The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) is the administrative department of the Ohio state government responsible for primary and secondary

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in the state. The Ohio State Board of Education is the governing body of the department and is responsible for overseeing the department. Ohio Rev. Code § 3301.01 ''et seq.'' The board employs the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who runs the department. The department is headquartered in

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. The department is responsible for implementing

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s required by state and federal law, including the Ohio Achievement Test (OAT),

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(OGT), and the Ohio English Language Proficiency Assessment (OELPA, formerly OTELA). The State Board of Education does not have jurisdiction over

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; Ohio's public colleges and universities are governed as part of the

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by the

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and by the boards of trustees of each institution.

State Board of Education

The Board of Education consists of 19 members. All serve four-year terms. Eleven of these are

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from 11 single-member districts, which are formed by combining three contiguous

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districts. The governor appoints eight members. All serve four year terms. The elected members' terms are staggered so that half of the board is elected in each even-numbered year. Vacancies in the elected membership are filled by appointment by the governor. The chairman of the

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Education Committee and his or her counterpart in the Ohio State Senate are ex officio members. The chairs of the

and Ohio Senate education committees are ''

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'' non-voting members of the board. The board is responsible for choosing a Superintendent of Public Instruction, who manages the day-to-day affairs of the Department of Education.

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