Special Education (Generally) Policy

Drafts for Review
2018/2019 drafts:

Proposed policy 5310, Special Education, draft reviewed by SEAC:



Proposed policy 5310, Special Education, draft updated after SEAC review presentations:



May/June 2020 drafts:

Proposed policy 5310, Special Education, draft:



Proposed policy 5310, Special Education, revised draft:



Subcommittee Recommendations
Slides for subcommittee report presented at the February 6, 2019 SEAC meeting

Updated slides for subcommittee report presented at the March 6, 2019 SEAC meeting

Updated slides for subcommittee report presented at the April 3, 2019 SEAC meeting

Draft Policy 5310: Special Education draft 2 with SEAC Policy Subcommittee recommendations.

Review
At the April 3, 2019 SEAC meeting, the committee unanimously voted to recommend that the School Board adopt the current revision of the proposed policy 5310 (updated after previous SEAC review presentations).

In May of 2020, the LCPS staff proposed a new revision of the policy, requiring a new review.

Documents
LCPS Policy 5-52. Special Education Generally. 

Virginia Department of Education. Guidance Document for Developing Local Policies and Procedures Required for Implementation of Special Education Regulations in Virginia's Public Schools. 

8VAC20-81-80. Eligibility. 

8VAC20-81-100. Free Appropriate Public Education. 

8VAC20-81-110. Individualized Education Program. 

SEAC Policy Subcommittee. Community Concerns.

Hendrick Hudson Dist. Bd. of Ed. v. Rowley. Supreme Court of the United States, 1982. []