Ohio School Boards Association

Upcoming Events

The Division of Legal Services is offering the following two upcoming events this month:

Promoting STEM to Women - Free Posters

Beautiful, free posters—along with a few good reasons why you should display them in your classroom.

Compiled by Stephen Merrill and Laura Lee, the following free resources are available:

Licensure requirements for teachers effective July 1

This week’s blog continues the coverage of Senate Bill (SB) 216 licensure changes effective on July 1.

Senate Finance Committee
The committee heard testimony on House Bill (HB) 166, which makes appropriations for the state operating budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, including the school-funding formula.

Last chance to run for an OSBA region or state committee

Answer OSBA’s call for nominations and take on a leadership role in your association. June 28 is the deadline to apply for a 2020 position.

Week of May 27, 2019

Senate Finance Committee

CommunicationPlus - June-July 2019

Don’t forget to share your facilities updates

The students and teachers have gone away for the summer, but the schools are not quiet. The sounds of summer work fill the buildings and grounds. Summer facilities work is the reason school buildings last for decades and change to meet the new demands of modern education. Some of the work is routine maintenance and some is exciting new construction, but all of it is important to tell your community about.

Bond construction

Licensure Requirements for Substitute Teachers

The licensure requirements for substitute teachers in Ohio will undergo significant changes once Senate Bill 216 (SB 216) goes into effect on July 1. The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) formerly issued both Long Term five-year, and Short Term one-year substitute licenses under Revised Code (RC) section 3319.226.