This
notice
is
intended
to
inform
the
community
of
a
student's
right
to
a
free,
appropriate
public
education
and
the
availability
of
programs
and
services,
including
a
special
education.
The
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
Improvement
Act
(IDEA)
and
Section
504
of
the
Rehabilitation
Act
(Section
504)
are
federal
laws
that
give
the
School
Division
certain
responsibilities
with
respect
to
providing
such
educational
programs
to
students
with
disabilities.
Under
the
IDEA
and
Section
504,
the
School
Division
has
the
responsibility
to
actively
and
continuously
identify,
locate,
and
evaluate
those
children,
infant
to
age
21,
living
in
Prince
William
County
who
may
be
in
need
of
special
education
and/or
related
services,
or
adaptations
or
accommodations
to
regular
education
services.
These
laws
also
require
the
School
Division
to:
-
Refer
for
possible
evaluation
any
student
of
school
age
living
in
the
School
Division
who
a
school
staff
member
suspects
may
be
disabled.
-
Provide
appropriate
educational
and
school‐related
opportunities
to
students
with
disabilities
in
an
inclusive
setting
to
the
maximum
extent
appropriate.
-
Provide
notice
of
the
availability
of
services
and
types
and
location
of
services
to
nearby
private
schools,
pediatricians,
and
the
Health
Department.
-
Provide
parents/guardians
of
students
with
disabilities
with
notice
of
their
rights
annually,
and
prior
to
their
student's
evaluation
and
placement,
or
any
significant
change
in
their
student's
placement.
-
Develop
and
implement
procedural
safeguards
with
respect
to
actions
regarding
the
identification,
evaluation,
and
placement
of
students
with
disabilities.
-
Provide
procedures
for
the
reporting,
investigation,
and
resolution
of
student
complaints
of
discrimination
or
harassment
based
upon
disability,
which
were
revised
by
the
School
Division
in
April
of
2016
and
are
contained
in
Regulation
738-1,
"Complaint
Procedures
for
Student
Claims
of
Discrimination
or
Harassment."
-
Provide
written
notice
of
the
School
Division's
procedural
safeguards
to
parents
or
guardians.
If
you
suspect
that
your
student
may
have
a
disability
affecting
your
student's
development
or
academic
performance,
or
may
have
a
mental
or
physical
impairment
that
substantially
limits
a
major
life
activity,
please
contact
the
Director
of
Special
Education
at
703-791-7287
for
further
information.