Special Education/Gifted and Talented/504

Special Education in DeKalb County School System provides services for students, ages 3 to 21, identified in at least one of 13 disability areas:  Deaf-Blind, Emotional Disability, Hearing Impaired, Intellectual Disability, Multiple Disabilities, Orthopedically Impaired, Other Health Impaired, Specific Learning Disabilities, Speech and Language Impaired, Visually Impaired, Autism, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Developmentally Delayed.  Services are provided in accordance with the federal and state mandates. If you need additional information about referring your child for an evaluation or special education services, you may contact Tonia Gilbert, Special Education Director, at 256.638.4131.  You may also contact the principal or counselor at your child’s school. Click to view the description of disability areas as outlined by the Alabama State Department of Education.

 

 

Section 504

 

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against persons with a disability in any program receiving federal financial assistance. As it relates to the school setting, it assures that persons with disabilities have educational opportunities and benefits equal to those provided to nondisabled students. 

 

The DeKalb County School System has specific responsibilities under Section 504 which include the responsibility to identify, evaluate, and, if the child is determined to be eligible under Section 504, to afford access to appropriate and reasonable accommodations. Additional procedural safeguards and rights may be afforded students who are identified under Section 504. If additional information is desired regarding Section 504 in relation to the school setting, please contact Mrs. Kellie Hancock, DeKalb County District 504 Coordinator (256-638-4131 Ext. 6047) and/or the Section 504 Site Coordinator at your child’s school.