Due to current circumstances, the SCOESC will be screening visitors prior to entry. Visitors are strongly encouraged to wear a mask during their visit. If you are seeking information on licensure renewal, please contact Glenna Newman at [email protected] to schedule an appointment. If you are in need of a background check, please email Linda Seth ([email protected]) to schedule an appointment. After our office reopens on June 1, feel free to schedule by calling 740-354-0267. Prior to arriving, you are required to complete the form found at the link below this message. You are also required to bring the waiver below signed.

Self Fingerprinting is also an alternative option and can be learned about here

If an individual then resides continuously in Ohio, he or she does not need to update the BCI background check, but must obtain an updated FBI check once every five years.

If an individual lives outside Ohio at any time during the five years after obtaining a BCI check, then both background checks will need to be updated.

This applies to all individuals holding a state of Ohio educator license, certificate or permit, including a non-tax certificate (no expiration date), a permanent certificate (no expiration date) and an eight-year professional certificate.

It is the responsibility of educators holding ODE licenses, certificates or permits, as well as their employers, to ensure that the law is followed with regard to obtaining required updated background checks within the five year timeframe prescribed by law, even if the expiration of a background check does not always coincide with the expiration of the license.

Responsible for care & custody of children

Responsible for direct care of the elderly