Special Education Annual Ratings
Every year, school districts receive ratings on the performance of their special education programs, known as their Special Education Rating. On Sept. 8, 2017, the department sent email notifications to superintendents, special education contacts and community school sponsors with instructions to access their online ratings reports through the Secure Application for Enterprise (SAFE) web portal.
As in past years, measures of procedural compliance are the basis of the 2016 ratings. Additionally, this year’s report previews measures of results for students with disabilities. Though the changes will not take effect until 2018, this year’s report includes both your actual rating (procedural compliance only) and projected rating (a combination of two scores, procedural compliance and students’ results) to show the impact of the results measures on your annual rating.
If you did not receive the email with your district’s rating or you have questions, please contact the department’s Office for Exceptional Children. Click here for resources and additional information.
Secondary Transition for Students with Disabilities Modules Available Now on the ODE Learning Management System
Attention school personnel providing transition services to students with disabilities ages 14-21! If you’ve ever asked these questions, then the modules are for you!
- How do I help my students plan for the future?
- What skills do my students need to meet their postsecondary goals?
- How do I involve agencies and engage families in postsecondary planning?
- What foundational elements are necessary to effectively implement transition services?
Based on the Taxonomy for Transition Programming 2.0*, the modules provide evidence-based practices that can help you move your students toward their postsecondary goals in education/training, competitive integrated employment, and independent living. The module content is also applicable to other school personnel, such as intervention specialists, who teach students younger than age 14, related service providers, middle and high school general educators, school counselors, and school administrators.
Access the Learning Management System from your ODE SAFE account. Enrollment in the modules requires an active Ohio teaching license. Don’t have a license? Stay tuned for alternative access information.
Questions? Contact Amy Szymanski, Secondary Transition and Workforce Development Consultant, at esclew_aszy@sstr1.org.
*Kohler, P.D.,Gothberg, J.E., Fowler, C., and Coyle, J. (2016). Taxonomy for transition programming 2.0: A model for planning, organizing, and evaluation transition education, services, and programs. Western Michigan University. Available at www.transitionta.org
Educational Identification Series
Ohio school districts are working to improve their services for students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). They have voiced a desire for their multi-factored evaluation teams to become proficient in the educational identification of students with ASD. To meet this need, OCALI (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence), with funding from the Office for Exceptional Children, is offering an Educational Identification Series.
Please visit http://www.ocali.org/project/ed_id_series for more information, to register, and to download a flier for the event.
November 2017 – February 2018
Ohio Dominican University
1216 Sunbury Road
Columbus, Ohio 43219
Community Room in Alumni Hall
(Space limited to 110 participants)
OCALI is hosting a four-day Educational Identification Series designed for school-based evaluation teams. Many children and youth with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have not yet been identified when they enter school and are in direct need of specialized services. This training series is a must for school teams wanting to become proficient in educational identification of students with ASD. Team attendance is highly recommended (i.e., intervention specialist, speech and language pathologist, occupational therapist, school psychologist, general education teacher and school administrator).
2017 Ohio Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Showcase
The Ohio PBIS Network is now accepting proposals for presentations and posters for the 2017 Ohio Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Showcase. School and/or district PBIS teams are encouraged to share practical examples and resources regarding their efficient, effective and sustained implementation of PBIS in regards to the following strands:
- Early Childhood
- Community and Family Partnerships
- Elementary
- Middle School/High School
- Tier II/Tier III Practices (strongly encouraged for Silver/Gold award recipients
- PBIS at the District Level
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at midnight.
Application and additional information can be found here.
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