Virginia Board of Education Resolution 2004-22
Modifying Board of Education Approved Process for “Small n Schools”
Resolution Number 2004-22
April 28, 2004
The Board of Education adopts the following modification to the Board of Education’s approved process for “small n schools”:
Schools having fewer than 50 students enrolled in tested grades or courses will have their Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) status calculated automatically by the Virginia Department of Education using at least three years of statewide assessment data. Schools that do not make AYP using this method may provide a body of evidence to their school division for consideration in determining their AYP status.
The school division will make an AYP determination for the “small n school” based on guidelines provided by the Virginia Department of Education. The division superintendent will forward that decision, with an explanation of its basis, to the Department of Education within 15 days of the statewide AYP status announcements, for validation and inclusion in statewide data reports. The Department of Education will make the final decision on AYP determinations for Title I schools that meet “small n school” criteria.
Thomas M. Jackson, Jr., President
Board of Education
Adopted in the Minutes of the Virginia Board of Education
April 28, 2004