The Education Service Center of Cuyahoga County has provided some useful links to offer resource information at the local, state andfederal level in the areas of Educational Resources.

CUYAHOGA

COLLABORATORS AND RESOURCES

• Public School Districts  [pdf]
  • Cuyahoga County Parent Mentors (Special Education) [doc]
• Community School Districts  [pdf]
• ASCD for the Success of Each Learner
• Association of Educational Service Agencies
  
   
• Head Start  
  • Catholic Charities Services Head Start 
  • Center for Families and Children
  • Community United Head Start & Day Care, Inc.
  • Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland (CEOGC)
  • Ministerial Day Care & Head Start Association
  • West Side Ecumenical Ministry Child Development  Centers Head Start
     
• Help Me Grow (HMG) 
• Positive Education Program (PEP)
• State Support Team – Regional Advisory Boards
   
• University (Local)
  • Baldwin Wallace College
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Cleveland State University
  • Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C)
  • John Carroll University
  • Notre Dame College
  • Ursuline College
     
• Vocational
  • CEVEC(Cuyahoga East Vocational Education Consortium)
  • Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
  • Goodwill Industries
  • Max Hayes Adult & Continuing Education
  • Ohio Diesel Tech. 
  • Polaris Career Center  
  • Vocational Guidance Services
     
• WVIZ 

FORMS

• CCIP
• Corrective Action 

PUBLICATIONS

• Catalog of Screening and Assessment Instruments for Young Children Birth Through Age 5
• Assessment Directory [pdf]
• Early Childhood Programs 2010-2011 [Word doc] Ages 3 to 5
• Summer and Beyond Directory 2011 [Word doc] revised March 2011
• Transition Directory revised June 2011 [word doc]  
• Transition from Early Intervention into Preschool 2010-2011 [Word doc] School District Contact for Preschool Special Education  

STATE

COLLABORATORS AND RESOURCES

• Info Ohio
• Batelle for Kids
• OCALI
• Ohio Dept. of Education
  • Center for Curriculum and Assessment
  • Center for Operations 
  • Center for School Improvement
  • Center for School Options 
  • Center for Students, Families, and Communities
  • Center for the Teaching Profession
  •  Office for Superintendency 
• Ohio Leadership Advisory Council
• Ohio Rehabilitation Services
  • Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired
• University (Regional and State)
  • Akron University
  • Ashland University
  • Bowling Green State University
  • Kent State University
  • Muskingum College 
  • Ohio University
  • The Ohio State University 
  • University of Dayton
  • Wright State University

FORMS

• Alternate Assessments for Students with Disabilities
  • Alternate Assessments Manual
     
•  Autism Scholarship 
  • Autism Scholarship Program Current Provider List  [PDF]  
  • Autism Scholarship Program 2011-2012 Guidelines (includes the parent and provider applications) [PDF]
  • Autism Scholarship Program 2011-2012 Questions and Answers  [PDF]
     
• Special Education Forms 
  • PR-01 Prior Written Notice to Parents revised 5-28-09
  • PR-02 Parent Invitation revised 5-4-09
  • PR-03 Manifestation Determination Review revised 5-4-09
  • PR-04 Referral for Evaluation revised 5-4-09
  • PR-05 Parent Consent for Evaluation revised 5-4-09
  • PR-06 Evaluation Team Report [dynamic ETR] revised 5-10-11
  • PR-06 Evaluation Team Report [static ETR] revised 5-10-11
  • Evaluation Team Report Annotation revised November 2009 
  • PR-07 Individual Education Program [dynamic IEP] revised 5-10-10
  • PR-07 Individual Education Program [static IEP] revised 5-6-09
  • IEP Annotation revised 10-2011
  • PR-09 Service Plans
  • PR-09 Service Plans [SP] static revised 3-13-09
  • Service Plans Annotation revised 6-30-09
     
• Optional Special Education Forms
  • Form OP-1: Functional Behavior Assessment
  • Form OP-2: Behavior Intervention Plan
  • Form OP-3: Manifestation Determination
  • Form OP-4: Agreement to Waive Reevaluation
  • Form OP-5: Parent/Guardian Excusal
  • Form OP-6: Progress Report
  • Form OP-7: Assignment of a Surrogate Parent
  • Form OP-8: Summary of Performance
  • Form OP-9: Attempts to Obtain Parent Participation 
     
•   Whose IDEA Is This?Whose IDEA is This? – A Resource Guide for Parents - August 29, 2008 [pdf] 
  • Whose IDEA is This? - A Resource Guide for Parents - June 26, 2009 Albanian [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? -  A Resource Guide for Parents - July 1, 2008 Arabic [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? - A Resource Guide for Parents - June 26, 2009 Simple Chinese [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? - A Resource Guide for Parents - June 26, 2009 Traditional Chinese [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? - A Resource Guide for Parents - June 26, 2009 Japanese [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? - A Resource Guide for Parents - June 26, 2009 Korean [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? -  A Resource Guide for Parents - July 1, 2008 Russian [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? -  A Resource Guide for Parents - July 1, 2008 Somoli [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? – A Resource Guide for Parents - July 1, 2008 Spanish [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? – A Resource Guide for Parents - July 1, 2008 Ukranian [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? - A Resource Guide for Parents - June 26, 2009 Vietnamese [pdf]
  • Whose IDEA is This? – A Resource Guide for Parents - July 1, 2008 Accessible Format [link] 
     

FEDERAL

COLLABORATORS AND RESOURCES

• Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004
• CADRE, Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education
• Education Week on the Web
• ERIC Clearinghouse
• Federal Resources for Education Excellence 
• IDEAs That Work
• National Association of State Directors of Special Education
• Nation's Report Card
• US Dept of Education