Adopting Guidelines Governing Certain Provisions of the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (8 VAC 20-131-10 et. se.) Relating to Assessments for the Modified Standard Diploma
Resolution Number 2003-7
February 26, 2003
Resolved:
The Board of Education adopts the following guidelines:
Guidelines Governing Certain Provisions of the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
(8 VAC 20-131-10 et. se.)
Relating to Assessments for the Modified Standard Diploma
Standard: 8 VAC 20-131-50.D.4. and D.6. Literacy and Numeracy requirements Assessments for the Modified Standard Diploma.
D. 4. Beginning with the ninth-grade class of 2000-01, students pursuing the Modified Standard Diploma shall pass literacy and numeracy competency assessments prescribed by the Board.
D.6. The student must meet any additional criteria established by the Board.
Guidelines:
Beginning with the ninth-grade class of 2000-01, those students who pursue the Modified Standard Diploma shall be required to pass the 8th grade Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in both English (Reading, Literature, and Research) and mathematics to meet the literacy and numeracy requirements for this diploma. Students who are in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades in the school year 2000-01 shall pass the Literacy Passport Tests (LPT) prescribed by the Board to meet the literacy and numeracy requirements for this diploma. Students may substitute a higher-level Standards of Learning test (i.e., end-of-course English [reading], Algebra I, Algebra II, or Geometry) for the 8th grade Standards of Learning (SOL) tests in English (Reading, Literature, and Research) and mathematics or other substitute tests approved by the Board. In addition, students pursuing the Modified Standard Diploma shall have opportunities for an expedited retest on the 8th grade tests in the same manner as prescribed in these guidelines for students earning verified credit.
Signature:
Mark C. Christie, President
Board of Education
Adopted in the Minutes of the Virginia Board of Education
February 26, 2003
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