Loudoun County Public Schools is being accused of downplaying the needs of special education students to justify cutting special education staff.
In her quarterly presentation to the school board on March 14, Sharon Tropf, Special Education Advisory Committee chairwoman, said the school division was under-reporting needs of special education students and the services they are provided in Individualized Education Programs. IEPs are specially designed education plans for students with educational disabilities. In Virginia, they include assessments and annual benchmarks, according to the Virginia Department of Education.
Sharon Tropf, Loudoun County Public Schools Special Education Advisory Committee chairwoman