Office of Special Programs
Contact Information
Jennifer Braswell-Geller
Executive Director of Special Programs
jennifer.braswell@mpark.net
703-335-8861
Jennifer Kiernan-Graham
Supervisor for Student Services and Special Education
jennifer.kiernan@mpark.net
571-428-2807
Montica Nickens
Administrative Coordinator for Special Programs
montica.nickens@mpark.net
703-335-8860
Ann Marie Kinzler
SEAC Chairperson
amkinzler@hotmail.com
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
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
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:
Mrs. Jennifer Braswell-Geller
Executive Director of Special Programs
Virginia Procedural Safeguards Notice
Your Family's Special Education Rights
Individualized Education Plan (IEP)
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