Ohio Department of Education and Workforce Office for Exceptional Children Special Education State Update
Tuesday, November 19, 9:30 am - 12:00 pm EST
Please join the State Department of Education Office for Exceptional Children office leadership for critical updates regarding special education requirements, resources, policy matters and processes. State level data will be shared regarding IDEA indicators and state level projects supporting special education. Hear more about the new Model Policies and Procedures, Parent Rights document, and proposed plan for caseload workgroups.
During this session, participants will:
- Learn about updates related to state data, how we use data to inform decisions related to state-level activities, resources, and supports to the field.
- Hear updates about state systemic improvement plan work and success stories.
- Hear updates regarding state model policies and procedures related to IDEA, Tier 2, IDEA monitoring, complaint findings, and other updates from our diverse learner team.
This is a stand-alone event. It is free, but advance registration is required. Attendees wishing to attend the OCALICON sessions must register for the full conference.
Questions from the Chat with Responses from DEW
Will there be talk about servicing RIMPs and IEPs?
Information about RIMPS, students with IEPs, alignment of the documents, and other resources can be found at: https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee. There is a lot of helpful information include a video series on RIMP implementation. Please see the Third Grade Reading Guarantee Manual for specific information about students with disabilities on IEPs and their RIMPs: https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Learning-in-Ohio/Literacy/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee/Third-Grade-Reading-Guarantee-Guidance-October-2024.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US. If you have any questions about the Third Grade Reading Guarantee, please email ThirdGradeGuarantee@education.ohio.gov.
HS Math is just Geometry, correct?
High School math includes Algebra 1 and Geometry, and are used for Ohio State Test.
Should the Intervention Specialist also do testing for the ETR? Like the KeyMath and Woodcock?
These assessments are typically given by the school psych. It depends on the district policy, and the test publishers often have particular qualifications for administering and scoring these assessments.
Will Ohio’s system be able to capture more than one disability category, without checking multiple disabilities, in the future?
This is yet to be decided, Ohio will be working with stakeholders to make final decisions.
Did you say compliant or noncompliant ?
72% of the 202 records reviewed were non compliant with LRE.
Will there be a tips meeting in January?
Yes, watch the website for more information.
What is considered "reasonable time" to receive the PR01 after a meeting?
It needs to be provided to the parents of a child with a disability a reasonable time before the LEA proposes or refuses to initiate or change the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of the child or the provision of FAPE to the child. OSEP Guidance: https://sites.ed.gov/idea/files/idea/policy/speced/guid/idea/letters/2012-1/042612pwn1q2012.pdf
Going back to the chart regarding Restraints and Seclusions... Can you repeat the percentages that were reported as the number of districts reporting NO restraints and NO seclusions?
During the 2022-2023 school year, there were 12,521 incidents of restraint and 6,936 incidents of seclusion. 66% of Ohio's 3,835 schools reported no incidents of restraint and 93% reported no incidents of seclusion.
Often times districts who have indicator findings are required to review and revise as needed based on the indicator findings. Those happen after December, generally before September. Will updates based on indicators require an additional submission?
We will be moving forward, not back in time, as we move on indicator policy and procedure reviews.
Sarah B talked about a new platform for using and I was wondering if it is screen reader friendly?
This is not a new platform and is one that districts currently use. It is the monitoring system.
What if a HS IS has more than 24 students, but is only in charge of math goals and not the entire IEP (reading, writing, behavior, etc)?
This question is specific to an individual situation and to provide a detailed response, we would need to talk with the providers. Considerations would include workload, student's disability categories, and scheduling questions. To discuss this, please email OECWaiver@Education.ohio.gov.
Will you be re-evaluating the caseload numbers since the incidence rates for autism have rapidly increased?
The Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities goes through a rule revision process. When that process begins, stakeholder input will be gathered and considered. For all disability categories, it is important for the individual student needs to be reflected in the workload for a service provider.
Since this is a stand alone training is there any way it can be posted for everyone that isn't attending the conference and we don't have access to the handouts.
Posted for a short time on the OCALI website.
Would the department consider updating or making modules using easy to understand language? for all parents?
Yes, we will consider how to make some additional modules that are family focused.
Have you thought of any short video.. instead of reading document.. to connect with local community parents and parents who speak a different language?
Yes, this is an excellent idea.
That QR codes says I need to sign up for a plan to access the link.
OEC will need to make sure all our QR codes work each time we use the slides. The non-working QR code is for the following website.
https://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Special-Education/On-Track-for-Graduation