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Parental Rights and Support: Key Information for Special Education Services
At Imagine Groveport Community, we place great importance on identifying and assessing children who may require specialized education programs and services due to their unique disabilities. We are fully committed to locating and supporting these children, ensuring they receive the necessary assistance to academically and personally thrive. This announcement is designed to provide valuable information to parents about the evaluation process and their rights, including the confidentiality of any information obtained during this assessment.
We acknowledge that language can sometimes pose a challenge, and we strongly believe in inclusivity and accessibility for everyone. If anyone encounters difficulties understanding any part of this announcement, we encourage them to contact our school. We are more than happy to provide a copy of the notice in their native language, ensuring they have the essential information and support needed to fully comprehend their rights and the established procedures.
School districts across the state of Ohio are participating in an effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children from birth through 21 years of age who may have disabilities. Disability, in this instance, means such conditions as hearing impairments, visual impairments, speech or language impairments, specific learning disabilities, emotionally disturbed, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, other health impairments, physical impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Public schools have responded vigorously to federal and state mandates requiring the provision of a free appropriate public education regardless of a child’s disability.
What will happen when you contact your local school?
The school will ask for information about the child, asking such questions as: What is the problem? What has already been done about the problem? What background information is available? This information may be collected in several ways including interviews, observation, screening, and testing. This information may be obtained from parents and the student, or from other agencies that have information about the student. This information will be used to decide whether the child has a disability and needs special services.
All information collected will be held in strict confidence and released to others only with parent permission or as allowed by law.
What are your rights as a parent?
Parents and students have rights in this process. Parents have the right to:
- Review their child’s records;
- Refuse permission to release information (except as required by, or permitted by law to be released); and
- Request that information they believe to be inaccurate, misleading, or in violation of their child’s privacy or other rights be changed. The district has a process to resolve disagreements about the information collected.
Imagine Groveport Community School policies and procedures for special education are available. Contact the Principal if you wish to review these procedures.
