COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 202
October 7, 2005
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Modifications to the School-Level Academic Review
Process Approved by the Board of Education |
On September 21, 2005, the Board of Education
approved modifications to the school-level academic review process
guidelines. The purpose of this
memorandum is to provide information about those modifications (see Attachment
A).
These modifications introduce a new element, the
school support team, to the continuous academic review process. This team will provide targeted technical
assistance to those schools that were warned in the previous year. The Department of Education (DOE) will assign
the school to a level of intervention based on an analysis of the school’s most
current accountability data, the current school improvement plan, and any other
relevant data. The school support team
will provide technical assistance that meets the unique needs of that school
throughout the year.
For those
schools not warned in 2004-05 but accredited with warning in 2005-06, the DOE
will assign the school to one of three academic review tiers. Once the tier status has been designated, an
academic review team will conduct an on-site review and assist the school in
identifying areas of need to be reflected in the three-year school improvement
plan. Please note in Attachment A that
the criteria for tier assignments have changed since last year.
The school-level academic review process is a
continuous process that is designed to monitor the implementation of the school
improvement plan. Throughout the school’s continued status in warning, the DOE
will provide technical assistance to support the school’s improvement
efforts.
Please direct any questions regarding these
modifications to Mrs. Kathleen M. Smith, director, Office of School
Improvement, at (804) 225-2865 or Kathleen.Smith@doe.virginia.gov.
JLD/KMS/pl
Attachment
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/suptsmemos/2005/inf202a.pdf