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For guidance concerning the impact of COVID-19 on Ohio Administrative Code provisions for educator preparation providers, visit this page.

Measuring the Performance of Educator Preparation Programs

Ohio recognizes that high-quality teachers come from high-quality teacher preparation programs. To help improve the quality of educator preparation programs in Ohio, H.B. 1 of the 128th General Assembly directed the Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education to develop a system for evaluating Ohio’s educator preparation programs (ORC section 3333.048).

The Metrics Report requirements were developed in collaboration with the leaders of both the public and private educator preparation programs. Approved Ohio Educator Preparation programs are required to complete the report between October 1-November 30, annually.

Access to the Metrics Reporting System is restricted to two designees per institution. Changes to the designees can be made by submitting a letter from the Dean of the College of Education to MRS-Admin@highered.ohio.gov.

PDF reports for the state, institution level, and individual licensure programs are posted each year.

Components of Educator Preparation Metrics Reports

The Ohio Department of Higher Education works with the Ohio Department of Education and higher education institutions to collect data on the following identified metrics for the annual reports:

 

Limitations of the Report

  • Due to Ohio's ordered school-building closure and subsequent emergency legislation addressing the coronavirus pandemic-related issues (House Bill 197 of the 133rd General Assembly), OTES/OPES and Value-Added data will be limited or not available.  Additionally, during this challenging time, the distribution of some surveys were delayed, contributing to lower response rates.
  • Licensure pass rate data are from the Title II Report for 2018-2019 and reflect information for initial licenses only.  
  • Principal licensure pass rate data are reported by each institution and have not undergone the rigorous verification and matching process required by Title II.

 

Uses of the Report

The Educator Preparation Performance Report permits the public to view the aggregate data for all graduates statewide and by institution and program area. School districts and charter schools can use the report to make informed decisions about hiring; students interested in pursuing educator preparation programs can use the report to make decisions regarding which program to attend; and institutions of higher education can use the report to inform continuous improvement efforts, program planning, and research. These data will also assist state and institutional leaders in identifying trends to guide the development of targeted improvements in educator preparation programs throughout Ohio. The Ohio Department of Higher Education will continue its current practice of regularly convening representatives from schools, colleges, and departments of education to review the report data and format and to continuously address improvement opportunities related to emerging research and information learned from key state and national efforts.

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Educator Preparation Provide (EPP) Performance Report Schedule

DATE DESCRIPTION
Feb 15
  • ODHE publishes previous academic year Ohio Educator Preparation Performance
    Report.
Feb 25
  • Deadline for EPPs to submit corrections for Performance Reports to ODHE.
  • ODHE requests EPP distribution lists for spring survey invitations: Pre-service Teachers,
    Principal Interns and Principal Intern Mentors.
March
(2nd week)
  • Survey opening date for spring Pre-Service Teacher Candidates, Principal Candidates
    and Principal Intern Mentors.
May 1
  • ODHE requests survey distribution lists for summer: Pre-service Teachers, Principal
    Interns, Principal Intern Mentors.
Jun 1
  • Survey closing date for spring Student Teacher, Principal Interns, and Principal Intern
    Mentors.
  • Deadline for EPPs to send survey distribution lists for summer: Pre-service Teacher,
    Principal Interns, Principal Intern Mentors.
Jun 15
  • Survey opening date for summer: Pre-Service Teachers, Principal Candidates and
    Principal Mentors.
Aug 31
  • Survey closing date for summer: Pre-service Teachers, Principal Interns, Principal Intern
    Mentors, and Employers of Teachers and Principals.
Sept 1
  • ODHE sends EPPs request for MRS corrections/updates to EPP Profile Summary and
    List of Approved Programs.
  • ODHE requests survey distribution lists for fall: Pre-service Teachers, Principal Interns,
    Principal Intern Mentors, and Employers of Teachers and Principals.
Oct 1
  • Deadline for EPPs to send ODHE the survey distribution lists for fall Pre-service Teachers,
    Principal Interns, and Principal Intern Mentors.
  • Metrics Reporting System (MRS) OPENS. Data collection for Sept. 1 through Aug. 31
    (previous academic year) begins.
Oct 9
  • Survey opening date for fall Pre-service Teachers, Principal Interns, and Principal Intern
    Mentors.
Nov 30
  • MRS CLOSES at 11:59 p.m. Data collection for Annual Performance Report ends.
  • Survey opens for Year 2 Resident Educators.
Dec 9
  • Survey closing date for Pre-service Teachers, Principal Interns, and Principal Intern
    Mentors.
Dec 20
  • Survey closes for Year 2 Resident Educators.