The Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children provides funding through IDEA Part B federal funds to the State Support Team for Region 3 to provide high quality technical assistance to assist school districts in improving the academic achievement of students with disabilities and those who are at risk of being identified as disabled. The role of the special education personnel within the State Support Team for Region 3 is to provide data-determined high quality technical assistance to school districts within the region. In addition, the SST provides professional development to district personnel and families regarding compliance with federal and state laws and regulations related to the education of children with disabilities.

The Office of Exceptional Children has developed a resource link EdResourcesOhio that provides links to all important documentation, forms and compliance related information. 

Below are additional links to current laws/regulations and rules that pertain to the education of children with disabilities and those at risk.

STATE

Alternate Assessments for Students with Disabilities
Alternate Assessments Manual

Memo of Clarification Regarding O.R.C. 3323.08 (B)(3) Out-of-State Placement

Ohio’s Operating Standards for Ohio’s Schools
ODE Education Operation Standards Summary of Revisions, January 2006 [pdf]

Ohio’s Operating Standards for Ohio’s Schools Serving Children with Disabilities
Operating Standards /Serving Students with Disabilities, July 2008 [pdf] 
ODE Summary of Federal Regulations, Oct. 2006 Presentation [powerpoint]

Optional Special Education Forms

• Form OP-1: Functional Behavior Assessment
• Form OP-2: Behavior Intervention Plan
• Form OP-3: Manifestation Determination
• Form OP-4: Agreement to Waive Reevaluation
• Form OP-5: Parent/Guardian Excusal
• Form OP-6: Progress Report
• Form OP-7: Assignment of a Surrogate Parent
• Form OP-8: Summary of Performance
• Form OP-9: Attempts to Obtain Parent Participation

Registration
Affidavits of Residency Forms A, B, C Samples [word doc] 
Certificate of Residency Sample [word doc]

Special Education Forms

• PR-01 Prior Written Notice to Parents revised 5-28-09
• PR-02 Parent Invitation revised 5-4-09
• PR-03 Manifestation Determination Review revised 5-4-09
• PR-04 Referral for Evaluation revised 9-23-09
• PR-05 Parent Consent for Evaluation revised 5-4-09
• PR-06 Evaluation Team Report [ETR] dynamic revised 10-8-09
• PR-06 Evaluation Team Report [ETR] static revised 10-10-09
• Evaluation Team Report Annotation revised November 2009 
• PR-07 Individual Education Program [IEP] dynamic revised 5-6-09
• PR-07 Individual Education Program [IEP] static revised 5-6-09
• Individual Education Program Annotation revised October 2009
• PR-09 Service Plans [SP] dynamic revised 3-13-09
• PR-09 Service Plans [SP] static revised 3-13-09
• Service Plans Annotation revised 6-30-09
   

FEDERAL

In November 2004, the United States Congress passed the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004. This is often referred to as IDEA 2004 or IDEIA. This new version of the federal law governing special education became effective July 1, 2005. The U.S. Department of Education has developed a website Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004. This website was created to provide a "one-stop shop" for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations.

• Individuals with Disability Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEIA)
  Webpage
• Individuals with Disability Education Improvement Act of 2004 - Regulations:
  Webpage  | Document [pdf]

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 became a directive for education reform when it was signed into law by President George Bush on January 8, 2002. Intending to improve reading and math in schools across the United States, the law re-authorized a number of federal programs targeted at education reform.

• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001:
  Webpage  | Document [pdf]
• No Child Left Behind - Regulations:
  Webpage  | Document [pdf]

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by Federal agencies, in programs receiving Federal financial assistance, in Federal employment, and in the employment practices of Federal contractors. The standards for determining employment discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act are the same as those used in title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act

Section 504 states that "no qualified individual with a disability in the United States shall be excluded from, denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under" any program or activity that either receives Federal financial assistance or is conducted by any Executive agency or the United States Postal Service.

• Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (includes Section 504)