If you were a teacher or parent of a child with a disability,
where would you go for help?
What is GLRS?
The Georgia Learning Resources System (GLRS) is a statewide network of 17 resource centers
offering free services to parents and educators of students with disabilities.
What is the mission of GLRS?
The mission of GLRS is to provide human and material resources for direction and support to
educators and parents of students with disabilities. Also, to assist local school systems in
meeting the federal requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and
No Child Left Behind (NCLB), GLRS provides ongoing professional learning (training) to
teachers and administrators to assist them in implementing effective instructional strategies.
What can GLRS do for you?
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GLRS Provides Training to Educators so that:
Children who are at risk of failure can learn to read.
Children exhibit responsible behavior.
Students with disabilities stay in school and transition to employment or college after
they graduate from high school.
Students with disabilities can participate in general education classes with their nondisabled peers.
New special education teachers learn effective instructional strategies from mentor
teachers.
GLRS Increases Student Achievement
By providing professional learning student achievement is impacted in the following ways:
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Student who were struggling to learn to read have experienced success in reading.
Children who have traditionally shown inappropriate behavior at school have improved their
performance and increased their active participation in learning.
Schools have shown a significant reduction in the number of office referrals due to discipline
problems.
Fewer students with disabilities are dropping out of school and more students are becoming
employed or attending college after high school graduation. More students with disabilities are
participating in general education classes with their non-disabled peers. That means students
with disabilities can learn the same skills and curriculum that is being taught to other children,
enabling more children to meet the academic requirements of No Child Left Behind.
GLRS Supports Parents of Students with Disabilities
GLRS provides information and resources to parents of students with disabilities.
GLRS completes “Child Find” activities so that young children with developmental delays receive
appropriate services and support in school.
GLRS coordinates with the Georgia Parent Mentor Program to enable parents to be active
participants in their children's education.
What types of resources are available through GLRS?
 Loan library of specialized instructional materials, software, and equipment.
 Parent and teacher training workshops and classes.
 Materials production area for users to make “hands-on” instructional materials.
 Referral and information about services for students with disabilities.
 Child Find program to identify children with disabilities and help find appropriate
programs for them.
How is each center staffed?
Each center has a total of three staff members: two professional staff members and one
secretary/librarian.
Where are the centers located?
GLRS Centers are strategically located across Georgia so that no citizen is more than 50 miles
from a GLRS Center.
Coastal – Hinesville
East Central – Dublin
East Georgia – Augusta
Metro East – Stone Mountain
Metro South – Griffin
Metro West – Smyrna
Middle Georgia – Warner Robins
North Central – Jasper
North Georgia - Cleveland
(912) 877-2088
(478) 277-4060
(800) 282-7552
(678) 676-2400
(770) 229-3247
(770 432-2404
(478) 988-7177
(706) 253-1140
(706) 865-2141
Northeast – Winterville
(706) 742-8292
Northwest – Rome
(706) 295-6189
South Central – Waycross (912) 338-5998
South Georgia – Lenox
(229) 546-4367
Southeast – Claxton
(912) 739-1551
Southwest – Albany
(229) 431-1230
West Central – Grantville
(770) 583-2528
West Georgia – Columbus
(706) 748-2140
State GLRS Coordinator
(404) 657-9971
Middle GA GLRS offers the following resources/services for teachers and parents:
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Make It and Take It Center
Professional Lending Library
Middle GA GLRS has offered and currently offers some of the following training/classes for
systems, schools, teachers, and administrators:
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Co-Teaching Using the LRE Decision-Making Model
Differentiated Instruction in the Co-Teaching Classroom
Administration Workshop: Implementing Inclusive Practices
Overview of Response to Intervention/Pyramids of Intervention
Dibels Training
STEEP Training for Assessment and Intervention (RTI)
Paraprofessional Training
Behavior Management in Positive Behavior Management Systems
Assist and Support in Teaching and Coaching of TAPP Special Education Candidates
Supporting the Struggling Reader in the Differentiated Classroom
American Sign Language I, II, III, & IV classes
Middle GA GLRS is currently involved in the following projects:
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New Special Education Teacher Academy
SPDG – National Dropout Prevention
SLP Collaborative in the General Education Classroom
Integrating Assistive Technology in Co-Teaching and Special Education Classrooms
Co-Teaching Program Development
TAPP Cohorts Year One and Two
Special Education Math Academy
Least Restrictive Environment (LRE) Leadership Initiative Training
Middle GA Regional Transition Council