Parents and caregivers often have questions related to various topics in special education. The TN Department of Education has created some “direct line” emails to help! If you have questions about any of the three topics listed below, feel free to use the email address provided to ask. You should hear back from someone at the Department within around 48 business hours. If you have any other questions, please reach out to us at SpecialEducation@thearctn.org and we can help point you in the right direction!


I’ve been trying to get our school to get my 7yr old son an IEP/504 because he’s behind and has a speech delay , and cannot read very well. but even the director of special education says he’s doing fine on his benchmark testing .. Can he still qualify?
Hi Denise,
You can request an evaluation for diagnosis, and after diagnosis, they will set up an IEP/504 plan.