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Jack Stephens, Special Education Supervisor - 937-259-6603
The Mad River Local School District provides special education services for students with disabilities to meet their specific needs through a continuum of programs and services as outlined in their Individual Education Program (IEP). The Special Education Department strives to provide balanced and comprehensive programs in order to give students knowledge, strategies, and opportunities to become problem solvers, decision-makers, and productive citizens for post-secondary opportunities.
For more information about Mad River's Special Education programs, please contact Student Services, 259-6603.Special Education Department Flyer (click to follow the link)Federal Court Instructs Ohio Districts to Post Information for Parents Concerning Data Release
A U.S. District Court has ordered that 2013-2014 school year records from the Ohio Department of Education’s Educational Management Information System be turned over to Disability Rights Ohio as part of an ongoing lawsuit.
Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, families of students whose data will be released must be notified and given the opportunity to object. The court is instructing all local education agencies to post a notice about this opportunity to object on their district websites and in a central location, accessible to the public, in each building that is open to the public.
A copy of the notice – which includes instructions on how parents may object to the data release – can be found here. The court must receive objections no later than Sept. 12.
Students' names, addresses, and social security numbers are not part of the information to be released. Ohio is one of only three states that do not allow their departments of education to collect this data, to protect student privacy.
Data to be released for each student include student ID number, school name, grade, gender, race, age, and disability category. The records also reveal student performance in the state’s Ohio Achievement Assessments and Ohio Graduation Tests, as well as tests related to Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee. Student suspensions and expulsions are also listed.
The data is subject to a protective order, which means Disability Rights Ohio cannot publicize it.
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. Please contact the Ohio Department of Education’s legal office at (614) 466-4705 if you have questions.