COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 14
March 14, 2003
ADMINISTRATIVE
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Submission of
Division Remediation Plan for Fiscal Year 2004 Due
Date: April 15, 2003 |
Regulation 8-VAC-20-630 (Attachment A) provides standards
for state-funded remedial programs and requires school divisions to submit a
remediation plan, record and report specified data pertaining to their
state-funded remedial programs, maintain an individual student record
indicating the students expected remediation goal, and annually evaluate the
success of those programs.
The 2003 Session of the General Assembly adopted a language
amendment to the 2002-2004 biennial budget that removes the provision allowing
Standards of Learning remediation funding to be used as a block grant, without
restrictions or reporting requirements. This change, if approved by the
Governor, would restore the annual reporting requirements for these funds that
were established by the Code of Virginia (Title 22.1-199.2) and Board of
Education regulation (8-VAC-20-630). Please keep in mind that final action on
the budget will occur at the reconvened session of the General Assembly on
April 2.
The required remediation plan (Attachment B) must be
submitted, electronically to ksmith@mail.vak12ed.edu,
for approval by the Virginia Board of Education no later than April 15, 2003.
As previously noted, the regulation also requires that a record be maintained
for each eligible student who attends a state-funded remedial program.
This report, due September 15, 2004, will include
data for remediation programs held during the 2003-2004 school year, as well as
remedial summer school for 2003. The
department is currently developing an electronic form for this report. A draft copy of the report, a sample student
record, and Attachment B are available in Word format at the following Web
site:
http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Instruction/remediationreg.html
If you should have any questions regarding the
implementation of this regulation, please contact Kathleen
Smith (mailto:ksmith@mail.vak12ed.edu), remediation
program
specialist, at (804) 786-5819.
JLD/KMS/pl
Attachments
/administrators/superintendents_memos/2003/adm014a.pdf
/administrators/superintendents_memos/2003/adm014b.pdf