Education Access and Quality: School Experiences, Outcomes, and Resources

Panel Featuring: Reem Aly; Charita Buchanan; Grace Schoessow, MS, OIMHP-III, ECMH-C, and more

According to the Ohio Department of Education, there are consistent gaps in academic performance and graduation rates of students with disabilities compared to their nondisabled peers:

• Students with disabilities are almost three times less likely to enter kindergarten demonstrating readiness.
• Fewer than one-third of Ohio’s students with disabilities are proficient on the third-grade English language arts assessment.
• On the state English language arts assessment, 28.9% of students with disabilities scored proficient or better as compared to 64.6% for all students.
• Ohio’s students with disabilities are more likely to experience exclusionary discipline practices than their peers who do not have disabilities.

In addition, students with disabilities are two to three times more likely to experience bullying.

Join us as we consider how health can partner with education to improve these outcomes.

Learning Objectives

After completing this training, attendees will:

• Summarize the school experiences and educational outcomes of people with disabilities
• Describe current efforts to address education access and quality barriers
• List resources to meet the unique health care needs of students with disabilities, their families, and the education community