OSEP finds Ohio's Department of Education non-compliant with special education regulations

The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) of the U.S. Department of Education conducted a verification visit in October 2009. In a letter issued to the Ohio Department of Education (ODE) on March 25, 2010, OSEP listed several areas where ODE is non-compliant with Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Read the letter to ODE (PDF file) and the report detailing the issues (PDF file). See also an article from the Columbus Dispatch: State blamed in special-ed lapses

Notes from the April 1, 2010 meeting of the State Advisory Panel for Exceptional Children (SAPEC) reflect that Dr. Kathe Shelby, Director of ODE's Office for Exceptional Children, reviewed the OSEP report. Read the notes from the meeting (PDF file).

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