Superintendent's Memos - 1998
December 22, 1998
December 18, 1998
- INT #3 – Clarification of Diploma Issues
- INF #191 – Extension of Deadline for Completing SOL Training Initiative Evaluation Surveys
- INF #190 – Phase II Standards of Learning (SOL) Report Interpretation Workshop
- INF #189 – 1996-97 Superintendent's Annual Report
- INF #188 – Clarification Regarding GED Testing Eligibility
- INF #187 –
Standards of Learning World Geography Test Blueprint - INF #186 – Algebra Forum
- INF #185 – Report of Teacher Salary Survey
- ADM #80 – School Safety Audit Seminars
December 11, 1998
- INF #184 – Facilities Conference February 22-23, 1999
- INF #183 – Payment of State Funds for the National School Lunch Program for School Year 1998-99
December 4, 1998
- INF #182 – 1998 Fall Membership Reports
- INF #181 – Virginia Implementation of "Building a Presence for Science"
- INF #180 – Superintendent's Study Group
- ADM #79 – Preliminary FY 1999-2000 School Division Allocations Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994
November 20, 1998
- INF #179 – Standards of Learning (SOL) Test Scaled Scores and Equating
- INF #178 – Standards of Learning (SOL) Test Enrollment Request Forms
- INF #177 – Evaluation Plan for SOL Training Initiative
- INF #176 – Math Connects Satellite Algebra Course
- INF #175 – Universal Service (E-Rate) Window
- INF #174 – Virginia School Laws: 1998 Cumulative Supplement
- INF #173 – 1998 Virginia State Project EdTech Report (Quality Education Data Survey)
- INF #172 – School Division Year 2000 Compliance Checklists
- INF #171 – Actions of the Board of Education Regarding SOL Assessment Procedures: Alignment, Timing, and Testing of LEP Students
- INF #170 – Availability of School-to-Work Funds to Localities
- INF #169 – Dedication of all Lottery Profits to Public Education Governor Gilmore's "Promise for Virginia's Future"
- ADM #78 – Request for data in response to HJR 242 and the Appropriations Act of the 1998 General Assembly
- ADM #77 – 1999 School Census
- ADM #76 – Governor's School for Agriculture SurveyNovember 13, 1998
- INF #168 – Virginia's Charter Schools Conference Understanding Charter Schools December 16, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
- INF #167 – School Resource Officer Grant Applications
- INF #166 – Request for Current Facsimile Numbers
- ADM #75 – School Construction Survey of Local Needs and Priorities
- ADM #74 – Virginia Statistics on School Personnel for the 1998-99 School YearNovember 6, 1998
- INF #164 – Annual Report for 1996-97: Incidents of Crime, Violence, and Substance Abuse
- INF #163 – Special Education Mediation
- INF #162 – Additional Detailed Information Regarding The First Lady's Web Page for Standards of Learning Lesson Plans
- INF #161 – Superintendent's Study Group Superintendent's Study Group
- INF #160 – 1999 Virginia Teacher of the Year and Regional Teachers of the Year
November 4, 1998
October 30, 1998
- INF #158 – Playground Safety Demonstration Project
- INF #159 – Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments Passing Scores Established by the Board of Education
- ADM #73 – Tuition Certification for Academic Year Governor's Schools
October 23, 1998
- INF #157 – Jobs for Virginia Graduates (JVG) Grant Application Process
- INF #156 – History and Social Science Teachers' Seminar in Israel
- INF #155 – Month for Children
- INF #154 – First Lady's Web Page for SOL Unit Lesson Plans
- ADM #72 – Request for Information on Textbooks and Instructional Fees
- ADM #71 – Report of Children and Youth With Disabilities Receiving Special Education on December 1, 1998
October 19, 1998
- ADM #70 – School Facility Survey
- INF #153 – Summit on Gangs and Youth Violence
- INF #152 – Briefing for New Federal Adult Education Legislation
- INF #151 – Home Instruction Update
October 9, 1998
- INF #150 – Reports of the Standard Setting Committees for the Standards of Learning Assessment Program
- INF #149 – Final Payment for 1998-99 Remedial Summer School
- INF #148 – Press Release and Board of Education Statement
- INF #147 – Initial Verification of 1997 School Performance Report Card Data
- INF #146 – Nominations for Peer Review Committee
- INF #145 – 1999 Governor's School Selection Process
- INF #144 – General Assembly Resolution Concerning Local Prevention and Advisory Group
- INF #143 – Observation Opportunities Available from the Improving Special Education Experiences (ISEE) Project
- INF #142 – The Lee-Jackson Scholarship Program
October 2, 1998
- INF #141 – Legislative Update
- INF #140 – Virginia's Reading Research Forum
- INF #139 – Application for Mentor Teacher and Clinical Faculty Funds, 1998-2000
- INF #138 – Fire Prevention Week, October 4-10, 1998
- ADM #69 – Application for Special Education Capacity Building Grants (Sliver Funds)
September 25, 1998
- REG #10 – Verification and Racial/Ethnic Report for Free and Reduced Price Meal Applications
- INF #137 – Transmittal Letter for the Press Release on the Schedule for Setting Pass Scores
- INF #136 – House Bill 1289 Addressing Gifted Education
- ADM #68 – K-3 Primary Class Size Report
- ADM #66 – General Assembly Appropriation for ESL Programs
September 18, 1998
- REG #9 – Approval for Charging a Fee for the Laboratory Phase of Driver Education
- INF #135 – Public School Buildings Placed Under Contract Between July 1, 1997
- INF #134 – Shipping Date for Copies of the Standards of Learning Booklets for Parents
- ADM #65 – School Year
- ADM #64 – Report of Dropouts, 1997-98 School Year
September 11, 1998
- INF #128 – 1999 GTE GIFT Grant Awards
- ADM #61 – Advanced Placement Fee Payment Program
September 4, 1998
- INF #130 – Application for 1998-99 Title II Eisenhower Funds
- INF #129 – Distribution and Correction Notice, Standards of Learning Assessments 1998 Sample Items Booklets
- INF #127 – Release of SAT-I, PSAT/NMSQT, and AP Test Results
- INF #126 – Virginia State Assessment Program Administration Audit Information
- INF #125 – Tuition Assistance for Early Childhood Special Educators
- INF #124 – An Analysis of the Status of Educational Technology Availability and Usage in the Public Schools of Virginia
- ADM #62 – 1998 Fall Membership Data Collection
- ADM #60 – Additional Teachers Certification for 1998-99
August 28, 1998
- INF #123 – Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program
- ADM #59 – 1998-99 Average Salary Survey
August 21, 1998
- REG #8 – Letter of Agreement to Participate in DOD Fresh Produce Purchasing Project School Year 1999
- INF #122 – School Health Incentive Fund Grant
- INF #121 – POLARIS
- INF #120 – Information Technology Strategic Plan
- ADM #58 – 1998-99 IDEA, PL 105-17 Part B Grant Awards for Special Education
- ADM #57 – Final Maximum Basic Authorization and Supplementary Concentration Grants for Title I Fiscal Year 1998-99
- ADM #56 – Remedial Summer School
August 14, 1998
- REG #7 – Chassis Specifications for 1999 Model School Buses
- INF #119 – Transmittal of the 1998 Legislative Bill Book
- INF #118 – School Division Technology Plan Update
- INF #117 – Transmitting Current Version of the Standards of Quality
- INF #116 – Road Speed Control Devices on School Buses
- ADM #55 – Report of Summer School Average Daily Attendance (ADA)--1998 Summer School
- ADM #54 – 1997-98 Annual School Report and Distribution Sheets
- ADM #53 – Vocational Education Financial Report for 1997-98
- ADM #52 – Survey of Private Nonprofit School Participation in Title II-Dwight D. Eisenhower Professional Development Program, Title IV-Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities, and Title VI-Innovative Education Program Strategies for 1999-2000
August 7, 1998
- REG #6 – Certification of Adequate Budgeted Funds in 1998-99 to Meet the Required Local Expenditure for Basic
- INF #115 – Basic Proposal Writing Video
- INF #114 – School Nutrition Programs Orientation for Newly Appointed School Nutrition (Food Service) Program Supervisors
- INF #113 – General Assembly Resolutions Concerning Gifted Education and Substance Abuse
- INF #112 – Contracts for Nonessential Services
- ADM #51 – Standards of Learning Instructional Materials
- ADM #50 – Education of Homeless Children and Youth
July 31, 1998
- INF #111 – Registration of 18-Year-Old Males with Selective Service
- INF #110 – Commission on Youth Surveys
- INF #109 – Universal Service (E-Rate) Update
July 27, 1998
- INF #108 – State and American Flags
July 25, 1998
- ADM #48 – Report of Children and Youth With Disabilities Exiting Special Education (1997-98 School Year)
July 24, 1998
- INT #2 – Accreditation Issues
- INF #107 – Correction to State Report from the Virginia Literacy Testing Program, Spring 1998
- INF #106 – Mentor Teacher and Clinical Faculty Programs
- INF #105 – Fiscal Year 1998-99 Monthly Payment Plan
- ADM #49 – Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program Grants (CSRD)
- ADM #47 – School Health Advisory Board Annual Report
July 17, 1998
- INF #104 – Providing Copies of the Standards of Learning for Parents
- INF #103 – Literary Fund Maximum Loan Amounts
- INF #102 – State Report from the Virginia Literacy Testing Program, Spring 1998
- ADM #46 – School Construction Grants for 1998-99
July 10, 1998
- INF #101 – Fiscal Year 1998-99 Account Structure
- INF #100 – SOL Professional Development Providers
- INF #99 – Announcing the 1998-99 High Schools That Work Grant Application for New Sites
- ADM #45 – Remedial Summer School
- ADM #44 – Children in Foster Care
- ADM #43 – Title IV: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) Principles of Effectiveness
- ADM #42 – Estimated Title VI Allocations for the 1998-99 School Year
July 3, 1998
- INF #98 – Advance Copy of Sample Items from Spring 1998 Standards of Learning Assessments
- INF #97 – Transmitting the State Board of Education's Guidance Document Re Requests for Additional Graduation Requirements
July 2, 1998
June 26, 1998
- INF #95 – Annual Fire Inspections and Code Updates
- INF #94 – Technical Assistance Resource Materials for SOL
- INF #93 – Nominations for Peer Review Committee
- ADM #41 – School Administration Data Collection
- ADM #39 – Authorization of Signatures in Absence of Superintendent
- ADM #38 – Accreditation Issues
June 19, 1998
- INF #92 – State Testing Schedule for 1998-99
- INF #91 – 1998-2000 Funded SOQ Instructional Positions
- INF #90 – Final Legislative Action of the 1998 General Assembly
- ADM #37 – Tentative Maximum Basic Authorization and Supplementary Concentration Grants for Title I Fiscal Year 1998-99
June 16, 1998
June 12, 1998
- INT #1 – American Sign Language
- INF #89 – Year 2000 Workshop
- INF #88 – 1998-99 Wachovia Tutors for Success Program
- INF #87 – National Board Certification
- INF #86 – Title IV: Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Fiscal Year 1997-98 Progress Report
- INF #85 – Technical Assistance Teleconference on SOL Training Initiative Application
- INF #84 – 1998 Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Subgrant Application
- INF #83 – Standards of Learning Remediation Initiative Funds
- ADM #36 – General Assembly Action Relating to Learner's Permits and Driver's Licenses
- ADM #35 – Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program Grants (CSRD)
- ADM #34 – Identification of Division Directors of Testing
June 5, 1998
- INF #82 – Article by Kirk Schroder, President, Virginia Board of Education
- INF #81 – Early Intervention Reading Initiative –
- INF #80 – Additional Payment for Remedial Summer School
- INF #79 – Children in Foster Care
- ADM #33 – Report of Combined (Regular and Summer) Term Graduates, 1997-98
- ADM #32 – Final FY 1998 School Division Allocations Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994
- ADM #30 – Annual Report for Homebound Instruction 1997-98
June 1, 1998
- ADM #31 – Division Graduation Requirement Survey
May 29, 1998
- INF #78 – Charter Schools
- INF #77 – Superintendent's Advisory Council
- INF #76 – 1998 Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant 1998 Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant
- ADM #29 – 1997-98 Status Questionnaire and 1998-99 Driver Education Program Approval Application
- ADM #28 – Requests for Proposals for Funding Training for Educational Interpreters for 1998-2000
- ADM #27 – Programs for the Gifted
- ADM #26 – Collection of Data Relative to Compliance with the Standards of Quality for 1997-98
- ADM #25 – Forms for the 1998-99 School Session
May 22, 1998
- REG #5 – Letter of Agreement to Participate in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and/or Special Milk Program
- INF #75 – 1997-98 Lee-Jackson Foundation Scholarship Winners
- INF #74 – Nominations for Standard Setting Committees
- INF #73 – School/Community Health Services Grants
- ADM #24 – 1997-98 Annual School Report
May 15, 1998
- REG #4 – Uniform Policy Statement for Free and Reduced Price Meals 1998-99 School Year
- INF #72 – Virginia School Principals' Week, May 17-23, 1998
- INF #71 – Prince William County Receives Medallion of Excellence
- INF #70 – Comprehensive Health Education Curriculum Exposition and Administrators' Workshop
- ADM #23 – Application for SOL Training Initiative Funds, 1998-2000
- ADM #22 – Clarification of the Virginia Wellness-Related Fitness Test
- ADM #21 – School Performance Report Card Data Collection
May 8, 1998
- REG #3 – Results of the 1998 Special Session of the General Assembly
- INF #68 – Phase Out of the Literacy Passport Test
- ADM #20 – Federal Program Monitoring Review of the School Nutrition Programs
May 1, 1998
- REG #2 – Correction: Regulatory Superintendent's Memorandum # 2
- INF #67 – Operation Spruce-Up
- INF #66 – General Adult Education (GAE) Applications for 1998-99
- ADM #19 – Request for Report of Insurance Coverage on School Buses Section 22.1-188 through 22.1-198 and Section 38.2-2206,Code of Virginia
April 24, 1998
- INF #65 – 1997-98 Entitlements Based on March 31, 1998 ADM
- INF #64 – Adjustments to Basic Aid for the 1997-98 year
- INF #63 – Virginia Middle and High School Principals' Conference & Exposition June 21
- INF #62 – Adjustment to Basic Aid for the Cost of Educating Students at the Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind
- INF #61 – Federal Program Monitoring
- INF #60 – Virginia Teacher Named 1998 National Teacher of the Year
- INF #59 – Summer Arts Conservatory at Radford University, July 12-19, 1998
- ADM #18 – Blue Ribbon Schools, 1998-99 Elementary School Recognition Program
- ADM #17 – Administrative Technology Planning Initiatives
- ADM #16 – Requisition for Supplies
April 17, 1998
- INF #58 – Governor Gilmore's Proposed School Construction Funding Plan
- INF #57 – Operation Spruce-Up Public Television Broadcast
- ADM #15 – Grant Application for FY 1998-99 Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act
April 10, 1998
- INF #56 – Student Code of Conduct
- INF #55 – School Food Service Employee Recognition Day May 13, 1998
- ADM #14 – Department of Education and The Virginia Association for Pupil Transportation (VAPT) Pupil Transportation Conference June 21-24, 1998
- ADM #13 – Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Funds Reimbursement Forms
April 3, 1998
- INF #54 – Training for the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) Summary of Answers
- INF #53 – Report of Graduates Data Collection: Notice of Changes for 1997-98 Reporting
- INF #52 – Standards of Learning Administration Audit Information
- INF #51 – Superintendent's Advisory Council
March 27, 1998
- INF #50 – Comprehensive School Reform Model Demonstration Program (Obey-Porter Legislation)
- INF #49 – Summer Food Service Program
- ADM #12 – Summer Food Service under National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs
March 20, 1998
- INF #48 – Week of the Young Child in Virginia--April 19-25, 1998
- INF #47 – Request for Proposals to develop School-Based Employment Partnerships in Collaboration with Adult Service Agencies Serving Graduating Youths with Disabilities
- INF #46 – The PSAT/NMSQT Summary of Answers
- INF #45 – Virginia Public School Authority School Equipment Financing Notes, Educational Technology Issue V
- INF #44 – Technology Issue IV
- INF #43 – Public Hearing on Proposed Licensure Regulations for Special Education (learning disabilities, mental retardation, emotionally disturbed, and severe disabilities)
March 19, 1998
March 13, 1998
- INF #42 – Availability of Adult Education Funds
- INF #41 – Virginia Center for Career Transition/Troops to Teachers
- INF #40 – 1996-97 School Division Dropout Rates
- ADM #11 – Preliminary FY 1998 School Division Allocations Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1994
- ADM #10 – March 31, 1998 Average Daily Membership (ADM)
March 6, 1998
- INF #39 – Approval of Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements
- INF #38 – Board of Education Criteria for Teacher Removal of Disruptive Students from Class
- INF #37 – New Standards of Learning for Optional Mathematics Courses--Probability and Statistics and Discrete Mathematics
- INF #36 – Literacy Passport Testing of Students Transferring into Grade 12 After the Spring LPT Administration
- INF #35 – Release of Outcome Accountability Project (OAP) Data, Spring 1998
- INF #34 – Announcing the 1998 High Schools That Work Comprehensive School Improvement Institute
- INF #33 – Stanford 9 Testing Moved to Fall
February 27, 1998
- INF #32 – Music In Our Schools Month, March 1998
- INF #30 – Fall 1997 Elementary and Secondary School Civil Rights Compliance Report
- INF #29 – State Report from the Literacy Testing Program, Fall 1997
- ADM #9 – Title VI, Innovative Education Program Strategies, National Questionnaire
February 20, 1998
- INF #28 – Universal Service Update
- INF #27 – Funding Application for the Establishment of a School/Law Enforcement Partnership
- INF #26 – Request for Nominations of College-Bound Students for the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program
- INF #25 – Dates for Summer 1998 Literacy Passport Test (LPT) Administration
- ADM #8 – Diploma Seals
February 13, 1998
- INF #24 – QED School Technology Survey
- INF #23 – Distribution of Funds for Assistive Technology
- INF #22 – Elementary Keyboarding Staff Development Materials
- ADM #7 – Title I School Improvement Funds
February 6, 1998
- INF #21 – Virginia General Assembly Tracking Report
- INF #20 – National Air and Space Museum Dulles Center
- INF #19 – Nominations for the 1999 Virginia Teacher of the Year Program
- INF #18 – Correction to Superintendent's Advisory Council Minutes
- INF #17 – 1998 Virginia Teacher of the Year and Regional Teachers of the Year
- ADM #6 – Survey: Educational Interpreters for Students Using Sign Language
- ADM #5 – Report of Special Education Personnel Employed and Personnel Needed (1997-98 School Year)
January 30, 1998
- INF #16 – Superintendent's Advisory Council
- INF #15 – Supplemental Information on the 1998-2000 Budget
January 23, 1998
- ADM #4 – Reimbursement of Tuition for Eligible Students with Disabilities Attending Certain Regional Special Education Programs: Period Ending January 31, 1998
- ADM #3 – Potential Changes to the Stanford 9 Test Administration
January 16, 1998
- INF #14 – Virginia School Laws: 1997 Supplement
- INF #13 – Guidelines on the Recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance
- INF #12 – Licensure Regulations for School Personnel and Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel
- INF #11 – Programs and Activities Related to Student Conduct
- INF #10 – Social Studies Teachers' Seminar in Israel
- INF #9 – Status of Department of Education Effort Regarding Student Information System Issues
January 9, 1998
- INF #8 – Actions by the Board of Education at the January 8 Meeting Related to Assessment
- INF #7 – School Performance Report Card
- INF #6 – Waiver of Pre-Labor Day Opening Requirements for 1998-99
- INF #5 – The United States Academic Decathlon (USAD)
- INF #4 – Revised Entitlements for 1997-98
- INF #3 – Superintendent's Advisory Council
- INF #2 – 1997-98 Vocational Education Entitlements and Equipment Reimbursement
- INF #1 – Cumulative Index of Superintendent's Memoranda –
- ADM #2 – Certifications for At-Risk Programs and Teacher Salary Increases
- ADM #1 – Emergency Immigrant Counts