Parents who feel they will not be able to come to agreement about special education services for their child should consider mediation as a way to resolve their dispute. For more information about mediation and the special education process, call the Parent Resource Center at 204-3941. Please note that Fairfax County Public Schools already has in place a procedure called Administrative Review, an intermediate step that parents can choose before requesting a due process hearing. Mediation and Other Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures in Special Education. PRC to Open in Area 1 Hayfield Elementary School, on hearing that we now have offices in Dunn Loring and Chantilly, has generously offered us space to open a Parent Resource Center that will offer easy accessibility for Area 1 parents as well.
Parents often have questions about transportation, especially at the beginning of the school year.
If you have transportation questions or concerns at any time, please discuss them with the principal or assistant principal at the school your child attends. Remember, too, that transportation is a related service and, as such, can be addressed within the IEP team process. Opinions vary, but Instructor Magazine supports the rule of thumb that ten minutes per grade level is a developmentally appropriate amount of work for students. Therefore, second graders should have 20 minutes of homework while fifth graders should have 50 minutes. If you feel your child cannot complete homework assignments in a reasonable amount of time, contact his or her teacher about the problem.