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Pilot Project
 Ohio State Profile
| Karen Scheid |
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 614
Columbus, OH 43215-4183 |
Phone: 614-466-5015
Fax: 614-728-8470
karen.scheid@ode.state.oh.us |
Professional Development System
Ohio's professional development system consists of:
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Four regional resource centers
(RRCs) that provide professional development to staff of local adult basic and
literacy education programs. In addition to general technical assistance, each
resource center offers assistance in a specialty area: Special Needs, Workplace
Education, ESOL, and Reading/Writing.
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The Ohio Literacy Resource Center
(OLRC) is another source for professional development, specializing in areas
such as standards-based education, distance learning, family literacy, and
accountability reporting (ABLELink).
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An array of training opportunities in both traditional (workshops) and
alternative (webcasts) delivery modes.
STAR Pilot
Ohio selected nine Adult Basic Literacy Education (ABLE) programs from across the state for the initial
STAR pilot. Each pilot site had a minimum of two teachers participating
to foster teamwork and professional reflection. Pilot site teachers had
varied educational backgrounds, but few had formal training in reading
instruction. Most participating teachers worked with students at many levels.
An additional group of six ABLE programs were selected to take part in the second phase of STAR implementation in Ohio. Each of these programs has committed a minimum of three teachers to serve on their local STAR teams.
The staff at the Southwest Regional Resource Center has major responsibility for planning and implementing STAR trainings and offering ongoing support to the new as well as original STAR pilots. All Southwest Regional Resource Center staff members have received national STAR training.
A Reading/Writing Steering committee guides the project's operations. The committee includes representatives from several local STAR pilots, representatives from Ohio Literacy Resource Center, Southwest Regional Resource Center Staff, and an Ohio ABLE consultant.
Programs Implementing STAR
- Eastland Fairfield Career Center
Groveport, OH
- Licking County Career and Tech Center
Newark, OH
- Project Learn, Medina County
Medina, OH
- Vanguard-Sentinel JVS
Freemont, OH
- Trumbull County Career and Technical Center
Warren, OH
- Canton City Schools
Canton, OH
- Tolls Career & Technical Center
Plain City, OH
- Dayton Public Schools
Dayton, OH
- Hamilton City Schools
Hamilton, OH
- Maplewood Career Center
Ravenna, OH
- Miami Valley Career and Technology Center
Clayton, OH
- Mid East Career and Technology Center
Zanesville, Ohio
- Mid Ohio Educational Service Center
Cardington, Ohio
- Putnam Educational Service Center
Ottawa, OH
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