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Virginia Department of Education Links

Main Links

Home Page - Virginia Department of Education

Parent's Guide to Special Education Handbook

Other Links (in alphabetical order)

AGE OF MAJORITY

• Transfer of Rights for Students with Disabilities upon Reaching the Age of Majority in Virginia, August 2004. (Includes sample certification form for student unable to provide informed consent)

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

• Parents’ Guide to Special Education Dispute Resolution, 2008

DROPOUT & TRUANCY PREVENTION

EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR

• Extended School Year Services Technical Assistance Resource Document, revised December 2007

GLOSSARY

• Glossary of Terms Related to Public Education in the State of Virginia, December 2009 +

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

GUIDANCE DOCUMENTS

• Guidance Document on the Implementation Of The Regulations Governing Special Education Programs For Children With Disabilities In Virginia, 2009

Guidance Document for Implementing New Special Education Requirements for the Definition of Parent, May 2009

LAWS, REGULATIONS AND POLICIES PAGE

MEDIATION

PROCEDURAL SAFEGUARDS

• Your Family’s Special Education Rights-Virginia Procedural Safeguards Notice-Special Education Procedural Safeguards Requirements, August 2009

RELATED SERVICES

SPECIAL EDUCATION

• Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia, January  25, 2010; Technical Changes to the Regulations Governing Special Education, January 25, 2010

SPECIFIC DISABILITIES

STANDARDS OF LEARNING

STANDARDS OF LEARNING—RELEASED TESTS

STANDARDS OF LEARNING--THE STANDARDS & SOL-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES

STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOL) & COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS

STATE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE

TESTING & STANDARDS OF LEARNING (SOL)

TESTING/ALTERNATIVE TESTING

• Procedures for Participation of Students with Disabilities in Virginia’s Accountability System, Including Test Accommodations  and Participation Criteria,  updated April 2010; 2010-2011 VGLA Participation Criteria, April 2010; FAQs and Cut Scores

TRANSITION SERVICES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

VIRGINIA GRADE LEVEL ASSESSMENT (VGLA) SUPPORT MATERIALS FOR SCHOOLS and SUPERINTENDENT’S MEMO

Other State Resources:

Training and Technical Assistance Center:

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

• Assistive Technology: A Framework for Consideration and Assessment, November 2008

FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT (FBA), BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION PLANS (BIP), AND POSITIVE INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS

• Functional Behavioral Assessment, Behavioral Intervention Plans, and Positive Intervention and Supports: An Essential Part of Effective Schoolwide Discipline in Virginia, 2009