Campbell Schools Special Ed Dept. receives annual performance report

By Charlotte Underwood

JACKSBORO, TN (WLAF)- At Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting, Interim School Director Nancy Lay shared with board members that the Campbell County Special Education Department had received its Annual Performance Report Indicator determination under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and was officially designated as “Meets Requirement.”

“This means our LEA earned at least 70% of the possible determination points based on FFY 2024 data from the 2024-2025 school year. The Tennessee Department of Education evaluates compliance, results indicators, correction of prior noncompliance, and other monitoring information as part of this annual determination,” Lay explained.

She told board members that what made this “especially meaningful” is that the school district had not met requirements since the 2020-2021 school year.

“This designation represents tremendous growth, dedication, and focused effort across our district. Most impressive is the academic progress of our special education students,” Lay said, adding that the “report data shows real, measurable growth.”

Grades 4 and 8 proficiency increased by +5.69 in English Language Arts and +6.1 in Math. High School End-of-Course proficiency increased by an “outstanding” +18.13 in English and +0.45 overall. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED-03/13/2026-6AM-IMAGE COURTESY OF STEPHEN ANDREWS)