Have you considered taking the next step in your career and becoming a teacher? We have a special opportunity for classified employees who already have a bachelor’s degree to become a special education teacher this fall. Taking this step means being placed on the teacher pay scale and, once provisional licensure is obtained, becoming the teacher of record in a classroom. The division will financially support the coursework required for full special education licensure! Continue reading
Who: The Special Education Teacher Support Academy (SETSA) is seeking 100 early-career special education teachers (beginning through year 3) and 20 veteran special education teachers (who may apply to serve as coaches). This academy is open to special educators throughout Virginia. Continue reading
The VDOE Department of Special Education and Student Services is announcing its fifth cohort of the Journey into Teaching Academy. The Academy is a year-long professional development initiative for teachers completing their second year of teaching by the end of the 2022-23 school year and entering their third year of teaching during the 2023-24 school year as provisionally licensed special education teachers. Continue reading
The ESOL and Special Education departments have partnered to provide information to school leaders, Special Education Case Managers, and ESOL teachers that clarifies processes and documents how the two departments are collaborating to provide meaningful, accessible communication for ALL families: ESOL & SPED Interpretation/Translation Protocols.
Saturday, March 16, 2019 | 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. | PVCC Main Building
PREP Parent Resource Center’s annual Life After High School Transition & Resource Fair will be held on Saturday, March 16, at Piedmont Virginia Community College for middle and high school students with disabilities, their families, and educators! Everyone is welcome to attend this FREE event! Continue reading
Attention Special Education Teachers & Assistants: This summer, the Albemarle County Department of Special Education will host the Intervention Institute 2018 at Western Albemarle High School with events scheduled between July 30 and August 9.
Saturday, March 17, 2018 | 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. | PVCC Main Building
PREP Parent Resource Center’s Life after High School Transition & Resource Fair is a FREE event for middle and high school students with disabilities or special needs and their parents and educators. Join us at Piedmont Virginia Community College (501 College Drive, Charlottesville) on Saturday, March 17, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., for presentations, a resource fair, food, door prizes, and more! View the event flyer »
Registration is appreciated. For more information or to register, please contact Deborah Anama at the PREP Parent Resource Center: 434-975-9400 or danama@k12albemarle.org.
Spread the word! The 2018 I’m Determined Youth & Parent Summit is now accepting applications. If you know of youth, ages 13-21, who would benefit from a fun-filled, youth-led summer summit focusing on self-determination skills, please share this announcement with them. Recommendations from educators and parents help give some youth the confidence they need to apply. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on March 9, 2018. Continue reading
Saturday, November 11, 2017 | 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. | PVCC Main Building
You’re invited! The Piedmont Regional Education Program/Parent Resource Center (PREP/PRC) will host its annual “Live and Learn” Information and Resource Fair on Saturday, Nov. 11. This FREE event will be held from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Piedmont Virginia Community College, located at 501 College Drive in Charlottesville.
Information sessions include: Continue reading
Saturday, April 1, 2017 | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | James Madison University
The Virginia Council for Learning Disabilities (VCLD) is still accepting registrations for their 2017 Spring Symposium, “Dynamic Learning Strategies: Getting Everyone Engaged!” Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8 a.m. Symposium events are scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Festival Conference and Student Center at James Madison University in Harrisonburg. More details »