[Ohio-Talk] Special ed students hoped to get boost in Cleveland, 10 other school districts, under planned legal settlement - cleveland.com

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Marianne,The article lists all of the districts involved...11 in total......Cleveland, Akron, East Cleveland, Canton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Lima, Toledo, Youngstown and Zanesville.  
As a side note, from an educator's perspective....what some are failing to recognize are the other factors involved in these equations, such as poverty, and the impact they have on these populations.  Don't get me wrong....I'm not against inclusion....but when we are looking at data points, sometimes we fail to see the bigger picture.  We have to get away from determining whether a student is getting proper services based upon a test score and instead base it upon whether they are going to have the skills to be successful in life and meeting their individual needs.  Ok, sorry, I'm off my soapbox now....carry on!Nicole


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Is this only available to students in those districts? Where can I get a full list of all of the school districts?

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Special ed students hoped to get boost in Cleveland, 10 other school districts, under planned legal settlement By Laura Hancock, cleveland.com Updated Nov 20, 2019;Posted Nov 20, 2019

Barry Carter | NJ Advance Media
A proposed settlement that would wrap up litigation that began in 1991 aims to improve learning and testing outcomes for special education students with disabilities. (Barry Carter | NJ Advance Media) A proposed settlement that would wrap up litigation that began in 1991 aims to improve learning and testing outcomes for special education students with disabilities. (Barry Carter | NJ Advance Media)

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Special education students in 11 Ohio school districts – including in Cleveland, Akron and East Cleveland – are expected to get extra support in an attempt to improve learning and testing scores, according to a settlement in a 28-year lawsuit that’s finally winding to a close.

The suit began in 1991 with different parties over the years and, at times, was on pause as other education litigation was ongoing. Part of the suit was settled with a consent decree a decade ago.

The proposed settlement for the remaining part of the suit was announced this week by Disability Rights Ohio, the Judge Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and the Ohio Department of Education.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael H. Watson, based in Columbus, gave the planned settlement preliminary approval. Now, parents of disabled students get to review and comment on the proposal.

Disabled students in the 11 districts – which also include Canton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Lima, Toledo, Youngstown and Zanesville – have lower academic outcomes for students with disabilities.

Only 38.5% of the kids in the 11 districts learned in integrated settings with students not in special ed, according to a Disability Rights Ohio analysis, while 65.1% of disabled children in all other districts were integrated.

National and Ohio research have discovered a correlation between special education student achievement and integration into regular education settings, said Kerstin Sjoberg, assistant executive director and director of advocacy for Disability Rights Ohio.

“In Ohio, one of the things our expert looked at was that kind of data, when they were in school districts that had higher levels of integration, there were higher outcomes for students," she said.

The planned settlement, according to a statement, will build upon current efforts at the Ohio Department of Education to improve learning and testing outcomes for students with disabilities.

But it will also promote effective teaching and administrative strategies for improving literacy, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and meeting students’ individualized learning needs.

More options will be available to kids under the settlement as they transform from high school to employment, further education and independent living, the statement said.

“Equity is a core principle of Ohio’s strategic plan for education,” Ohio Superintendent of Public Instruction Paolo DeMaria said in the statement. “The settlement affirms the objective of meeting the needs of all children, no matter the challenges they face, with the goal of ensuring they are prepared and empowered for a fulfilling post-high school path.”



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