August 7, 2024

Welcome back Bobcats! We here at Norwayne are very excited to get another great school year started. I hope everyone enjoyed the summer and I can't wait to see all the students back in the buildings on August 19th.  As the year progresses, please do not hesitate to reach out to me with any questions or concerns you may have. As always, our goal is to provide our students with the best possible support and services we have to offer. Here's to another great school year and Go Bobcats! 

August 25, 2023

What a great first week back! I have had so much fun getting to see the students back in the buildings. I wanted to share a link to the new Tri-County parent mentor's website. There is a wealth of resources here along with contact information for Michele Spreng, the new parent mentor. Have a great weekend Bobcats! 

https://www.smore.com/24d5w-family-and-community-liaison?ref=email

August 21, 2023

Welcome back Bobcats!!!! I am looking forward to another great year here at Norwayne. I hope everyone had a great summer and was able to spend some time with family and friends. Please do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or concerns throughout the school year. 

May 12, 2023

Please check out the latest newsletter from our county family and community liaison. 

https://www.smore.com/t9jdw

Resource Fair 

Please check out this link for a special needs community resource fair. There will be vendors from all over the area and admission is free! 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17js1DPi4tHFnRz_VuoaZvrUxPFzRlujQ/view?usp=sharing

September 7, 2022

Please check out the latest news letter from Heather Hutchinson, our parent mentor. 

Parent Pulse Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/4vhp21

What's Inside?

  *   Family Engagement Partnership Principles

  *   Supportive Routines for Learning at Home

  *   Community Family Resources

  *   Area Events (for families and students with special needs)

  *   Community Spotlight:  IncludeAbility* 

September 1, 2022

Good Afternoon Bobcat families! I am so excited to begin another great school year here at Norwayne! It was such a pleasure meeting everyone last year during IEP meetings and conferences. I look forward to working with each and every one of you again this year. As always, please do not hesitate to give me a call or send an email if you have questions or concerns. 

May 17, 2022

Hello Bobcats! It's hard to believe that we only have a few days left of this school year. I wanted to a moment to thank each of you for the support you have provided for your children, the school staff, and myself this year as I have began my own journey as a new Bobcat! It has been a pleasure getting to know everyone and working with all the wonderful families in Norwayne. I wish you all a restful summer filled with nice weather, time with families, and positive experiences with those you love and are close to! I am including below the link for the last parent newsletter of this school year from our great parent mentor, Heather Hutchinson. Also, there is list of summer camps that she has put together that is also linked below. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me if there anything you need! I want to congratulate all our graduating seniors and wish them the best of luck as they start the next chapter of their lives. 

Parent Pulse Newsletter: https://www.smore.com/k65y2  - Lots of RESOURCES!

Summer Camp List: 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Yv06-3cIZ2ml5Wy5No-wKDlUNmhXKybE/view

April 20, 2022

Hello Bobcat Families! I wanted to take a minute to remind everyone of our special education survey that was recently emailed out to families. The Special Education Parent Survey is now active.  Please take a moment to answer the questions in the survey honestly as it will help us continue to deliver the best possible educational experience to your child.  Thanks for your continued support and teamwork in helping over the past year.  The link and QR coded to the survey can be found by clicking the Resources link at the top of the page and then selecting Special Education Parent Survey. You can click on the Norwayne Bobcats picture or you can use the QR Code to navigate you to the survey. 

April 1, 2022

Hello Bobcats! It's been awhile since the last update. Everyone at Norwayne is working hard to ensure students have successful state testing sessions. We are so proud of all the hard work everyone has put it to prepare the students for this important time of the year. With spring break approaching and the weather beginning to get a bit warmer, it's almost time to start thinking about summer activities. Our parent mentor, Heather Hutchison, has created a newsletter and a list of summer camp activities that she asked to be shared with everyone. Please see the links below to access these items. I hope everyone has a wonderful spring break and you all find some time to rest and relax before the big push to end of the school year. Our family survey will be sent out in the near future and I will also post it here on our website. Please be on the lookout for an email with the link and information to the survey. We appreciate you taking the time to complete this, as we gain valuable information from this survey to help us continue to improve our special education services. 

Parent Pulse Newsletter:  https://www.smore.com/tcdrf

Summer Camp List: 

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KzKSlzqsWGuEmzzEH8f1FM4YMYhKcf_o/view

January 13, 2021

Hello Bobcats and congratulations on making it to the half way point of this school year! It's hard to believe how fast things are moving. I want to thank all of you for the support and flexibility that you continue to provide as we navigate another unpredictable school year. Students continue to work hard each and every day and it's so great to see them in the classrooms and around the building. I am posting some information about power soccer and wheelchair rugby. I am also including a link to a news letter from our new parent mentor. Please also see the flyer regarding a parent training series regarding parental rights. 

Parent Newsletter Link:  https://www.smore.com/zwty2 

November 15, 2021

Hello Bobcats! It is hard to believe we are already in the second nine weeks of school! I am so proud of all the students, staff, and families for the hard work that has been put in thus far. Our students are working hard in their classrooms and the school staff continues to provide amazing top notch instruction each and ever day. We are all thankful that the start to this school year was able to look a little more "normal" and it was great to see all the back to school excitement this year! I want to thank all of our families for the support and patience you provide as the district continues to navigate through the ever changing ups and downs associated with COVID.  Together as a team our district, families, and community members will continue to rise to the challenge of providing the best we can for our students. Keep up the great work Bobcats! 

May 11, 2021

Good Afternoon Bobcat Families!  Can you believe we are down to 14 days left in the 2020-2021 school year.  What a spectacular year it has been.  I have witnessed the staff and students go above and beyond during these difficult times.  Thank you so much for everything as always the Norwayne community continues to shine.  I did want to pass along some information from SST9 in regards to Alternate Assessment and some family resources that ODE has put out.  You can visit the links below for more information.

Alternate Assessment Family Resources Posted

Family Resource on Assessment

Family Resource on Participation

Family Resource on Extended Standards and Instruction

February 5, 2021

Good AFternoon Bobcats!  I wanted to share a resource from the Tri-County ESC in regards to Triple P Services.  Triple P stands for Positive Parenting Program and it is run through Catholic Charities.  Please click the hyperlink which will direct you to a brochure explaining the services in more detail.  Have a great weekend and stay warm.

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

January 20, 2021

Good Morning Bobcats!  We continue to move forward within the pandemic.  During this time Ohioans and others have been asked to follow safety requirements that resulted in significant adjustments for children and families.  Adults and children faced notable challenges and barriers.  Flexibility has been paramount to success and although we are not in the clear just yet, we are starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel.  ODE has developed many resources for families to access who are experiencing a number of different challenges.  The Student and Staff Well-Being Toolkit is an area to find the different resources to help everyone during this time.  We hope that everyone continues to stay healthy, positive, and flexible as we approach the end of the pandemic.  The special education department would like to thank the families for their willingness to meet virtually and work with us in regards to paperwork and other barriers that are not the norm usually.  Most importantly thank you to the students for being rock stars and showing up each and every day with a smile on their face ready to learn and get better.  If you have any questions please reach out to the special services department via phone or email.  We look forward to working with everyone well beyond the pandemic and into the future.

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

December 1, 2020

Good Afternoon Bobcats!  I wanted to share a video from ODE that helps discuss the Autism and Jon Peterson Scholarship program in further detail.  This is something we discuss at every IEP meeting for students.  Hopefully this will provide clarification for those families searching for further information in regards to both programs.  Have a great day.

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

October 19, 2020

Good Afternoon Bobcat Community!  As we approach the end of the first 9 weeks I wanted to reflect on all the hard work from everyone to start the 2020-2021 school year.  The teachers and students are putting forth amazing efforts on a daily basis in the wake of the COVID restrictions taking place.  Now more than ever is the time to work together and think outside of the box as we continue to provide the best services possible for each student.  Intervention times are essential to ensure the students are able to work on the necessary skills to see growth.  As we continue into the 2nd 9 weeks we are still holding our IEP and ETR meetings virtually at this time.  If we do have a face to face meeting we are honoring those requests but limiting the meeting to only the parents, student, and case manager.  All other members are zooming or google meeting in virtually.  I cannot thank everyone enough for their efforts thus far.  I look forward to our continued success going forward.

Vince Sette 

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

September 21, 2020

Good afternoon Bobcat Community members!  We are just about a month into the 2020-2021 school year and I must say the adjustments made the families, students, and staff have been nothing short of amazing.  The work and collaboration I am seeing on a daily basis is truly inspiring.  I encourage families to reach out to their teachers with any questions or concerns thus far.  For online learners please keep in touch and keep showing up to our specific intervention times so that we may assist you with your education.  We continue to hold video and phone conference meetings which have been well attended and allowed for great flexibility in schedules.  Please keep in mind the ever changing landscape we find ourselves in for any changes that could take place going forward.  Thank you for a great start to another great year!

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

August 6, 2020

Dear Parents, Guardians, Students of the Norwayne Community,

I hope you all had a great Summer break with friends and family.  With the pandemic still impacting the world we live in, I wanted to reach out to everyone with some basic guidelines for special education for the 2020-2021 school year.  These items can be found below this paragraph for your reference as well as within the district and building restart/reopen handbooks.  Things may look a little different this year and we will have more health/safety protocols in place but one thing that will not change is our commitment to delivering the best educational and related services possible to our students.  I cannot thank the families of the community enough for the past 6 years.  The relationships we have built will help direct us through the turmoil we are facing currently.  Communication, collaboration, and flexibility will be at the forefront of success this year going forward.  Please contact myself, an intervention specialist, or other staff member with any questions or concerns that may pop up in regards to special education this year.  We are all in this together, and I know we will come out stronger, smarter, and wiser than ever.

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

The Special Education Department at Norwayne Local Schools is committed to providing a free and appropriate public education (FAPE) to our students with disabilities, to the greatest extent possible in alignment with public health guidelines. Collaboration with families has always been an integral part of the special education process and continues to be essential during this time. To address the unique needs of students with disabilities, special education providers will continue to work collaboratively with families to identify the most essential services for each student that may be provided in the learning environment chosen by you as the parent/guardian (i.e., remotely/online or in-person). This may require reconvening of IEP teams to formalize services and/or support. (Note: This information also applies to those students who are eligible under Section 504 and have Section 504 Plans.) 

Transitioning Students Back to the School Buildings – 

• We recognize many of our students with disabilities struggle with change/transitions. We also recognize they thrive on routine, which was significantly altered for all students during the spring of 2020. As a result, the district will work with families to provide resources for their students to ease the transition back to the school building (e.g., social stories, virtual tours when possible, previewing schedules, etc.). 

Child Find and Evaluations – 

• Norwayne Local Schools will continue to identify, locate and evaluate students suspected of having a disability and needing special education and related services. At the same time, Norwayne Local Schools will be mindful that students have been displaced from their typical learning environment when initiating the referral process. Some evaluation procedures can be completed in remote learning situations; whereas, some evaluation procedures require in-person contact with students or observations of students in school settings. Norwayne Local Schools will conduct evaluations remotely and in-person while adhering to the health guidelines for the safety of students and staff. 

Evaluation Team Report (ETR), Individualized Education Program (IEP) Team Meetings – 

• When possible, ETR and IEP meetings will be held virtually to include all required team members (i.e., parent/guardian, intervention specialist, general education teacher and district representative).

• If a face to face meeting is to be conducted we will follow guidelines to practice social distancing as much as possible.

Delivery of Special Education, Related Services, Accommodations & Modifications

• Most likely, for students who will be educated in the traditional model, IEPs may not need to be amended. For those students who will be educated online, IEP teams may need to reconvene to address specific areas of the IEP as related to the identified learning environment. Accommodations and modifications can be provided regardless of the educational setting. The IEP team will continue to work collaboratively and make any necessary IEP amendments in this area that may arise due to the educational setting. As always, IEP teams may reconvene at any time to discuss student needs and programming.

Progress Monitoring and Reporting – 

• Special education teams will have in place data collection and reporting methods (and service logs for those participating in remote learning) as indicated on IEPs. Collecting data and tracking the provision of services will assist educators and families in determining the effectiveness of instruction provided, student performance on IEP goals/objectives, and assist IEP teams in making any necessary adjustments to instruction. Progress reports will continue to be provided as indicated on the IEP. 

June 1, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I would like to take this time to say thank you.  Thank you for your flexibility during the last several weeks, thank you for patience, thank you for your collaboration, thank you for your trust, and thank you for being such an integral part of your child's education.  We could not have accomplished the things we did over the COVID-19 facility shutdown with your help.  We truly have a great partnership with the families and I could not be more proud to work with families from the Norwayne Community.  

The school year officially ended last week and as we move into Summer months I wanted to keep everyone up to date on items.  We will continue to update this website and push out resources as we receive them.  We will continue to answer your emails and calls whenever they may arise.  We will continue to do everything we can to help answer any questions you may have as we continue to progress forward through these unknown waters.

You should be receiving your child's progress reports via email we have on file and if you would like a hard copy please give the office a call or send me an email and we can mail the most recent reports your way.  My hope for you and the children is to find some calm during these Summer months coming up.  I hope the weather is amazing and you are able to have a great Summer.  We will continue to do our best planning for the 2020-2021 school year with the understanding that things can change in a matter of seconds.  I am confident that we will get through this time and come out the other side even stronger.  Thank you for everything once again and have a great day!

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

April 29, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I hope this update finds you and your family in good health and finding the positives during these trying times.  As we continue to work together to provide the best possible education and services during the pandemic it is our goal to keep you up to date as much as possible as things continue to change.  

I wanted to provide the families resources to help at home as well as remind you of tri-county esc parent mentor, Mrs. Addy Fletcher.  She is a great resource to help answer any questions you may have.  She has provided me a link below to a webinar for parents who may be struggling to assist their children who have difficulty with executive functioning skills.  The webinar will be held on April 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pm via zoom.  You can register by clicking the link below.

https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/9215876473954/WN_k6G7BYzWTgC2mifGq1vQ0A

Students will be receiving progress reports for the 4th 9 weeks which will be sent out electronically.  It is essential that we have your most up to date email to ensure you will be receiving the progress reports at the end of the quarter.  Although the content may look different as we continue working remotely please be assured we are collecting data to report on IEP goals.  In the rare instances where we need face to face interaction to collect data on goals we will address these via a statement due to the COVID-19 stay at home order.

For our high school seniors with graduation the HS intervention specialist will be in touch to conduct Summary of Performance reviews.  These reviews will continue to be held via video/phone conference as we have for the previous weeks.

As always please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.  I thank you for your continued collaboration during these times.  I am reminded daily of why Norwayne is such a great place and it is because of our work together to help provide the best possible education to the students of Norwayne.  Have a great day!

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

April 20, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Governor DeWine has just clarified that schools will not be returning to session for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year.  The special services department and staff will continue to work with you and the students to deliver e-learning opportunities with special education services going forward.  We ask that you continue your collaboration with us so together we can remain flexible during the COVID-19 closure.  Please email myself, your teachers, your building administrators with any questions or concerns related to your child's education.  We will continue to communicate updates through the school website, videos from administrators, and the special services website going forward.  Thank you for your continued support and commitment to the team as we strive to make the most out of the current situation for your child, your family, and the community.  Have a great day!

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

April 14, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

I wanted to touch base with you as it has been several weeks since the last update.  With all the different changes that have taken place thus far with COVID-19 things have changed for e-learning opportunities.  Norwayne has moved into the e-learning for all students where new material will be taught along with review of previously learned concepts as well.  Intervention specialist should be reaching out to students to offer times to meet through teleconference or phone to help with IEP goals or other academic concerns.  We are all aware of the struggle of online learning and we are doing our best to support each student and their unique individual needs.  Please know if you have any questions you can call or email Mr. Sette at any time.  I would encourage students and parents to reach out to their intervention specialist, general education teachers, or building principals with any questions or concerns.  Related service providers are continuing their services through teleconferencing or work packets depending on the families preference.  Our IEP and ETR meetings will continue to take place through Google Meet or Zoom teleconferencing during the duration of the extended break.  We will be sending invites through email with the link to the meetings so it is imperative that we have your working email to communicate these items.  We appreciate your continued support throughout these very difficult times.  I am so thankful for the staff and families of Norwayne as we are all in this together.  I hope everyone is staying safe and healthy!  We hope to see you very soon and please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Vince Sette

Special Services Director - Norwayne Local Schools

March 16, 2020

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Norwayne Local Schools and the Special Services Department want to reassure our families we are here to support your child during this unknown time.  With the closure to all schools by Governor DeWine for the next 3 weeks we will be making every effort to continue services as best we can.  I realize this brings so many questions and concerns for students and families.  As much as I want to have answers for your this is an unprecedented time and we will do our best to keep you informed of everything.  What I can guarantee you is that the special services department will do everything in our power both during this extended break and when we return to support your child.  Things are subject to change as we continue to make our way through the unknown.  Below you can find Norwayne's current plan going forward.  

1. Intervention Specialist will be reaching out to their families with vital information in regards to the online learning, office hours, ways to contact staff, and reassuring students we are still here for them.  

2. Related services will continue to the best of our ability.  Our occupational and physical therapist from EJ Therapy will be contacting families to set up times that they will be offering services from their facilities.  

3. Speech services will be conducted through our speech language pathologist, Mrs. Stutzman online and via video when possible.

4. We will be holding meetings (IEP and ETR) via phone and video conferencing during our time off.  We will also offer face to face meetings once we return to school to review and answer any questions families may have.

I want to personally thank you for entrusting us on a daily basis to be there for your student.  I want to make sure that each and every parent knows they can contact me via email at anytime.  As things change and time goes on, please make sure to view the district website, special services website, your teachers, or Mr. Sette with any questions.  We are in this together and although right now things appear dim, we will grow and become stronger together.  

Vince Sette

Special Services Coordinator

Assistant Elementary Principal

330-435-6383 x 10103 (office)

MISSION:  Norwayne Local Schools emphasize life-long learning by committing to high performance standards and focusing on the unique qualities and interests of each student.

VISION:  Norwayne Local students will become self-confident, responsible, productive members of their community.  Our instructional program will provide the opportunity for all students to reach their potential and become life-long learners.

February 3, 2020

State Support Team 9 Annual Conference for Families and Educators

SST9 is very excited to announce that registration is now open for the 12th Annual Conference for Families and Educators of Children with Diverse Learning Needs, which is scheduled for Saturday, March 14, 2020.  The brochure and registration can be found by clicking the link below or the image after this message.

Click here for the conference brochure http://www.sst9.org/2020_Conference/2020_PEC.pdf

Click here to register https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HTHSGG9  

August 14, 2019

Summer is winding down and all the office personnel are back hard at work getting ready for the start of the school year.  Teacher's first day back will be August 19, 2019 followed by the students attending their first day on August 20, 2019.  Intervention specialist have been given assignments for teaching as well as case management this past week and should be getting in contact with parents to set up any IEP meetings throughout the year.  The special services department looks forward to another great year and we thank you for your continued support!