DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 61
March 21, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Review of
the Mathematics Standards of Learning |
At the Board of Education meeting on March 19, 2008, the
Department of Education was authorized to proceed this spring with the review
process of the Mathematics Standards of
Learning, consistent with the schedule adopted by the Board in September
2000. It is anticipated that the
standards review will be completed by June 2009.
An important part of the review process for the Mathematics Standards of Learning is the
solicitation of comments from administrators, curriculum supervisors,
mathematics educators, and others who have expertise in the content of the
current standards. Please inform
personnel in your school division and other stakeholders that they may review the
current standards at the Virginia Department of Education website http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Superintendent/Sols/home.shtml
and comment on the current standards by e-mail at mathsol@doe.virginia.gov. Comments will be received at this address
from March 21, 2008, until April 23, 2008.
The
Department of Education is also seeking nominations from division
superintendents for individuals who are qualified and available to serve on
committees to review the Mathematics
Standards of Learning during the summer of 2008. Nominees should be teachers, principals,
administrators, content specialists, or others who have expertise in the
content areas and the standards.
Committee
members reviewing the Mathematics
Standards of Learning will be asked to review information related to their
content areas prior to convening for a three-day meeting on August 5-7, 2008,
to review the standards. Committee
members will be eligible to receive recertification points, pending the
approval of their school division. The
Department of Education will cover expenses for mileage, meals, and lodging
related to the review process.
A nomination form, to be duplicated as needed for interested individuals,
is attached. Please return nomination
forms by April 30, 2008. Committee
members will be notified on or before May 15, 2008. Committee members will be selected on the
basis of expertise and experience in mathematics and balanced regional representation.
If you have any questions about the Mathematics Standards of Learning review, please contact Deborah
Kiger Bliss, mathematics coordinator, Office of Middle and High School
Instruction, by e-mail at Deborah.Bliss@doe.virginia.gov,
or telephone at (804)786-6418.
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Attachment
a. Nomination Form for Mathematics SOL Review Committee (Word)