Schedule Confirmed
for Public Comment on Special Education Draft Regulations
The proposed revisions to Virginia’s state special education regulations will be published in The Virginia Register of Regulations on April 28, 2008. Publication will initiate the 60-day public comment period, which will last from April 28, 2008 through June 30, 2008. During that time period, the Virginia Department of Education will accept written public comments regarding the proposed revisions, and nine public hearings will be convened. Information about the public hearings and submitting written comment appears below, and a Superintendent’s Memorandum will be issued on April 25, 2008.
Additional information regarding the regulations revision process is also available at www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/dueproc/regulationsCWD.html or ob by calling 804-225-2013 or TDD toll-free 1-800-422-1098.
If you have any questions, or if we can provide further clarification, please contact:
Melissa Smith at (804) 371-0524 or Melissa.Smith@doe.virginia.gov, or
Suzanne Creasey at (804) 225-2923 or Suzanne.Creasey@doe.virginia.gov.
Your help with disseminating this information is greatly appreciated!
Hearing Dates and Locations
May 12, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Halifax Co. High School
310 High School Circle
South Boston, VA 24592
(434) 572-4977
May 13, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Abingdon High School
705 Thompson Drive
Abingdon, VA 24210
(276) 739-3200
May 14, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Hidden Valley High School
5000 Titan Trail
Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 776-7320
May 15, 2008 (additional hearing date & location)
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Freedom High School
25450 Riding Center Drive
South Riding, VA 20150
(703) 957-4300
May 27, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Clover Hill High School
13900 Hull Street Road
Midlothian, VA 23112
(804) 739-6230
May 28, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Norview High School
6501 Chesapeake Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23513
(757) 852-4500
June 2, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Oakton High School
2900 Sutton Road
Vienna, VA 22181
(703) 319-2700
June 3, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Essex High School
833 High School Circle
Tappahannock, VA 22560
(804) 443-4301
June 4, 2008
6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Performing Arts Center
1400 Melbourne Road
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 295-2722
Meeting Guidelines:
- The Board of Education is pleased to receive public comment regarding these draft regulations. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board will be allotted three (3) minutes each unless the number of speakers requires the Chair to reallocate the time available to ensure that as many individuals as possible may speak.
- Registration for individuals seeking to provide oral public comment will begin at 6:00 p. m. (new time) on the night of the hearing.
- In order to make the limited time available most effective, speakers are urged to provide written copies of their comments.
- Interpreters for the deaf will be provided.
Those wishing to provide written comments may either submit them during a public hearing or submit them as follows:
E-mail to ReviseSpedRegs@doe.virginia.gov
Fax to (804) 786-8520
Mail to:
Special Education Regulations Revision Process
Office of Dispute Resolution and Administrative Services
Virginia Department of Education
P.O. Box 2120
Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120.
