• Third Grade Reading Guarantee Guidance (Updated February 2024)
• Parent Request Exemption Resources (Ohio State University Family Engagement Center)
  • Sample Letter
  • Talking Points
• Sample Third Grade Proficiency Statement for Written Communication with Families

Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan Template

The Department has developed a RIMP template for the 2024-2025 school year to help districts and schools communicate with parents about their child’s reading difficulties, instructional supports, and plan for monitoring progress.
Districts may opt to use the template and are encouraged to modify the template to meet the needs of their students and communities. Districts are not required to use the Department-developed template.

• Reading Improvement and Monitoring Plan Template (Revised for use in the 2024-2025 school year).
• RIMP Appendix (Progress Monitoring Table)
• RIMP Intervention Video Series
• RIMP Intervention EMIS Codes

Timeline for Completing Professional Development

• Teachers hired before April 12, 2021:
  • By the beginning of the 2023-2024 school year: Grades K-1 Teachers, including special education teachers
  • By Sept. 15 of the 2024-2025 school year: Grades 2-3 Teachers, including special education teachers
  • By Sept. 15 of the 2025-2026 school year: Grades 4-12 Special education teachers
• Teachers hired after April 12, 2021, must complete the required professional development by the later of the aforementioned dates or two calendar years after the hiring date.

• The Ohio Department of Education’s Introduction to Dyslexia, Grades K-3 course
  • Instructions for Accessing the Introduction to Dyslexia, Grade K-3 course
  • Learning Management System for Ohio Education

• The Ohio Department of Education’s Introduction to Dyslexia for Grades 4-12 course

• Instructions for Accessing the Introduction to Dyslexia, Grade 4-12 course

• Learning Management System for Ohio Education

Screening Timelines for the 2024-25 School Year and Beyond

Kindergarten students: Universal (tier 1) screening must occur between the first day of January of their kindergarten year and prior to the first day of January of the following school year.
Grades 1-6: Upon parent request or teacher request with parent permission.
Transfer kindergarten students: During the school's regularly scheduled screening of the kindergarten class or within 30 days after the student's enrollment if the screening already has been completed, or within thirty days after the student's parent requests the screening or grants permission for a screening.
Transfer students in grades 1-6: Within 30 days of the student's parent requests the screening or grants permission for the screening.
Note: A district or school is not required to administer a tier one dyslexia screening measure to a student in grades K-6 who transfers into the district or school midyear if the student’s records indicate a screening was administered to the student by the district or school from which the student transferred during that year.

Professional Development in the Science of Reading

All teachers and administrators are required to complete by June 30, 2025

• Ohio’s Introduction to the Science of Reading K-12 Courses: Overview of Content
• Instructions for Accessing Ohio’s Introduction to the Science of Reading K-12 Courses on the Learning Management System

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8th, 2024

9am - 3pm

NOECA: 219 Howard Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870

About this workshop:

Academic Language and Vocabulary Acquisition for Middle and High School Students

This workshop will explore the key components of academic language and its significance for adolescent literacy. Participants will learn about the critical role of of vocabulary in comprehension and identify effective strategies for teaching vocabulary.

*This is a repeat session of the February 8th Vocabulary Workshop*

This PD is in collaboration with NPESC Gifted Services Supervisor, Brandi Goodwin

And is, therefore, qualified professional development for classroom gifted service providers in competencies A and B.

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IT'S TIME TO REGISTER ! ! !

TEACHER BUSINESS BOOT CAMP 2.0 IS HERE ! ! !

If you are a teacher that has attended one of our previous Teacher Boot Camps, this (1) day event is for you! You will have the great opportunity to visit two local businesses in your county's community. You will receive contact hours for this day to use toward your license renewal. This will be a one day, information packed, opportunity!

CLICK ON THE BOOT CAMP 2.0 IMAGE OR LINK BELOW TO REGISTER.

You asked , so we are offering MORE! Our next webinar: Understanding & Using Attendance Data for School Improvement will be offered on Thursday, May 2 8:00-9:00 a.m. School Leaders, Administrative Assistants, School Counselors and any other personnel involved in this data collection & reporting are encouraged to attend. You can register for here this webinar.

Have questions? Connect with Carrie Office: 419-627-3930 Email: csanchez@npesc.org

If you have already been credentialed for OTES and/or OPES, you do *NOT* need to do the multi-day training again. You simply need to login to INSIGHT ADVANCE and take the re-credentialing module.

If you have any questions, call Carrie Sanchez at 419-627-3930 or csanchez@npesc.org

2024 North Point Trainers:

Mr. Dennis Doughty

Ms. Carrie Sanchez

Location: The Chapel (4444 Galloway Rd, Sandusky, Ohio)

Time: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (Lunch will be provided each day)

OTES 2.0 Session (Ohio Teacher Evaluation System 2.0):

June 25, 26, & 27, 2024 - In Person Only

OPES 2.0 Session (Ohio Principal Evaluation System 2.0):

July 30 & 31, 2024 - In Person Only OR

Sept. 12 & 13, 2024 - In Person Only

Each session will be limited to 30 participants.

Registration must be completed in the state's OHID Portal in the "Training & Registration System" (STARS) (https://safe.ode.state.oh.us/portal). In the EVENT SEARCH use: NPESC OTES 2.0 and/or NPESC OPES 2.0 ***Please be sure your profile information and email address in the STARS system is up-to-date before registering.***

Registration fee: FREE for evaluators from NPESC's member districts and $150 per person for non-member districts payable to "NPESC." Contact Carrie Sanchez at csanchez@npesc.org or Dennis Doughty at ddoughty@npesc.org with any questions.