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Updated Required School Screenings Guidance Document for Special Educators
Audience: Superintendents, Directors of Special Education, School Principals, Teachers (Certain Grade Levels, including Physical Education Teachers), Audiologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, School Nurses, and Speech Pathologists
Contact: Bonnie English, Specialist – Related Services, Evaluation, and Eligibility, Bonnie.English@doe.virginia.gov
As part of Child Find under special education, school divisions are required to have procedures, including timelines, to document the screening of children enrolled in the division, including transfers from out of state (8VAC20-81-50 C.1.). These screenings must occur in the areas of hearing, vision, scoliosis, speech, voice, language, and fine and gross motor functions.
The updated Required School Screenings Guidance Document for Special Educators provides users with regulatory requirements from the Code of Virginia as well as specific regulations from the Administrative Code at Chapter 81, more commonly known as the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia. It also includes suggested procedures for completing each of the required screenings.
School divisions are asked to carefully review this document and use it to make necessary changes to their existing school screenings procedures.
VDOE Literacy Network Implementation Series VDOE’s Literacy Network Implementation Series is designed to support Division leaders in developing and implementing effective strategies to achieve the goals of the Virginia Literacy Act. Superintendents or designee may register a division team of up to seven people including the Superintendent, Assistant Superintendent of Instruction or CAO/Director of Instruction, Division Level Literacy Lead, and Principal(s) who can help carry the message back to the Division. Teams should also invite a Director of Special Education, Director of Multilingual Learning/ESL or special populations, or Reading Specialist(s). Sessions begin February 8.
