RESIDENT EDUCATOR PROGRAM - 4 YEARS IN LENGTH
Even if you receive a passing score this spring on the RESA, you must still complete your fourth year of the program before you can advance your license. The Resident Educator program is a four-year program for teachers. Districts/schools shall determine locally the activities to be completed during the fourth year of the program. Therefore, educators cannot advance their Resident Educator license until all four program years have been successfully completed.
Those Resident Educators who hold an alternative RE license are required to teach four years under their alternative license; therefore, they are not eligible to advance their teaching license early, even with prior years of teaching credit.
Participation in Year 4
Resident Educators must complete four years of the program. Activities completed in program year 4 are determined at the local level. Resident Educators who did not successfully complete the RESA in program year 3 must retake the RESA in program year 4.
Activities for Year 4
Local Resident Educator Programs (districts/schools) establish the specific activities required for teachers participating in this program year and determine the policies and procedures for documenting activities. Documentation should be maintained locally. Check with your Program Coordinator on the Year 4 requirements for your district.
Licensure Extension
The sole purpose of a license extension is to allow additional time to complete the resident educator program. One-year extensions of resident educator licenses and alternative resident educator licenses are available for currently expiring licenses.
Holders of these licenses may be eligible for one-year license extensions, only when:
The license holder has not yet completed all four years of the Resident Educator Program OR has not received a passing score on the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA) and/or has not completed focused mentoring.
The license holder's required background checks are up to date and on file at the Ohio Department of Education. Alternative resident educator license holders have successfully completed the Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Assessment of Professional Knowledge licensure exam and the required additional professional education and reading coursework outlined for their license.
Holders of either resident educator license who took the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA) but did not pass the assessment and/or did not complete focused mentoring may only obtain a one-year license extension in order to retake the assessment or focused mentoring.
Alternative resident educator license holders may not use extensions to provide additional time for meeting coursework and the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) 004 Assessment of Professional Knowledge testing requirements for professional licensure. They must complete these requirements during the license's initial four-year duration.
Please note: Holders of resident educator licenses or alternative resident educator licenses who already have obtained a total of two years of extensions to their licenses, and who have completed fewer than two years of the Resident Educator Program at the conclusion of that license extension must renew the license and shall meet the renewal requirements instead of applying for additional license extensions. No more than a total of four years of extensions to a resident educator license or alternative resident educator license will be allowed. After a total of four years of extensions to a resident educator license or alternative resident educator license, applicants must either renew or advance the license.
