SPECIAL OLYMPICS

Special Ed. Director - Mrs. Roxie Tumlin   roxie.tumlin@brantley.k12.ga.us

Special Ed. Administrative Assistant - Ms. Wendy Lee  wendy.lee@brantley.k12.ga.us

School Social Worker - Mrs. Teri Hendrix  teri.hendrix@brantley.k12.ga.us

School Psychologist - Mrs. Terri Garmon terri.garmon@brantley.k12.ga.us

Brantley County Board of Education

Special Education Department

272 School Circle

Nahunta, Georgia  31553

Phone (912) 462-6612, Fax (912) 462-6119

Brantley County offers a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) to all children, ages 3-21, who reside within school system boundaries and who are identified as having a disability.  If it is suspected that a student may have a disability and interventions have been used, an appropriate evaluation is completed by Brantley County Schools.  After the evaluation is complete, a placement committee meets to review a wide array of data and determine if the child is a student with a disability based on Georgia Rules and Regulations.  If the child qualifies for Special Education services and the parent/guardian consents to services, an Individual Education Plan (IEP) is developed.

In order to be eligible to receive special education services, the student must meet the requirements of one or more of the following categories:

Autism-Spectrum Disorder (AUT)

Deaf-Blind (D/B)

Emotional/Behavior Disorder (EBD)

Mild, Moderate, Severe, or Profound Intellectual Disability (MIID, MOID, SID, PID)

Orthopedic Impairment (OI)

Other Health Impairment (OHI)

Significant Developmental Delay (SDD)

Specific Learning Disability (SLD)

Speech-Language Impairment (SI)

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Visual Impairment, including Blindness (VI)

Eligibility criteria can be found in the State Education Rules at 

http://www.gadoe.org/External-Affairs-and-Policy/State-Board-of-Education/SBOE%20Rules/160-4-7-.05.pdf

CHILD FIND NOTICE

In accordance with IDEA regulations, the Brantley County School System seeks to ensure that all disabled students (ages 3-21) who are in need of special education within its jurisdiction are identified, located, and evaluated, including those attending private school and home school.  Final identification of students with disabilities and programming for such students occur only after an appropriate evaluation and eligibility determination by a Multidisciplinary Placement Team.

If the "child find" process indicates that a student may require special education and supportive services in order to benefit from the regular education, the student shall be referred to a Multidisciplinary Placement Team to determine the student's eligibility for special education services.

If you know a child with a disability that is not being served, please notify:

Mrs. Roxie Tumlin, Director of Special Education

Brantley County Special Education Department

272 School Circle

Nahunta, GA  31553

(912) 462-6612