2 Lakewood Teachers Honored by the State

LAKEWOOD, OH - Two teachers in the Lakewood Schools were recently recognized by the Ohio Department of Education for being among the top scorers on the Resident Educator Summative Assessment (RESA).

According to the ODE's website, the Ohio Resident Educator Program began in 2011 and has evolved to a comprehensive, multi-year induction program. Successful completion of the program and the Resident Educator Summative Assessment results in professional licensure.

Elementary music teacher Aaron Waryk was in the top 1 percent of scorers in 2014-2015 and Harding Middle School language arts teacher Leslie Barnes was in the top 3 percent of scorers in 2013-2014. The ODE honored the top RESA scorers from the last three school years.

The Ohio Department of Education requires all teachers to begin their careers in the Ohio Resident Educator Program, a four-year comprehensive induction program of support for beginning teachers. RESA is a set of performance tasks completed by teachers during the third year of residency. The performance tasks are designed to reflect the Ohio Standards for the Teaching Profession in which teachers provide evidence of teaching and its impact on student performance. Teachers must successfully pass all parts of RESA and complete all four years of the program in order to advance their license to a five-year professional license.

You can learn more about the program here.

Photos from Lakewood Schools