Student Intervention and Support
ATTENDANCE SERVICES
This service option provides a comprehensive approach to dealing with students with attendance issues. It covers services from the investigation of students with attendance problems, court referrals, and case coordination to Diversionary Court hearings and official Juvenile Court presentations.
Sharon Rieke, 513.674.4234
AUDIOLOGY
Educational Audiologists are specialists involved in the study of normal and impaired hearing, identification and assessment of hearing problems, rehabilitation of hearing impairments, use of assistive hearing technology, and the prevention of hearing loss. The Educational Audiologist understands school-based issues and practices and can assist the school team in understanding the link between hearing, language and learning. Educational Audiology services are required by IDEIA for a child with a hearing disability.
Dotti Wagner, 513.674.4210
HEARING IMPAIRED
We provide comprehensive programs and related services to support the learning of students with hearing impairments. Teachers of the hearing impaired have an in-depth knowledge of deaf language acquisition. This knowledge and special training enables the teachers of the hearing impaired to assist the deaf student in appropriately accessing the general curriculum. Services are available for a variety of settings. These settings can include full inclusion, consultation, intervention or resource room.
Dotti Wagner, 513.674.4210
INTERPRETER SERVICES
IDEIA requires that students with a hearing loss have effective communication in the learning environment. HCESC provides quality interpreter services to ensure communication accessibility.
Dotti Wagner, 513.674.4210
LEARNING CENTER AT NORTH NORWOOD
The HCESC Learning Center at North Norwood is a public school for students with disabilities that specializes in intensive supports for students with behavioral and/or mental-health needs. An interdisciplinary approach provides a team of professionals working with the student and his/her family and community-support systems in building effective academic and social/behavioral strategies needed to be successful in his/her most natural educational and community setting.
Eric Dool, 513.396.5941
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY/ PHYSICAL THERAPY
Occupational and Physical Therapists work closely with school teams to identify student functional performance levels and design intervention strategies to improve skill level and academic achievement. OT's and PT's are trained to meet the unique needs of the educational environment. Supervision, consultation, and professional development are provided to districts as needed.
Georgia Phillips, 513.674.4260
SCHOOL NURSING
School Nurses develop and coordinate school health service programs that provide health promotion and prevention, care for sudden injury and illness of students and staff, referral for immunizations and existing or potential health problems, formulation of plans to accommodate students with special health needs, and measures to assure a safe school environment conducive to learning. School Nurses effectively bridge the health needs of students from community to school and home to classroom. Federal laws have opened the school doors to all children regardless of their health needs and disabilities. School Nurses support the academic success of students by removing existing and potential health barriers to learning through consultation to schools and district services to students.
Lauren Brown, 513.674.4310
SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVICES
School psychologists provide a full range of comprehensive services to individuals and schools in compliance with local, state, and federal legislation. School psychologists assist in defining and solving problems, planning and implementing programs, providing supportive consultation, and delivering direct service to students and families.
Michael Forcade, 513.674.4258
Sharon Rieke, 513.674.4234
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE
Direct, consultative and evaluative services are available to children with communication disorders as they affect educational performance. Supervision, consultation and professional development are also provided to districts as needed.
Sally Demmler, 513.674.4270
Ann Slone, 513.674.4255
SPECIAL EDUCATION CONSULTATION SERVICES
Through collaboration with district administration, HCESC consultants offer assistance with the delivery of special education services. The focus is to assist the district in meeting specific and systemic needs by providing leadership in the area of special education.
Michael Forcade, 513.674.4258
STUDENT CONSULTATION SERVICES
Early childhood special education support services provided to children with disabilities who have transitioned from preschool services, children with challenging behaviors, and children with significant medical needs. Services include direct support for children and/or consultation with program staff and families.
Kathy Tirey, 513.674.4203
Sandy Crowell, 513.674.4231
SUPERVISION OF RELATED SERVICES
Related Service Supervisors provide a full range of comprehensive services to individual staff and district personnel in compliance with local, state, and federal legislation. Assistance in program management, identifying challenges and opportunities for continuous improvement is available.
Michael Forcade, 513.674.4258
Lauren Brown, 513-674-4310
Sally Demmler, 513.674.4270
Georgia Phillips, 513.674-4260
SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE TEACHER (SST)/SEVERE EMOTIONALLY DISTURBED
The supplemental service teacher, in collaboration with the district administrators, classroom teachers, families, and community-service providers, assists teams in developing and implementing behavioral strategies to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
Eric Dool, 513.396.5941
TRANSITION SERVICES (WORK STUDY)
Work Study is a related service which provides a variety of supports to help students with disabilities meet their career goals. This service may include transition to work long-term and career planning, job development and placement, career counseling and instruction, and liaison with support agencies.
Penny Forcade, 513.674.4272
VISUALLY IMPAIRED SERVICES/ORIENTATION MOBILITY SERVICES
Teachers of the Visually Impaired and an Instructor of Orientation/Mobility provide a wide range of services to students and school districts in compliance with local, state, and federal legislation. The teachers participate with districts' evaluation teams in qualifying students under state guidelines, assist in developing program plans, provide direct or consultative services, and facilitate appropriate materials for individual students. Braille/VI Para-educators support instructional needs under the supervision of
the VI teacher.
Penny Forcade, 513.674.4272