State Special Education AgenciesA child with a visual impairment is one whose vision, even with correction, adversely impacts a child's educational performance. Although similar, each state has it's own guidelines for what students are eligible to be identified as a student with a visual impairment. The following is a list of State Special Education Agencies within the Department of Education.
AlabamaSpecial Education Services
Alabama State Department of Education P.O. Box 302101 50 North Ripley Street Montgomery, AL 36130-2101 Phone: (334) 242-8114 Toll-Free: (800) 392-8020 AL residents only Fax: (334) 242-9192 AlaskaSpecial Education Office
Alaska Department of Education and Early Development 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200 P.O. Box 110500 Juneau, AK 99811-0500 Phone: (907) 465-8693 Fax: (907) 465-2806 ArizonaExceptional Student Services
Arizona State Department of Education 3300 N. Central Ave Phoenix, AZ 85007 Phone: (602) 542-4013 Toll-Free: (800) 352-4558 AZ residents only Fax: (602) 542-5404 ArkansasSpecial Education Services
Arkansas State Department of Education Victory Building, Suite 450 1401 West Capitol Avenue Little Rock, AR 72201-2936 Phone: (501) 682-4221 Fax: (501) 682-5159 CaliforniaSpecial Education Division
California State Department of Education Suite 2401 1430 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814-5901 Phone: (916) 445-4613 Fax: (916) 327-3706 ColoradoColorado Dept. of Education
Office of Special Education 1560 Broadway, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80202 Phone: (303) 866-6694 Fax: (303) 866-3808 ConnecticutBureau of Special Education
Connecticut State Department of Education Room 369 P.O. Box 2219 Hartford, CT 06145-2219 Phone: (860) 713-6910 Fax: (860) 713-7014 DelewareExceptional Children and Early Childhood Education
Delaware Department of Education 401 Federal Street, Suite Two Dover, DE 19901-3639 Phone: (302) 735-4210 Fax: (302) 739-2388 FloridaFlorida Department of Education
Bureau of Exceptional Education and Student Services 325 West Gaines Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-0400 Phone: (850) 245-0475 Fax: (850) 245-0953 GeorgiaGeorgia Department of Education
Division for Special Education Services and Supports 205 Jesse Hill Jr. Drive SE Atlanta, GA 30334 Phone: (404) 656-3963 Fax: (404) 651-6457 HawaiiSpecial Education Office
Hawai'I State Department of Education 1390 Miller Street Honolulu, HI 96813 Phone: (808) 305-9806 IdahoIdaho State Department of Education
Division of Special Education PO BOX 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0047 Toll-Free: (800) 432-4601 Fax: (208) 334-2228 IllinoisIllinois State Board of Education
100 North First Street Springfield, IL 62777-0001 Phone: (217) 782-5589 Fax: (217) 782-9224 IndianaIndiana Department of Education
Office of Special Education South Tower Suite 600 115 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 232-0570 Toll-Free: (877) 851-4106 Fax: (317) 232-0589 IowaBureau of Learner Strategies and Supports
Iowa Department of Education Grimes State Office Building 400 East 14th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0146 Phone: (515) 281-5294 Fax: (515) 242-5988 KansasSpecial Education Services
Kansas State Department of Education 900 SW Jackson St. Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: (785) 296-9462 Toll-Free: (800) 203-9462 KS Residents only KentuckyOffice of Teaching and Learning
Division of Learning Services 300 Sower Blvd., 5th Floor Frankfort, KY 40602 Phone: (502) 564-4970 Fax: (502) 564-6721 LouisianaLouisiana Department of Education
Office of Student Programs Division of NCLB and IDEA Support PO BOX 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 7804 Phone: (225) 219-0364 Toll-Free: (877) 453-2721 Fax: (225) 219-7370 MaineOffice of Special Services
Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Phone: (207) 624-6676 Fax: (207) 624-6651 TTY: 1-888-577-6690 MarylandDivision of Special Education/Early Intervention Services
Maryland State Department of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Phone: (410) 767-0238 Toll-Free: (800) 535-0182 Fax: (410) 333-8165 MassachusettsSpecial Education Planning and Policy Development Office
State Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 75 Pleasant Street Malden, MA 02148-5023 Phone: (781) 338-3375 Fax: (781) 338-3371 MichiganOffice of Special Education and Early Intervention Services
Michigan Department of Education P.O. Box 30008 608 West Allegan Street Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: (517) 373-3324 MinnesotaSpecial Education Division
Minnesota State Department of Education 1500 Highway 36 West Roseville, MN 55113-4266 Phone: (651) 582-8616 Fax: (651) 582-8729 MissouriOffice of Special Education
Mississippi State Department of Education P.O. Box 771 359 North West Street, Suite 301 Jackson, MS 39205-0771 Phone: (601) 359-3498 Toll-Free: (877) 544-0408 MS residents only MontanaDivision of Special Education
Montana State Office of Public Instruction P.O. Box 202501 Helena, MT 59620-2501 Phone: (406) 444-3095 NebraskaOffice of Special Education
Nebraska State Department of Education 301 Centennial Mall South P.O. Box 94987 Lincoln, NE 68509-4987 Phone: (402) 471-2471 Fax: (402) 471-5022 NevadaOffice of Special Education
Nevada State Department of Education 700 East Fifth Street Carson City, NV 89701 Phone: (775) 687-9200 Fax: (775) 687-9101 New HampshireBureau of Special Education
New Hampshire Department of Education 101 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 Phone: (603) 271-3494 New JerseyOffice of Special Education Programs
New Jersey Department of Education P.O. Box 500 Trenton, NJ 08625-0500 Phone: (609) 292-0147 TTY: (609) 984-8422 New MexicoNew Mexico Public Education Department
Special Education Bureau 120 South Federal Place Room 206 Santa Fe, NM 87501 Phone: (505) 827-1457 Fax: (505) 954-0001 New YorkP-12: Office of Special Education
New York State Education Department 89 Washington Avenue, Room 309 EB One Commerce Plaza Albany, NY 12234 Phone: (518) 474-3852 North CarolinaExceptional Children Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction 6356 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-6356 Phone: (919) 807-3969 North DakotaOffice of Special Education
North Dakota State Department of Public Instruction Department 201 600 East Boulevard Avenue Bismarck, ND 58505-0440 Phone: (701) 328-2277 OhioOffice for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education 25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 409 Columbus, OH 43215-4183 Phone: (614) 466-2650 Toll-Free: (877) 644-6338 Fax: (614) 387-0968 OklahomaSpecial Education Services
Oklahoma State Department of Education Oliver Hodge Building 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599 Phone: (405) 521-3351 OregonOffice of Special Education
Oregon State Department of Education 255 Capitol Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-0203 Phone: (503) 947-5600 PennsylvaniaOffice of Special Education
Pennsylvania Department of Education 333 Market Street Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333 Phone: (717) 783-613 Rhode IslandOffice for Special Education
Rhode Island Department of Education 255 Westminster Street Providence, RI 02903-3400 Phone: (401) 222-4600 South CarolinaOffice of Special Education
South Carolina State Department of Education 1006 Rutledge Building 1429 Senate Street Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: (803) 734-8224 Fax: (803) 734-5021 South DakotaSpecial Education Programs
South Dakota State Department of Education Suite 200 306 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501-2545 Phone: (605) 773-3455 Fax: (605) 773-5320 TennesseeTennessee State Department of Education
Special Education Department 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0375 Phone: 615-741-5158 TexasTexas Education Agency
Office of Special Education 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-1494 Phone: (512) 463-9414 UtahSpecial Education Services
Utah State Office of Education 250 East 500 South P.O. Box 144200 Salt Lake City, UT 84114-4200 Phone: (801) 538-750 VermontOffice of Special Education
219 North Main Street, Suite 402 Barre, VT 05641 Phone: (802) 479-1030 VirginiaOffice of Special Education
Virginia State Department of Education James Monroe Building 101 North 14th Street Richmond, VA 23218-2120 Phone: (804) 786-8079 WashingtonSpecial Education Programs
Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Old Capitol Building 600 South Washington P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA 98504-7200 Phone: (360) 725-6075 West VirginiaOffice of Special Education
West Virginia Department of Education 1900 Kanawha Boulevard East Charleston, WV 25305-0330 Phone: (304) 558-2698 WisconsinSpecial Education Team
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707-7841 Phone: (608) 266-1781 WyomingSpecial Programs Unit
Wyoming State Department of Education Hathaway Building, Second Floor 2300 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050 Phone: (307) 777-7675 Fax: (307) 777-6234 |
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