CHCCS Exceptional Children
The mission of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is to ensure that all students acquire the knowledge, skills, behaviors, and attitudes to achieve their learning potential. In that spirit, our programs are designed to support students with disabilities as they acquire academic, social, and functional skills. We support the policy of moderate inclusion, so that even students with the most severe disabilities spend time with typically developing peers. We serve students from 3 through 21 years of age.
Fall 2024 Exceptional Children Newsletter
Parent Survey
If you have a student in our school system that has a disability, please take the time to fill out the parent survey below. CHCCS highly values your feedback and uses the information to help us adjust our practices to maintain a collaborative environment with families.
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Destruction of EC Files
In Accordance with applicable state and federal regulations, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools hereby notifies you of its intent to destroy the exceptional children student records on file for students who reach the age of 26 on or by July 1, 2025. Student records that will be destroyed are, all exceptional children’s records [copies of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), test reports, progress reports]. Destruction of these records will begin on or after July 30, 2025.
Should you wish to obtain your students’ records, please contact the Exceptional Children’s Department at 919-967-8211 prior to July 30, 2025.
CHCCS Contact EC Department
Fonda Robinson, M.Ed.
Senior Executive Director, Exceptional Children
(919) 967-8211 x20409
Teonaka Daye, M.S., S.S.P.
Director of Psychological and Support Services, Exceptional Children
(919) 967-8211 x20415
Kathryn Pritchard Ed.D.
Director of Instructional Services, Exceptional Children
(919) 967-8211 x20412
Erin Watts, M.Ed, NBCT
Director of Compliance, Exceptional Children
(919) 967-8211 x20408
Thomas Britton
Financial Analyst, Exceptional Children
(919) 967-8211 x28206
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CHCCS Exceptional Children General Questions
For general questions or if you believe your child might be in need of special education and/or related services, you should contact your school administration.
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is the law that ensures a free appropriate public education is available for eligible children with disabilities throughout the nation. Additionally, it ensures special education and related services are available for those identified children. Children and youth ages three through 21 receive special education and related services under IDEA.