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Albemarle special education director details IDEA annual plan, staffing and federal grant uses

Albemarle County School Board · April 17, 2026
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Summary

Director Ashley Stroutsneck presented ACPS’s IDEA-required special education annual plan for 2026–27, reporting a December 1 special-education count of 2,030, staffing requests tied to rising needs, part B set-aside services for private-school students, and an independent Berkeley Group review due by year’s end.

Ashley Stroutsneck, ACPS director of special education, presented the division’s IDEA-required annual plan for 2026–27 at the April 16 meeting, outlining program components, staffing needs and federal funding uses.

Stroutsneck said the December 1 special-education count — the state benchmark — was 2,030 students. She described staffing pressures as student needs increase in severity and intensity and reviewed positions requested to…

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