According to IDEA, public school systems must consult with parents of parentally-placed private school and home school students along with representatives of private schools regarding the provision of special education and related services within the school system’s jurisdiction.

This meeting will be held on August 3, 2021, at 10:00 AM, in the Teaching and Learning Conference Room of the Hall County School District Board of Education office at 711 Green Street, Gainesville, GA.

To assist in planning, please indicate your intention to participate in the meeting by emailing Karla Swafford at Karla.Swafford@hallco.org or by calling 770-534-1080 with the name and email address of the individual from your school that will represent your school.

Karla L. Swafford, Ed. D.
Executive Director of Special Education
711 Green St. NW
Gainesville, GA  30501
770-534-1080 Office
770-531-3044 Fax

Special Education is a service which supports children 3-21 years of age who meet eligibility guidelines in the following areas:  Autism, Deaf/Blind, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, Emotional and Behavioral Disorder, Intellectual  Disability, Orthopedic Impairment, Other Health Impaired, Significant Developmentally Delayed,  Specific Learning Disability, Speech/Language Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Visual Impairment and Blindness.

Special Education services are provided in all school systems in Georgia and are free of charge to parents. Hall County Schools is dedicated to providing quality instructional support to students with disabling conditions.

Executive Director of Special Education
Dr. Karla Swafford: karla.swafford@hallco.org

Assistant Director of Special Education
Ronya Churchwell: ronya.churchwell@hallco.org

Central Office at 770-534-1080
Special Education Records Requests Fax Number:  770-531-3044