Foundations of Family Engagement is a free course for early career teachers, counselors, and other school-based staff to build their knowledge and skills for effective family engagement. The course will be delivered in 3 learning blocks through a flipped instructional model. For each block, participants will first individually complete an online... READ MORE >
The Ohio Center for Deafblind Education has several new professional development opportunities that we would like to share with school district personnel and parentsin the region.The targeted audience is special educators, educators, parents, paraprofessionals. Contact hours are available to participants.Person Centered Planning and Circle of Friends FlyerVirtual... READ MORE >
Dear District Test Coordinators and District Administrators: The unique circumstances of this year create some logistical challenges for test administration. The Ohio Department of Education is committed to working through these issues to support the needs of schools to the extent possible. Please read the important information on the Department website, ... READ MORE >
The Ohio Center for Deafblind Education is providing a professional development series, My Child, My Connection for young children. The 3-part virtual learning series will focus on the sensory system, and theimpact of touch, vestibular and proprioceptive senses, smell, and taste on a child who has challenges with hearing andvision. A description of each session is... READ MORE >
01-25-2021 2021 Ohio Deafblind Census The Ohio Center for the Deafblind Education (OCDBE), a federally funded technical assistance and dissemination project, is required to conduct an annual census of Ohio children and youth, birth through age 21, with deafblindness (aka combined vision and hearing loss) regardless of IDEA... READ MORE >
Special Education Profiles and Ratings Released The Department released the 2020-2021 Special Education Profiles and 2020 Special Education Ratings for all districts and community schools on Dec. 17. The Special Education Profile displays the district's performance on key indicators... READ MORE >
OOD Services for Students with DisabilitiesOOD can help students with disabilities ages 14+ get an early start exploring careers. The agency serves individuals with physical, intellectual, sensory, and mental health disabilities. Learnmore about the program on OOD’s Students 14+ webpage: http://bit.ly/2UmJBaW. READ MORE >
To guide and support individualized education program (IEP) teams in determining whether a student is most appropriately assessed with an alternate assessment, the Ohio Department of Education, in consultation with parents, teachers, administrators and other stakeholders, has developed a new Alternate Assessment Participation Decision-Making Tool. The new... READ MORE >
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