Ohio's updated special education rules, effective July 1, 2008, were adopted by the State Board of Education and filed with Ohio's Joint Committee on Agency Rule Review (JCARR), the Legislative Service Commission, and the Secretary of State. The rules were revised in response to changes in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004. The intent of these requirements is to ensure that children with disabilities have equal opportunity, full participation in education, independent living and economic self-sufficiency.

ACCESS THE OPERATING STANDARDS

Operating Standards for Ohio Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities [PDF]
(effective July 1, 2008) 

THE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT - PROCEDURES AND GUIDANCE FOR
OHIO EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES SERVING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

The Guidance Document is an online resource that provides districts with support and best practice for implementing the operating standards or “rules” that serve as the framework for providing services to Ohio’s children with disabilities. It includes Ohio resources, procedures, forms and links, federal resources and links and US Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) information and links.  The Guidance Document will be reviewed quarterly by the Office for Exceptional Children to ensure that it is current.

To access the Guidance Document [PDF, 205pp], click here.  

RELATED RESOURCES

Webinar Video on Operating Standards for Ohio Educational Agencies Serving Children with Disabilities - Ann Guinan, Assistant Director of Procedural Safeguards in the Ohio Department of Education's (ODE's) Office for Exceptional Children, and Barbara Weinberg, ODE Office of Early Learning and School Readiness, presented this two-hour video, which is posted on the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) Web site. To access the presentation, click here.