COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 9
January 5, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Patricia I.
Wright Acting
Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Requirements
under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001(NCLB) for Title I School
Improvement Plans |
The purpose
of this memorandum is to inform you that the Department of Education Title I
specialists will be contacting Title I coordinators in school divisions that
have Title I schools in school improvement status to ensure that the school
improvement plan meets NCLB requirements.
The departments Title I office will work collaboratively with the
Office of School Improvement to coordinate efforts for review of the
plans. All school divisions with
schools in school improvement status will be contacted by February 28, 2006. A
list of the identified schools can be found at: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/src/title1.shtml.
The NCLB
requirements for Title I schools in Year 1 of School Improvement or beyond are
described below.
As required
under section 1116(b)(3)(a) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001,
each local school division that has Title I schools in Year 1 or beyond of
Title I School Improvement, must develop or revise its local school improvement
plan in consultation with parents, school staff, and others not later than 3
months after being identified.
The school
improvement plan must include the following ten components:
1) incorporate scientifically-based
research strategies that strengthen the core academic program;
2) adopt polices and practices concerning
the schools core academic subjects that have the greatest likelihood of
ensuring that all groups of students will meet the states proficient level of
achievement on the state academic assessment no later than 12 years after the
end of the 2001-2002 school year;
3) provide an assurance that the school
will spend not less than 10 percent of the funds made available to the school
for the purpose of providing high-quality professional development;
4) specify how the funds described will be
used to remove the school from school improvement status;
5) establish specific annual, measurable objectives
for continuous and substantial progress by each subgroup of students;
6) describe how the school will provide
written notice about the identification to parents;
7) specify the responsibilities of the
state educational agency and the local school division under the plan,
including specifying the technical assistance to be provided by the state
educational agency;
8) include strategies to promote effective
parental involvement;
9) incorporate, as appropriate, activities
before school, after school, during the summer, and during any extension of the
schools year;
10)incorporate
a teacher mentoring program.
If you have
questions regarding the Title I school improvement plan for your division,
please contact the appropriate Title I specialist for your region as listed
below.
E-mail
Address Phone
Regions I
& II
Shady Clark,
Jr. Shady.Clark@doe.virginia.doe (804) 225-2901
Gabie Frazier Gabie.Frazier@doe.virginia.doe
(804) 225-2907
Region IV
Ann Sheehan Ann.Sheehan@doe.virginia.doe (804) 371-2932
Regions V
& VI
Dr. Philip
Iovino Philip.Iovino@doe.virginia.doe
(804) 371-7347
Region VIII
Rita Ghazal Rita.Ghazal@doe.virginia.doe (804) 225-2904
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