{"data":{"id":"us-va/8vac20-81-340","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"8VAC20-81-340","heading":"Special education caseload staffing requirements","body":"Figure 1: Local school division caseload maximums as funded by the Virginia Appropriation Act.\n\nDisability Category\n\nLevel II\n\nLevel I\n\nWith Paraprofessional 100% of the time\n\nWithout Paraprofessional 100% of the Time\n\nAutism\n\n8\n\n6\n\n24\n\nDeaf-blindness\n\n8\n\n6\n\nDevelopmental Delay: age 5-6\n\n10\n\n8\n\nDevelopmental Delay: age 2-5\n\n8 Center-based\n\n10 Combined\n\n12 Home-based and/or Itinerant\n\nEmotional Disability\n\n10\n\n8\n\n24\n\nHearing Impairment/Deaf\n\n10\n\n8\n\n24\n\nIntellectual Disability\n\n10\n\n8\n\n24\n\nLearning Disability\n\n10\n\n8\n\n24\n\nMultiple Disabilities\n\n8\n\n6\n\nOrthopedic Impairment\n\n10\n\n8\n\n24\n\nOther Health Impairment\n\n10\n\n8\n\n24\n\nSpeech or Language Impairment\n\nNA\n\nNA\n\n68\n\n(Itinerant)\n\nTraumatic Brain Injury\n\nMay be placed in any program, according to the IEP.\n\nCombined group of students needing Level I services with students  needing Level II services\n\n20 Points (see Figure 2)\n\nFigure 2: Values for students receiving Level I services when combined with students receiving Level II services.\n\nDisability Category\n\nLevel II Values\n\nLevel I\n\nWith Paraprofessional 100% of the time\n\nWithout Paraprofessional 100% of the time\n\nValues\n\nAutism\n\n2.5\n\n3.3\n\n1\n\nDeaf-blindness\n\n2.5\n\n3.3\n\n1\n\nDevelopmental Delay: age 5-6\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1\n\nEmotional Disability\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1\n\nHearing Impairment/Deaf\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1\n\nIntellectual Disability\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1\n\nLearning Disability\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1\n\nMultiple Disabilities\n\n2.5\n\n3.3\n\n1\n\nOrthopedic Impairment\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1\n\nOther Health Impairment\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1\n\nTraumatic Brain Injury\n\n2.0\n\n2.5\n\n1","path":["Title 8. Education","Agency 20. State Board of Education","Chapter 81. Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia","Part VI. Compliance with § 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title8/agency20/chapter81/section340/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:47:32Z","sha256":"34b8b9a597c767b6c2a760d2e7b214b36ef3aab1710ca3185099f25333a708ab","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/8vac20-81-330","next":"us-va/8vac20-90-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}