School district: Principals to be responsible for success of students with disabilities

The Washoe County School District will hold principals accountable for how children with disabilities are educated as part of sweeping changes to its special education department.

The new accountability measures follow years of low graduation rates for students with disabilities, threats of sanctions from the Nevada Department of Education for poor performing special education programs and parents of children with disabilities accusing the district of failing their children.

“It is moving in a more positive route,” said Superintendent Traci Davis, who took over the district last year. “We are doing things for kids that we haven’t necessarily done.”

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