Educational Resources for Parents of Children with Disabilities Provided by the Cochran Firm

(USGovernment-News.Com, September 12, 2013 ) Dothan, AL -- State Departments of Education oversee disability education services to children enrolled in the public school systems. The Departments monitor all school districts within their states for compliance with the Federal IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), NCLB (No Child Left Behind Act of 2001) and state special education regulations. In most school systems there are ample opportunities for children with a wide range of disabling issues to partake in educational activities.

Many parent’s questions and concerns may be answered by their local school district, but there may be times when a parent feels the need to go beyond their local district for assistance. The information below provides a quick reference of phone numbers and departments that can be called if necessary.

Alabama

http://alex.state.al.us/specialed

Program Coordinator Special Education Services: 334-242-8114

Alabama Department of Education

50 North Ripley Street

P.O. Box 302101

Montgomery, Alabama 36130-2101

speced@alsde.edu

Arkansas

https://arksped.k12.ar.us

Dispute Resolution: 501-682-4291

Administration: 501-682-4221

California

http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/se

Procedural Safeguards Referral Service (PSRS): 800-926-0648 Monday through Friday, 9-4 PST

speceducation@cde.ca.gov

D.C.

http://dc.gov/DCPS/About+DCPS/Office+Directory/Office+of+Special+Education

Director/Manager: Nathaniel Beers, Chief

202-442-4800

1200 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002

Suite/Room: 9th floor

Delaware

http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/specialed

Secretary of Education: 302-735-4000

Delaware Department of Education: 302-735-4210

401 Federal Street, Suite #2

Dover, DE 19901

Florida

http://www.fldoe.org/ese

Bureau Chief: 850-245-0475

325 West Gaines Street Suite 614

Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0400

Georgia

http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/Curriculum-Instruction-and-Assessment/Special-Education-Services/Pages/default.aspx

Office of Innovative Instruction: 404-657-9963

Director, Special Education Services and Supports: 404-656-3963

Illinois

http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed

Illinois State Board of Education: 217-782-5589

100 North First Street

Springfield, IL 62777

Kentucky

http://education.ky.gov/specialed/excep/Pages/default.aspx

Office of Next-Generation Learners: 502-564-4970

Division of Learning Services

500 Mero Street, 18th Floor CPT

Frankfort, KY 40601

Louisiana

http://www.louisianabelieves.com/schools/special-school-district

Louisiana Department of Education: 877-453-2721

P.O. Box 94064

Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064

Maryland

http://www.marylandpublicschools.org/MSDE/divisions/earlyinterv

Division of Special Education/Early Intervention Services: 800-535-0182

State Department of Education

Ninth Floor

200 West Baltimore Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Michigan

http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6598---,00.html

Office of Special Education: 517-373-0923

State Department of Education

608 West Allegan Street

P.O.Box 30008

Lansing, MI 48909

Mississippi

http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/special-education

Mississippi Department of Education: 601-359-3513

Mississippi Department of Education

P.O. Box 771

Jackson, MS 39205-0771

Nevada

http://www.doe.nv.gov/Special_Education1

Northern Office: 775-687-9200

700 E. Fifth Street

Carson City, NV 89701

Southern Office: 702-486-6458 (8am-5pm)

9890 South Maryland Parkway, Suite 221

Las Vegas, Nevada 89183

New Jersey

http://www.nj.gov/education/specialed

Office of Special Education Programs: 609-292-0147

P.O. Box 500

Trenton, NJ 08625-0500

North Carolina

http://ec.ncpublicschools.gov

Exceptional Children Division: 919-807-3969

State Department of Public Instruction

6356 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699-6356

Ohio

http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Special-Education

Ohio Department of Education: 877-644-6338

25 South Front Street

Columbus, Ohio

43215-4183

Pennsylvania

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/bureau_of_special_education

Bureau of Special Education (Pennsylvania)

State Department of Education: 717-783-6134

Seventh Floor

333 Market Street

Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333

South Carolina

http://ed.sc.gov/agency/ac/Exceptional-Children

Director, Exceptional Children: 803-734-8224

Rutledge Building, Room 808G

Suite 808G

Columbia, SC 29201

Tennessee

http://www.tennessee.gov/education/speced

Central Office Staff: 888-212-3162 or 615-532-8228

Andrew Johnson Tower, 11th Floor

710 James Robertson Parkway

Nashville, Tennessee 37243

Virginia

http://www.doe.virginia.gov/special_ed

Division of Special Education and Student Services: 804-225-3252

State Department of Education

P.O. Box 2120

Richmond, VA 23218-2120

West Virginia

http://wvde.state.wv.us/osp

Office of Special Programs, Extended and Early Learning: 304-558-2696

State Department of Education

Building Six, Room 304

1900 Kanawha Boulevard East

Charleston, WV 25305

A child with a disability should be educated to as much of their level as possible. If a parent feels that their child’s education is lacking they should follow the channels to ensure non-discriminatory practices.

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