What We Do
We provide the tools, guidance, support, and services necessary to ensure that every student with disabilities receives meaningful, rigorous, and relevant access to grade-level core instruction within their neighborhood school, school of choice, or the school closest to their residence.
Responsible for:
- Providing both direct and consultative services to students with disabilities, including students with physical, visual, or hearing impairments, as well as those who must receive services in a hospital setting due to a medical or psychiatric condition
- Providing guidance for special education and limited general health requirements, as well as medical compliance and direct and indirect mandated IEP/504 Plan services
- Supporting CPS educators so they can provide high-quality instruction that meets the needs of each student with a disability
- Ensuring the district’s compliance with federal and state laws governing the identification, evaluation, placement, and provision of a free and appropriate public education, including procedural safeguards, for students with disabilities
- Providing financial and operational support to schools, networks, and central office departments, including the allocation of special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and centrally managed related service providers to schools
- Designing, coordinating, and implementing all OSD professional development and learning, and follow-ups, which include progress monitoring and evaluation of professional development effectiveness for central office, networks, and schools
- Overseeing nursing services in schools that are necessary to ensure all students receive a free appropriate public education (FAPE) via their IEP or 504 Plan.
OSD Organization Chart
The organization chart shows employee positions within the Office for Students with Disabilities.