Project Launch
OCECD participates in web conferences with PACER Center and partners from two other states. We participate in on-line space for sharing information and resources, determining service gaps. Individual assistance is provided to those seeking information including families, families from diverse communities, professionals, and youth in regard to transition and/or related services. Workshops on transition or employment are presented to students on transition for employment and independent living in the community. OCECD has presented “workshop without walls” presentations to culturally and linguistically diverse individuals in Ohio.
State Professional
Development Grant (SPDG)
The goal of the United States Department of Education, Office of Special Education Program’s (OSEP) funding program is to assist state education agencies and their partners to reform early intervention, educational, and transitional service systems to improve results for students with disabilities. To achieve this goal, states receive funds from OSEP through State Personnel Development Grants (SPDG), which may be used to improve systems of professional development, technical assistance, and/or dissemination of knowledge about best practices across districts.
Reading Tips for Families
The Ohio Department of Education’s Office for Exceptional Children (ODE/OEC) and the Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (the Coalition) collaborated in the implementation of the State Personnel Development Grant, funded by the United States Department of Education (2017-2022). The Coalition along with ODE/OEC will continue to build and develop an early language and literacy website for families of emerging readers. This website, Reading Tips for Families, hosts reading definitions, activities, and resources that engage and educate families, while meeting requirements for both disability accessibility and for speakers of other languages.