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Dolly Parton's Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five.
To find a location near you, click HERE.
Ohio Afterschool Child Enrichment Educational Savings Program (ACE) provides qualifying families with a $500 credit that can be used to pay for a variety of enrichment activities that will accelerate learning for students impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ohio Parent Mentor Project helps families navigate local and state special education processes and services so that children with disabilities can get the most out of their educational experience.
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The Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) serves families, educators, and professionals working with infants, preschool and school-age children, and adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and low-incidence disabilities – including hearing impairments, visual impairments, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, and other health impairments.
Funded through a grant from the Ohio Department of Education (ODE), Office for Exceptional Children
The Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) LENDING LIBRARY is available to any person over the age of 18 residing or working in the state of Ohio.
Funded through a grant from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW), Office for Exceptional Children
The Ohio Department of Education & Workforce has several family, parent, and guardian resources from PreK to grade 12.
DEW ~ Parents
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The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has several family and community engagement resources from PreK to grade 12.
Engagement is critical to helping your child achieve in and out of school.
Future Forward Ohio encompasses the state’s strategic priorities for helping students recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the District and School Student Recovery Dashboards illustrate, the road to full recovery continues.
Ohio’s Whole Child Framework places the whole child at the center, with district, school, family and community supporting the needs of the whole child using a comprehensive approach. A whole child approach broadens district and school focus beyond academics to include meeting students' social-emotional, physical and safety needs. It is a student-centered approach that emphasizes the role of families and the community in providing safe environments and rich learning experiences. Whole child strategies include providing integrated student supports, fostering relationship-centered learning environments and coordinating policies, systems and practices. Check out Ohio's Whole Child Framework Infographic to view all of the components of Ohio's Whole Child Framework.
Ohio Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) is an implementation framework for maximizing the selection and use of evidence-based prevention and intervention practices along a multi-tiered continuum that supports the academic, social, emotional, and behavioral competence of all students.
(PBIS.org, National Technical Assistance Center on PBIS, June 2018)
Ohio Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports Resource
National Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
The Ohio Statewide Family Engagement Center at The Ohio State University is a leader in the field of family, school, and community engagement. Our mission is to support the development and academic achievement of children by providing tools and trainings to Ohio families and schools for building effective family-school partnerships.
The Ohio Center For Deafblind Education provides services in Ohio for individuals from birth through 21 years with deafblindness, including free collaborative technical assistance to families, education personnel, and service providers through training and information dissemination.
The News & Events section on the right side of the OCDBE website provides a list of their current professional development opportunities.
These events are not sponsored by State Support Team 9, but are provided for your information.
Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) is an evidence-based program that "aims to equip parents with the skills and confidence they need to be self-sufficient and to be able to manage family issues without ongoing support.
Supported by the Governor’s Children’s Initiative, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS), and the Ohio Children’s Trust Fund (OCTF).
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