Regulations, Laws & Policies
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Guidance related to the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) website brings together department and grantee IDEA information and resources. The IDEA makes available a free appropriate public education to eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation and ensures special education and related services to those children.
- U.S. Department of Education Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- Virginia Department of Education COVID-19 Special Education Resources
Federal Regulations, Laws & Policies
Federal Special Education Regulations
IDEA
- IDEA Grants and Funding
- Building the Legacy: IDEA 2004 – USED Technical Assistance Site
- 2008 Guidance Document on the Implementation of the IDEA Federal Regulations – Part B (PDF)
- 2005 Guidance Document on the Implementation of IDEA 2004 – Part B Requirements (PDF)
- Reports, Plans and Statistics
State Regulations, Laws & Policies
Special Education Programs
- Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia
- Guidance Documents
- On the Implementation of the Regulations, 2009 (PDF)
- Developing Local Policies and Procedures Required for Implementation of Special Education Regulations in Virginia's Public Schools (PDF)
- Comparison of Virginia Regulations and IDEA 2004: Listing of Virginia-Specific Regulations (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reglamento que rige los programas de educación especial para niños con discapacidades en Virginia (PDF) (2011)
- Guidance Documents
Fast Facts
- Individualized Education Program (IEP): How the Standards of Learning can be used in IEPs (PDF)
- Developmental Delay: Why the age of eligibility changed from ages 2 through 8, inclusive to 2 through 6 (PDF)
- Paraprofessionals: Instructional Team Members (PDF)
- Peer Reviewed Instruction: What is it? (PDF)
- Response to Intervention (RTI): Parent Notification (PDF)
- Secondary Transition: Why it is important to plan early (PDF)
- New State Assessment Rules for Students Using the VGLA: Considerations for IEP and 504 Teams (PDF)
Procedural Safeguards
- Model Written Prior Notice: When Parents Revoke Consent (PDF)
- Your Family's Special Education Rights – Virginia Procedural Safeguards Notice (PDF) - English version updated September 2013
- Spanish (PDF)
- Arabic (PDF)
- Chinese (PDF)
- Urdu (PDF)
- Farsi (PDF)
- Korean (PDF)
- Vietnamese (PDF)
- Virginia Administrative Code, Chapter 660 reference
- Stand Alone Annual Notice of Parental Rights Concerning the use of Public Benefits or Insurance (Word)
Surrogate Parents
- Guidance Document for Implementing New Special Education Requirements for the Definition of Parent (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- Fact Sheet (PDF)
Service and Staffing
- Procedures for Requesting Approval of Alternative Special Education Staffing Plans (Word) ( includes forms)
- Interagency Agreement for Service Delivery for Children with Disabilities and Their Families (PDF) – An agreement between U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, The Administration for Children and Families Head Start Bureau – Region III and the Migrant Branch, the Virginia Department of Education, and the Virginia Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation/Substance Abuse Services.