Student Services

Hamilton Local School District provides services to students ages 3 through 22 identified as disabled under Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA). Special education services are provided in accordance with Ohio's Model Policies and Procedures for the Education of Children with Disabilities.
  
Approximately 12% of the Hamilton Local student population has been identified with a disability. The special education students' needs are typically served in the regular education classroom with additional support provided by an intervention specialist. Special education services are provided according to each child's individual needs and in the least restrictive environment.
 

Special Education Team

Administrative Assistant

Kris Murphy
 
School Psychologists 

Jessica Sparks

Danell Hall
 

Speech Language Pathologists

Ashley Brady, M.A., CCC-SLP

Alyssa Schneider, M.A., CCC-SLP

View our complete Speech Intervention Resource page.

 

Building Leaders

Kyle Anderson, Hamilton Township High School

Chris Trisler, Hamilton Middle School

McKenna Kotwica, Hamilton Intermediate School

Emily Tonti, Hamilton Elementary School

Jan Strahm, Hamilton Preschool

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Child Find
The Hamilton Local School District is committed to the identification, location, and evaluation, as required by IDEA and federal regulations, for all children between the ages of 3 and 22. If you have knowledge of or suspect a child has a disability please contact Ryan Woods, Director of Special Education, at 614-491-8044 ext. 1235, with concerns and/or names for Child Find referral within the Hamilton Local School District.

Vocational & Transition Information
The Hamilton Local School District is committed to transition planning for our students. The following links may provide assistance to our future, current, and previous high school students:

EdResources Secondary Transition Planning
Ohio Career Information System

Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical Schools

Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission

Fact Sheets & Scholarship Information

Comparison of Rights Under IDEA & Chapter 3323 to the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship

Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program Facts

Ohio Autism Scholarship Program Facts