Lawrence County Developmental Disabilities offers School Age services for students with disabilities that reside in Lawrence County. Open Door School is in a consortium with the seven local school districts in the county. We serve students ages 5-22 in Primary to Vocational level classes. The school offers the Unique Curriculum that is aligned with the Ohio’s Extended Content Standards.
We offer a variety of programs to all of our students. Some of the programs that are offered:
• Speech services
• Adaptive PE services
• Physical and Occupational therapies
• Athletic Teams such as Basketball, Volleyball, Cheerleading, bowling, swimming, and Archery
• Bell Choir
• Transition to Work in our community
• Hands on Vocational opportunities such as raising chickens and working in a greenhouse
• Self-Advocacy Program
• Science/Social Studies Fair
• Spelling Bee
• Special Olympics
• Daily Living Skills which includes running the Jet Café once they are in Vocational 2
• Banking skills
• Social skills
• Educational Field trips