Special Education Services and Supports

The Georgia Department of Education (Division for Special Education Services and Supports) provides necessary infrastructure and supports for leaders, teachers, and families to meet the whole child needs of each student improving student outcomes and school climate resulting in an increased quality of life and workforce ready future. We must commit to effective collaboration across agencies and school-home partnerships to support local school districts in their efforts to provide special education and related services for students with disabilities. 

The GaDOE must provide state General Supervision for local school districts to improve educational results and functional outcomes for all children with disabilities and ensure that the requirements of IDEA are met. We believe that all students must have an equitable opportunity for school completion and successful postsecondary outcomes.

Important Information for New Directors

Georgia Parent Survey School Year 2019-2020

Special Education Implementation: Rules, Manual, and Forms 

• Special Education Rules
• Implementation Manual
• Eligibility Categories
• IEP and Related Services Resources
• ​Transition​   
• Sample Special Education Forms  

Budgets, Grants, Data Collection and Reporting  

• Budget, Grants, and Consolidated Application
• Data Collection and Reporting 

Continuous Improvement 

• State Systemic Improvement: Student Success (SSIP)  
• General Supervision - Georgia's Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process (GCIMP)
• Disproportionality
• GaDoe Strategic Plan and Federal Indicators for Students with Disabilities
• Private Schools/Residential Programs  

Dispute Resolution 

• Overview
• Formal Complaints
• Mediation
• Due Process Hearings
• Due Process Hearing Decisions
• Dispute Resolution Parent Guides    
• Special Education Legal Aid Providers
• IEP Team Meeting Facilitation  

Family Engagement Information and Resources 

• Information for Parents
• Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership
• FY21 Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership Application
• Parent Training and Information Center
• Parent Rights 
• C.A.F.E. Implementation Manual - NEW 

State Advisory Panel (SAP) 

• Purpose
• Current Membership
• 2018-2019 Annual Report  

Statewide Projects and Initiatives 

• CEEDAR-GA Project
• Georgia Instructional Materials Center (GIMC)
• Accessible Instructional Materials (AIMs)
• GaDOE Unified English Braille (UEB) Implementation Plan
• Georgia Learning Resources System (GLRS)
• Georgia Network For Educational And Therapeutic Support (GNETS)
• Georgia Online IEP
• Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership
• Georgia Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
• Georgia Project AWARE
• Assistive Technology
• Georgia's Tiered System of Supports for Students
• State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG) 

Conferences and Presentations, Webinars, Friday Email Blasts, Newsletters

• Conferences and Presentations
• Directors' Webinars
• Friday Email Blasts 
• Professional Learning Resources 
• ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​2019 - 2020 Transition and AT Professional Learning NEW​​
• 2019 - 2020 Preschool Professional Learning UPDATED 10-24-19