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Student Services Department Staff

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Joyce Walker
Director of Student Services
330-335-1319

Our goal is to support the specific needs of our learners in a way that maximizes their school experience academically, socially, and emotionally. As a district, we recognize that education varies for each child.

From the Director

As the Director of Student Services, I am passionate about working with staff, parents, and students as we collaborate in support of learning for all students from preschool through graduation.  Our department is here to be a resource to others, and we hope that the information shared on this web page can be used as a guide for those who have specific questions that need to be addressed.  All students learn and develop differently throughout their school experience.  Our goal is to support the specific needs of our learners in a way that maximizes their school experience academically, socially, and emotionally.  As a district, we recognize that education varies for each child.  We coordinate programming across the district for students identified as having disabilities and students who are English Language Learners.  If you have specific questions or concerns, I encourage you to contact our office.

 

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 Jennifer Thomas
Coordinator of Special Education
330-335-1320
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Sara Kopacko
Student Well-Being/Mental Health Coordinator
330-335-1463 
more information on student wellness can be found here.
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Shelley Moore
Secretary
330-335-1316
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Ashley Ruedisueli
Preschool Supervisor Overlook
330-335-1437
More information on Preschool can be found here. 
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Medina County Special Olympics Track and Field Day 2025

A young girl in a colorful robe plays with bubbles in a tub on a table, with blurred figures and hurdles in the background on a grassy field.
A group of people, including children in wheelchairs, stand on a track with bleachers and trees in the background.
Two young girls, one with headphones, embrace in the foreground with a chain-link fence and stadium seating in the background.
A group of people, including children in wheelchairs, stand on a track in the foreground, while a crowd watches a sporting event in the background.
A group of people, some in wheelchairs, stand on a track with spectators in the background.
A group of people in red shirts walk on a track in front of bleachers filled with spectators.
A group of people in red shirts walk on a track in front of a stadium filled with spectators.
A group of people in red shirts walk on a track in front of a crowded bleacher section.
In the foreground, a group of children proudly carry a banner for the Wadsworth Grizzlies, while in the background, spectators fill the bleachers of a stadium.
A group of people, some wearing red shirts, walk on a track in the foreground, with spectators in the background.
Children in red shirts walk on a track in the foreground, while spectators fill bleachers in the background.
In the foreground, a group of people walk on a track holding a banner that says %22Wadsworth Rizzlies,%22 while in the background, spectators fill the bleachers.
A group of people in red shirts walk on a track in the foreground, with a crowd and a statue of a horse in the background.
A group of people, some in red shirts, walk on a track in the foreground, while a crowd watches from bleachers in the background.
A group of people, some with disabilities, walk on a track in the foreground, while spectators are visible in the blurred background.
A young girl in a wheelchair wrapped in a colorful blanket walks with a group of people in red shirts on a track, with spectators in the background.
A group of girls in red shirts and a woman in a black jacket walk on a track in the foreground, while spectators watch from the background.
Children in red shirts and hoodies walk on a track in the foreground, while adults and spectators are visible in the blurred background.
A woman and a girl walk hand-in-hand in the foreground, while a crowd watches from bleachers in the background.
Three people, two boys and a woman, walk on a track with orange cones and chairs in the background.
Children in red shirts are on a track in the foreground, while a crowd of adults and children are gathered in the blurred background.
Children in casual clothing walk on a track in the foreground, while a crowd of spectators watches from bleachers in the background.
A young boy with Down syndrome holds a bubble wand in the foreground, with a blurred background of a sports field and tents.
In the foreground, a young boy with a blue jacket and a girl with headphones are being assisted by women in red shirts, while the background shows a track and field with spectators.
A group of people, including children in athletic wear, stand on a track with a blurred background of trees and buildings.
A young girl in a pink jacket and pants smiles as an adult holds her, while a crowd of people stands behind them on a track.
A young boy in a red shirt and black pants walks on a track in the foreground, while a crowd of spectators watches from behind a fence in the background.
A young boy in a red jacket and a woman in a black jacket run on a track with spectators in the blurred background.
A young boy in a red shirt runs on a green and white track with tents and spectators in the background.
A woman in a red shirt and gray jacket holds hands with a young girl in a pink jacket on a running track, with spectators and tents in the background.
A young boy in a red jacket, accompanied by two smiling women, runs on a track with spectators in the blurred background.
A smiling woman in a beanie and sunglasses hugs a child wearing earmuffs and a clear raincoat, with blurred spectators in the background.
A young girl in a pink jacket and red pants walks hand-in-hand with an adult on a black track, while other people watch in the blurred background.
Children in colorful shirts run on a track in the foreground, while a crowd of spectators watches from behind a fence in the background.
A young girl in a red shirt and clear poncho is being hugged by an adult in a black jacket, while a girl in a green hoodie stands to the left and a blurred background suggests an outdoor event.
A young boy and a woman in red shirts run on a track in the foreground, while a crowd of spectators watches from behind a fence in the background.
A young girl in a pink jacket runs on a track while a woman in a black coat walks beside another child, with spectators watching in the background.
A young girl in a red shirt and clear raincoat runs on a track with a woman beside her, while spectators cheer in the background.
A boy and a woman in red shirts walk on a track with bleachers in the background.
A young boy in the foreground interacts with two women on a green turf field, while a crowd of people watches in the blurred background.
Two excited children run on a green track with spectators in the background.
Two children in red shirts and athletic wear dance on a green turf field with a yellow soccer ball and cones in the background.
A horse mascot interacts with a group of children on a green turf field with spectators and tents in the background.
A group of children in red shirts and a person in a horse costume stand on a green field in front of a cheering crowd in the bleachers.
Children in red shirts and a woman in a red shirt and jeans are in the foreground on a green field, while a blurred background shows more people and trees.
A young man in a red shirt kicks a blue soccer ball on a green field with hurdles and spectators in the background.
A young man in a purple jacket stretches his leg over a hurdle on a green turf field with spectators in bleachers in the background.
Children in wheelchairs and their companions stand on a track with spectators in the background.
A young girl in a red %22Medina County%22 shirt and green jacket smiles as she looks down, with blurred figures in yellow and black shirts in the background on a green field.
Two children in wheelchairs are being pushed along a track by adults, with a crowd of spectators watching from behind a fence in the background.
Two children in wheelchairs are being pushed along a track by adults, with spectators watching from behind a fence in the background.
A young boy in a wheelchair is pushed by a woman on a track, with other people watching in the background.
Children and adults stand on a track in the foreground, with tents and more people in the blurred background.
A woman in a red shirt and gray jacket holds hands with a young girl in a pink jacket as they walk on a track, with a crowd of spectators and a statue of a horse in the background.
Children in red shirts walk on a track in the foreground, with spectators and a bleacher in the background.
Children and adults stand on a track in the foreground, with a fence and more people in the blurred background.
Two young girls in hoodies and patterned pants kneel on a black track in the foreground, while a group of adults in casual clothing stand behind them.
Children and adults gather on a track in the foreground, with a fence and spectators visible in the background.
A young girl in a red shirt runs on a track with a woman behind her, while a crowd of people watches in the background.
Children and adults gather on a track, with a blurred background of spectators and tents.
Children in red and black jackets run past a fence while spectators watch from behind.
Children in colorful athletic wear are on a track with spectators in the background.
A young boy in a black jacket runs past a fence while a girl in a red shirt covers her eyes in the background.
A woman in a red shirt and a boy in a dark jacket walk hand-in-hand on a track, with spectators in the background.
Two children in red shirts and patterned leggings play on a track while adults watch in the background.
Four people walk on a track in the foreground, with spectators in bleachers visible in the background.
Two children in red shirts and denim shorts stand holding hands in the foreground, while a red tent with %22WADSWORTH GRIZZLIES%22 printed on it and a crowd of people are visible in the background.
Children and adults stand on a track, with a woman hugging a young girl in the foreground and a fence in the background.
A woman and a young girl walk on a track in the foreground, while a crowd watches from the background.
Two children in red shirts hold hands in the foreground, while a crowd of people and a fence are visible in the background.
A smiling boy in a red shirt is in the foreground, with a blurred background of people and trees.
A man in a green shirt and khaki pants runs alongside young girls in red shirts on a track, with spectators in the background.
A woman and a young girl walk hand-in-hand on a track in front of bleachers filled with spectators.
A woman and a young girl walk hand-in-hand on a track, with bleachers filled with spectators in the background.
Children and adults run on a track in the foreground, while spectators and tents are visible in the background.
Children in athletic wear are lined up on a track in the foreground, with spectators and tents in the blurred background.
Children in colorful shirts race on a track with spectators in the background.
A woman in a black jacket and red shirt guides a young girl in a black hoodie and jeans on a black track, with a crowd of spectators behind a fence in the background.
Children in costumes and athletic wear run on a track with spectators in the background.
Two children run on a track in the foreground, while spectators watch from behind a fence in the blurred background.
A child in a costume runs on a track in the foreground, while spectators watch from the background.
A young boy in a turtle costume runs on a track with spectators in the background.
A young boy in a costume runs on a track while spectators watch from behind a fence in the background.
Two women and a child run on a track in the foreground, with spectators and a fence in the background.
A young boy in a wheelchair is being pushed by a woman on a track, with spectators blurred in the background.
Two children in costumes run on a track with spectators in the blurred background.
Two women and a child walk hand-in-hand on a track, with bleachers and spectators visible in the background.
Two children run on a track in the foreground while a crowd watches from behind a fence in the background.
Two children run on a track in the foreground while spectators watch from behind a fence in the background.
Adults and children gather on a track with a blurred background of trees and a statue.
A group of people, some in wheelchairs, stand on a track with a fence and trees in the background.
A woman pushes a child in a wheelchair along a track, with spectators watching in the background.
A woman pushes a child in a wheelchair on a track, with spectators and a food stand in the background.
A young girl in a pink heart-patterned jacket blows bubbles on a green track while people in casual attire stand in the blurred background.
A young girl in a fuzzy pink jacket with black hearts eats from a green spoon in the foreground, while blurred figures in casual attire walk in the background on a grassy field.
Children and adults stand on a track, holding hands, with orange cones visible in the blurred background.
A woman and children in red shirts walk on a track with spectators in the background.
In the foreground, a young boy with headphones is being guided by two women on a track, while in the background, other people and a colorful trailer are visible.
Two women help a young boy in headphones run on a track, while other participants and spectators are visible in the blurred background.
People walk on a track in the foreground with a fence and building in the background.
A group of people, including children and adults, walk on a track with bleachers and a fence in the background.
A woman in a red shirt and black jacket walks with a child wearing headphones on a green field, while other people and tents are visible in the background.
A group of people, including children and adults, stand on a track with a blurred background of trees and a fence.
A woman in a black jacket and a young girl wearing headphones walk hand-in-hand on a green track with spectators and tents in the background.
A young girl in a red shirt stands on a track in the foreground, while a group of adults and children watch in the background.
Children in costumes and athletic wear run on a track with spectators in the background.
Four people, two adults and two children, stand on a black track in the foreground, while spectators watch from bleachers in the background.
Two girls in red shirts laugh on a blanket on a green turf field with blurred legs of other people in the background.
A woman in athletic wear runs alongside a young girl on a track, with spectators watching from behind a fence in the background.
A young girl in a floral jacket and red shirt stands on a track with another person in black to her left, while spectators watch from bleachers in the background.
A young boy with his arms raised in excitement stands on a track in the foreground, while a crowd of spectators watches in the blurred background.
A woman in athletic wear stands on a track, looking down at a young girl in a patterned jacket, while a blurred crowd watches in the background.
Two young girls in red shirts sit on a blanket on a grassy field, with a white track and field hurdle in the background.
A young boy in a black jacket waves to the camera in the foreground, while a crowd of people, some wearing red shirts, gather in the background.
A young boy in a black jacket and red shirt runs on a track in the foreground, while a crowd of people in green and red shirts watches in the background.
In the foreground, two women and a young girl stand on a black track, while in the background, spectators watch from bleachers.
A young boy in a black jacket runs on a track with a woman in a red shirt beside him, while spectators watch from behind a fence in the background.
A young girl in a patterned jacket is being encouraged by an adult on a running track, with spectators in the background.
A young girl in a red shirt proudly holds up a green ribbon in the foreground, with a blurred track and field event in the background.
Two young girls in red %22Medina County Track and Field Day 2005%22 shirts stand on a green field with a blurred background of tents and spectators.
A woman in black leggings and a red shirt takes a photo of a young girl in a patterned jacket and red shirt on a running track, with spectators in the background.
Two girls in red %22Medina County Track and Field Day 2015%22 shirts stand on a green turf field with tents and people in the background.
Children in red and green shirts cheer on a track with adults in the background.
A young child in a light blue coat and earmuffs walks with an adult in a black jacket and brown hat on a track, with other people and bleachers in the background.
A young boy in a red shirt lies on a white mat in the foreground, while blurred figures stand on a track in the background.
Two girls in red shirts stand on a track with tents and spectators in the background.
In the foreground, a young girl with blonde hair smiles while standing near a table with a tub of bubbles, while in the background, a track and field event is underway with spectators in bleachers.
A child with blonde hair looks up at a large bubble being blown through a yellow ring by a person in a red hoodie, with a blurred green field and spectators in the background.
A young girl with blonde hair smiles in the foreground, while adults and another child are visible in the blurred background.
A smiling child in a colorful hoodie is being supported by adults on a dark track.
A young girl in a light blue coat and earmuffs stands on a dark track in front of bleachers and banners.
A young boy with headphones walks on a dark track.

Wheelchair Basketball

Three smiling children in the foreground are seated in blue stadium seats, with a baseball game in progress in the background.
A smiling boy in a wheelchair holds a toy in the foreground, while a group of people watch an event in the background.
Two young boys, one in a wheelchair and the other standing, smile at the camera in a gymnasium with other people and decorations in the background.
Three smiling boys walk on a red carpet in a hallway with gray walls and doors.
A group of young athletes in wheelchairs and standing, wearing basketball uniforms, pose for a photo in a gymnasium with bleachers in the background.
A young girl in a pink puffer jacket and a woman in a black puffer jacket pet a black horse in its stall, with a wooden barn and a sign reading %22Durk%22 in the background.
A smiling boy stands in the foreground of a stable, with a light-colored horse peeking out from its stall in the background.
Children pet a brown horse in the foreground, while others stand in the background of a barn.
A small, dark pony walks across the sandy floor of an indoor arena, led by a young boy and a woman, while other people and horses are visible in the background.
A woman and two children pet a horse in the foreground, while a barn with hay bales and other people is visible in the background.
A dappled horse stands in a dirt arena with children gathered around it, while a wooden barn structure forms the background.
A dappled horse stands in a dirt arena with two people, a woman and a young girl, holding its lead rope, while the background reveals the wooden interior of a stable.
A young boy watches from the foreground as a woman and a girl interact with a horse in a dusty indoor arena with wooden beams overhead.
A young girl in the foreground reaches out to pet a dark horse in a stable stall, while other children and an adult watch in the background.
A young boy sits in the driver's seat of an ambulance, with a colorful playground visible in the background.
A young girl with blonde pigtails stands on a concrete surface, holding a small stick, with a white table and a tray of orange snacks in the background.
A young boy in a yellow Charlie Brown shirt balances on colorful stepping stones on a grassy field, with bleachers and banners visible in the background.
A smiling boy in a yellow shirt sits on a school bus with a green seat, while the background shows a blurry view of trees and a building through the window.
A young girl with a red shirt and black shorts smiles as a teenager with face paint applies more to her cheek, with a brick wall in the background.
A woman kneels between two children, one wearing headphones and the other a giraffe hat, in front of a colorful banner.
A young boy in a yellow Charlie Brown shirt smiles from behind a colorful parachute in the foreground, with stadium seating and a fence in the background.
A child in gray pants and a dark shirt crouches at the entrance of a colorful, striped tunnel on a grassy lawn, with a brick building in the background.
A young boy in a firefighter's helmet sits in the driver's seat of a red fire truck, with a building visible in the background.
A young child sits in the driver's seat of a fire truck with a yellow helmet in the foreground, while a grassy field with trees is visible in the background.
Children in red shirts play under a large, colorful parachute on a green field, with a stadium and spectators visible in the background.
A young boy in a yellow inflatable ring on artificial turf is being helped by adults, with a clear plastic bin of toys in the background.
A young girl in a red shirt and black shorts stands in front of a large interactive screen displaying a green cartoon character, with a classroom background featuring an American flag.
Firefighters in the foreground interact with children, one in a wheelchair, near a fire truck, with a sports field visible in the background.
A young girl with messy brown hair and a wide, toothy grin smiles at the camera in a pink shirt, with a blurred background of what appears to be a home interior.
A smiling child in a red shirt sits in a school bus, with a grassy field and trees visible through the window.
Firefighters in full gear interact with children, one in a wheelchair, in front of a fire truck.
A boy in a wheelchair smiles next to a giant beach ball on a football field with bleachers in the background.