VDOE FOIA: Independent Evaluation Reports for Virginia Department of Education and Related Correspondence and Invoices

October 2023 reports for two evaluations VDOE commissioned to assess special education, correspondence between VDOE's Dr. Lisa Coons and the evaluators, and invoices submitted by the evaluators.

October 18, 2023, Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) released two independent evaluations of its special education program. VDOE’s new Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Lisa Coons requested the evaluations, which were done by Dr. Robert Pasternack, Sam Howarth, and Nathan Levenson.

However, VDOE didn’t release the original report submitted by Pasternack or Coons’ comments to Pasternack indicating she wanted it revised. The invoices were not released either. This information had to be obtained via FOIA.

Click on the links below to access the correspondence, reports, and invoices.