COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O. BOX 2120
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 233
November 2, 2007
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Annual Reports on Status of |
The purpose of this memo is to provide further
clarification of the school improvement plan implementation reporting
requirements for schools rated Accredited with Warning during the 2005-2006,
2006-2007, and 2007-2008 school years. Section 8 VAC 20-131-310.H of the Regulations Establishing Standards for
Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia state:
The school
improvement plan and related annual reports submitted to the Board (of
Education) shall provide documentation of the continuous efforts of the school
to achieve the requirements to become Fully
Accredited. The Board shall adopt and
approve all policies and formats for the submission of annual reports under
this section. The reports shall be due no later than October 1 of the school
year.
Accordingly, schools rated Accredited with Warning
during the 2005-2006, 2006-2007, or 2007-2008 school years are required to
submit status reports by the October 1 date.
On September 6, 2007, guidelines and formats for
developing and submitting three-year school improvement plans and annual
reports were approved by the Board of Education and became effective. The directions and suggested format for
submitting the annual report on the status of implementation of the three-year
school improvement plan can be accessed as a Word document file at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Forms/octstatus_dir04.doc.
The
annual report on the status of implementation of the three-year school
improvement plan with the signed cover sheet may be mailed to Mary Whitley, Virginia
Department of Education, Office of School Improvement,
If you have questions, please contact Mary Whitley,
accreditation specialist, at (804) 225-3122 or by e-mail to Mary.Whitley@doe.virginia.gov.
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