If you are new to Guilford County Schools and have a child who has been receiving special education services or have questions about special education, please contact Jacqui Hawkins, EC Parent Liaison, via email hawkinj@gcsnc.com or at 336-370-2323.

In order to make your student's transition into Guilford County Schools go smoothly, it is very important to provide your student's new school copies of the following information during registration:

• Most recent psycho-educational report, eligibility, evaluation and/or re-evaluation report;
• Current individualized education program (IEP); and
• Contact information for your student's previous school and school district.

Welcome to Guilford County Schools!!

What to Expect:

All students enroll through the school zoned for the home address. The team at the school will review your child's IEP to ensure they can meet your child's needs. If they can't meet your child's needs, they will send your child to the next closest school to your home that can.

For families new to North Carolina

Once you have enrolled your student and shared their special education records, school staff will invite you to a meeting to discuss comparable services, or services similar to or the same as, provided on your student's most recent IEP. During that meeting, school staff will also describe the initial eligibility process that occurs when students move from out of state and the timeline in which an initial North Carolina IEP will be developed. 

For families moving from within North Carolina:

School staff will begin implementing your student's current IEP on their first day of school. An invitation to review and revise your student's IEP may be scheduled. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss your student's transition to a new school and to determine if any adjustments to the services and supports currently being provided are needed.