DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 191
August 22, 2008
INFORMATIONAL
TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday,
Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
SUBJECT: |
Annual Reports on Status of |
The purpose of this memorandum 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 states:
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 July 25, 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 October 1 status report may be accessed 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 Dr. Yvonne A.
Holloman, Accreditation Specialist, Virginia Department of Education, Office of
School Improvement,
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Holloman,
at (804) 225-2064 or Yvonne.Holloman@doe.virginia.gov.
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