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 10 Combined | 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 (Itinerant) |
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 |
8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-81-340
Statutory Authority
§§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-214 of the Code of Virginia.