CORE Application System FAQs

Information about the online licensure application system is available on the CORE License System FAQs webpage. Find quick answers for how to update your name or contact information, check the status of your application, and verify what documents are already in your CORE Dashboard. The CORE Applicant User Manual with step-by-step instructions (including screenshots) for setting up an OHID account, creating a new user profile, and submitting licensure applications is also available to download from this webpage.

Spotlight on Licensure: Alternative Licensure Pathways

Ohio offers alternative pathways to licensure for teachers and administrators (principals, administrative specialists, and superintendents). Alternative licensure candidates are not required to be employed in an Ohio school or district to request an evaluation and obtain a statement of eligibility for an alternative license. Candidates may use their statement of eligibility to verify to prospective employing schools and districts their eligibility for the alternative license. Employment in an Ohio school or district in a position requiring the license is needed for issuance of the alternative license. More information is available on the Alternative Resident Educator Licenses, Alternative Administrative Specialist Licenses, Alternative Principal Licenses, and Alternative Superintendent Licenses webpages.

Financial Literacy Validation

Educators may add the Financial Literacy validation to their existing license upon successful completion of an approved training program through their employing Ohio school or district and the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Financial Literacy exam. Review the eligible license types for the validation and application instructions on the State Board of Education’s website. Note that educators who are properly certified to teach social studies, family and consumer sciences, mathematics, or business education are not required to obtain the Financial Literacy validation under Ohio law.

Final Date for 2024-2025 Resident Educator Program Registration

All teachers who hold an active Resident Educator license or an Alternative Resident Educator license and meet the program eligibility criteria must be registered in CORE by November 15. Those who hold an active 1-Year Supplemental or 2-Year Provisional STEM license are also eligible for registration in the Resident Educator Program. Note that failure to register eligible Resident Educators may delay advancing their license to a professional educator license. Contact REProgram@sboe.ohio.gov with any questions.

Important RESA Dates

Resident Educators registered for the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA) must register on the TeachForward site. RESA score reports will be released to candidates within 30 days of submission.  The Office of Educator Licensure and Effectiveness will update RESA score reports in CORE monthly beginning in November 2024. RESA candidates should review the account registration directions outlined in the Ohio RESA Guidebook. Mark your calendars with these RESA dates:

• October 1, 2024 - RESA portal opens for RESA submissions
• November 15, 2024 - Deadline for RESA registration in CORE
• February 1, 2025 - Deadline for registration for RESA
• April 4, 2025 - Deadline for RESA submission

Rapback Expansion: Driver Enrollment Deadline Approaching

Rapback deadlines are fast approaching for school bus and van drivers to complete all Rapback enrollment steps through the State Board of Education. Starting this summer, drivers who were previously enrolled through the Department of Education & Workforce's Office of Field Services and Pupil Transportation began to migrate to the State Board of Education's CORE system. Before October 31, 2024, districts, schools, and transportation contractors should ensure that their drivers' enrollments have properly migrated into CORE. In November, the State Board will begin to unenroll drivers who have not properly migrated which will cause unenrolled drivers to need to complete a new BCI background check to re-enroll. A driver is properly migrated if they have an approved association and are showing as enrolled in the CORE Rapback communication dashboard. Individuals who are assigned as the Superintendent, Treasurer, and Rapback Authorized Representative in OEDS for their organization have access to this dashboard. More information about Rapback expansion is available on the SBOE website and in the Rapback manual. Any additional Rapback questions can be sent to contact.center@sboe.ohio.gov.

Professional Conduct Scenarios Training Resource Now Available

The Office of Professional Conduct, in partnership with the Human Capital Resource Center and the Department of Education & Workforce, developed Professional Conduct Scenarios for each of the nine principles of the Licensure Code that can be used to engage licensed staff in conversations about common situations that could have professional consequences – and identify ways to mitigate those risks. These scenarios are based on questions and cases that are frequently submitted to the Office of Professional Conduct and are accompanied by facilitator guides to assist in the discussion. This resource is ideal for schools, districts, and educator prep programs to use as a self-guided training tool.