Support. Recent OSEP and JLARC reports documented significant problems in ensuring that Virginia’s special education students have consistent access to education services under IDEA. They also identified insufficient state-level monitoring, supervision, and support for school divisions. This bill's comprehensive approach directly takes steps to reform special education services in Virginia. Developing a statewide IEP will create consistency and transparency in IEP writing, implementation, and monitoring and enable our military-connected special education students to easily transition between school divisions. To improve services to special education students we also support improved data reporting with a focus on disaggregated data based on student disabilities, and enhanced professional development, and family engagement resources.
Support. Recent OSEP and JLARC reports documented significant problems in ensuring that Virginia’s special education students have consistent access to education services under IDEA. They also identified insufficient state-level monitoring, supervision, and support for school divisions. This bill's comprehensive approach directly takes steps to reform special education services in Virginia. Developing a statewide IEP will create consistency and transparency in IEP writing, implementation, and monitoring and enable our military-connected special education students to easily transition between school divisions. To improve services to special education students we also support improved data reporting with a focus on disaggregated data based on student disabilities, and enhanced professional development, and family engagement resources.