Special Education Services
Tim Harris, Special Education Director
Phone 775-1355, ext. 2266

DOE Notice District Plan for the Identification of and Services for Children Who Are Gifted Request for Acceleration Services Request for Gifted Evaluation Assessment Instruments Used for Gifted Identification

Child Find

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) is a federal law that guarantees all eligible children with disabilities between the ages of 3 and 21 the right to a free appropriate public education designed to meet their individual needs.

To accomplish this, Ohio school districts are required to identify, locate, and evaluate all children from birth through 21 years of age who may have a disability. A child with a disability may include: cognitive disability, hearing impairment including deafness, speech/language impairment, specific learning disability, emotional disturbance, multiple disabilities, other health impairment, traumatic brain injury, deaf-blindness & orthopedic impairment.

Evaluation

An evaluation will be conducted by the school district by gathering information through various methods such as an observation, interviews, screening, response to interventions and formal testing. Information gathered will be reviewed by a team to determine if the child is eligible for special/related services. Students identified may be eligible for related services such as attendant services, counseling, guide services, interpreter, medical services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, mobility services, speech, and transportation.

Individualized Educational Plan

An individual educational plan (IEP) will then be developed for a child enrolled in a special education program that is appropriate to their needs; the program will be administered in an environment that is helpful to the child’s education, but not necessarily keeping them out of a regular classroom setting.

If you have or know of a child who may have a disability, please contact Zane Trace School District for more information.

Contact Information

Gary Stump, Elementary Principal 775-1304, ext. 1115
Bret Mavis, Middle School Principal 773-9854, ext. 1117
Todd Holdren, High School Principal 775-1809, ext. 1109

Parent Resources

The parent booklet, “Whose IDEA Is This?” is a resource guide for parents which can be obtained from the school district. You may also access this booklet by clicking on this link: www.ode.state.oh.us.

GIFTED SERVICES

District Contact Information:
June Allred-Smith, Gifted Coordinator 740/702-3120 (email)

SERVICES

The District ensures equal opportunity for all students identified as gifted to receive services offered by the District. Service placement criteria shall be consistently applied as specified in the screening and identification criteria. The same services will be consistently offered at each grade level. The criteria used may not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, disability status, first language or socio-economic status. Placement for District services shall match the criteria used in determining eligibility. The Zane Trace Local School District acknowledges that gifted students have diverse needs and strives to offer a continuum of services as appropriate for student.

SERVICES – provided if a student achieves one or more of the following

• Reading
• Achievement score of 95% or higher
• Qualifying composite score on a superior cognitive instrument

While the district does not offer specific services in the areas of creative thinking ability and the visual/performing arts, the gifted teacher and coordinator try to assist parents and students who have been identified with educational opportunities or information about special programs in the student’s identified area.

Kindergarten through second grade students (K-2):

Setting: Regular classroom (note: grade acceleration, early entrance and/or subject acceleration is determined by acceleration teams as needed).

Service: Direct, on-going services are not provided for K-2 students; however, the gifted teacher does serve as a resource to assist regular classroom teachers with differentiated instruction in the general education setting.

Third through eighth grade (3-8):

Setting: Gifted classroom

Service: differentiated services provided by the gifted teacher as teacher of record in the area of reading.

Curriculum is differentiated in one or more of the following ways:

1. providing access to appropriately advanced curriculum content, including replacement and extension of the regular curriculum, or
2. modifying the learning process to provide an appropriate level of challenge, including the use of strategies for curriculum compacting.

Ninth through twelfth Grade (9-12):

Setting: Advanced: Algebra I, Trig, grade 11, Chemistry grade 11, Physics grade 12, Literature grade 12, Biology grade 12, Statistics and Calculus grade 12, Honors: College English 1,2,3,4, post-secondary options and internship/mentorship opportunities as specified on the student’s WEP.

Direct, on-going services are not provided for 9-12 students; however, the gifted teacher does serve as a resource to assist regular classroom teachers with differentiated instruction in the general education setting.