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  Student Services
Jim Justice
Director of Student Services
Student Services

While the primary function of the school is to teach, educators recognize individual differences must be considered. Student Services assesses special needs of students and makes plans, which help students gain the most from their education.

Please click the area of interest for more information:
 

 

Guidance Services

Psychological Services

Health Services

Home Instruction Services

Home Schooling Information

Open Enrollment Information

Speech Pathology Services

Special Education Services

Student Work Permit Application 


 

Guidance Services

  • Eight high school counselors and five middle school counselors help students make personal, educational and vocational choices. Similar guidance services are available to teachers, parents and administrators. Nine elementary school guidance counselors aim at helping children realize their full potential. Counselors structure programs, which help with social, physical, emotional and mental growth. They work with teachers and parents to identify potential problems at an early stage in the child's development.

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    Psychological Services
     
    Psychological Services are available to help parents and teachers understand the uniqueness of individuals - their strengths, limits and opportunities - and to recommend services and programs to meet their needs. Psychologists evaluate children with special needs. Conferences are arranged with parents, school personnel and community resource personnel.

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    Health Services

    Health Services are available to each child through registered nurses assigned to specific schools. Vision and hearing screenings are conducted on students in grades K-10. Health Services works to promote good health for all students and helps in identifying student health problems. Help is available by calling your student's school office.

    For your convenience, the following information and forms may be downloaded from this website. Forms can be printed, completed and submitted to your child's school office: 
     
  • Immunization Requirements 
  • Student Health Record Form
  • Physician's Request for the 
    Administration of Medication Form
  • Self-Administration of Meds Form
  • Epi-Pen Release Form
    Asthma


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    Home Instruction Services

    When a student is prevented from attending school for a period of time, the school district will provide home instruction so that the student can keep up with his/her studies. To qualify for home instruction, a student must have a statement from his/her physician. To arrange for home instruction, contact the building principal.

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    Home Schooling Information

    State Law in Ohio permits families to educate their children at home using curriculum and methodologies of their choosing. Certain core subject areas must be taught, and a minimum of 900 hours of instruction must be completed. A notification process that includes the completion of a Home Education Notification Form must be followed and this form must be renewed each year. In addition, a Home Education Academic Assessment Report must accompany the completed Notification Form each year when it is submitted to the school district. Questions regarding Home Schooling should be directed to the Student Services Department at (937) 499-1433.
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    Open Enrollment Information

    The Kettering Board of Education believes that students should be permitted to attend a school of their choice within the district. As such, families can apply for attendance at the school of choice based upon Established Criteria. When requesting an open enrollment transfer, the parent or guardian needs to complete an Intradistrict Enrollment Application Form. Questions regarding open enrollment should be directed to the Student Services Department
    at (937) 499-1433.

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    Speech Pathology Services

    Therapists work to identify students with speech, language and hearing disorders. A screening program begins in kindergarten to detect and help students in need of therapy. A therapist works with the student, as well as the teacher and the parent, in order to encourage use of newly formed speech habits.

    If a student has not identified with a disorder, a parent may request a screening by a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) at the child's school. A form, called Permission to Review , may be signed by the parent and forwarded to the school's SLP.

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    Special Education Services

    Special education services are provided to students with disabilities as defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). These services include preschool programs for special needs children ages 3-5; special class/learning centers; individual/small group instruction; and co-taught classes with a special education teacher and a general education teacher working together to meet the needs of students.

    Other special education services such as occupational therapy, adapted physical education, speech/language therapy, physical therapy and interpreter services are available based on student need.

    The Kettering City School District provides a work adjustment program to serve students with disabilities. This includes career orientation, vocational assessment, a work adjustment lab, work experiences and job training.

    Students who require special programs that are not provided by the Kettering City Schools attend regional programs operated by the Dayton City Schools, the Montgomery County Educational Service Center or the Montgomery County Board of MR/DD.

    A program for cognitively gifted students is available for 4th-8th graders. Gifted students work on projects, which develop skills in creative thinking, use of technology and problem solving.

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    Student Work Permit Application

    Every minor 14 through 17 years of age must have a working permit.  The permit application can be obtained from our district web site or picked up in the Student Services Department.  Click here to view State of Ohio Minor Labor Laws.

     
    Student Registration Process
    - Parents need to provide a birth certificate in order to register their child.
    - Custodial parents are required to provide school officials with a legal copy of the custody document in order to register their child.
    - Student health record needs to be completed.
    - Evidence that all immunizations as required by the Ohio Revised Code must be presented.
    - Proof of Residency in Kettering.