COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 124

May 16, 2008

ADMINISTRATIVE

TO:	Division Superintendents
FROM:	Billy K Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT:	Discipline, Crime, and Violence Report for school year 2007-2008

The purpose of this memo is to provide information about final submission of collected data for the Annual Report of Discipline, Crime, and Violence (DCV) for the 2007-2008 school year. Data submitted will meet the reporting requirements for the following:

• No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
• Standards of Accreditation safety indicator for the School Report Card
• State crime and violence report as required in Section 22.1-279.3:1 of the Code of Virginia
• Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act 2004 (IDEIA) report on suspensions and expulsions of students with disabilities
• Federal Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
• Federal Gun-Free Schools Act
• Federal Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
  
  

The data collection process remains the same. The data submitted will include the regular 2007-2008 school year, the data from summer school programs for 2006-2007, and all 2007-2008 regional centers/programs data.

The closing date for submission of the regional centers/programs data will be June 30, 2008. The closing date for submission for the regular schools will be July 31, 2008. It is important that the reports be submitted on or before these dates.

The database for the DCV 2007-2008 report will be closed on July 31, 2008. The database for the DCV 2008-2009 report will be opened on August 1, 2008.

Additional information related to the data collection process can be downloaded from the Department of Education's website at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/. Users can select Data & Reports at the top of the home page, and then Go to: Data Collections and select Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection from the Student Services list. The complete address to access instructions for submission is as follows: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Publications/Discipline/datacoll/2007-2008/07coll.html

Questions regarding the submission of this report may be directed to this e-mail address: discipln@doe.virginia.gov or to Joyce Martin at (804) 225-2966 or Mona Mallory (804) 225-2185.

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