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The education of your child will be provided by one of two systems depending on the age of your child.  For children from birth until 3 years, Help Me Grow provides early intervention services.  After your child turns three, your local school system is responsible for providing educational services.  It is important for you to understand your child’s educational rights under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)

  1. Help Me Grow provides home-based specialized services emphasizing early intervention and prevention.  As stated above, they will work with a child until his or her third birthday.  A referral is usually made by your child’s primary care physician.
  2. Local school districts should be contacted once your child turns three.
    1. Caldwell School District
    2. Cambridge City School District
    3. Coshocton City School District
    4. Crooksville Local Schools
    5. East Muskingum School District
    6. Franklin Local School District
    7. Maysville Local School District
    8. Morgan Local Schools - Morgan’s website has information regarding Student Assistance Services and the School Psychologist
    9. New Lexington City Schools
    10. Northern Local Schools
    11. Ridgewood Local Schools
    12. River View Local School District
    13. Rolling Hills
    14. Tri-Valley Local Schools
    15. West Muskingum School District - West M’s website has a resource guide for parents regarding special services --- Whose IDEA Is This?
    16. Zanesville City Schools
  3. Starlight School provides an early intervention program, a pre-school program, and a school-age program as Muskingum County’s Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (MRDD) program.  Please refer to their website for further information.
  4. Hopewell School provides an early intervention program, pre-school program, and school-age program as Coshocton County’s MRDD program.  Please refer to their website for further information.
  5. Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities programs for other counties:
    1. Guernsey County MRDD (740) 439-4451
    2. Licking County MRDD (740) 349-6588
    3. Morgan County MRDD (740) 962-4200
    4. Noble County MRDD (740) 732-7144
    5. Perry County MRDD (740) 349-6588
  6. Muskingum Valley Educational Services Center operates pre-school programs for children who are at risk for school failure and for children who have disabilities.  They work with local school districts, Head Start, and County Connections to enroll children.

Websites to help you understand your child’s educational rights:

  1. Arc of Ohio provides information on both its website and through informational programs about subjects such as the individualized educational plan (IEP.)
  2. Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
  3. Ohio Department of Education
  4. Ohio Center for Autism & Low Incidence
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