Getting the Most from Special Education: Preschool Through High School
A Guide for Parents of Students with Disabilities
Updated January 2018
This guide discusses the special education process in Virginia for children aged 3-22. If your child is coming into the special education system from an early intervention program, you may be familiar with the process and some of the paperwork involved. If you are new to special education or have concerns about your child’s development or performance in school, this guide will help you act on any decision to seek help from the school system. Read first about the special education process and the IEP in the first two sections of the guide, then turn to the section on “Entering Special Education: Differences by Grade” for grade-level specifics.
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Guides in Other Languages
Arabic
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• تحميل “الحصول على أكثر من التربية الخاصة” باللغة العربية
Chinese (Mandarin)
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• 从中文下载“从特殊教育中获取最大收益”
Korean
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• “특수 교육을 최대한 활용하기”를 한국어로 다운로드하십시오.
Spanish
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• Descargar “Obtener el Máximo Provecho de la Educación Especial” en Español
Vietnamese
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• Tải xuống “Tận dụng tối đa giáo dục đặc biệt” bằng tiếng Việt
For further information on The Arc of Northern Virginia’s Transition POINTS program contact:
Diane Monnig, Transition Manager at 703-208-1119 x118 or email DMonnig@TheArcofNoVA.org.
For information about sponsorship opportunities to help support the expansion of Transition POINTS, please contact:
Howard Stregack, Director of Development, at 703-208-1119 x102 or email HStregack@TheArcofNoVA.org.