This four-year experience will provide Ohio educators just entering the profession
 with quality mentoring and guidance essential for a long and flourishing career.
 Successful completion of the residency program will be required to qualify for a
 five-year professional educator license.

During the interim period of July 1, 2009, to Jan. 1, 2011, there is a transition plan
 that will allow teachers who hold a two-year provisional license to advance to a
 five-year professional license. Click on the following documents for details about
 both the Transition Program and Resident Educator Program.  

• Overview of why Ohio is building a new system for beginning teachers;
• Fact sheet about the transition period between 2009 and 2011, when the
  resident license goes into effect;
• Fact sheet about development of the resident educator program;  
  [Please note: the application deadline for the development
  committee has been extended to Sept. 4. See box below.]
   
• Roles of educators in the transition program;
• PowerPoint from August 2009 information sessions
  on Transition Resident Educator Program;
• Mentor selection guidance;
• Sample Mentor application; and
• Guidance for beginning teachers:
  My Residency Program: What Can I Do To Get Started?

  Click on this link to open an update.