The evaluation process may feel complicated, and there are many key stops along the way. Ohio Parent Mentor created this Evaluation Roadmap to help guide your journey.
For translations of this guide in other languages, please visit this website.
The Ohio Department of Education developed a new special education procedural safeguards notice, A Guide to Parent Rights in Special Education, for district and parent use.
Facilitation takes place in a team meeting such as an individualized education program (IEP) team meeting, evaluation planning meeting or an evaluation team meeting. The facilitator is a neutral, third party who is not a member of the team and does not make any decisions for the team.
Mediation is a meeting where parents and schools agree to have a neutral, third party (a professional mediator) come to a meeting to help them resolve disagreements about the education of a student with a disability or a student who might have a disability. Mediation is available to parents and schools any time there is disagreement.
There are 13 categories of special education as defined by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). In order to qualify for special education, the evaluation team must determine one of the categories in the PDF.
Understanding Trauma: Learning Brain vs Survival Brain
This video reframes a trauma perspective in terms of learning brain versus survival brain as a way to make it easier for teachers to talk about trauma with students.
A positive Behavior Chart created by the Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center with the Ohio Family and Community Engagement Network and the Ohio Department of Education’s PBIS Network.