Manassas Park City Schools

Expectations of Excellence.

Contact Information

Jennifer Kiernan-Graham
Director of Special Education
[email protected]
571-428-2807

Kelly Brown
Supervisor of Student Services
[email protected]

Montica Nickens
Administrative Coordinator for Special Programs
[email protected]
703-335-8860

Ann Marie Kinzler
SEAC Chairperson
[email protected]

For Special Education Transition and Planning Coordination, please contact Susan Barber, [email protected]

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MPCS Special Programs

Special Education
Child Find
ECSE
Gifted Education
Section 504
619 Preschool
School Safety & Crisis Management
School Health & Nurses
Comprehensive Services Act
Therapeutic Day Treatment Programs
Gang Prevention
Summit Animal Therapy Services
Federal Special Education Title VI B

Guidelines for Bullying Prevention in Schools

Evidence Based Classroom Solutions

Helpful Links

• VDOE Special Education Office
• US Department of Justice: Americans with Disabilities Act Information and Technical Assistance
• Disability Is Natural: People First Language
• US Dept. of Labor: Office of Employment Policy Resources
• Partners in Policymaking Disability Resources
• Disability.gov: Connecting the Disability Community to Information & Opportunities
• Disabled World: News and Information for the Disabled Community
• Virginia's Disability Services System
• Annual Resources for Serving Students with Sensory Disabilities

The Department of Education shall annually prepare and distribute to local school boards packets of information describing the educational and other services available through the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Virginia Department for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, and the Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired to students who are identified as hearing impaired or visually impaired. Local school boards shall annually post this information on the school division's Web site and inform the parents of those students who are identified as hearing impaired or visually impaired of its availability. School boards shall ensure that packets of such information are available in an accessible format for review by parents who do not have Internet access.

VDOE Resources & Information:

• Sensory Disabilities
• VDOE Services for Students Identified as Hearing or Visually Impaired

Ms. Jennifer Kiernan-Graham

Director of Special Education

• Special Education Advisory Committee
• December Notes- SEAC
• February Notes- SEAC
• ChildFind

Annual Plan for Public Review

Virginia Procedural Safeguards Notice

Your Family's Special Education Rights

Individualized Education Plan (IEP)

• Transfer of Student's Rights - Age of Majority - Spanish
• Transfer of Student's Rights - Age of Majority
• Parent's Guide to Special Education 2010 - Spanish
• Parent's Guide to Special Education 2010
• Right to Special Programs/Services
• Standards-Based IEP
• The Virginia Family's Guide to Special Education
• Inclusive Practices Guide

Parent Resources

• MPCS Administrative Guidelines & Procedures for Section 504
• VA Coop. Extension: Juvenile Justice Parenting Program
• Parent Workshop Part I - Behavior
• Parent Workshop Part II - Routines & Schedules
• VA Coop. Extension: Parent Education Registration Form
• VA Coop. Extension: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting - English
• Using Visual Aids with Special Needs Students
• VA Coop. Extension: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting - Spanish
• VA Coop. Extension: When Families Get Angry - English
• VA Coop. Extension: When Families Get Angry - Spanish
• PEATC Translator Information
• Services for Students Identified as Hearing or Visually Impaired
• Guide for College Students with Disabilities
• Special Needs Trusts: What Parents and Caregivers Need to Know
• Resources for Kids in Trauma
• Creating a Sensory Friendly Home
• Making Special Education Work for Your Child During COVID
• Coping with COVID Stress
• Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services
• Virginia Association of Community Services Boards