Announcing the Virginia Special Education Network

Obtaining accurate and timely information about special education issues in Virginia is often frustraing.  To address this challenge, the Virginia Board for People with Disabilties and State Special Education Advisor Committee (SSEAC) are collaborating to create a grassroots communications network to more effectively and efficiently distribute this information.

The network’s formation is particularly timely and urgent.  Early this fall, revised Virginia Special Education Regulations will be presented for public comment.  The Board and SSEAC want to ensure that their constituents are fully informed of this process and have every opportunity to contribute.

To participate in the network, go to http://www.vaboard.org/vsenform.htm.  Fill in your contact information, especially your e-mail address, on the response form and return it by e-mail, or mail as indicated to begin receiving special education and other related disability information.

We also encourage you to share this announcement with parents, transition-aged students, educators, and others in your community who might wish to participate.

Be assured that your contact information will not be shared without your expressed permission.  The Board and SSEAC share your concerns about privacy and unwanted correspondence, especially junk e-mail, and will carefully limit their communications to the information you need to be a knowledgeable and effective participant in Virginia’s special education system.

For additional information on the Virginia Special Education Network or any of the Board’s other activities, visit www.vaboard.org, e-mail info@vbpd.virginia.gov, call 1-800-846-4464, or fax 804-786-1118.  For more information on the SSEAC and its activities, visit http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/Sped?sseac.html, e-mail ossie.lawrence@doe.virginia.gov, or call 804-225-2932.

Tom Driscoll
Strategic Planning & Marketing Manager
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities
202 N. 9th Street, 9th Floor
Richmond, Virginia  23219
804-786-9380 (Voice & TTY)
804-840-6482 (mobile)
800-846-4464 (toll-free, voice & TTY)
804-786-1118 (fax)
thomas.driscoll@vbpd.virginia.gov
www.vaboard.org