Special Education Information: The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) webpage on special education shares information such as current news and events, information for parents, specific disabilities, resolving disputes pertaining to disabilities, early childhood special education, secondary transition, IEP and instructions, and a directory of private day and residential schools.
Individualized Education Program (IEP): The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) webpage on Individualized Education Program (IEP) provides information on what an IEP is, how it is developed and what it does in addition to other resources.
Head Start is a Federal program for low-income families that promotes the school readiness of children from birth to age five by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development. Head Start programs provide a learning environment that supports children's growth in many areas such as language, literacy, and social and emotional development. Children in foster care, homeless children, and children from families receiving public assistance (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families or Supplemental Security Income) are also eligible for Head Start and Early Head Start services regardless of income. Find and apply for your Local Head Start Start program.
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) provides answers to questions such as enrollment, providing home instruction, and reporting local issues.
The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) enrollment webpage provides information on enrolling a child into a Virginia Public School.
The Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center builds positive futures for Virginia’s children by working collaboratively with families, schools and communities in order to improve opportunities for excellence in education and success in school and community life. Their special focus is children with disabilities. They offer services and support for families and professional to include easy-to-understand information and training.
Find resources about accessing services and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
§ 63.2-1200; or (iii) an adult relative providing temporary kinship care as that term is defined in § 63.2-100. Local school divisions may require one or both parents and the relative providing kinship care to submit signed, notarized affidavits (a) explaining why the parents are unable to care for the person, (b) detailing the kinship care arrangement, and (c) agreeing that the kinship care provider or the parent will notify the school within 30 days of when the kinship care arrangement ends, as well as a power of attorney authorizing the adult relative to make educational decisions regarding the person. A school division may also require the parent or adult relative to obtain written verification from the local department of social services where the parent or parents live, or from both that department and the department of social services where the kinship provider lives, that the kinship arrangement serves a legitimate purpose that is in the best interest of the person other than school enrollment. With written consent from the parent or adult relative, for the purposes of expediting enrollment, a school division may obtain such written verification directly from the local department or departments of social services. The verification process shall be consistent with confidentiality provisions of Article 5 (§ 22.1- 287 et seq.) of Chapter 14 of this title and Chapter 1 (§ 63.2-100 et seq.) of Title 63.2. If the kinship care arrangement lasts more than one year, a school division may require continued verification directly from one or both departments of social services as to why the parents are unable to care for the person and that the kinship care arrangement serves a legitimate purpose other than school enrollment. A local school division may enroll a person living with a relative in a kinship care arrangement that has not been verified by a local department of social services.