On April 17, 2017, the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced that the ABLE program is changing its name to Aspire. Stay tuned for more information and resources related to the new name and brand.
Accountability
- ABLE 2016 Fast Facts UPDATED 04/17
- ABLELink FAQs || Updates || ABLELink Error Checking Guidance
- Desk Review Memo || Description || Report Template UPDATED 04/17
- eGuide Downloadable Single Page Format
- eGuide Desktop Interactive Format
- Indicators of Program Quality
- NRS Follow-Up Outcomes under WIOA
- NRS Implementation Guidelines
- Object and Purpose Codes
- OBM-87 Circular - Allowability of Selected Cost Items
- Ohio ABLE Approved Minimum CIP Levels of Performance
- Program Review Instrument
- Student Experience Model (SEM)
- Tapping the Potential - OHIO || United States
Best Practices
- Promising Practices: Suggestions for Program Improvement || pdf version
Branding Standards
Logos 
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- Aspire-logo_square.png
- ABLE Style Guide
- Brochure Template: PDF version || Word version
- Color Palette || Directions
- Letterhead Template
- Powerpoint Template
Calendar
Distance Education
English, Literacy and Civics Education
- English, Literacy and Civics Education Objective
- Ohio Licensure Charts:
Nurse || Pharmacist || Medical Doctor || Medical Laboratory Scientist || Medical Laboratory Technician || Physical Therapist Assistant || Occupational Therapy Assistant
Forms
Progress ABE/ASE II Progress ESOL
- Reasonable Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Memo || Request Form
- Special Needs Forms Screening Consent/Waiver || Release of Info
- Program Improvement Consultation Plan (PICP):
Policies
- Assessment Policy || FY 2017
- Distance Education Policy || FY 2017
- LD FY 2017 Policy and Planning Guide || LD Plan Form
Please right-click the link to download this document and save it locally before completing. - Professional Development (PD) Policy II FY 2017
- Student Eligibility Policy || Concurrent Enrollment FAQ
- Confidentiality of Student Record Information/ABLELink Data Entry
- Use of Social Security Number and Data Match Requirements Memo
Professional Development
- ABLE Practitioner Standards
- FY 2017 PDN Catalog
- PD Calendar At-A-Glance
- PD Evaluation Framework
- Required Training Waiver Instructions and Form
- Self-Assessment Resources: Learner Persistence Program || NCSALL’s Evidence-Based Program
Required Documents
- Data Certification Checklist || Memo
- Final Expenditure Report - Corrections Ed || Memo
- Personal Confidentiality Statement Form
- Schedule A
Standards and Benchmarks-ABE/ASE
- A Guide to the ABLE Portfolio System
- ABE-ASE Standards - CCRs
- ABE-ASE Standards Document Navigation Video
- Crosswalk of Standards
- Curriculum Framework
- Lesson Plan Rubric
- Lesson Plan Template
- Progression Tables
Standards and Benchmarks-ESOL
- Curriculum Alignment Worksheets Listening || Reading || Speaking || Writing
- English Language Proficiency Standards Report
- ESOL Standards Introduction || Benchmarks
State Office Updates
- Spring Administrators Meeting PowerPoint
- Diploma Options Chart
- January 2017
- February 2017 03/17
- April 2017 04/17
- Student Portfolio Webinar Materials from Pike County 04/17
- Student Portfolio Webinar Recording 04/17
- Student Portfolio Webinar Slides 04/17
State Plan
- Ohio's Unified State Plan December 2014
- Preview Ohio's Combined State Plan for 2016 by clicking the button below.
Supporting Documents
- ABLE Strategic Plan
- Workplace Education Model Adoption and Guidance
- Workplace Education Resource Guide
Surveys
Technology
- Program Technology Requirements
- Technology Guide for ABLE Programs and Classrooms
- Technology Integration Self Assessment
- Technology Manual for Level 2 Standards
- Technology Report for FY17 03/17
- Technology Standards Level 1 || Level 2
- TPP 9/29/2016 Webchat Powerpoint
Transitions
- Best Practices
- English for Healthcare Professionals Pilot Project Final Report
- Ohio ABLE ESOL - Community College 2010 Report
- Ohio Bridges to Work Report
- Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education
- Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education
- Transitions Coordinator Roles
- Transitions Framework
