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Greenville County trustees review internal and external special education reports; call for clearer communication and staff training
Summary
Trustees heard an internal review led by Terry Brinkman and an external evaluation from AIR that together recommend clearer family communications, more differentiated staff training, a district MTSS review, and steps to reduce specialist overload. District leaders said some low‑cost changes (a parent resource representative and a consolidated communications platform) will be pursued immediately while larger items will be phased through budget and implementation planning.
The Greenville County Schools board on Feb. 10 received two reviews of special education services — an internal stakeholder-led report and an external evaluation by the American Institutes for Research (AIR) — that together identified strengths in IEP quality and graduation outcomes but flagged gaps in policy consistency, progress monitoring and staff capacity.
Terry Brinkman, who led the district’s internal review and summit process, told the board the work began with roughly 1,800 survey responses in both English and Spanish and continued with multiple forums and a two‑day summit that included about 80 stakeholders. “We had about 1,800 responses,” Brinkman said, noting forums and the summit were organized to capture representation across school levels and disability categories. She described summit recommendations such as a local “measure…
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