What is the Parent Resource Center?

Albemarle County Parent Resource Center is our local effort to link families, schools and communities together to better support children with disabilities in the school setting.  The Albemarle County Parent Resource Center has a goal of fostering a positive relationship between parents and schools in an effort to assist parents with questions and planning, as well as through the provision of resources and training. The Parent Resource Center is being operated by Michael Armstrong for the 2022-2023 School Year.

Office visits are by appointment only, please reach out to Michael Armstrong with your appointment needs using the contact information below. 
The Parent Resource Center is located at:
Special Services Center
1200 Forest Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903

You can contact the Parent Resource Center at (434) 296-5885 or by email at spedhelp@k12albemarle.org.

ACCESSIBLE PRINT MATERIALS

ACPS Parent Resource Center Special Book Collection
The Parent Resource Center’s Special Book Collection is available free to all families at any of the Jefferson Madison Regional Library's branches. The collection includes educational books for adults wanting to learn more about a specific disability, as well as, titles for younger readers that promote inclusion and the celebration of diversity.

The following link/catalog search takes you to directly to the list of all of the titles:
https://hestia.jmrl.org/findit/Tag/Home?lookfor=acps+parent+resource+center

You can sign up online for a free public library card and get instant access to all of JMRL’s
electronic resources and ebooks by using the following link:
https://hestia.jmrl.org/onlinecardregistration/