Eligibility Criteria

Perry Local School’s Entry-Year Program has two tiers: The Ohio Resident Educator Program and the Protege Tier.

To be eligible to participate in the Ohio Resident Educator (RE) Program, beginning teachers must meet the following criteria:

  • Hold a valid resident educator license or alternative resident educator license of any type, or a one‐year out of state educator license
  • Be employed by an ODE‐chartered educational entity, ODE or ODJFS licensed pre‐school, Ohio correctional facility or a private educational agency located in Ohio
  • Teach at least two classes or 0.25 FTE in their area of licensure or in the area in which the teacher holds a supplemental teaching license
  • Be responsible for planning and delivering standards‐based, pre-K to 12 curriculum to students and evaluating their progress
  • Work 120 days as defined by Ohio Revised Code
  • Be assigned an ODE‐certified, trained mentor by their employer

To be eligible to participate in Perry’s Protege Program, teachers must meet the following criteria:

  • Hold a valid 5-year professional license or any license equivalent to beyond this
  • Be hired in Perry for any full-time or part-time teaching assignment