Ms. Jennifer Norman 
Director of Pupil Services 

The Pupil Services Department encompasses the various supports that are provided to students.

The Office of Pupil Services coordinates district-wide identification and intervention efforts including compliance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 

Please contact us if you have questions concerning:

SEARCH FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES UNDERWAY

In accordance with the Individual’s with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004, The Rocky River City School District is participating in Child Find efforts to locate, evaluate, and identify all children from birth through 21 years of age with disabilities, regardless of their situations, who have significant, individual needs and require intensive interventions through special education and related services.

A disability, in this instance, means such conditions as autism, deaf/blindness, multiple disabilities, deafness/hearing impairment, orthopedic impairment, visual impairment/blindness, specific learning disabilities, preschoolers with a disability, emotional disturbance, cognitive disabilities, speech and language impairments, orthopedic and other health impairments or traumatic brain injury.

Although many school aged disabled children are identified and currently being served by the Rocky River City School District, preschool children ages 3-5, with disabilities may be unidentified because parents may not be aware that programs and services are now available through the public school. Community members can help us with this important effort. If you know of a child in our district with a disability that is not presently attending school or receiving services from another agency, please contact Jennifer Norman, Director of Pupil Services at 440.356.6006.

In addition and in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the American’s with Disabilities Act Amendment of 2008,Rocky River CitySchool District is participating in Child Find efforts to locate, evaluate and identify all children with a disability. In this instance, a student with a disability who has a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits a major life activity who may because of disability, needs or is believed to need special education, related services or aids or accommodations/modifications. If a parent or guardian suspects that a child may be eligible under this federal definition, please contact Jennifer Norman, District Compliance Officer.

Students and teachers will find helpful information available through the ODEOhio Statewide Testing website. Through this portal, students and teachers preparing for the OAA or the OGT can access online practice tests, information on the standards and sample student responses to constructed-response questions.

Several ODE webpages include samples of special assessment versions that may aid in providing accommodations to eligible English language learners and students who have allowable individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 accommodations. Samples of the special versions are: large-print test booklets, English audio CDs, Spanish bilingual test booklets, foreign language audio CDs; and language translation scripts. The purpose of these sample materials is to help instructional staff make decisions on selecting appropriate test format materials for students before test ordering deadlines. The special versions are available here.