DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO.130
June 23, 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: |
Data
Collection for 2005-2006 Supply and Demand Report for School Personnel |
The Virginia Department
of Education has consolidated the collection of instructional personnel
information for numerous federal requirements including the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public
Law 107-110), Title II of the Higher Education Act (HEA), and the Individuals
with Disabilities Act (Public Law 105-17).
In addition, Department of Education policy requires the collection of supply
and demand data for school personnel (Superintendents Informational Memo No.
111, August 7, 2001).
The 2005-2006
report, Supply and Demand Report for
School Personnel, will be collected through the Department of Educations
Single Sign-on for Web Applications Systems (SSWS). Access to the application, Supply and Demand,
for school division personnel should be requested through the school divisions
SSWS account manager.
The Supply
and Demand application requests information that helps to identify recruitment,
retention, and demographic data affecting critical shortages of school personnel. Data from the survey will be correlated with
the school divisions 2005-2006 Instructional Personnel Survey and other
relevant data and will be used as the basis for developing a state supply and
demand profile.
In this
application, school divisions will be required to provide the following types
of information for school personnel: number of unfilled positions by
endorsement area; estimated number of new hires by endorsement area;
recruitment and retention practices; attrition and projection of school personnel;
and general and regional factors influencing supply and demand of school
personnel.
After
entering its supply and demand data, each division must print a verification
report for the superintendents signature.
The verification report should be mailed by Monday, July 31, 2006, to:
Dr. JoAnne Y. Carver, Virginia Department of Education,
Thank you for
your assistance with this activity and your continued support of teacher
quality enhancement initiatives.
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