Public Notices
Delaware City Schools
2025-2026 Special Education Handbook
TITLE VI-B Public Participation
There will be a public hearing on Monday, July 14 at 5:55 p.m. to discuss Delaware City School District budgeting and expenditure of Title VI-B flow thru funds (IDEA Part B Funds) for the 2025-26 school year.
Should you have comments, suggestions or concerns relating to budgeting, planning and expenditure of Title VI-B funds, you may attend the hearing or contact Angie Macwhinney, Director of Special Education at 740-833-1129 or by email at macwhian@delawarecityschools.net.
Federal Special Education Funding - IDEA
Delaware City Schools will make application to the Ohio Department of Education for financial assistance to help educate preschool and school age children with disabilities for the 2025-2026 school year. These funds are made available through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (PL 108-446).
Public Input into the expenditure of these funds is encouraged. Inquiries and comments should be addressed to:
Delaware City Schools
74 W. William St.
Delaware, OH 43015
Phone: 740-833-1129
macwhian@delawarecityschools.net
Child Find
School districts across Ohio are participating in an effort to identify children with educational disabilities from birth through twenty-one years of age. By disabilities we include conditions such as hearing or vision impairments, speech or language impairments, specific learning disabilities, emotional disturbances, mental retardation, autism, traumatic brain injury, multiple disabilities, and health or orthopedic impairments that have an adverse effect on the child’s education.
If you know a child who may have a disability and is not receiving educational services, please contact the District Administration Office at 740-833-1129 or email macwhian@delawarecityschools.net.
Who may receive special education services?
- Preschool children (ages 3-5) who have been identified as having moderate to severe developmental delays in the areas of communication, motor, adaptive behavior, social-emotional, vision, hearing, or cognitive skills.
- School-age children (6-21) who have been identified as having one of the following disability conditions:
- Autism
- Intellectual Disability
- Deaf-Blindness
- Deafness
- Emotional Disturbance
- Hearing Impairment
- Multiple Disabilities
- Orthopedic Impairment
- Other Health Impairment
- Specific Learning Disability
- Speech or Language Impairment
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Visual Impairment
Where are special education services provided?
Services are provided in the Least Restrictive Environment. This means that children are educated in the regular educational environment to the greatest extent possible. The following list of educational settings is in order from the least restrictive environment to the most restrictive environment:
- General Education Classroom
- Supplemental Instruction
- Special Education Classroom
- Private School Placement
- Home Instruction
Hospital
What related services are provided to students with disabilities?
Based on the child's needs, the following support services are available:
- Adaptive Physical Education
- Aide Services
- Audiological Services
- Interpreter Services
- Nursing Services
- Occupational Therapy Services
- Orientation and Mobility Services
- Physical Therapy Services
- Speech and Language Services
- Teacher of the Visually Impaired
- Transportation
If you know a child who may have a disability and is not receiving educational services, please contact the District Administration Office at 740-833-1129 or email macwhian@delawarecityschools.net.