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    The document analyzes the changing demographics of students with disabilities in three Ohio school districts over 13 years. It shows that the percentage of students with disabilities increased in each district between 2006 and 2019, with the largest increase in Olentangy Local School District. This is because Olentangy proactively expanded programs and facilities like specialized learning centers to accommodate growing enrollments. Columbus City Schools saw a smaller increase due to factors like higher poverty rates limiting student resources and support. All districts need to continue adapting programs and teachers to meet the rising needs of an increasingly diverse student population.

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    The document analyzes the changing demographics of students with disabilities in three Ohio school districts over 13 years. It shows that the percentage of students with disabilities increased in each district between 2006 and 2019, with the largest increase in Olentangy Local School District. This is because Olentangy proactively expanded programs and facilities like specialized learning centers to accommodate growing enrollments. Columbus City Schools saw a smaller increase due to factors like higher poverty rates limiting student resources and support. All districts need to continue adapting programs and teachers to meet the rising needs of an increasingly diverse student population.

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    The document analyzes the changing demographics of students with disabilities in three Ohio school districts over 13 years. It shows that the percentage of students with disabilities increased in each district between 2006 and 2019, with the largest increase in Olentangy Local School District. This is because Olentangy proactively expanded programs and facilities like specialized learning centers to accommodate growing enrollments. Columbus City Schools saw a smaller increase due to factors like higher poverty rates limiting student resources and support. All districts need to continue adapting programs and teachers to meet the rising needs of an increasingly diverse student population.

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    Batta 1

    2.3 Demographics

    2.2.13 Analyze the community’s shifting demographics, and recommend ways that the

    education system can respond.

    2006 % of students 2019 % of students


    School: with disability with disability % change over 13 years
    (evidence 2.3.1) (evidence 2.3.2)

    Olentangy Local School 9.42% 13.58% 4.16%


    District

    Dublin City Schools 9.08% 12.01% 2.93%

    Columbus City Schools 13.40% 17.34% 3.94%

    Not every student, school and district are the same. They have their similarities and their

    differences. But one thing they have in common are the students with a disability. As you can see

    in the chart above, there are three different school districts in Ohio that have changes in the

    percentage of students with disabilities over the course of 13 years (evidence 2.3.1). It is seen

    that over those 13 years, each district’s percent of students with a disability has increased.

    However, some have increased more than others. Olentangy Local School District’s percentage

    increased the most. That is because over that span of time the district has expanded and grown

    tremendously. According to the principal at Olentangy High School “the district has been

    proactive and not reactive,” meaning that they have made improvements to their schools before

    changes even happened (evidence 2.3.2). For example, they built more specialized learning

    centers (SLC) to keep up with the continued growth of kids with exceptionalities, which leads to

    more teachers being hired to teach and help those specific students (evidence 2.3.2). Since they

    built those centers, Olentangy has one of top autism programs in the country (evidence 2.3.2).

    More students with autism and other disabilities are attending/enrolling in the Olentangy District
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    so they can receive an education that is right for them and that will help them achieve success.

    With a lower rated school district like Columbus City Schools, those changes aren’t as easy to

    make. They are a school with lower income families, more diversity and more poverty. Although

    they receive more funding from the state compared to other schools, other factors play into their

    percentage, like the poverty level they have. The students that live in poverty don’t have access

    to many resources, like technology, which our world and schools are revolving around a lot right

    now. Since they don’t have access to certain resources, it could cause the students to not

    participate in school work outside the classroom, leading to them losing the information they are

    being taught. If they lose that information, they could develop struggles inside the classroom and

    fall behind. Which increases their percentage over time. Since there is more need in their schools

    than there are teachers Columbus City Schools could decide to have the teachers that work in

    their district expand their knowledge on disabilities and ways to help them, so then they can

    assist those certain students, or all students. Also, they could use a portion of their funding to hire

    a few teachers that are licensed to work one on one with students with exceptionalities and give

    them extra support. Which can help their percentage not increase and can overall help their

    students and teachers. On the other hand, with a big well-known area like Dublin, Ohio, they

    have already developed and created ways for their district to help those students with disabilities.

    Since they are a big area they might have anticipated the idea of students entering their buildings

    with a disability. So in order to meet those students' needs they could already have certain

    teachers that could assist and support them from the start. Which could be the reason why their

    percentage didn’t increase as much over that span of 13 years. However, because Olentangy

    expanded and made major improvements to meet the needs of students, Dublin could have lost

    some students with disabilities to Olentangy because they are now known for their certain units
    Batta 3

    and offerings for all types of students. Therefore, to avoid the potential loss of students, they

    could improve their offerings and support to meet more needs the students have.

    The needs of students are continuing to grow as our world becomes more diverse and

    changes in other aspects. So, because of those changes, districts have needed to adapt and find

    different ways to improve to meet the needs of different students. The percentage of students

    with a disability will continue to grow and because of that all the districts in our country need to

    continue to expand and explore different ways to respond to certain students and changes that are

    made in the world.

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