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FCPS special education director to adopt WIAT assessment, renews staffing RFP and outlines ACES law requirements
Summary
FCPS special education leadership said the district will adopt the WIAT as its new norm‑referenced assessment next school year, is issuing a renewed open staffing RFP to source contracted staff, and will implement ACES law requirements on elopement/wandering by strengthening IEP team review and behavior supports.
At the April 20 CCAC meeting, Director Buckley (Special Education, FCPS) and staff provided operational updates that will affect special education practice in the district next school year.
Director Buckley said the district "landed on a new normed reference educational assessment" — the WIAT — after a committee process that showed majority support (81%) for the vendor's components. FCPS plans to move from the Woodcock-Johnson platform to WIAT next school year, purchase district iPads to run the digital platform, and schedule professional learning days in August for staff to train on the administration and scoring.
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