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Special-education review finds strengths but flags IEP documentation and implementation issues; district plans corrections
Summary
Instructional facilitator Tiffany McDuffy told trustees the district’s March 2025 program review praised parent participation and timelines but required corrections to IEP implementation and documentation; staff said they will submit required materials by a July deadline and increase professional development.
Tiffany McDuffy, the district’s instructional facilitator for secondary special education, told the Williamsburg County School District Board on March 20 that a March 2025 program review identified both strengths and corrective items in the district’s special-education program.
McDuffy detailed school‑by‑school special‑education counts and staffing and said the review praised strong parent participation, adherence to evaluation timelines and proper development of prior written notices. The review also found shortcomings the district must address, including properly implementing IEPs, ensuring manifestation‑determination meetings are documented, and completing required professional development tied to state requirements.
McDuffy said the district received the review July 24, 2025, and is working to submit corrected documentation before a July 8 deadline. She described a plan that includes in‑house and state‑level professional development, additional documentation efforts and continued monitoring of discipline processes for students with disabilities. When board members asked why some schools lack an on‑site physical therapist, she explained that related services (PT, OT, speech) are shared across campuses based on caseloads and that some services are delivered virtually or by itinerant staff.
Board members requested the district provide the policy/procedural manual used by teachers for developing IEPs and asked for clarification of MTSS and discipline processes. McDuffy said she will follow up with detailed answers and that a make‑up professional development session is scheduled for May 5, which will precede the resubmission of required documents.
