Special Education

The Granville School District provides a comprehensive program of services to students ages 3 to 21 identified as disabled under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Services are provided as required by Ohio’s Model Policies and Procedures for the Education of Children with Disabilities.

Intervention assistance teams in each school assist staff and parents in providing assessment, evaluation, and interventions for student needs in the general education classroom. Special education services are available for students with learning disabilities; physical, developmental and behavioral handicaps; and multiple handicaps.

Students needing specialized instruction and support are given an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). They are supported, whenever possible, in general education classrooms. Students may also be provided with tutoring, or be placed in skill-appropriate classes. Services are provided, to the maximum extent possible, in the least restrictive environment.

The district's Student Services department provides services based on student needs and specific support services, testing and assessment, and alternative programming. Students with more intensive needs, or very specialized needs, may be placed in programs out of the district

Child Find is a search for all children with disabilities. Child Find is the process of identifying, locating and evaluating children with disabilities who may be in need of Special Education and related services. Both state and local education agencies are given the responsibility by federal and state laws to conduct Child Find activities so that children who need Special Education services have the opportunity to receive those services. Early intervention is very beneficial.

What is the purpose of Child Find?

• To alert parents, professionals and public to children who may have special needs

• To assist school districts in finding children who may have disabilities and who otherwise may not have come to their attention

• To enable children and families to receive the special education and related services that are needed

What is a disability?

For age Birth to 3 years– An established condition known to result in delay or a documented developmental delay.

For ages 3 years to 5 years– A documented deficit in one or more of the following developmental areas: communication, vision, hearing, motor skills, social emotional/behavioral functioning, self-help skills and/or cognitive skills.

For ages 5 years to 21 years– Identification of one or more of the following conditions: autism, deaf-blindness, hearing impairment including deafness, mental retardation or cognitive disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, emotional disturbance, specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury and/or visual impairment including blindness.

Parents, relatives, public and private agency employees and any concerned citizens can report to local school districts any child, age birth to 21, who may have a disability and who may need Special Education and related services. If you are aware of a child who may have special needs, please notify his/her school district. Schools can do their job better with your help!

The school district will contact the parents of the child to find out if the child needs to be evaluated. Free testing is available to families to determine whether or not a special need exists. If a need is identified, the child can begin to receive the appropriate special education and related services.

If you know a child who may have special needs, help is available. Call your local School District. For the Granville School District, please contact the Student Services Department at 2025 Burg Street, Granville, Ohio 43023 or phone 740-587-8108.