COMMONWEALTH
OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT
OF EDUCATION
P.O.
BOX 2120
RICHMOND,
VIRGINIA 23218-2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 114
August 23, 2002
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Jo Lynne DeMary Superintendent of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Academic Reviews for Schools Rated Accredited
with Warning (in specific academic area or areas) |
The Regulations
for Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (SOA),
effective September 28, 2000, set forth action requirements for schools that
are rated accredited with warning.
Section 8 VAC 20-131-310 of the standards states, in part:
the Department of Education shall develop a school academic review process and
monitoring plan designed to assist schools rated as Accredited with Warning. All procedures and operations for the
academic review process shall be approved and adopted by the Board.
On July
25, 2002, the Board adopted guidelines for the academic review processes used
in schools rated Accredited with Warning. The guidelines can be found on the
Departments website at http://www.pen.k12.va.us/VDOE/Accountability/accreditation.htm. These guidelines address revisions to Phase
1 and Phase 2 Academic Review processes and describe the Phase 3 Academic
Review process.
It is the departments intent to respond to school
division requests for conducting academic reviews early in the fall of this
school year. To meet school and school
division needs, we are asking that division superintendents provide the office
of accreditation with the names of those schools rated Accredited with Warning
for which earlier academic reviews are being requested.
Names of schools should be provided on Attachment A
of this memo or in a similar format and forwarded to Dr. Cheri C. Magill,
director of accreditation, (mailto:cmagill@mail.vak12ed.edu)
by mail, e-mail, or by fax (804-786-9763).
Questions about the academic review processes may be directed to Mr. Ed
Holstrom, accreditation specialist, (mailto:eholstro@mail.vak12ed.edu)
at 804-225-3122, or to Ms. Jan Callis, accreditation specialist, (jcallis@mail.vak12ed.edu) at
804-692-0250.
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