School districts across the state of Ohio participate in an effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children from birth through 21 years of age who may have a disability. Disability, in this instance, means such conditions as a hearing impairment,
visual impairment, speech or language impairment, specific learning disability, emotional disturbance, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, other health impairment, orthopaedic impairment, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Public schools
have responded vigorously to federal and state mandates requiring the provision of a free appropriate public education (FAPE) regardless of a child's disability.
Before school districts can serve children, however, they must be located. Many children with disabilities are not visible because they do not function in the mainstream of the community, such as children who are homeless and children of migrant
families. Also, many unidentified children with disabilities are preschoolers. Parents may not be aware their child has a disability or that there are programs and services available.
The school district 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
The school district 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, observations, 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 parental permission or as allowed by law. For example, the school district will send records upon request to a school district or other educational agency in
All information collected will be held in strict confidence and released to others only with parental permission or as allowed by law. For example, the school district will send records upon request to a school district or other educational agency in
which a student intends to enroll. The parents may have a copy of those records upon request.
The school district will keep a record of all persons who review confidential records and maintain a list of those employees who may have access to records.
The school district or other educational agency will inform the parents when personally identifiable information collected, maintained, or used is no longer needed to provide educational services to the child. All personally identifiable data will be kept
The school district will keep a record of all persons who review confidential records and maintain a list of those employees who may have access to records.
The school district or other educational agency will inform the parents when personally identifiable information collected, maintained, or used is no longer needed to provide educational services to the child. All personally identifiable data will be kept
or at least five years or longer if required for audit purposes, or otherwise required by law.
Parents and students have rights in this process. Parents have the right to
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.
The school district has appointed a person to make sure that information about students is kept confidential. Kelly Kempf, Pupil Services Director, may be contacted at the Hudson City School District Administrative Offices, 2400 Hudson-Aurora Road,
Hudson, Ohio, or at telephone 330-653-1426.
The school district's policies and procedures for special education are available from the office of the superintendent, or online.
The school district operates a Child Information Management System that assures a practical method of identifying which children are currently receiving special education services and which children are not. Certain data regarding children are maintained
The school district operates a Child Information Management System that assures a practical method of identifying which children are currently receiving special education services and which children are not. Certain data regarding children are maintained
within this system.
The Hudson City School District is interested in meeting the needs of children with disabilities. If you have or know of a child who may have a disability, contact Kelly Kempf at the address/telephone listed above, or any district administrator for more
The Hudson City School District is interested in meeting the needs of children with disabilities. If you have or know of a child who may have a disability, contact Kelly Kempf at the address/telephone listed above, or any district administrator for more
information.
For questions regarding this page, please contact Pupil Services
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