Commonwealth of Virginia Informational Resources
VDOE’s Parents’ Guide
The VDOE has developed a Parents’ Guide to Special Education to explain the special education process, parents’ rights, and procedural safeguards. The guide is also available in Spanish.
Virginia Special Education Regulations
- Current regulations Effective January 25th, 2010.
- Virginia Department of Education's State and Federal Resources for IDEA 2004 page, which includes the department's IDEA 2004 Guidance Document.
- Comparison of Virginia Regulations and IDEA 2004 Listing of Virginia-Specific Regulations (Feb. 2010)
- “Your Family’s Special Education Rights” - Virginia Procedural Safeguard Requirements for Special Education (Sept 2013). Also available in Spanish.
- Guidance on Prior Written Notice (May 2013)
- Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (January 2010)
- VDOE Directory of Private Day and Residential Schools for Students with Disabilities (2017-2018)