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Ohio Schools Closing The Gap For Students With Disabilities

The Ohio Schools are redefining their SpecialThe Ohio schools developed the following
Education program and closing the gap in thestrategies  for  improvement:
achievement of students with disabilities.
The Ohio schools believe that achievement- Redefine special education at the state
gaps are not the same as ability gaps, andlevel to shift focus away from compliance and
the education system is responsible forpaperwork to standards-based instruction for
ensuring that high achievement is anall  children.
attainable goal for all students.
Furthermore, the Ohio schools has put forth- Implement a statewide monitoring system
that meaningful participation of studentsdesigned to assess district/educational
with disabilities in state assessment iscompliance with federal and state law
absolutely essential if every child is to beapplicable  to  students  with  disabilities.
assured access to challenging curriculum and
appropriate  instruction.- Align the work of the Special Education
Regional Resource Center (SERRC) network with
In 2001, the Ohio schools made a major shiftthe priorities of the Ohio schools, including
in approaching students with disabilities byNo Child Left Behind, differentiating
revising school policy to require studentsinstruction, positive behavior support,
with disabilities to participate in statereading/literacy,  and  progress  monitoring.
assessment. Now, content standards are the
focus of instruction for all students in- Maximize use of federal and state funds
every classroom, and a variety ofearmarked  for  children  with  disabilities.
research-based instructional strategies are
aligned with the content standards. A- Develop and disseminate products, tools and
coherent array of interventions, supports andservices focused on improving results for
services are used to ensure the success ofstudent who are at risk, including students
students with disabilities. The policy now iswith  disabilities.
that assessment is a reflection of
instruction and instruction is a reflection- Use the accountability system to leverage
of assessment, creating a sharedchange in policy and practice at the local
responsibility for the education of studentsschool  level.
with  disabilities.
The Ohio schools are focusing attention and
The Ohio schools' goals for teaching studentsenergy on assisting all students to achieve
with disabilities are standards, capacity,high academic standards. They are preparing
and accountability. They will improve accessand supporting teachers and administrators to
to, participation in, and progress in theensure that all students are taught what they
general curriculum, based on the Ohioneed in order to succeed. They are adapting
academic standards, for students withthe public education structure in a manner to
disabilities. Encouraging others to considerensure all students will learn the Ohio
students with disabilities as generalschools'  academic  standards.
education children first is the capacity goal
- assuming they will achieve, rather thanThis means fewer but more meaningful goals
assuming they may not achieve. The goal offor all students, effective use of student
accountability is to increase the performanceassessment data and resources, a fundamental
of children with disabilities on state andshift in focus from what is taught to what
district assessments from which theychildren learn, and allowing assessment to
previously  have  been  exempt.drive classroom instruction, which is
rigorous and aligned to the standards.



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