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Ohio Department of Education Office for Exceptional Children (OEC) IDEA Monitoring Process Forest Hills Local School District Parent / Public Meeting March 5, 2019 - 5:30 to 6:30 PM

Components of Monitoring Process • Information from public meeting, written comments and individual meetings • Review of randomly selected student records • Interviews of staff (regular and special education), special education directors and administrators • Written Summary Report • Implementation of the district-developed Strategic Improvement Plan

Ground Rules • Complete the “Request to Speak” form and return to OEC staff. • The facilitator will recognize one speaker at a time. • Direct comments to the OEC facilitator. • Focus your response on operation or performance of the special education program and not individual staff and/or students. • Be concise. • Adhere to time limits.

Submitting Written Comments 1. Mail to : Office for Exceptional Children Ohio Department of Education 25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 409 Columbus, Ohio 43215-4183 ; or 2. Fax Joe Kujkowski at 614-728-1097; or 3. E-mail Joe Kujkowski at joseph.kujkowski @education.ohio.gov All written comments submitted must be received by 5 p.m. on , April 5, 2019.

Handling Concerns • Discuss your concerns with your child’s teacher. • If not resolved at that level, talk with the building principal to seek resolution. • If not resolved with the principal, contact the district’s special education department.

Alternative Dispute Resolution • Mediation – a neutral third party works with the district and the parents to reach consensus on a variety of issues; • Facilitation – a neutral third party works with the IEP team or the evaluation team to reach consensus.

Dispute Resolution Contact Information The Office for Exceptional Children (614) 752-1404 Sandy Kaufman (614) 466-0946 Heather Clingerman -or- Toll-free at (877) 644-6338. OECMediationFacilitation@education.ohio.gov

SST Contact Information Region: State Support Team- 13 Name: Linda DiMarco Email: linda.dimarco@hcesc.org Phone: 513-674-4200

Other Supports The Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (Ohio’s Parent Information Center) Toll-free (800) 374-2806