COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 170
October 10, 2003
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne
DeMary Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Project Graduation Online SOL Tutorial for English: Reading |
The Virginia
Department of Education, in cooperation with Chesterfield County public
schools, is pleased to announce availability of the Online SOL Tutorial for
English. The pilot tutorial was developed
by Chesterfield County as part of Governor Warners Project Graduation
initiative and is available to high school seniors who have not yet passed the
English Reading/Literature and Research (R/LR) SOL assessment.
The tutorial
is designed to determine student academic needs through an online assessment
and tailor Web-based lessons to those needs.
After students have completed all recommended lessons, they will be
given a final online assessment. Upon
completion of the tutorial, students will be well prepared for the English R/LR
SOL examination.
Although
students may engage in lessons from home or school, each school must provide a
contact person to serve as a facilitator and mentor to enrolled students. Contact persons will have access to accounts
and may monitor student progress. The contact person must complete an online
training program. Several opportunities will be available for training.
The tutorial
will be available at no charge to 800 public school students. Preference will
be given to students from school divisions whose graduation data indicates that
at least 10% of the students graduating in 2004 need a verified credit in
English: Reading. The attached registration form should be submitted via fax to
the department. Schools will be notified of student acceptance.
For more
information contact Greg Weisiger, associate director, teleproduction at (804)
692-0335.
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