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Ed Resources Ohio is the new web site form the Ohio Department of Education's Office for Exceptional Children. The site contains policy, guidance and forms for serving students with disabilities in the state of Ohio. The Procedures and Guidance for Ohio Educational Agencies serving Children with Disabilities back on line. The Guidance Document contains the new ETR and IEP forms. Both the Procedures and Guidance Document and the new forms can be found at www.edresourcesohio.org.
The updated Procedures and Guidance for Ohio Educational Agencies serving Children with Disabilities can be accessed by choosing the hot link at the top of the left column of the Ed Resources Ohio web site.
Users can find the following reference guides in section 5 of the Procedural Safeguards in the Table of Contents:
These same guides can be found by typing in the names in the search feature of the web site. It is important to note that ODE/OEC will review and update the Guidance Document quarterly to ensure that it reflects current policies. The date on the Guidance Document will change when it is updated. Users are discouraged from printing the document as the copy users may print may not include important updates. Notice of quarterly revisions can be sent to you automatically via e-mail by registering to receive alerts from the Ed Resources Ohio website.
New IEP PR-07 Form
The IEP form has been revised to incorporate the "standards based IEP" requirement of the modified assessment process. Annotations for the IEP have been developed to assist IEP team members with the development of the IEP. Training on the use of the new IEP form will be provided by the state support teams (SSTs) to districts in their regions.
The new IEP form may be used when writing IEPs in spring 2009, but it is required to be used for IEPs written beginning in the fall 2009 for the 2009-2010 year. IEPs written on the current form in spring 2009 for the 2009-2010 school year do not have to be revised (on the new forms) in September 2009.
Two sets of IEP PR-07 forms can be accessed from the Ed Resources Ohio web site. One set is a dynamic IEP forms PDF file. This file can be opened in a web browser from the web site. Once the form is opened data can be entered onto it by the user. This form is a dynamic PDF file that will change format as the data is entered. Input fields expand to accommodate content. Some sections may be duplicated as needed. Some sections may be omitted based on user responses. Fields such as names and dates are linked to reduce duplication of entry. The resulting file with data may be saved for future use. Although the data is stored in an electronic form this is not by itself an "electronic IEP." Data is stored only within the individual files. Users must be careful to establish a file naming system, an organized storage system and a method of addressing the security of the data files. The second set is a static IEP forms PDF file which may be printed and filled in by hand.
A new Services Plan form for students attending private schools has been developed by ODE/OEC and is available at the Ed Resources Ohio website. Annotations for the Services Plan can also be accessed at the Ed Resources Ohio web site.
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