Pre-Employment Transition Services help students with disabilities gain job skills Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) assist students with disabilities by matching their interests and strengths with career fields, teaching workplace expectations and building self-advocacy skills.

Promising practices for remote career-tech learning The Office of Career-Technical Education has been working with districts across the state to gather promising practices used to engage career-technical students during this period of remote learning.

Charter Schools Program subgrant intent to apply deadline is May 27 The Ohio Charter Schools Program grants are intended to increase the number of high-quality community schools in Ohio. Eligible community schools must submit their intent to apply for subgrants by May 27.

Agriculture Education Fifth Quarter Grant application is open through June 22 The Agriculture Education Fifth Quarter Grant is a state-funded grant to support year-round instruction through supervised agricultural experiences for students. The deadline to apply is June 22.

New resources available for PBIS measure on the report card Beginning with the 2019 report card, state law required that district implementation of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS) become a non-graded report card measure. The Department has posted new resources about this measure.

Grant readers needed for Charter Schools Program subgrants The Department is looking for grant readers for the Charter Schools Program subgrant competition.

Teachers, curriculum directors, counselors, other professionals

Revised International Baccalaureate Test Invoice for Fee Reimbursement form available

Apply to serve on Gifted Advisory Council by June 11

Deadlines and dates

Approaching deadlines or important dates mentioned in previous editions of EdConnection.

• 5/26 | Last session for FY21 CCIP Planning Tool training
• 5/27 | 2020 Youth Arts Exhibition Fine Arts entries due
• 5/29 | Deadline for 2020 assessment data appeal
• 5/29 | Deadline for 2021 Ohio Teacher of the Year nominations
• 5/31  Grant submission deadline for Perkins V Reserve Funds
• 6/1 | Restraint and seclusion data collection begins
• 6/1 | #StartASmile submissions due
• 6/1 | Ohio State Fair CRAFTED submissions due
• 6/5 | Application deadline for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Conservation Teen Advisory Council
• 6/8 | Register for 4-H Project Green Teacher learning series
• 6/10 | Application deadline extended for Comprehensive Literacy State Development Grant
• 6/10 | Register for virtual Ohio Teacher Leadership Summit
• 6/15 | Deadline to apply for Purple Star Award
• 6/15-8/10 | Register for Sebring Trauma-Skilled Educators Institute
• 6/20 | 2020 Youth Arts Exhibition Culinary Arts, Cooking & Baking entries due
• 6/20 | 2020 Youth Arts Exhibition Creative Arts, Crafts & Fashion entries due
• 7/1 | Submission deadline for grade 3 paper testing resolution for 2020-2021
• 7/19-23 | Apply to attend the Ohio Youth Leadership Forum
• 7/28-31 | Register for PBL Ohio Institute and Preconference