School Choice Letter
Supplemental Educational
Services Letter
ODE List of SES (Supplemental Educational Services) Providers and
Information
Imagine Academy of Columbus SES Provider
List
Ohio Parent Information and Resource Center
School
Improvement
Imagine Academy of Columbus is in School Improvement
Year 3 delay due to not making AYP for 4 consecutive years. Due to this status,
we must do the following:
Offer Public School
Choice
school choice, however, at this time we have no transfer options.
Imagine Academy of Columbus is title
school-wide, which means all students are eligible to receive
title.
If you have any other questions, please
inquire at school or contact Ohio Department of
Education
Eligibility for Public
School Choice & Eligibility
2007-2008
Public
School Choice:
Number of students eligible = 396
Number that accepted =
0
SES:
Students eligible = 0
Number that
accepted = 0
2008-2009
Public School Choice:
Students
eligible = 402
Number that accepted = 0
SES:
Students eligible =
80% of students
Number that accepted = 0
2009-2010
Public School Choice:
Students eligible = all
students
Number that accepted = 0
SES:
Students eligible = 90% of
students
Number that accepted =
5
2010-2011
Public
School Choice
Students eligible = all
students
Number that accepted =
0
SES:
Students eligible = 92%
of students
Number that accepted =
20
Child Find Policy
If you
have or know of a child who may have a disability, contact you local school for
more information and help.School districts across the state of Ohio are
participating in an effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children from
birth through 21 years of age who may have disabilities. Disability, in this
instance, means such conditions as hearing impairments, visual impairments,
speech or language impairments, specific learning disabilities, emotionally
disturbed, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, other health impairments,
physical impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Public schools have
responded vigorously to federal and state mandates requiring the provision of a
free appropriate public education regardless of a child’s
disability.
What will happen when
you contact your local school?
The school will ask for information
about the child, asking such questions as: What is the problem? What has
already been done about the problem? What background information is available?
This information may be collected in several ways including interviews,
observation, screening, and testing. This information may be obtained from
parents and the student, or from other agencies that have information about the
student. This information will be used to decide whether the child has a
disability and needs special services.
All
information collected will be held in strict confidence and released to others
only with parent permission or as allowed by
law.
What are your rights as a
parent?
Parents and students have rights in this process. Parents
have the right to:
Imagine Academy of Columbus' policies and procedures for special education are
available. Contact the School Leader if you wish to review these
procedures.
Supplemental Educational
Services Letter
ODE List of SES (Supplemental Educational Services) Providers and
Information
Imagine Academy of Columbus SES Provider
List
Ohio Parent Information and Resource Center
School
Improvement
Imagine Academy of Columbus is in School Improvement
Year 3 delay due to not making AYP for 4 consecutive years. Due to this status,
we must do the following:
Offer Public School
Choice
- Spend no less than 10% of Title 1 funds on professional development
- Promptly notify parent's
school choice, however, at this time we have no transfer options.
Imagine Academy of Columbus is title
school-wide, which means all students are eligible to receive
title.
If you have any other questions, please
inquire at school or contact Ohio Department of
Education
Eligibility for Public
School Choice & Eligibility
2007-2008
Public
School Choice:
Number of students eligible = 396
Number that accepted =
0
SES:
Students eligible = 0
Number that
accepted = 0
2008-2009
Public School Choice:
Students
eligible = 402
Number that accepted = 0
SES:
Students eligible =
80% of students
Number that accepted = 0
2009-2010
Public School Choice:
Students eligible = all
students
Number that accepted = 0
SES:
Students eligible = 90% of
students
Number that accepted =
5
2010-2011
Public
School Choice
Students eligible = all
students
Number that accepted =
0
SES:
Students eligible = 92%
of students
Number that accepted =
20
Child Find Policy
If you
have or know of a child who may have a disability, contact you local school for
more information and help.School districts across the state of Ohio are
participating in an effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children from
birth through 21 years of age who may have disabilities. Disability, in this
instance, means such conditions as hearing impairments, visual impairments,
speech or language impairments, specific learning disabilities, emotionally
disturbed, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, other health impairments,
physical impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Public schools have
responded vigorously to federal and state mandates requiring the provision of a
free appropriate public education regardless of a child’s
disability.
What will happen when
you contact your local school?
The school will ask for information
about the child, asking such questions as: What is the problem? What has
already been done about the problem? What background information is available?
This information may be collected in several ways including interviews,
observation, screening, and testing. This information may be obtained from
parents and the student, or from other agencies that have information about the
student. This information will be used to decide whether the child has a
disability and needs special services.
All
information collected will be held in strict confidence and released to others
only with parent permission or as allowed by
law.
What are your rights as a
parent?
Parents and students have rights in this process. Parents
have the right to:
- Review their child’s records;
- Refuse permission to release information (except as required by , or
permitted by law to be released); and - Request that information they believe to be inaccurate, misleading, or in
violation of their child’s privacy or other rights be changed. The district has
a process to resolve disagreements about information collected.
Imagine Academy of Columbus' policies and procedures for special education are
available. Contact the School Leader if you wish to review these
procedures.
