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SUPTS. MEMO. NO. 31
May 21, 1999 |
| TO: | Division Superintendents |
| FROM: | Paul D. Stapleton
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
| SUBJECT: | Remedial Summer School |
Standard 1.C of the Standards of Quality states in part: Local school boards shall also develop and implement programs of prevention, intervention, or remediation for students who are educationally at risk including, but not limited to, those whose scores are in the bottom national quartile on Virginia State Assessment Program Tests, who do not pass the literacy test prescribed by the Board of Education, or who fail to achieve a passing score on any Standards of Learning assessment in grades three, five, and eight. Such programs may include summer school for all elementary and middle school grades and for all high school academic courses, as defined by regulations promulgated by the Board of Education, or other forms of remediaton. Division superintendents shall require such students to take special programs of prevention, intervention, or remediation which may include attendance in public summer school programs, in accordance with subsection E of 22.1-254 and 22.1.254-01. The requirement for remediation may, however, be satisfied by the student's attendance in a program of prevention, intervention or remediation which has been selected by his parent and is either (i) conducted by an accredited private school or (ii) a special program which has been determined to be comparable to the required public school remediation program by the division superintendent. The costs of such private school remediation program or other special remediation program shall be borne by the student's parent. Students required to attend such summer school programs or to participate in another form of remediation shall not be charged tuition by the local school division. Based on the number of students attending and the Commonwealth's share of the per pupil costs, additional state funds shall be provided for summer and other remediation programs as set forth in the appropriation act. Any student who does not pass the literacy tests or all Standards of Learning assessments in grades three, five, and eight shall be required to attend a summer school program or participate in another form of remediation. Such summer school program or other form of remediation shall be chosen by the school division to be appropriate to the academic needs of the student. State funds shall be provided, as set forth in the appropriation act, for the attendance in remediation programs conducted by local school divisions for those students who do not pass the literacy tests beginning with the 1997-1998 fiscal year and for students who do not pass all Standards of Learning assessments in grades three, five, and eight beginning with the 1998-99 fiscal year. Localities may structure the summer remedial program in any manner they deem appropriate, including the curriculum and hours of instruction to be offered. The 1999 Appropriation Act states, "Students attending these programs shall not be charged tuition and no high school credit may be awarded to students who participate in this program." Funding provisions are included in the 1999-2000 Appropriation Act for those localities opting to offer a remedial summer program. For fiscal year 1999-00 payments will be based on $328 for each eligible pupil, to be paid in accordance with each locality's composite index, subject to availability of funds. Entitlements will be paid in two installments. The first payment in August will be based on one-half of the estimated enrollment submitted on Attachment A. The final payment, scheduled for October, will be based on actual enrollments submitted on Attachment B. The total entitlement will appear on the final payment memo in October. Please return the completed Attachment A to Mrs. Leigh H. Williams, Budget Analyst, no later than July 9, 1999. Attachment B should be returned no later than September 10, 1999. School divisions opting not to participate should return both forms indicating such status and zero enrollment as appropriate. Questions should be directed to Mrs. Williams or Mrs. Eanes at (804) 225-2025. PDS/lw Attachments-2 Attachment A 1999-00 Estimated Remedial Summer School Enrollment Number of Eligible Pupils Expected to be Enrolled in Summer Remedial Programs: Elementary (K-7) _____________________ Secondary (8-12) _____________________ Total _____________________ I hereby certify that the above information is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. ___________________________________ ______________ Signature of Division Superintendent Date ____________________________________ School Division/Division Code ____________________________________ __________________ Name of Individual Completing Form Telephone Number Please return the completed form no later than July 9, 1999 to: Mrs. Leigh H. Williams Budget Analyst Department of Education P. O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218-2120 Attachment B 1999-00 Actual Remedial Summer School Enrollment Number of Eligible Pupils Actually Enrolled in Summer Remedial Programs: Elementary (K-7) _____________________ Secondary (8-12) _____________________ Total _____________________ I hereby certify that the above information is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. ____________________________________ ______________________ Signature of Division Superintendent Date ____________________________________ School Division/Division Code __________________________________ _______________________ Name of Individual Completing Form Telephone Number Please return the completed form no later than September 10,1999 to: Mrs. Leigh H. Williams Budget Analyst Department of Education P. O. Box 2120 Richmond, VA 23218-2120