Exceptional Children
Toll Free Helpline: This line is to serve parents, advocates and agency representatives who have questions about the education of students with disabilities. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Calls will be returned within three business days. Please call 1-866-628-0910.
We would like to welcome you to our section of the South Carolina Department of Education's Web site.
The Office of Exceptional Children ensures that all children with disabilities in the state have available a free and appropriate public education (FAPE), protects the rights of these children and their parents, and provides leadership to school districts and state-operated programs in the provision of appropriate special educational services.
If you are interested in serving on various committees and task forces for programs for exceptional children, e-mail Susan D. DuRant, at sdurant@ed.sc.gov or telephone: 803-734-8806.
Susan D. Durant, Director
Programs & Highlights
- Adult Education
- Assistive Technology Regional Specialists
- Center for Educator Recruitment, Retention and Advancement
- Child Find Material
- Coordinators of Special Services
- Data Collection History
- Dispute Resolution Information
- District Profiles
- Excent Online
- FAQs
- Focused Monitoring
- Forms and Applications
- Links to Resources
- Monthly Calendar for Office of Exceptional Children
- IDEA Application
- Parent Survey Information
- Parent Resources
- Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports Initiative
- Publications by OEC
- Regulatory Page
- Reports
- Resources for Professional Development
- Self-Assessment Information
- Services
- Speech Language Impairment
- Signs of Development
- South Carolina Special Education Advisory Council
- State Performance Plan
- State Regulation Information 2007
- Staff Information
- Testing Information