancellor of higher education
for educator
preparation shall request that evidence of the completion of an examination be
reported to that college or university and to the Ohio department of education
in accordance with established reporting procedures; or
(ii) An out-of-state candidate shall request
that evidence of the completion of an examination be reported to the Ohio
department of education in accordance with established reporting procedures;
or
(iii) A candidate completing an
alternative route leading to educator licensure shall request that evidence of
the completion of an examination be reported to the Ohio department of
education in accordance with established reporting procedures.
(7) The college or
university approved for educator preparation by the chancellor of
higher education
shall be responsible for advising candidates
beginning licensure programs that they will be required to successfully
complete one or more examinations prescribed by the state board of education
and for ensuring that candidates access registration materials, preparation
materials, and other related information including where and when they may
complete the required licensure examinations.
(C) The Ohio department of education shall continuously monitor administration of the examinations and shall evaluate the effectiveness of each examination at least once every five years according to the criteria set forth in paragraph (B) of this rule in collaboration with the Ohio educator standards board. The results of the evaluation shall be reviewed by the Ohio educator standards board and the Ohio department of education in order to determine recommendations for possible revision of examination requirements.
(D) The superintendent of public instruction shall continuously monitor the procedures to be used in the application of this rule.
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