Welcome to Hanover Special Education. The resources and web links below are designed to support families and their students as they navigate the special education process and services in Hanover County Public Schools. If you have any questions about where to find additional information and support, please contact our Parent Teacher Resource Center via email.
The Hanover Office of Special Education directs and supports the development, implementation, operation, and evaluation of pre-k–12 educational programs, curricula, and services that meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. Professional development is prepared for staff and administrators to provide instructional leadership for, and supervision, coordination, and evaluation of early childhood, elementary, secondary, career, and transition programs and services.
The Special Education Department supports the use of high-leverage practices, developed and published by the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, Accountability, and Reform (CEEDAR) and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), along with evidence-based practices, to increase the academic achievement and social and emotional competence of students based upon individual needs.
Special Education Services
Homebound
Parent Teacher Resource Center
Section 504
Special Education Advisory Committee
Restraint and Seclusion
Hanover County Public Schools' Restraint and Seclusion procedures have been implemented in accordance with the Virginia Department of Education regulations and School Board Policy 7-1.6. These procedures ensure that appropriate measures are taken before, during and after a behavior incident where a student is in danger of inflicting serious physical harm or injury to self or others.
Meet the Team
- Diane Brown, Director of Special Education
- Jaime Hanks, Assistant Director of Special Education
- Janice Murphey, Administrative Assistant, Special Education
- Dana Holmes, Administrative Assistant, Special Education
- Kristina Williams-Pugh, Elementary Special Education Lead Teacher Specialist
- Candice Bowler, Elementary Coordinator, Special Education
- Sarah Billups, Secondary Special Education Lead Teacher Specialist
- Tom McIntyre, Secondary Coordinator, Special Education
- Alison Adams, Lead School Psychologist
- James Carrigan, Lead Social Worker
- Erica Regensberg, Senior CSA Case Manager
- Laura Custalow, CSA Case Manager
- Christine Pope, Lead Speech/Language Pathologist
- Jennifer Dickerson, Lead OT/PT/Adaptive PE
- Bobbi Silverstein, System Manager, Infant and Toddler Connection of Hanover
- Tiffany Johnson, Early Childhood Special Education Coordinator