Technical Assistance & Guidance
Accommodations
Assessment
- Participation & Inclusion - includes guidelines for assessment participation and special test accommodations
- VAAP – Virginia Alternate Assessment Program
Assistive Technology
Behavior and Discipline
- Guidelines for the Provision of Applied Behavior Analysis in Public Schools-This is a Word document.
- Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) Guidelines (PDF)
- Managing Student Behaviors in Emergency Situations, Focusing on Physical Restraint and Seclusion (PDF)
- Guidance Document on Manifestation Determination (PDF) – Document currently under revision
- Effective School-wide Discipline based on Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS)
- “I’m Determined” Resources
- Guidelines for the Development of Policies and Procedures for Managing Student Behaviors In Emergency Situations in Virginia Public Schools (PDF)
Child Find
Critical Area Self-Assessment Questions
For use by school divisions in assessing efforts for achieving the desired results in the State Performance Plan.
- Introduction (Word)
- Indicators 1 & 2: Graduation and Drop Out (Word)
- Indicator 3: State Assessment Participation and Performance (Word)
- Indicator 4: Discipline (Word)
- Indicators 5 & 6: Placement in the Least Restrictive Environment – School-age and Preschool (Word)
- Indicator 7: Preschool Outcomes (Word)
- Indicator 8: Schools Facilitate Parent Involvement (Word)
- Indicators 9 & 10: Disproportionality
- NCCRESt-Rubric (PDF)
- School Division Acton Plan Template (Word)
- Technical Assistance Documents (PDF)
- Resources
- Indicators 11 &12: Eligibility Timelines (Word)
- Indicators 13 & 14: Secondary Transition and Postsecondary Outcomes (Word)
Disability Specific Documents
Educational Interpreters
- Educational Interpreting Services (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions Regarding New Qualifications for Educational Interpreters In State Regulations (Word)
Eligibility
- Evaluation and Eligibility For Special Education and Related Services: Guidance Document (Word)
- Guidance on Evaluation and Eligibility for the Special Education Process Appendix A (Sample Evaluation and Eligibility Forms) (Word)
English Language Learners
- English as a Second Language Standards & Assessment, Instruction and Parent Resources
- English: Strategies for Teaching LEP Students (PDF)
- Mathematics: Strategies for Teaching LEP Students (PDF)
- Handbook for ELs with Disabilities
Extended School Year Services
Funding and Grants
- How Special Education Programs are Funded in Virginia's Schools (PDF)
- Guidelines for Instruction-Based Assessments (PDF) (2004)
- Guidelines for Management of the Student’s Scholastic Record (PDF)
- Homebound Services
Health Guidance
IEP
- Implementing Special Education: Students With Special Needs (PDF)
- Guidance Document for Standards-based IEPs (PDF) – Revised March 2016
Instruction
- Improving Results Through Instructional Leadership (Word) – State resources available for special education leadership positions to share with teachers.
- Instructional Consultation Teams (ICT)
- Language & Culture Videos
- Responsive Instruction: Refining Our Work of Teaching All Children (PDF)
- Special Education in Local and Regional Jails: Guidelines for Best Practice (PDF)
- Standards of Learning (SOL)
- Standards of Learning (SOL) Enhanced Scope & Sequence PLUS
- Special Education Programs in Local and Regional Jails (PDF)
- TeacherDirect
- Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS)
Prior Written Notice
- Model Written Prior Notice: When Parents Revoke Consent (PDF)
- Guidance on Prior Written Notice in the Special Education Process (PDF)
Parent Involvement
A Parent's Guide To Special Education (PDF), also available in Spanish (PDF) – This publication, which was developed by VDOE to help parents understand their rights and responsibilities, their children’s rights, and the responsibilities of schools, is currently under revision to reflect changes in state regulations.
- Parent Resource Centers In Local School Divisions
- Troubleshooting Parents' Special Education Concerns Within A Local School Division – (This document is under revision)
- Ombudsman for Special Education
- Guidance Document for Implementing New Special Education Requirements for the Definition of Parent (PDF)
- For Parents
Section 504 Resources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- The 1973 Rehabilitation Act (PDF) – Referral, Evaluation and Placement
- Keys to Implementation in Virginia's Schools (PDF)
- Resource Guide on Students with ADHD
(PDF) – This guidance clarifying the obligation of schools to provide students with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with equal educational opportunity under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
was issued by The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR)
.