Re: Regional Meetings on Revisions to Ohio's Special Ed Rules

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Hello Again, As promised, the following is a link to the Office of Exceptional Children's website where the proposed rules are located. You need to copy and past the following address and it should lead to to the page for the proposed changes. One thing I do like is that if you cannot make any of the regional meetings listed below, The Department has the rules broken down into sections, and next to each section you can submit a comment. This way anyone who would like to make a suggestion regarding any of the sections can do so if they cannot attend the meetings. Again, Parent Input is very important. Barb Rutt http://www.ode.state.oh.us/GD/Templates/Pages/ODE/ODEDetail.aspx?page=3 & TopicRelationID=675 & ContentID=28143 & Content=28357 1@... wrote: Hello Everyone: The following information is a list of where five regional public hearings on the proposed

Special Education Rules changes will be held. This is what the Office for Exceptional Children-OEC (State Dept of Special Education-Columbus) is proposing as changes to our current State Operating Standards For Ohio's Schools Serving Children with Disabilities. The rumor mill is that the changes and the language is mirroring the Federal Changes in our Federal Regs of IDEA 2004. There is no rumor about the State maybe going "above and beyond" what the Federal law requires. Federal law guides our States on what they must do minimally, States are allowed and can offer more (above and beyond) what the Federal Law (IDEA 2004) requires. This is why PARENT INPUT is so important at these meetings. So please review the following list, if any of these meetings are within your area and you are able to attend please do so. At this time, a copy of the proposed rules are not on OEC's website. I'm working on this so that

parents can review a copy of these rules before attending the meetings. Also call your local Special Education Regional Resource Center (SERRC's) and ask if you can recieve a hard copy of these proposed rules for your review. As soon as I get word that they are on the State Dept's website, I'll email the link. 4/30/07 Cuyahoga SERRC ESC Professional Development Center 2:30 - 4:45pm & 5700 West Canal Road

6:30 - 8:45pm Valley View, Oh 44125 Call or email Kodek @ 216-524-2770 x3805 or csesc (DOT) org to register. They welcome walk-ins, but registration is preferred. 5/1/07 NWOSERRC Wood County ESC

2:30 - 4:45pm & 1867 N. Research Drive 6:30 - 8:45pm Bowling Green, Oh 43402 (seats 60) Director: Sue Zake 419-833-6771 SZakenwoserrc (DOT) org

5/2/07 COSERRC Central Ohio SERRC 2:30 - 4:45pm & 470 Glenmont Avenue 6:30 - 8:45pm

Columbus, Ohio 43214 Director: Rhonda Dickson 614-262-4545 x1575 rhonda_dicksoncoserrc (DOT) org 5/10/07 SEOSERRC 507 Richland Avenue 2:30 - 4:45pm &

Athens, Oh 45701 (seats 40) 6:30 - 8:45pm Director: Dave Roach 740-594-4235 91_droachseovec (DOT) org 5/11/07 SWOSERRC Southwestern Ohio SERRC 12:30 - 2:45pm &

1301 Bonnel, 3rd Floor 4:00 - 6:45pm Cincinnati, Oh 45215 Director: Bill Bogdan 513-563-0045 x12 bill.bogdanhcesc (DOT) org

Barbara Rutt, Information Specialist OCECD-Cleveland Office 440-617-9544 - Office 440-617-9547 - Fax 800-694-6402 - Toll Free www.ocecd.org Words of Wisdom: "All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us

should have an equal opportunity to develop our talents!" -- F. Kennedy

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Barb - Thank you for the link! There's a lot to read!! Chris

> Hello Everyone:

>

> The following information is a list of where five regional public

hearings on the proposed Special Education Rules changes will be

held. This is what the Office for Exceptional Children-OEC (State

Dept of Special Education-Columbus) is proposing as changes to our

current State Operating Standards For Ohio's Schools Serving

Children with Disabilities. The rumor mill is that the changes and

the language is mirroring the Federal Changes in our Federal Regs of

IDEA 2004. There is no rumor about the State maybe going " above and

beyond " what the Federal law requires. Federal law guides our

States on what they must do minimally, States are allowed and can

offer more (above and beyond) what the Federal Law (IDEA 2004)

requires. This is why PARENT INPUT is so important at these

meetings. So please review the following list, if any of these

meetings are within your area and you are able to attend please do

so. At this time, a copy of the proposed rules are not on OEC's

> website. I'm working on this so that parents can review a copy

of these rules before attending the meetings. Also call your local

Special Education Regional Resource Center (SERRC's) and ask if you

can recieve a hard copy of these proposed rules for your review. As

soon as I get word that they are on the State Dept's website, I'll

email the link.

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> 4/30/07 Cuyahoga SERRC ESC Professional Development

Center 2:30 - 4:45pm &

> 5700 West Canal

Road 6:30 - 8:45pm

> Valley View, Oh 44125

> Call or email Kodek @ 216-524-2770 x3805 or @... to

register. They welcome walk-ins, but registration is preferred.

>

> 5/1/07 NWOSERRC Wood County

ESC 2:30 - 4:45pm &

> 1867 N. Research

Drive 6:30 - 8:45pm

> Bowling Green, Oh

43402 (seats 60)

> Director: Sue Zake 419-833-6771 SZake@...

>

> 5/2/07 COSERRC Central Ohio

SERRC 2:30 - 4:45pm &

> 470 Glenmont

Avenue 6:30 - 8:45pm

> Columbus, Ohio 43214

> Director: Rhonda Dickson 614-262-4545 x1575 rhonda_dickson@...

>

> 5/10/07 SEOSERRC 507 Richland

Avenue 2:30 - 4:45pm &

> Athens, Oh 45701

(seats 40) 6:30 - 8:45pm

> Director: Dave Roach 740-594-4235 91_droach@...

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> 5/11/07 SWOSERRC Southwestern Ohio

SERRC 12:30 - 2:45pm &

> 1301 Bonnel, 3rd

Floor 4:00 - 6:45pm

> Cincinnati, Oh 45215

> Director: Bill Bogdan 513-563-0045 x12 bill.bogdan@...

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> Barbara Rutt, Information Specialist

> OCECD-Cleveland Office

> 440-617-9544 - Office

> 440-617-9547 - Fax

> 800-694-6402 - Toll Free

> www.ocecd.org

>

> Words of Wisdom:

> " All of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an

equal opportunity to develop our talents! "

> -- F. Kennedy

>