Operating Standards for Ohio Schools Michael Sawyers Acting 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

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

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