Nominate Yourself (or a Fellow Educator) for the Teacher of Excellence Award

Ohio ProStart Invitational Around the Corner!

Menu & Recipe Costing Webinar: The Menu & Recipe Costing walk-through video (with a previous competition judge) is now available in the educator portal. Use this webinar to accompany your classroom lesson when teaching costing. All things related to what he wants to see, so that you can prepare your students! View in the educator portal HERE.

Waivers for Competitors: If you have not already, be sure to submit the EVENT WAIVER for your competing students. Reach out to Abby (adelriesgo@ohiorestaurant.org) with any questions!

Ecolab Bites & Beats Opportunity for Students Registered for the 2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational

What is Bites and Beats, you say? An exclusive opportunity for ProStart students who competed at their state invitationals to enter into a video contest to attend the National Restaurant Association Show in Chicago, May 16 - 18, 2026. Students will showcase a signature menu item from their unique food truck concept at a VIP music event on Sunday, May 17th. The Bites and Beats submission site closes on March 28, 2026, at 11:59 pm ET. Want to lean more? Click HERE.

Registration is OPEN: Leadership Lab 2026🚨

Step out of the classroom and into the industry. The Second Annual Ohio Hospitality CTSO Leadership Lab will be held on March 26th, and this is your chance to learn from real hospitality pros, build leadership skills, and connect with students from across the state. Wanna be the Biggest Leader? Check out our TikTok here promoting this awesome event!

💡 Learn.
🤝 Network.
🚀 Lead.

A big thank you to our two schools that have already registered: Jackson High School and Lorain High School!

This is a required Ohio Hospitality CTSO event—and one you’ll actually want to attend. Registration is open now. Sign up here.

Are you an excellent teacher? Apply for the Teacher of Excellence Award

The Teacher of Excellence Award Application is now open! The Teacher of Excellence will be honored at the Celebration of the Stars Award Banquet. The deadline to apply is Friday, March 6th. Apply Today HERE!

Pre-Apprenticeship Program

Students can earn their COA (Certificate of Achievement) and Pre- Apprenticeship designation. Both are work-based learning opportunities. A COA earns 9 points toward graduation, and Pre-Apprenticeship earns 12. The process is simple, with just a few forms to complete each month.

Email info@oraef.org with any questions.

This is a great opportunity for your students! We currently have 3 schools enrolled: Tri-County, Ohio Valley, and Stow Munroe. Please register your students so we can submit to the state of Ohio!

Click HERE to view the Pre-Apprenticeship Guidelines & Click HERE for the Pre-Apprenticeship Application

Educator Portal

The new educator Portal password is 2025*ProStart. Let us know if there are additional resources you would like to see.

Ohio Hospitality CTSO

Has your chapter gone above and beyond this year?
If your students have demonstrated outstanding community service, catering experiences, volunteer initiatives, or other impactful leadership efforts beyond standard expectations, we want to recognize them!

Don’t miss the opportunity to apply for CTSO Chapter of the Year. Showcase the meaningful work your students are doing and celebrate their dedication to service and excellence.

📌 Submit why you should win to: info@oraef.org

All Student Waivers must be completed to use Ohio Hospitality as your CTSO. Link to the waiver is HERE
CTSO Handbook is HERE
Submit your CTSO Chapter Leaders so that we can send out the online training. The link to submit is HERE

If you have submitted your student leaders, they should have received an email with their student leader training! The following school still needs to submit their student leaders ASAP:

Lancaster