The Orange Schools met or exceeded all state expectations for special education for the 2008-2009 school year, according to Matt Deevers, director of educational programs and instructions. Deevers told the Board of Education Monday the recent report showed Orange is in rare company and had “outperformed” many neighboring school districts. State and federal departments of education have set 20 indicators for evaluating school performance in special education under the 2004 Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act.

Highlights of Orange’s achievement in the State Performance Profile include:

• 100 percent graduation rate with a regular diploma

• 100 percent Individual Education Plans for pre-school students

• 100 percent evaluations within a 60-day timeline

• 100 percent transition planning for students 16 and older

• 68.2 percent of students studying in the general education curriculum for the majority of their day, versus a 49 percent target.

The profile also notes no findings of noncompliance or incomplete special education event records.