Special Education
Princeton City School District empowers each student for college, career and life success. The Special Education Department is committed to ensuring that each child leaves school each day feeling successful. We do this by providing individualized supports, a continuum of service delivery options, facilitating academic and social development and maintaining dignity and respect for each student.
A collaborative effort is required between parents, support staff, and regular educators in order to facilitate the independence and success of each student.
Princeton's Special Education Department offers a continuum of services to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. We promote inclusion by providing these services in the least restrictive environment (LRE) which means to the greatest extent possible, appropriate services are provided in the general education environment.
Princeton City School District utilizes a Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) model to identify the strengths and needs of struggling learners. The MTSS model focuses on collaboration between the core members of the student’s team including parents. This student-focused process analyzes data relative to identified issues of concern, sets individual goals, brainstorms options for intervention, develops an action plan and gathers data to determine the effectiveness of the interventions provided.
The Special Education Department consists of many staff members offering a variety of services to students. The following are staff that provides services for students in the Princeton City School District.
Special Education Coordinators
School Psychologists
Intervention Specialists
Speech and Language Pathologists
Occupational Therapists
Physical Therapists
School Nurses and Health Aides
Parent Mentor
Announcements
Updated: A Guide to Parent Rights in Special Education available
4/22/2025
Review and prepare to implement latest guidance
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce has updated guidance for parental rights in special education to include the changes to the Operating Standards for the Education of Children with Disabilities.
Visit the Department’s A Guide to Parent Rights in Special Education webpage for more information. The Parent Rights document is available in English and 20 other languages, including Somali, Gujarati, and Arabic.
Starting July 1, districts must use the revised guidance document. Full implementation is required for the 2025-2026 school year.
Invitation to Provide Feedback - Ohio Required and Optional Forms
The Ohio Department of Education & Workforce has proposed revisions to the state required and supplemental (formerly optional) forms for special education to streamline and clarify expectations of state and federal requirements.
As part of the process, the Department is seeking input from stakeholders across the state on the proposed revisions. Feedback may be provided at any time until May 23 using the Microsoft Forms surveys available on our Ohio Required and Optional Forms webpage. Each of the proposed revised forms are also available through our Ohio Required and Optional Forms webpage, with a side-by-side comparison document that provides an overview.
The Department is hosting virtual sessions on these proposed revisions for external stakeholder feedback. Attendance at these meetings is optional, and the review of the proposed revisions will be recorded. To register, please visit the Ohio Required and Optional Forms webpage.