DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 71
March 24, 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: |
SOA Comment
Period Extended to April 30, 2006 |
The
Board of Education is extending until April 30, 2006, the comment period for
proposed revisions to the Regulations
Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (8 VAC
20-131-10 et seq.),also known as the Standards of Accreditation. The links
below include the draft regulations and a summary of the proposed revisions.
The
proposed revisions to the Standards of Accreditation (draft regulations) may be
viewed at:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Accountability/proposed-SOA-regs.pdf
A
summary of the proposed revisions accepted by the Board of Education on March
22, 2006, may be viewed at:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Accountability/proposed-SOA-summary.pdf
The
draft regulations include revisions made as a result of earlier public comments
and accepted by the Board on March 22, 2006.
Please
see Superintendent's Memo No. 66 (March 17, 2006) for the "Statement of
Administrative Impact and Project Costs of Implementation" for the proposed
revisions to the Regulations Establishing
Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia. The Superintendents Memo may be viewed at:
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2006/inf066.html
Please
submit your comments to Anne D. Wescott, assistant superintendent for the
division of policy and communications, Virginia Department of Education, P. O.
Box 2120, Richmond, VA 23218-2120; phone: 804/ 225-2403; Fax: 804/ 786-5389;
E-mail: Policy@doe.virginia.gov
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