Student Growth & Development
The Student Growth & Development offices are located in the District Administration offices on the second floor of Grandview Heights High School. Chief Student Growth & Development Officer Robert Brown and SIS Coordinator Denise McGee are available to answer your questions and can be reached by calling (614) 485-4030 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected] Mr. Brown also serves as the district's Title IX Coordinator. A copy of the district's Title IX training is attached.
The Student Growth & Development office is responsible for oversight of the following programs/services:
Title IX
Robert Brown, Chief Student Growth & Development Officer, serves as the district's Title IX Coordinator. A copy of the district's Title IX Training is attached.
English Language Learning (EL)
The ELL Program supports students whose primary language is something other than English. School districts have the flexibility to decide on the educational approach that best meets the needs of their ELL students and leads to the timely acquisition of the level of English proficiency the students need to succeed in school. Our staff works with all elementary through high school students to improve and develop their English reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, as well as to help them adapt to their new environment. Our student population, though small, has grown each year suggesting a steady upward trend. We are dedicated to preparing these students to become independent and successful both in and out of the classroom.
Health Services / School Nursing
Definition of School Nursing:
School nursing is a specialized practice of professional nursing that advances the well-being, academic success, and life-long achievement of students. To that end, school nurses facilitate positive student responses to normal development; promote health and safety; intervene with actual and potential health problems; provide case management services; and actively collaborate with others to build student and family capacity for adaptation, self-management, self-advocacy, and learning.
This definition was adopted at the
National Association of School Nurses Board of Directors meeting in Providence, Rhode Island in June 1999. Nursing services provided include:
• Health Screenings
• Health Education
• Daily medical treatments
• Daily medication administration
• Creation of Individual Health Plans
• Health resource for staff and students
• Review/documentation of immunizations
Related Services
Related Services are support services needed to help children with disabilities benefit from special education. Eligibility for related services is determined by IEP teams as mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A.). These services for our special needs students include, but are not limited to:
• Adaptive Physical Education
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech/Language Therapy
• Transportation
Special Education Programs
Special Education is a broad, formalized, and highly structured educational program. Federal and state law as well as federal, state, and local policies and procedures strictly govern the structure and delivery of all special education programs. These services are designed for those students who have a documented disability that has a significant and adverse effect on their ability to learn.
Our district works to meet the individual needs of children with disabilities by offering a full continuum of placement options allowed by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A.) and the Ohio Department of Education. Each building is prepared to offer small group instruction, resource room classes, co-teaching, out of district placements, and home instruction. The district special education staff includes intervention specialists, paraprofessionals, and related services’ providers.
Search for Children with Disabilities
School districts in Ohio must locate, identify, and evaluate children with disabilities, ages 3 through 21, who may be in need of special education and related services. Parents, relatives, public and private agency employees, and concerned citizens can help schools find children who may need these services. The following information might be helpful in determining if a child has a disability:
- For birth to age 3 – An established condition known to result in delay, or a documented developmental delay
- For ages 3 to 5 – A documented deficit in one or more of the following developmental areas: communication, vision, hearing, motor skills, social, emotional, or behavioral functioning, self help skills, and/or cognitive skills
- For ages 5 through 21 – Identification of one or more of the following conditions: autism, deaf-blindness, hearing impairment including deafness, mental retardation, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, emotional disturbance specific learning disability, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, and/or visual impairment including blindness.
