Special Education

Special Education Vision and Mission

Our Mission:

In partnership with families and community, Wyoming City Schools cultivates innovative, student-centered educational programs and opportunities that foster the academic growth and personal development of every child.

• We believe all students are active and contributing members of our Wyoming schools.
• We believe all staff members positively impact students social-emotionally as well as academically.
• We believe in providing innovative and inclusive educational opportunities that foster student growth.
• We believe in facilitating open and honest communication about a student’s progress, academics, vocational, and life skills.
• We believe in the value of the school-family and school-community partnerships

Our Vision:

Engaged learners empowered with the knowledge, perspective, and skills essential for success in a rapidly-changing world.

• We create differentiated success based on individual students’ needs.
• We create opportunities for students to engage in self-advocacy across a variety of educational environments. 
• We create ways for students to become an integral part of their own learning.
• We create pathways for students to explore, grow, and capitalize on their skills.
• We create opportunities to prepare students for life beyond Wyoming’s classrooms.

Core Values:

What these look like in our classrooms and for our students with disabilities, what you see when you enter our schools, the responsibility that each and every Wyoming educator has for their students every day.

Academic Excellence:

• Evidenced based practices
• Variety of opportunities including electives
• Targeted interventions
• Exposure and access to grade level material
• Differentiated success - looks different for each student
• Proactive supports (e.g., motor breaks, sensory diet, visual supports)
• Creating pathways for graduation and post HS success
• Setting realistic goals based on data
• Consistent data across K-12
• Student participation in their growth and progress
• Exploring self interests with enrichment
• Taking pride in work

Belonging and Community:

• Ongoing commitment to learn and grow from one another…understanding and improvement while having a growth mindset towards understanding learning differences
• Students engaged in a sense of ownership in their learning paths through authentic choice in core academics and electives
• Purposeful and intentional planning to support the learning and growth of each and every student which includes physical, social-emotional, academic, and extracurricular opportunities
• Opportunities to foster genuine sense of community and friendships among peers
• Ongoing parent support, communication, and opportunities to connect to resources when navigating their child’s preK-12+ experiences in collaboration with the district

Character and Integrity:

• Honesty
• Explicit instructions
• Appropriate use of technology to support learning
• Supporting student self-advocacy in IEP meetings 7th grade and up 
• Fostering respect 
• Building character and integrity 
• Cultivating care and empathy 
• Doing what is right while developing realistic expectations
• Transparency 
• Developing relationships among students, staff, and families, etc. 

The Whole Child:

• Consider academic, functional, developmental, and social needs of the child
• Blending mental health and emotional support with academics
• Value family dynamics and culture, life events, and trauma while celebrating individual differences
• Incorporate the child-perspective to inform student-centered planning
• Build inclusive mindsets and practices in the classroom
• Provide students the tools to self-advocate and self-manage academic, physical, and emotional needs
• Foster community engagement, acceptance, and support
• Celebrate strengths and talents

Wyoming City Schools is committed to providing a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities identified in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws, rules, and regulations. To learn more about the Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA), reference the Ohio Department of Education's Guide to Parents Rights.

Parent Resource Liaison

Click here to meet our Parent Resource Liaison and learn more about the IEP Process.

Child Find

Each year, Wyoming City School District conducts a state-required count of all children with disabilities living in the district. If you know a child or adolescent between the ages of birth through 21 whom you suspect may have a disability and who is not currently receiving services through the school district, then Wyoming City Schools wants to hear from you.

Wyoming City School District offers an evaluation for all children with suspected disabilities, birth through 21, and education for all children with disabilities ages three through 21. 

If you have or know of a child with a disability, contact the Director of Pupil Services at 513-206-7021.

Restraint and Seclusion Annual Notice

Click here to view the Restraint and Seclusion Annual Notice.