Virginia Grade Level Alternative (VGLA)

The Virginia Grade Level Alternative (VGLA) is available for certain Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) students and students with disabilities in grades 3 through 8 as an alternative assessment for the Standards of Learning (SOL) testing. Students who qualify to participate in the VGLA are required to demonstrate individual achievement of grade-level content standards as presented in the SOL test blueprint for the academic content area in which they are being assessed. The VGLA is only available to eligible students with disabilities and eligible students with limited English proficiency.

Resources for VGLA administrators & examiners

Implementation Manual 2012-2013 (PDF)
Selecting Appropriate Students for the VGLA 2011-2012 (PPT)
VGLA Student Evidence Identification (SEI) Tag Template (Word)
Score Ranges and Proficiency Levels Established by the Board of Education (PDF)
VGLA Frequently Asked Questions 2012-2013 (PDF)
VGLA Participation Criteria Form (PDF)
VGLA Forms 2012-2013 (PDF)
Phase-Out of the Virginia Grade Level Alternative (VGLA) for Students with Disabilities
Worksheets (All documents below are in PDF format.)
- Content Area Worksheets
- Reading Worksheets for Limited English Proficient Students
Optional Forms for Preparation of Evidence for Limited Proficient Students
The purpose of these optional forms is to assist with organizing the student material in a Collection of Evidence (COE) that may be submitted as a Virginia Grade Level Alternative (VGLA) assessment.
(All documents below are in PDF format.)
- 2010 Standards of Learning
- 2002 Standards of Learning for Fall 2012 4x4 Block Schedule Only

VGLA Scoring & Performance Reports

VGLA collections of evidence are submitted to the school division and scored by locally maintained scorers or scoring teams. Scorers receive training on the process of applying the VGLA scoring rubric to submitted evidence, use of the online scoring system, and other information pertinent to scoring the assessment. The VGLA rubric, rubric addendum, and scoring rules are available in Section 7 of the VGLA Implementation Manual (PDF). Once all evidence submitted for a specific VGLA entry has been scored, scorers or scoring teams enter their ratings of student performance or upload a file of students’ scores in the online scoring system. The online scoring system will then generate a final score and proficiency level.

VGLA Score Ranges and Proficiency Levels Established by the Board of Education (PDF)

Parents receive VGLA performance reports after each assessment administration. These reports include scores for each test taken, overall proficiency levels and information about achievement in reporting categories comprising related content or skills.

Understanding Your Child’s VGLA Report (PDF)

Statewide Virginia Grade Level Alternative Results

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