

One Needs Assessment and One Plan
Open Office Hours

EdSteps Cohort 2 Districts : The One Needs Assessment (ONA) questions have been released
With the release of the 2025 One Needs Assessment (ONA) questions, districts are encouraged to begin the pre-planning stage early to complete the One Needs Assessment and the One Plan. Now is an excellent time to review questions and gather data to help inform your ONA. Nicole Herbert, SST1 School Improvement Consultant, is offering monthly open office hours to answer questions, clarify the process, and support districts and schools through the EdSteps process from start to finish.
Registration is not required. You can access any of the virtual sessions below by clicking HERE.
Dates/Times
November 13, 2024 | 12:00 - 1:00 and/or 3:00 - 4:00
December 11, 2024 | 9:00 - 10:00 and/or 2:00 - 3:00
January 8, 2025 | 8:00 - 9:00 and/or 3:00 - 4:00
February 12, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:00 and/or 2:00 - 3:00
March 5, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:00 and/or 2:00 - 3:00
April 16, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:00 and/or 2:00 - 3:00
EdSteps
Year 1 of Implementing the One Plan
- Share goals and strategies with stakeholder
- Develop a plan for implementation
- Begin to implement the One Plan
- Begin to collect implementation data
Year 3 of Implementing the One Plan
- Complete the One Needs Assessment
- Complete the One Plan FY 26-28
- One Needs Assessment and One Plan due date: April 30, 2025
Year 2 of Implementing the One Plan
- Continue to implement the One Plan and collect data to monitor the plan
- Use the Support Schools Tool to monitor implementation of the One Plan
Not a part of Cohort 2? Where is your district in the EdSteps journey?
Lynn McKahan, Director
Nicole Herbert, M.Ed.
For questions about the One Needs Assessment and/or One Plan, contact Nicole Herbert
800-346-8495 ext. 138
This document/product/software was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, (Award #H027A160111, CFDA 84.027A, awarded to the Ohio Department of Education). The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, and no official endorsement by the Department should be inferred.