The Clermont Northeastern Local School District is committed to providing a free appropriate public education to children with disabilities identified in accordance with applicable state and Federal, rules and regulations. Eligibility for special education services is based on the presence of a disability that results in the child's need for specially-designed instruction and/or related service such as speech, occupational, and/or physical school-based therapy. A student's disability must have an adverse effect on his/her academic performance to such a degree that special education and related services must be considered in order for the student to be successful in school. Not all children who have a disability require special education and related services. Many are able to participate in the classroom with few or minor modifications.
The district's Child Find policy requires that all children between birth and twenty-two (22) years of age residing within the district, who have a disability, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services are identified, located, and evaluated in accordance with all federal regulations and state standards. For infants and toddlers, a disability means that a child has a delay in one or more of the following developmental areas: adaptive behavior, cognition, communication, physical development, vision, hearing, and/or socio-emotional functioning. For preschoolers and school-age children, a disability means having one or more documented disabilities. These disabilities include:
autism, cognitive disability, specific learning disability, deaf-blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment, other health impairment, speech or language impairment, traumatic brain injury, visual impairment (including blindness), and developmental delay.
If you are aware of a child who may have a disability, please contact Glenda Greene, CNE Director of Special Education at 513-625-1211, ext. 324 or by email at greene g@cneschools.org
The district employs special education teachers, psychologists, and speech/language pathologists. In order to operate cost-effectively, the CNE district cooperates with other districts within Clermont County through the CCESC (Clermont County Educational Service Center), to provide additional special education services for multi-handicapped, severe behavior handicapped, hearing handicapped, visual handicapped, and occupationally handicapped. Additional services include psychological services and occupational services. The Clermont Northeastern Local School District receives IDEA funds from the federal government to support the education of students identified with disabilities. The district seeks input from parents and community members as to the expenditure of these funds. District residents who are interested in providing input toward the expenditure of IDEA funding may submit suggestions to Glenda Greene, CNE Director of Special Education.