COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 134
July 8, 2005
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: |
Seeking
Comments on Proposed Revisions to: Regulations
Establishing Standards For Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia, 8 VAC
20-131-10 et seq. |
On behalf of the Board of Education, I am pleased to
transmit a draft copy of the Board of Educations proposed revisions to the Regulations
Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia. A document summarizing the proposed
revisions is also attached. The
proposed revisions were reviewed by the board at its meeting on June 22,
2005, and the board authorized the Department of Education to proceed with the
Administrative Process Act (APA) requirements.
Although the formal public comment period under the APA has not been
initiated, the board asked that copies of the proposed revisions be
distributed, and that the department immediately begin to receive public
comments.
The
board seeks your comments and suggestions for changes and additions to any part
of the draft regulations. Please share
this document with others, as you deem appropriate. The board's proposed revisions may be modified based on the
public comments received. The board
anticipates conducting public hearings around the state to receive additional
public comments in the early fall as part of the APA procedure. Please continue to visit the departments
website for information on the dates and locations of the hearings.
Please submit your comments to Anne D. Wescott,
assistant superintendent for policy and communications, Virginia Department of
Education, P. O. Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120; phone:(804) 225-2403;
fax:(804) 786-5389; email: Policy@doe.virginia.gov.
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Attachments
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2005/inf134a.pdf
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2005/inf134b.pdf