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So Long, Farewell... Happy Retirement Merrie!
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Looking for a summer read? Take a look at out recommended reads and podcasts from 2020-21. Beach picture, sand, palm trees, ocean.
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Mark your calendars! Dates for 2021-22 Early Childhood PD are Now Available. Yellow background two pictures of young children with books.
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Walter Horn Award Winners for 2021 Announced.
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Let's Talk PBIS! Dates for 2021-22 PD Offerings are Now Available.
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Secondary Transition!! All things Transition are headed your way. Mark your calendars for 2021-22 offerings!
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Alternate assessment family resources now available. Picture of family including a man, woman and two children, boy and girl, at the beach.
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Are you interested in learning more about UDL? Now is your chance. We have PD dates for 2021-22!
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Ohio's Plan to Improve Learning Experiences and Outcomes for Students with Disabilities. Each Child Means Each Child. Photo of 4 children on a school bus.
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New law addresses dyslexia screening, intervention and remediation.
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Supporting the Whole Child

Ohio’s strategic plan for education, Each Child, Our Future, puts the whole child at the center, where each component of the plan works harmoniously to support a whole-child approach. Likewise, Ohio’s Whole Child Framework also places the whole child at the center, with district, school, family and community supporting the needs of the whole child using a comprehensive approach. A whole child approach broadens district and school focus beyond academics to include meeting students social-emotional, physical and safety needs. The Whole Child Framework provides a blueprint to meet these whole child needs, which are foundational to a child’s intellectual and social development and necessary for students to fully engage in learning and school.  
 
Planning Guide for Ohio Schools and Districts
Planning Guide for Ohio Schools and Districts
Now Available
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Covid-19 Resource Guide

Visit our resource guide with ODE Guidance as well as resources for Teaching & Learning, Special Education, Families and more!

 

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 The resource guide is updated once per week. Please revisit for new additions! 

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Remote Learning Resource Guide Released
The Remote Learning Resource Guide is designed to be a one-stop shop to help schools, educators, students, parents and caregivers consider how to approach and apply a comprehensive remote learning plan that enables each child to carry on learning during this time of social distancing. This resource guide addresses the following:
  • Ohio's core principles for remote learning
  • Defining and deploying remote learning
  • Developing and updating remote learning plans
  • Existing resources to maximize remote learning
  • Identifying internet providers and getting connected
  • Using instructional resources to enhance remote learning 
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Ohio's Learning Standards-Extended (Revised September 2018)
On September 18, 2018, the State Board of Education adopted the revised grade-level Ohio's Learning Standards-Extended for students who are assessed using the Alternate Assessment for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities (AASCD). Ohio's Learning Standards-Extended are specific statements of knowledge and skills linked to the expectations in Ohio's Learning Standards. The extensions build a bridge that provides grade-level access for students with the most significant cognitive disabilities to the content of Ohio's Learning Standards. Ohio's Learning Standards-Extended can be found on the Department's website.
 
PBIS Award Recipients for 2018 Announced
Twenty-Six schools from Lake and Geauga Counties have been awarded Gold, Silver, or Bronze medals for their successful implementation of PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) in 2018. Recipient award winners demonstrated extraordinary leadership of implementation efforts, creative problem solving and innovative strategies. 
 
 

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