1. Operating Standards for Ohio Schools Michael Sawyers Acting Superintendent of Public Instruction October 9, 2012

2. Follow-up from July Retreat and September Meeting Operating Standards

3. Operating standards for Ohio schools: Assure that all students are provided a general education of high quality. -- ORC 3301.07

4. 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. 3301-35-05

5. Why Do They Exist? Direct Impact in the Classroom Ensure All Students are Successful by Requiring these Minimum Levels of Service

6. Operating Standards In Administrative Code Collection of State Requirements for Local Schools o SBOE Requirements o Sections of Revised Code

7. State Board of Education Subcommittee Resolution of Intent Resolution to Adopt JCARR Updating Process

8. Charge to State Board Revise Operating Standards to provide flexibility Study, consider and advocate for policy implications and legislative impact

9. Angela Bennett Mike Collins Dannie Greene Tom Gunlock C. Todd Jones Subcommittee Members from September’s SBOE Meeting Will report to Executive Committee

10. Charge to Subcommittee Review Operating Standards Propose Changes to Operating Standards

11. Next Steps Convene Subcommittee Create organizational structure Identify process, timeline, benchmarks and deliverables Report back to Executive Committee and SBOE