Guidance Documents
Administration and Governance
Guidelines Concerning Student Drug Testing in Virginia Public Schools 2004
Special Education and Student Services
2004
Student Conduct Policy Guidelines
Special Education and Student Services
2004
Virginia School Search Resource Guide
(includes Student Search Guidelines)
Special Education and Student Services
2000
List of Board of Education Regulations Identified as Waivable for Charter School Purposes
Instruction
1999
Use of Literary Fund Loan Proceeds
Finance
1996
Chassis Specifications for 2001 Model School Buses
Finance
2000
Uniform Policy Statement for Free and Reduced Price Meals
Finance
2002
Guidance for Accommodating Children with Special Dietary Needs in School Nutrition Programs
Finance
2002
Model Guidelines for the Wearing of Uniforms in Public Schools
Policy and Communications
1996
Guidelines on the Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance (includes Guidelines for Appropriate Etiquette and Conventions for Respecting the Dignity of the Flag)
Policy and Communications
2001
Guidelines Concerning Religious Activities in Public Schools
Policy and Communications
1995
Acceptable Use Policies: A Handbook
Technology
2001
Guidelines for the Donation of Obsolete Educational Technology Hardware and Software by School Boards to Students
Policy and Communications
2000
Minute of Silence
Policy and Communications
2000
Guidelines for Honorary High School Diplomas for Veterans of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
Instruction
2002
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Health and Safety
Model Guidelines for School Attendance for Children with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Special Education and Student Services
1990
Virginia School Health Guidelines
Special Education and Student Services
1998
Guidelines for Specialized Health Care Procedures
Special Education and Student Services
1996
Guidelines for Training of Public School Employees in the Administration of Insulin and Glucagon
Special Education and Student Services
1999
Suicide Prevention Guidelines
Special Education and Student Services
2003
Model School Crisis and Emergency Management Plan
Special Education and Student Services
2002
School Safety Audits: Protocol, Procedures, and Checklists
Special Education and Student Services
2000
Policy Regarding Medication Recommendation by School Personnel
Special Education and Student Services
2002
Resource Guide for Crisis Management In Virginia Schools
2002
Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Intervention Training Curriculum Guidelines
Special Education & Student Services
2003
Guidelines for Managing Asthma in Virginia Schools: A Team Approach:
Special Education & Student Services
2003
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Instruction
Guidelines for the K-3 Record for Reading and Mathematics
Instruction
1999
Objectives for Personal Living and Finance
Instruction
1999
Criteria for Character Education Programs
Special Education and Student Services
2000
Board of Education Guidelines for Family Life Education
Special Education and Student Services
2002
Curriculum and Administrative Guide for Driver Education in Virginia
Instruction
2001
Guidelines for Banking-at-School Demonstration Partnership Programs
Instruction
2002
Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program Guidelines
Special Education and Student Services
2003
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No Child Left Behind
Persistently Dangerous Schools Identification Process & Criteria
Board of Education
2003
Criteria for the Providers of Supplemental Educational Services under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Instruction
2002
Virginia Board of Education Policy: Persistently Dangerous Schools & Unsafe School Choice Option
Instruction
2002
Guidelines for Provision of Public School Choice for Students in Title I Schools That are Identified for Improvement Status Under No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Instruction
2002
Criteria for the Providers of Supplemental Educational Services under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Instruction
2002
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Graduation and School Accreditation
Virginia Board of Education Guidelines - An Incentive Program to Encourage and Recognize School Accountability Performance and Competence to Excellence (8VAC 20-131-325)
Policy
2007
Guidance Document Governing Certain Provisions of the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
Policy
2006
Guidelines for Participation of Limited English Proficient Students in the SOL Assessments, October 1997
Assessment and Reporting
1997
Guidelines for Local School Boards to Award Verified Credits for the Standard Diploma to Transition Students
Accountability
2002
Guidelines for Awarding Differentiated Numbers of Verified Credit for Career and Technical Education Certification and Licensure Examinations
Instruction
2002
Interpretation of Regulations for Certain Transfer Students
Accountability
2002
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Special Programs
The Virginia Plan for the Gifted
(Appendices updated in 2001)
Instruction
1996
Procedures for Initiating an Academic Year Governor’s School
Instruction
1998
Comprehensive Services Act (CSA) for At Risk Youth and Families Implementation Manual
Special Education and Student Services
1999