School Choice Letter
Supplemental Educational Services Letter
ODE List of SES (Supplemental Educational Services) Providers and Information
Imagine Academy of Columbus SES Provider List
Ohio Parent Information and Resource Center
School Improvement
Imagine Academy of Columbus is in School Improvement Year 3 due to not making AYP for 3 consecutive years. Due to this status, we must do the following:
- Offer Public School Choice
- Spend no less than 10% of Title 1 funds on professional development
- Promptly notify parent's
All children are eligible for public school choice, however, at this time we have no transfer options.
Imagine Academy of Columbus is title school-wide, which means all students are eligible to receive title.
If you have any other questions, please inquire at school or contact Ohio Department of Education
Eligibility for Public School Choice & Eligibility
2007-2008
Public School Choice:
Number of students eligible = 396
Number that accepted = 0
SES:
Students eligible = 0
Number that accepted = 0
2008-2009
Public School Choice:
Students eligible = 402
Number that accepted = 0
SES:
Students eligible = 80% of students
Number that accepted = 0
2009-2010
Public School Choice:
Students eligible = all students
Number that accepted = 0
SES:
Students eligible = 90% of students
Number that accepted = 5
Child Find Policy
If you have or know of a child who may have a disability, contact you local school for more information and help.School districts across the state of Ohio are participating in an effort to identify, locate, and evaluate all children from birth through 21 years of age who may have disabilities. Disability, in this instance, means such conditions as hearing impairments, visual impairments, speech or language impairments, specific learning disabilities, emotionally disturbed, multiple disabilities, mental retardation, other health impairments, physical impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Public schools have responded vigorously to federal and state mandates requiring the provision of a free appropriate public education regardless of a child’s disability.
What will happen when you contact your local school?
The school 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, observation, 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 parent permission or as allowed by law.
What are your rights as a parent?
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.
Imagine Academy of Columbus' policies and procedures for special education are available. Contact the School Leader if you wish to review these procedures.