8VAC20-81-340. Special education caseload staffing requirements.
Figure 1: Local school division caseload maximums as funded by the Virginia Appropriation Act.
| Disability Category | Level II | Level I | |
| With Paraprofessional 100% of the time | Without Paraprofessional 100% of the Time | ||
| Autism | 8 | 6 | 24 |
| Deaf-blindness | 8 | 6 |
|
| Developmental Delay: age 5-6 | 10 | 8 |
|
| Developmental Delay: age 2-5 | 8 Center-based | 12 Home-based and/or Itinerant |
|
| Emotional Disability | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Hearing Impairment/Deaf | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Intellectual Disability | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Learning Disability | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Multiple Disabilities | 8 | 6 |
|
| Orthopedic Impairment | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Other Health Impairment | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Speech or Language Impairment | NA | NA | 68 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | May be placed in any program, according to the IEP. | ||
| Combined group of students needing Level I services with students needing Level II services | 20 Points (see Figure 2) | ||
Figure 2: Values for students receiving Level I services when combined with students receiving Level II services.
| Disability Category | Level II Values | Level I | |
| With Paraprofessional 100% of the time | Without Paraprofessional 100% of the time | Values | |
| Autism | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Deaf-blindness | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Developmental Delay: age 5-6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Emotional Disability | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Hearing Impairment/Deaf | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Intellectual Disability | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Learning Disability | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Multiple Disabilities | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1 |
| Orthopedic Impairment | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Other Health Impairment | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
| Traumatic Brain Injury | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1 |
Statutory Authority
§§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-214 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 25, Issue 21, eff. July 7, 2009; Errata, 26:4 VA.R. 447-448 October 26, 2009; amended, Virginia Register Volume 26, Issue 8, eff. January 25, 2010.