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West Side Market
Students visited the West Side Market as part of their sandwich making PBL. As a group, they researched regional sandwiches to help create a unique sandwich all their own. The groups created a sandwich from scratch, wrote a list of ingredients, and budgeted their creation, and presented their sandwich.
Special Education
Special education means specially designed instruction, at no cost to the parent, to meet the unique needs of a handicapped child. Special Education Programs are provided for all children who have a handicapping disability. A disability in this instance means conditions such as: hearing impairments, visual impairments, speech or language impairments, learning disabilities, mental retardations, other health impairments, physical impairments, autism, and traumatic brain injury. Every handicapped child in Ohio is entitled to services provided by the school district in which they reside, including children with disabilities who are homeless children or are wards of the state. These services include: evaluation services for all children birth through twenty-one years, diagnostic services for all children birth through age twenty-one years of age, and educational programs for children three through twenty-one years of age. If you know of a child who is handicapped or at risk and NOT receiving services, please contact the Willoughby-Eastlake City School District’s Pupil Service Office at 440-975-3800.
Annual Notifications Qualifications (Title I Building)
Under the federal education law, No Child Left Behind, parents of students in buildings that receive federal Title I money may request
information regarding the professional qualifications of their child’s teachers. Information that may be requested includes whether or not the teacher has the state-required certification/licensing credentials for his/her assignment and information relating to his/her college degrees and major area of study, Eastlake Middle School receives Title I funds. To request information on the qualifications of the teacher(s) that work with your child, please contact Heather Dodd, Personnel Department at 440-975-3758.
Identification of Children Who are Gifted
The W-E City School District follows eligibility criteria as prescribed by the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Department of Education to identify children who are gifted. The District identified students in grades kindergarten through twelve that may be gifted in one or more of these areas: superior cognitive ability, specific academic achievement, creative thinking ability, and/or the visual or performing arts. All students’ standardized test scores and other school performance measures are reviewed to determine the need for gifted screening and identification. In addition, parents, students, and/or teachers may recommend students for screening for possible identification. If you have questions, please contact Lisa George, Gifted Program.
Child Find
Child Find is an activity conducted by state and local education agencies to locate children ages birth to 21 who have disabilities. The purpose of the program is to provide special education and related services that are needed. Disabilities may include developmental delays in communication skills, motor skills, or social emotional/behavior functioning. A student is considered disabled if they have one or more of the following conditions: Autism, deaf, blindness, hearing impairment, brain injury, learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, or a speech or language impairment. If you know of any child who has or may have special needs, please contact Heather Dodd, Director of Pupil Services, Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools at 440-975-3800. Once notified, the school district will contact the parent/guardian to find out if the child needs to be evaluated. The evaluation will be provided free of charge and, if eligible, the child will receive appropriate special education and related services.
