Parents of Students with Disabilities
in Private or Home School

Please check back for dates for upcoming stakeholder meetings to discuss IDEA Equitable Services for Private and Homeschool Students.

Welcome to the Cobb County School District Special Education website.  It is our hope, on this page, you will find the information you are looking for concerning students with disabilities. If you are a parent of a student with a disability, please see the link below to our Parent Mentors’ page for additional information and resources.

Special Education Programs

504 & Homebased Program

Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Orthopedically Impaired, Vision Impaired

Adapted Physical Education, Autism, Emotional Behavioral Disorder, Intellectual Disability and Transition Services

Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Special Education Nursing

Parent Mentors

Preschool

Specialized Teaching & Learning and Assistive Technology

Speech & Language

Transition Program / SETS Program

Records and Transcripts

Special Education Records Room
514 Glover Street Marietta, Georgia 30060
Fax: 678.594.8630

Click here: JR-3 Parent/Guardian Request for Special Education Records 

Click here: Special Education Records Room Clerk Contact By School

Anne Moore
Special Education Records Clerk
770-426-3599 | Email

Pam Polk
Special Education Records Clerk
770-514-3874 | Email

Are you a former Cobb Student in search of Student Records and Transcripts? Click Here

Equitable Services Update for Students with Disabilities who are Parentally Placed in Private or Home School

Please contact Teresa.Vento@cobbk12.org if you have questions about equitable services for students with disabilities who are in private or home school.  If you suspect that your child has a disability and would like to make a referral to determine your child’s eligibility for special education services, you may contact the Office of Student Assistance Programs at (678) 581-6803.  We plan to schedule our next consultation meeting in October of 2022.

Who is my local school Special Education contact person? SSA-Support and Service Administrator?

Each school is assigned a special education Support and Services Administrator also known as the SSA.  This person is your special education contact at your local school. See below for a list of SSAs for each school.

SSA Assignments by School

Where can I find information about special education eligibility categories?

Ga. DOE Eligibility Categories

• Autism
• Deafblind
• Deaf/Hard of Hearing (D/HH)
• Emotional & Behavioral Disorder
• Intellectual Disabilities
• Orthopedic Impairment
• Other Health Impairment
• Significant Developmental Delay
• Specific Learning Disability
• Speech Language Impairment
• Traumatic Brain Injury
• Visual Impairment & Blindness

Where can I find more information about special education rules?

How do I find out about funds for special needs scholarships?

How can I have special education questions answered in my native language?

Click here

How do I get my student evaluated?

SSA List is provided at the top of this page

Who do I contact with questions about Special Education Transportation?

If you have questions regarding your student’s special education transportation, Click HERE to access the special education transportation website.

What is a Facilitated IEP Team Meeting and how do I request one?

A Facilitated IEP Team Meeting is the same as any other IEP team meeting, except that a facilitator from the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) joins the meeting.  The facilitator helps with communication among team members, and does not make decisions about the student’s IEP. The goal of a Facilitated IEP Team Meeting is to develop an IEP that is supported by team members and benefits the student.

In a facilitated IEP Team meeting:

• Families and schools agree to have a facilitator join an IEP Team meeting.
• Facilitators maintain open communication and ensure that everyone at the IEP Team meeting can participate fully.
• If disagreements arise during the meeting, a facilitator can help the Team clarify and resolve them.
• The facilitator typically does not address issues that are not related to the student’s IEP.

Who can request a Facilitated IEP Team Meeting?

• Any parent whose child is in a Georgia school district participating in the GaDOE’s FIEP Team Meeting program, which includes the Cobb County School District

How do I request a FIEP?

• Submit a completed request form to the GaDOE
• For a request form, CLICK HERE

Why would I request a FIEP?

• To have a trained facilitator from the Georgia DOE create an environment in which the IEP Team members can listen to each others’ point of view and work together to create a quality, student-focused IEP

Click below for additional information pertaining to the Facilitated IEP Team Meeting process.

Facilitated IEP (FIEP) Request Form

IEP Facilitation Parent Guide

FIEP Promotional Flyer

FIEP Promotional Flyer – Spanish

What are the high schools graduation requirements for students with significant cognitive disabilities?

The graduation requirements have been established by the Cobb County Board of Education and can be found in Board Policy IHF-R: Graduation Requirements.

For the Board Policy, click here.

What are the Special Education Abbreviations, Acronyms and Terminology?

District Administrative Rule JBCD-R Transfers

How to obtain a copy of your diploma.

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