Chapter 3301-23 | Certification

Rule 3301-23-41 | Twelve hour or forty hour temporary teaching permit for qualified nonlicensed individuals.

• Effective: November 4, 2021
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

A renewable twelve hour or forty hour temporary teaching permit shall be issued and utilized in accordance with the criteria specified in this rule.

(A) Except as otherwise provided in section 3326.13 of the Revised Code, a temporary teaching permit shall be issued to individuals not licensed as required by sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code, who are deemed to be of good moral character, who hold at least a baccalaureate, master's, or doctoral degree in, or show evidence of significant experience, as verified by the employing district, in the subject to be taught.

(B) An individual assigned to teach a career-technical class must show evidence of significant career-technical experience related to the subject to be taught.

(C) The temporary teaching permit issued under this rule shall be valid for a one-year period. The twelve hour or forty hour temporary teaching permit may be renewed upon the request and recommendation of the superintendent of a board of education of a school district, chief administrative officer of a STEM school, or a drop out recovery community school's governing authority or operator.

(D) The individual to whom the permit is issued shall be limited to teaching the subject named on the permit and shall be valid only in the school district, STEM school or drop out recovery community school's governing authority or operator that engages the nonlicensed individual to teach for no more than twelve hours per week, except that an individual teaching in a STEM school, which is defined as a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics school established under Chapter 3326. of the Revised Code and an individual teaching an industry-recognized credential program, as defined in section 3319.301 of the Revised Code, offered at a dropout recovery community school, as defined in section 3319.301 of the Revised Code may teach classes for not more than a total of forty hours per week.

(E) No temporary teaching permit shall be issued to a nonlicensed individual until the superintendent of a board of education of a school district, chief administrative officer of a STEM school or drop out recovery community school's governing authority or operator desiring to engage a nonlicensed individual to teach requests that a temporary teaching permit be issued to an individual who meets the qualifications specified in paragraph (A) of this rule.

(F) A board of education, STEM school or dropout recovery community school may engage a nonlicensed individual who holds a permit issued pursuant to this rule to teach on a volunteer basis, or by entering into a contract with the individual or an individual's employer on such terms and conditions as are agreed to between the board of education or STEM school and the individual or the individual's employer.

(G) An employee of the board of education, STEM school or dropout recovery community school who is licensed under sections 3319.22 to 3319.30 of the Revised Code shall directly supervise a nonlicensed individual who holds a permit issued under this rule and who is engaged to teach pursuant to this rule until the superintendent of the school district, the chief administrative officer of the STEM school or drop out recovery community school's governing authority or operator is satisfied that the nonlicensed individual has sufficient understanding of, and experience in, effective teaching methods to teach without supervision other than supervision comparable to that provided for other teaching staff. Direct supervision of the nonlicensed individual shall require that:

(1) No more than five individuals teaching under a temporary teaching permit shall be assigned to a supervisor for direct supervision;

(2) Each nonlicensed individual is given an initial orientation that includes:

(a) The students and community to be served;

(b) School policies, procedures, and routines;

(c) Courses of study, competency-based education programs, teaching and learning styles, growth and development characteristics appropriate to the age being taught, pupil assessment procedures, and responsibilities for lesson plans;

(d) The layout and facilities of the assigned school building or buildings;

(e) The nature of the teaching assignment; and

(f) Any other additional information required for a nonlicensed individual to be adequately prepared for the teaching assignment.

(3) Each nonlicensed individual shall be provided with support in:

(a) Acquiring knowledge of the school curriculum, responsibilities for implementing the curriculum, and the instructional resources available for such implementation; and

(b) The improvement of instructional skills and classroom management.

Last updated December 27, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3301.07, 3319.22, 3326.13
Amplifies: 3319.301, 3326.13
Five Year Review Date: 11/4/2026

Rule 3301-23-44 | Temporary and substitute licenses.

• Effective: March 23, 2023
• Promulgated Under: 119.03

(A) Temporary pupil services license. A temporary pupil services license may be issued upon the request and recommendation of an employing superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school or community school, to an individual who is deemed to be of good moral character and who meets the qualifications as specified in this paragraph provided the vacancy has been posted for two weeks and no properly licensed and suitable candidate has been identified by the employing district:

(1) School audiologist - currently valid license to practice audiology issued by the Ohio speech and hearing professionals board;

(2) School social worker - currently valid license to practice social work issued by the Ohio counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board;

(3) School speech-language pathologist - currently valid license to practice as a speech-language pathologist issued by the Ohio speech and hearing professionals board

(4) School nurse - currently valid license to practice as a registered nurse issued by the Ohio board of nursing and a baccalaureate degree;

(5) School psychologist - limited to individuals enrolled in school psychologist preparation programs, while completing the program internship;

(6) School counselor -

(a) A temporary school counselor license may be issued to an individual who holds a currently valid standard teaching certificate or professional teaching license, who is enrolled in an approved school counselor preparation program, and who demonstrates an understanding of each of the following as documented by the institution approved to prepare school counselors:

(i) Professional identity

(ii) Social and cultural diversity

(iii) Human growth and development

(iv) Career development

(v) Helping relationships

(vi) Group work

(vii) Assessment

(viii) Research and program evaluation

(b) A temporary school counselor license may also be issued to an individual who holds a currently valid license to practice as a counselor from the Ohio counselor, social worker, and marriage and family therapist board who is enrolled in an approved school counselor preparation program; or.

(7) Interpreter for the hearing impaired - limited to individuals enrolled in a program leading to licensure in interpreting for the hearing impaired.

(B) Renewal of a temporary pupil services license. A temporary pupil service license may be renewed upon the request and recommendation of an employing superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school or community school, by an individual who is deemed to be of good moral character; has completed an additional six semester hours of coursework in an approved program leading to licensure in the area for school counselor and interpreter for the hearing impaired; and holds a currently valid license issued by the respective Ohio licensure board for the temporary school speech-language pathologist license, the temporary school nurse license, the temporary school social worker license, and the temporary school audiologist license.

(C) Temporary teaching license for military science. A temporary military science teaching license for teaching in a junior reserve officer training corps (JROTC) program may be issued upon the request and recommendation of the employing superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school or community school, to an individual who is deemed to be of good moral character and who is determined by the hiring authority to have the necessary skills to serve in this capacity.

(D) Substitute teaching licenses. A one-year or five-year substitute teaching license may be issued to qualified individuals upon the request and recommendation of an employing superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school or community school:

(1) Substitute teaching license. A substitute teaching license will be issued to an individual who is deemed to be of good moral character by the hiring authority and holds a post-secondary degree, except as otherwise outlined in paragraph (D)(2) or (D)(3) of this rule. Substitute teaching licenses will be issued as follows:

(a) Applicants who hold a post-secondary degree in education will be issued a substitute teaching license valid for teaching in all subject areas and teaching fields.

(b) Applicants who hold a post-secondary degree in a subject area that aligns with a teaching field as determined by the Ohio department of education and aligns with the applicant's post-secondary degree will be issued a license in that teaching field.

(c) Applicants who hold a post-secondary degree in a subject area that is unrelated to any teaching field will be issued a substitute teaching license with a non-designated teaching field.

(2) Substitute career-technical workforce development teaching license. A substitute career-technical teaching license will be issued to an individual who is deemed to be of good moral character by the hiring authority and has the appropriate education and experience, consistent with division (F) of section 3319.229 of the Revised Code based upon a review of criteria established by the Ohio department of education. The holder of a substitute career-technical workforce development teaching license issued under this provision may work for an unlimited number of school days in the license holder's certified career field and for up to one semester outside the license holder's certified field, subject to approval of the employing school district superintendent.

(3) Substitute interpreter license for the hearing impaired. A substitute license for interpreter for the hearing impaired is not a substitute teaching license covered under section 3319.226 of the Revised Code since it does not require a post-secondary degree. Consistent with section 3319.22 of the Revised Code, a substitute interpreter license for the hearing impaired may be issued to an individual who is deemed by the hiring authority to have the necessary skills to serve in the capacity of educational interpreter. The holder of a substitute license for interpreter for the hearing impaired license issued under this provision may work for an unlimited number of school days.

(4) Renewal of a substitute teaching license. A one-year or five-year substitute teaching license may be renewed upon the request and recommendation of an employing superintendent of a city, local, exempted village, or joint vocational school district, educational service center, or the governing authority of a chartered nonpublic school or community school.

(E) All coursework required by this rule will be completed at an institution approved to grant the associate or baccalaureate degree by the Ohio department of higher education or the equivalent if completed outside the state.

Last updated April 9, 2024 at 10:43 AM

Supplemental Information

Authorized By: 3319.226, 3319.22, 3301.07
Amplifies: 3319.22, 3319.226
Five Year Review Date: 3/23/2028