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Instructional leaders outline summer professional development, MTSS rollout and special-education plan
Summary
Instructional staff described a summer professional-development plan emphasizing MTSS, a division-wide convocation on Aug. 14 and a teacher-proposal process to build practical classroom strategies; the special-education annual plan and IDEA allocations ($780,766 for 611; $18,189 for 619) were also presented for board review and will be submitted to VDOE by May 8.
Division instructional leaders briefed the school board April 9 on plans for summer professional development and the special-education annual plan required by the Virginia Department of Education.
Miss Hammel outlined a planned pre-service schedule with a division-wide professional-development day on Aug. 14 at Luray High School. Staff were invited to submit session proposals by April 22; the instructional team will review proposals and notify presenters by May 22. The goal is 50–60 minute interactive sessions that build classroom toolboxes and leverage in-division expertise. Miss Hammel emphasized applying a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) across instruction, ensuring high-quality Tier 1 practices and using tiered interventions for 5–15% (Tier 2) and a smaller percentage for intensive Tier 3 services.
Ms. Hill presented the 2026–27 special-education annual plan and associated grant application materials. She reported the division's IDEA allocations as follows: $780,766 for school-age IDEA 611 and $18,189 for preschool IDEA 619. Ms. Hill described allowable uses (primarily salaries and benefits, mileage for itinerant staff, evaluation materials) and the process steps: presentation to the SEAC (already completed on March 9), school board approval expected April 23, certification by the superintendent, and submission to VDOE on or before May 8.
Superintendent Dr. Hughes framed the instructional work within broader enrollment and ADM trends. He reported the March 31 adjusted funded ADM at 2,775 — 55 students short of the division's FY26 budget projection — and explained that an increase in regional-program students (from 19.19 to 41.97 ADM) affects funding and comparisons. He said the division will continue to monitor ADM and use the summer PD work to support instruction for students who need tiered interventions.
Next steps: staff will collect PD proposals, finalize presenters in May, publish slides and resources after the Aug. 14 convocation, and submit the special-education plan to VDOE by May 8 if approved and certified.
