The Special Programs Office of the Greenfield Exempted School District directs and supports the development, implementation, and operation of Pre K–12 educational programs and services that meet the unique needs of exceptional students. The office provides instructional leadership and compliance for, and coordination of, Section 504, early childhood, talented and gifted, elementary, secondary, and transition programs and services. Our goal is excellence and equity for all of our students through our focus on:

•    Student achievement

•    Program efficiency

•    District compliance

Our staff is committed and ready to serve our students and their families in the areas of:

-English Language Learners

-Talented and Gifted

-Academic interventions

-Special education

-Early childhood education (Special Education and Grant Funded Preschool)

-Related services such as speech and language therapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, transportation of special needs students, and educational psychological services.  

-Support is also available through our school counselors, nurses, social services, home instruction, home schooling, and alternative educational opportunities.

Heather L Dratwa

Director of Special Programs

Heather Dratwa, Special Programs Director

Martin Dobson, School Psychologist 

200 North Fifth Street

Greenfield, Ohio 45123

Office:  (937) 981-4856

Fax:  (937) 981-5354 

Amy Cockerill, Case Manager 

Rebecca Crabtree, Preschool Secretary 

Stephanie Bartley, Secretary 

Guide to Parent Rights in Special Education 

IAT Terms and Definitions

Section 504 Procedural Information and Rights 

ARP IDEA Part B Special Education and ARP IDEA Early Childhood Special Education Funds
National Network of Partnership Schools Model

GEVSD Assessment Instruments Notice

GEVSD Policy for Indentification and Services