DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS.
MEMO NO. 49
February
29, 2008
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: |
History and Social Science Standards of
Learning Implementation
Schedule |
The Virginia Board
of Education adopted the revised History
and Social Science Standards of Learning at the January 10, 2008, meeting.
The Department
of Education's goal is for full implementation of the newly revised History and Social Science Standards of
Learning at all levels beginning in fall 2010. Recognizing that curriculum
alignment efforts require planning, time, staff development, and resources,
school divisions should begin to:
review and align history and social science curricula with the
revised standards;
review current resource materials and correlate them with the
revised standards;
develop new materials where needed; and
provide staff development for teachers.
The History and Social Science Standards of
Learning assessments will continue to be based on the 2001 History and Social Science Standards of
Learning through the summer 2010 test administration. Field-test items on the spring 2010 History and Social Science Standards of
Learning assessments will include the new content of the revised 2008
standards. In the 2010-2011 school year,
the Standards of Learning assessments will be based upon the revised 2008
Standards.
Attachment
A contains an integrated timeline of dates related to instruction, assessment,
and textbook and instructional materials adoption.
For
further information, please contact Dr. Beverly Thurston, coordinator of
history and social sciences, Office of Middle and High School Instruction, by
e-mail at Beverly.Thurston@doe.virginia.gov,
or telephone at (804) 225-2893; or Betsy Barton, specialist, history and social
sciences (K-5), Office of Elementary Instruction, by e-mail at Betsy.Barton@doe.virginia.gov,
or telephone at (804) 225-3454.
Questions
regarding assessment should be directed to the Office of Assessment
Development, by e-mail at student_assessment@doe.virginia.gov,
or telephone at (804) 225-2918.
BKCJr/BT/BSB/vdg
a. Revised
History and Social Science Standards of Learning Implementation Schedule 2008
2011 (PDF)