About
Jamila C. Pollard, Esq. is the senior program manager /legal officer for the Family Engagement and Dispute Resolution Unit in the Division for Special Education Services and Supports at the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE). Jamila oversees the GaDOE and IDEA dispute prevention and resolution processes including the special education help desk, IEP Team meeting facilitation, mediation, formal written complaints, and due process hearing requests. Jamila also assists with various family engagement initiatives, including the Georgia Parent Mentor Partnership. Prior to joining the GaDOE, Jamila was a staff attorney with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and a middle grades mathematics and language arts teacher in Georgia.