Superintendent's Memo #154-10
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Department of Education
July 9, 2010
TO: Division Superintendents
FROM: Patricia I. Wright, Superintendent of Public Instruction
SUBJECT: Release of Spring 2010 Standards of Learning Tests in Spring 2011
The Virginia Department of Education is planning to release the following spring 2010 Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in spring 2011:
- Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Reading
- Grades 5 and 8 Writing
- Grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Mathematics
- Grades 3 and 5 Science
- End-of-Course (EOC) English: Reading
- EOC English: Writing
- EOC Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II
Due to the potential impact of releasing tests on the item banks, the spring 2010 Grade 8 Science, EOC Biology, EOC Earth Science, EOC Chemistry and all history/social science tests will not be released in spring 2011.
If you have questions, please contact the student assessment staff by e-mail at Student_Assessment@doe.virginia.gov or by phone at (804) 225-2918.
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