Ohio Special Education Profile 2023 - April 2024 - Vision, Mission, Values and Report Sections

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Ohio’s 2023 Special Education Profile, issued in April 2024 by the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD), presents a system-wide view of special education in Ohio. The document states a vision centered on ensuring quality public education without disability-based limits, supported by a mission describing advocacy for students’ educational services, experiences, and supports. It outlines core values related to dignity, inclusion, family engagement, self-determination, partnerships, and use of both quantitative and qualitative data. It also summarizes key enrollment figures, explains the profile’s retrospective focus on 2022–2023 funding and related policy through 2023, and highlights notable 2023 policy developments and ongoing focus areas.

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Section 1

History of Special Education in Ohio

Overview of the Ohio Special Education Profile

What is the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities

What is Special Education

What is the Relationship between the Federal and State Government?

Section 2

What is Ohio’s Special Education Student Profile?

State Special Education Laws: Why Do They Matter?

Special Education Funding in Ohio: How does it work?

How Does Federal IDEA Funding Supplement State Funding?

Section 3

Special Education Student Enrollment: What is the Bottom Line?

What Are The Special Education Student Placement Options In Ohio?

What Is The Status Student Attendance And Students With Disabilities?

Section 4

What does a review of Ohio special education policy in 2023 reveal?

Looking Toward 2024: What Are The Top Issues?

Special Education Implications?: What is the story?

Ohio Special Education Profile 2023 Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities April 2024 Vision Statement: To ensure Ohioans receive quality public education so their future isnot limited by their disability. Mission Statement: The Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities is a collaboration of parents, professionals, and partners advocating for children with disabilities to receive the educational services, experiences, and supports they need to reach their fullest potential. Values Statements: We value: • the dignity of each individual. • the right of each child with a disability to be an authentic, included, and respected member of the community. • the development of each child with a disability in the areas of self-advocacy and self-determination. • the engagement of empowered families and dedicated professionals in the processes of developing and delivering high quality free and appropriate public education for children with disabilities, including child-find, transition, and 504/ADA. • the power of our collective voice in advocating for the resources needed for high quality education for children with disabilities. • the strength of our partnerships with families, professionals and organizations in ensuring positive outcomes for children with disabilities. • the impact of considering the needs of children with disabilities in all educational decision-making. • the impact and effectiveness of both quantitative and qualitative data. • the commitment to a culture of respect, diversity, integrity, and transparency for both those for whom and with whom we work. Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities 125 Executive Drive, Suite 200, Marion, OH 43302 Toll Free: 1-844-382-5452 [Web: www.ocecd.org](Web: www.ocecd.org) TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 1. History of Special Education in Ohio 2. Overview of the Ohio Special Education Profile 3. What is the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities 4. What is Special Education 5. What is the Relationship between the Federal and State Government? Section 2 6. What is Ohio’s Special Education Student Profile? 7. State Special Education Laws: Why Do They Matter? 8. Special Education Funding in Ohio: How does it work? 9. How Does Federal IDEA Funding Supplement State Funding? Section 3 10. Special Education Student Enrollment: What is the Bottom Line? 11. What Are The Special Education Student Placement Options In Ohio? 12. What Is The Status Student Attendance And Students With Disabilities? Section 4 13. What does a review of Ohio special education policy in 2023 reveal? 14. Looking Toward 2024: What Are The Top Issues? 15. Special Education Implications?: What is the story? Reader’s Note: As referenced in the opening letter and outlined in the report below, the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) transitioned into the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) in October of 2023 . For information about ODE prior to the change, they are still referred to as ODE or full name prior to the change. After this transition in 2023, any reference to their work in our document is as ODEW or the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. April 2024 Dear Special Education Stakeholders, Welcome to the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities’ (OCECD) 2023 Ohio Special Education Profile. This resource guide provides a profile of Ohio’s special education system and the educational needs and outcomes of students with disabilities. Its central message is that, despite challenges and constraints, Ohio’s state and local investments in students with disabilities produce positive results for them, their families, and the broader community. In the 2022-2023 school year, there were 24,052 preschool students with disabilities enrolled in public preschool, which represented 39.56% of all enrolled public p

FAQs

What is the mission of the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)?

OCECD advocates with parents, professionals, and partners to ensure children with disabilities receive the educational services, experiences, and supports needed to reach their fullest potential.

What student enrollment figures does the 2023 profile report?

For 2022–2023, the profile reports 24,052 preschool students with disabilities (39.56% of enrolled public preschool students) and 253,522 students with disabilities in K-12 (15.76% of the overall student population).

What is the scope and focus of the profile’s review?

The profile provides a retrospective review of special education funding and related data for the 2022–2023 academic year, and through calendar year 2023 regarding relevant state policies.

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