Committee members include:
- Open, Chair
- Jennifer Kerr Hager
- Jennifer Waitt
- Cindy McGraw
- Peggy Anstead Hudson
- Tina Weinheimer
- Colleen Weedon
Some information that is available to you and to keep handy:
- Cluster 8 Ombudsman - Tina Tagliavia Miller - Tina.TagliaviaMiller@fcps.edu 571.423.4244. The Ombudsmen pilot program is one where specially trained parent mentors provide assistance to parents who are trying to navigate the special education process.
- The Parent Resource
Center (PRC) – Marsha Goldberg -Marsha.Goldberg@fcps.edu
(703) 204-3941. Located in Dunn Loring, the Center houses a myriad of resources - books, videos and personnel - that address special education issues. - The FCPS Department of Special Services http://www.fcps.edu/ss/index.htm
- Bonnie Kaplan Cluster VIII Secondary Pyramid Resource Specialist
703/571/423-4240. The pyramid resource specialist (PRS) is the liaison
between Office of Special Education resources and school-based staff. Working
through the principal, the PRS provides support for the instructional program
by:
- Assisting school staff in analyzing student data to develop instructional plans
- Identifying models of best practice Identifying instructional strategies for differentiation
- Supporting teacher collaboration across disciplines, grade levels, and schools
- Providing professional development for general and special education teachers
- Accessing support from curriculum specialists and curriculum resource teachers
- Facilitating development of scheduling models that support effective instruction and inclusive practices
- Providing guidance regarding Virginia State Assessment options (SOL, VGLA, VSEP, and VAAP)
Download Special Education Handbook that is made available by the Fairfax County Public School Department of Special Services.
The Westfield Inclusive Schools Resource Teacher Jeanne Fraser, 703/488-6565, In assigned schools, inclusive schools resource teachers work under the direction of the PRS to:
- Provide on-site instructional modeling and coaching for teachers and school teams
- Assist staff members in addressing challenging student behaviors
- Deliver professional development for general and special education teachers
- Provide direct support to teachers completing portfolios, VGLA, VSEP, and VAAP
Special Education Committee
Welcome to the Special Education Center. This page is intended for special education students and their parents and teachers. This position is currently open and is looking for a parent to lead this committee. If interested, please contact Jennifer Campbell, ptsa_president@westfieldhs.org.
June 2, 2008: Public Hearings: Special Education Draft Regulations
Top Resource Links
- Useful Online Special Education Resource Page
- On-Line Calendar of Special Education Events
- BITS Tutoring
- Factors to consider for Transitioning Secondary Students with Individualized Education Programs (IEP)
- SwabLearning.org
- IDEA 2004 Close Up: The Individualized Education Program (IEP)
- Celebrating Special Children, a Resource Guide for Families with Special Need in the Commonwealth of Virginia
- FCPS Career and Transition Special Services
- FCPS Resource Center Locations
- FCPS Special Education Parent Resource Center
- Eligibility & IEP Info
- Virginia Respite Services Directory
- Help for College Students with Disabilities from Wrightslaw.com. Why a 504 Plan for Disabilities in High School is Different from a 504 Plan in College
- Parents of Students with Emotional Disabilities - Join our parent-run Internet support group
- Read about Integrated Technology Services (ITS)and what they have to offer to FCPS.
- Tax Benefits for Parents of Children with Disabilities
- Virginia Legislation Aims to Lift Burden for Parents in IEP Appeals Process
Parent Resource Center Locations
The FCPS Parent Resource Center is located at:
Dunn Loring Administrative Center
2334 Gallows Road
Dunn Loring, Virginia 22027
Marsha Goldberg, Specialist
e-mail:
Marsha.Goldberg@fcps.edu
(703) 204-3941, TDD 204-3956
HOURS: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday evening by appointment.
Foreign Language Workshop
And....remember our new workshop about foreign languages and students with disabilities. If you have a student in middle or high school and he or she is taking, or interested in taking, a foreign language, you will want to attend. Go to http://www.fcps.edu/ss/prc/workshops.htm and check our workshop schedule for more information.
Latest Resource News
- POPOAC-NoVA is putting together a proposal for improving secondary school
programs in FCPS for children with autism. Our primary focus is middle
schools but we also want to hear from high school parents. In order to
propose a complete and comprehensive program we need input from:
- parents of children who receive autism services in secondary school programs at FCPS
- parents of children who will receive autism services in secondary school programs at FCPS in the next one or 2 years
- any of your friends who may have children in secondary school autism programs at FCPS
- Your input is essential. So please take the time to write us and tell us what you would like to see enhanced in secondary school programs. Regards, Chitra Sharathchandra chitra_sharath@yahoo.com
Additional Parent Resource Center locations also include:
Please call 703-924-4512 for hours of operation.
7633 Telegraph Road
Alexandria, VA 22315
Poplar Tree
Elementary School:
Please call 703-802-2069 for hours of operation.
13440 Melville Lane
Chantilly, VA 20151
SIBSHOPS WORKSHOP
To learn more about the workshop and how to register, visit the Parent Resource Center web site
AUTISM WORKSHOP
For more information, go to http://www.fcps.edu/ss/prchomep.htm
Eligibility & IEP Info
Visit the Fairfax County Public School, Department of Special Services, Office of Special Education web page at: http://www.fcps.edu/ss/spedhome.htm
Here you can find an overview of services, an overview of disabilities, and a a parent handbook.
You can also access all the Individualized Education Program (IEP) forms and access the Parent Resource Center.