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Special Education and Disability Services

Yellow Springs Exempted Village School District is committed to offering a free and appropriate public education to meet the unique needs of students in the district with special needs, ages 3-21. The district offers a wide continuum of services to students with special needs, as outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (IDEIA) of 2004.

A child’s eligibility for special education is determined through the completion of an Evaluation Team Report (ETR) by a school psychologist and team including the family. Students must demonstrate the need for specially designed instruction and/or related services due to a disability that has an adverse impact on the student’s ability to participate in their educational process. Once a request for an evaluation is provided to the district, the district has up to 30 days to respond to the request. The team will agree to complete the evaluation, or present a prior written notice stating the reasons an evaluation will not be conducted. Most often this process occurs through a team meeting. When the district begins an evaluation, there is a 60 day time period allotted for the completion of the evaluation from the time the parental consent is received for the evaluation. Should a child be found eligible for services, the district will write an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) outlining the student’s needs, current levels of performance, and goals and objectives the team wants the child to achieve. The IEP will also outline the services that will be provided to the child.

More information about the special education process can be found at the link under Procedural Safeguards below.

Services for Students with Disabilities

CONTACT INFORMATION

Jody Chick


Jody Chick
Special Education Supervisor
Email
937-767-7381

 Mazurik, Rebecca

Rebecca Mazurik
School Psychologist
Email


Intervention Specialists Staff: 

Grades: K-3        Candy Seela
Grades: 4-5        Terri Harrington
Grades: 5-6        Katie Miller
Grades: 7-12     Ashlee Mischler
Grades: 7-8        Hilary Riepenhoff
Grade: 9               Naomi Hyatt
Grade: 10            Donna Haller
Grades: 11-12  Dave Johnston


 

Contracted Therapists:

Greene County ESC
Preschool-Traci Womack
Speech and Language- Bernice Davis
Adapted Physical Education
Jessica Raffa

Clark County ESC
Occupational Therapist
Mindy Severtson
Physical Therapist
Deb Evans