Superintendent's Memos - 2018
Overview
Weekly memoranda from the superintendent of public innstruction are the means by which the Virginia Department of Education communicates official information to the commonwealth's school divisions. Superintendent's memoranda are posted on Fridays.
December 21, 2018
- MEMO 346-18
2018-2019 Title I, Part A, Comparability Report-This is a Word document. - MEMO 345-18
2019 Multidivision Online Provider Application Process-This is a Word document. - MEMO 344-18
Payment of the Approved Alternative Breakfast Service Models for 2018-2019-This is a Word document. - MEMO 343-18
Update on Virginia Department of Education Study of Special Education Regional Programs-This is a Word document.
December 18, 2018
December 14, 2018
- MEMO 341-18
Nominations for the 2019 Standards of Learning Item and Test Review Committees-This is a Word document. - MEMO 340-18
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Maintenance of Effort (IDEA MOE) Requirements for School Divisions 2017-2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 339-18
2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule for Title IX, Part A, the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program (McKinney-Vento)-This is a Word document.
December 7, 2018
- MEMO 338-18
Competitive Grants for Praxis Assistance to Support Racial Diversity Among Provisionally Licensed Teachers Seeking Full Licensure in Virginia -This is a Word document. - MEMO 337-18
2018-2019 Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection-This is a Word document. - MEMO 336-18
2019-2020 Special Education Annual Plan/Part B Flow-Through Application-This is a Word document. - MEMO 335-18
Draft Model Guidance for Positive and Preventive Code of Student Conduct Policy and Alternatives to Suspension-This is a Word document. - MEMO 334-18
Algebra Readiness Initiative and Availability of Updated Resources-This is a Word document.
November 30, 2018
- MEMO 333-18
Review of the Health Education Standards of Learning for Grades Nine and 10: Seeking Input from the School Community-This is a Word document. - MEMO 332-18
Announcing the Virginia Summit for College and Career Readiness-This is a Word document. - MEMO 331-18
Professional Standards for Hiring New School Nutrition Directors – REVISED-This is a Word document. - MEMO 330-18
Legislative Changes Affecting Notice of Founded Complaints of Child Abuse or Neglect, Basis for Suspension of a License, and Employment of School Personnel Convicted of a Felony, Effective July 1, 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 329-18
Procedural Guidelines for Conducting Licensure Hearings, Approved by the Board of Education on November 15, 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 328-18
Revised Licensure Fee Schedule Approved – Effective January 1, 2019-This is a Word document. - MEMO 327-18
Additional Guidance: Testing Requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the 2017 Standards of Accreditation-This is a Word document. - MEMO 326-18
Virginia Computer Science Education Week / Family Code Nights - MEMO 325-18
Computer Science Professional Learning Opportunities-This is a Word document. - MEMO 324-18
Virginia’s Statewide Inclusion Action Plan Update-This is a Word document. - MEMO 323-18
2019 Virginia Secondary School Climate Survey (DCJS/VCSCS)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 322-18
Virginia’s Special Permission Credit Accommodation for Locally Awarded Verified Credit-This is a Word document. - MEMO 321-18
Appalachian Support for Specialized Education Training (ASSET)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 320-18
Early Childhood Education Leaders Communities of Learning for Inclusive Programs-This is a Word document.
November 16, 2018
- MEMO 319-18
Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program-This is a Word document. - MEMO 318-18
“Programs That Work” Awards for Mathematics, Science, and STEM-This is a Word document. - MEMO 317-18
June Accelerated Sales Tax included in November Sales Tax Distributions-This is a Word document. - MEMO 316-18
Nominations for Standard Setting Committees for the Grades 3-8 Mathematics Standards of Learning Tests Based on the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning-This is a Word document.
November 9, 2018
- MEMO 315-18
School Psychology Awareness Week November 12-16, 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 314-18
Save the Date for the 2019 Tornado Drill-This is a Word document.
November 2, 2018
- MEMO 313-18
Seeking Nominations for the 2019 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Award-This is a Word document. - MEMO 312-18
Federal Student Aid Mobile Application-This is a Word document. - MEMO 311-18
2018-2019 Federal Procurement Monitoring of School Nutrition Programs -This is a Word document. - MEMO 310-18
Special Education Requirements Under the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 309-18
2018-2019 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Proportionate Set-Aside Requirements-This is a Word document. - MEMO 308-18
History and Social Science Standards of Learning Tests Administered in 2018-2019-This is a Word document.- Memo 308-18 Attachment A: VDOE Guidance Timeline of Implementation of the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework-This is a Word document.
- Memo 308-18 Attachment B: History and Social Science Assessment Supplement for 2015 Local Curriculum-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 307-18
Updates to Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for World Languages-This is a Word document. - MEMO 306-18
2018-2019 Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children Consortium Incentive Grant Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as Amended-This is a Word document.- Memo 306-18 Attachment A: Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children 2017-2018, Consortium Incentive Grant Allocations-This is an excel spreadsheet.
- Memo 306-18 Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended, Title I, Part C, Consortium Incentive Grant Terms of Grant Award-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 305-18
FY 2019 State Lunch Reimbursement -This is a Word document.
October 26, 2018
- MEMO 304-18
2019 Aspiring Superintendents Program-This is a Word document. - MEMO 303-18
EPA's revised 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities and a new Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 302-18
Virginia Preschool Initiative Provisionally Licensed Teacher Incentive Program-This is a Word document. - MEMO 301-18
Institute on Dyslexia-This is a Word document.
October 19, 2018
- MEMO 300-18
Designation of Level Three Performance on School Quality Indicators for State Accreditation Due to Level Two Performance for More Than Four Years-This is a Word document. - MEMO 299-18
Testing Requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the 2017 Standards of Accreditation-This is a Word document. - MEMO 298-18
FEMA Approval of Virginia’s Request for Hurricane Florence Major Disaster Declaration-This is a Word document. - MEMO 297-18
Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) - Approval of State Plan Amendment and Release of U. S. Department of Education (USED) Guide for Parents-This is a Word document. - MEMO 296-18
Rule of Law Project-This is a Word document. - MEMO 295-18
Training Opportunity - Critical Decision Points for Families of Children with Disabilities-This is a Word document. - MEMO 294-18
United States Department of Education (USED) National Blue Ribbon Schools Program-This is a Word document.
October 12, 2018
- MEMO 293-18
Seeking nominations (high school seniors) for the 2019 Presidential Scholars Program-This is a Word document. - MEMO 292-18
Resources for the New Mathematics Tests Assessing the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning-This is a Word document. - MEMO 291-18
Definition of “Aggravating Circumstances”-This is a Word document. - MEMO 290-18
2019 Virginia School Climate and Working Conditions Surveys-This is a Word document.
October 5, 2018
- MEMO 289-18
2018 Broadband Connectivity Capability Survey-This is a Word document. - MEMO 288-18
Virginia Public School Authority Educational Technology and e-Learning Backpack Grants – Online Reimbursement through Single Sign-On for Web Systems (SSWS) Portal-This is a Word document. - MEMO 287-18
2019 Strong Men and Women in Virginia History Writing Contest-This is a Word document. - MEMO 286-18
Student Resources for College-This is a Word document. - MEMO 285-18
Legislation Regarding the Collection and Dissemination of Student Information-This is a Word document. - MEMO 284-18
National School Lunch Week: October 15-19, 2018 -This is a Word document. - MEMO 283-18
Call for Student Artwork in WWI/II Commission's Armistice Art Contest-This is a Word document. - MEMO 282-18
Virginia Reads One Book: Cleo Edison Oliver Playground Millionaire-This is a Word document. - MEMO 281-18
Autism Training for Transportation Providers-This is a Word document. - MEMO 280-18
Multi-Sensory Language Instruction Pilot Project-This is a Word document. - MEMO 279-18
Services for Students Identified as Hearing or Visually Impaired-This is a Word document. - MEMO 278-18
2019 Governor’s Summer Residential Programs-This is a Word document.
September 28, 2018
- MEMO 277-18
Pupil Transportation Report 2017-2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 276-18
Consolidated Data Collection to Apply for State Funding to Support Mentors for New Teachers with No Teaching Experience-This is a Word document. - MEMO 275-18
2018 Fall Master Schedule Collection: 1) Student Enrollment Demographic Form (SEDF) Data; 2) Instructional Personnel and Verification of Licensure Endorsement Report; 3) Instructional Personnel Survey Data Report; and 4) Supply and Demand Report-This is a Word document. - MEMO 274-18
Verification of Household Eligibility for Free or Reduced Price Meals 2018-2019-This is a Word document. - MEMO 273-18
Announcement of the Civics Summit on November 14, 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 272-18
2018-2019 National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program-This is a Word document.- Memo 272-18 Attachment A: National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program – 2018-2019 School Intent-to-Apply Form -This is a Word document.
- Memo 272-18 Attachment B: National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program – 2018-2019 Instructions for Developing the Application -This is a Word document.
- Memo 272-18 Attachment C: National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program – 2018-2019 School Participation Form-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 271-18
2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule for Certain Programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended-This is a Word document.- Memo 271-18 Attachment A: 2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule-This is a Word document.
- Memo 271-18 Attachment B: Federal Program Monitoring Three-Year-Cycle 2017-2018 through 2019-2020-This is a Word document.
- Memo 271-18 Attachment C: 2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Webinar Schedule-This is a Word document.
- MEMO 270-18
2018 Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Count of Children who are Neglected or Delinquent (N or D) in School Divisions-This is a Word document. - MEMO 269-18
Virtual Job Shadow-This is a Word document. - MEMO 268-18
Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Web-based Data Collection and Fall Verification Reporting Requirements for Fiscal Year 2018 (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019) DUE: November 15, 2018-This is a Word document.
September 21, 2018
- MEMO 267-18
Local Performance Assessments Used to Verify Credits in Writing in 2018-2019-This is a Word document. - MEMO 266-18
Approval of Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing-This is a Word document. - MEMO 265-18
Early Childhood Special Education Program Administrator Fall Institute and Fundamentals of Early Childhood Special Education Administration Workshop-This is a Word document. - MEMO 264-18
Career Investigations Online Curriculum-This is a Word document. - MEMO 263-18
Updates to Computer Science Course Codes-This is a Word document. - MEMO 262-18
2018-2019 Fall Student Record Collection and Miscellaneous Statistics
Due: October 17, 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 261-18
Leading Edge Forum 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 260-18
Implementation of New Standards of Learning Reading Test Blueprints based on the 2017 English Standards of Learning-This is a Word document. - MEMO 259-18
Division and School Level 2018 Technology Usage Surveys-This is a Word document. - MEMO 258-18
Disability History and Awareness Month (DHAM)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 257-18
Attorney General’s Opinion Related to Possession of Firearms on School Property by Designated Employees-This is a Word document.
September 14, 2018
- MEMO 256-18
School Calendars and Make up Days-This is a Word document. - MEMO 255-18
Reporting Sub-Grant Data and Executive Compensation Data for Sub-recipients as Required under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 254-18
Disaster Response for USDA Child Nutrition Programs-This is a Word document. - MEMO 253-18
2018-2019 Green Ribbon Schools-This is a Word document. - MEMO 252-18
Training Opportunity - Critical Decision Points for Families of Children with Disabilities-This is a Word document. - MEMO 251-18
Report of Children with Disabilities Receiving Special Education on December 1, 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 250-18
New Legislation (HB1000) Addressing the Employment of Certain Individuals Convicted of a Felony-This is a Word document. - MEMO 249-18
Mixed-Delivery Preschool Grants-This is a Word document.
September 7, 2018
- MEMO 248-18
Federal Fiscal Year 2018 Competitive Grant Application for National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants-This is a Word document. - MEMO 247-18
School Counselor Summit-This is a Word document. - MEMO 246-18
Federal Program Monitoring of the School Nutrition Programs in 2018-2019-This is a Word document. - MEMO 245-18
Celebrate Virginia Farm-to-School Week: October 1-5, 2018-This is a Word document. - MEMO 244-18
Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Workforce Conference-This is a Word document. - MEMO 243-18
2018 Virginia Association of Science Teachers Annual Professional Development Institute-This is a Word document. - MEMO 242-18
Showcase PreK in VA Pilot Program-This is a Word document. - MEMO 241-18
September is Attendance Awareness Month-This is a Word document.
September 5, 2018
August 31, 2018
- MEMO 238-18
Recent Letter to Principals from the Virginia Department of Education relating to FAMIS and Insurance Coverage as a Result of Medicaid Expansion-This is a Word document. - MEMO 237-18
Student Immunization Status Report Instructions-This is a Word document. - MEMO 236-18
Professional Learning Opportunities Supporting the Profile of a Virginia Graduate-This is a Word document. - MEMO 235-18
Data Collection for National Board Certification Teacher Incentive Awards-This is a Word document.
August 28, 2018
- MEMO 234-18
Guidance for Reporting June Accelerated Sales Tax on the Annual School Report-This is a Word document.
August 24, 2018
- MEMO 233-18
Virginia Preschool Initiative Classroom Observations and Professional Development – Seeking Forward-Thinking Partners to Begin Implementation-This is a Word document. - MEMO 232-18
Freedom Flags-This is a Word document. - MEMO 231-18
Reframing Discipline: Alternatives to Suspension Conference Registration-This is a Word document. - MEMO 230-18
Opportunity to Comment on Virginia’s Request for a Waiver from Certain Requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) – High School Assessments-This is a Word document. - MEMO 229-18
Nominations for Standard Setting Committees for the End-of-Course Mathematics Standards of Learning Tests Based on the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning -This is a Word document. - MEMO 228-18
Board of Education Approved Passing Scores for Licensure Assessments – School Leader Licensure Assessment (5990) and Computer Science Test (5652)-This is a Word document. - MEMO 227-18
Announcement of Resources for Constitution Day on September 17, 2018-This is a Word document.
August 17, 2018
- MEMO 226-18
Computer Science Professional Learning Opportunities-This is a Word document. - MEMO 225-18
2019 Commemoration Schools-This is a Word document. - MEMO 224-18
Principal Leadership Institute Opportunity-This is a Word document. - MEMO 223-18
Virginia Substitute Evaluation Program (VSEP) Discontinued-This is a Word document. - MEMO 222-18
2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Nomination Process for Students in Career and Technical Education-This is a Word document. - MEMO 221-18
STEM Competition Team Grant Initiative-This is a Word document. - MEMO 220-18
Fiscal Year 2019 Vision Screening Grants-This is a Word document.
August 10, 2018
- MEMO 219-18
Human Trafficking Guidelines - MEMO 218-18
Public Hearings on the Proposed 2018 Science Standards of Learning - MEMO 217-18
K-12 Mathematics Standards of Learning Institutes - MEMO 216-18
2019 United States Senate Youth Program (Scholarship Opportunities for High School Juniors and Seniors)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 215-18
2018-2019 Title III, Part A, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 214-18
2018-2019 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 213-18
2017-2018 Annual Report, Programs for the Gifted - MEMO 212-18
Science Content Guidelines Released - MEMO 211-18
Local Gifted Education Technical Review Process-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 210-18
Guidance Regarding School Division Responsibilities and Actions under the Law for Immigrant Students and Resources Available to Local School Divisions-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 209-18
Free Online Courses for Virginia Preschool Initiative Teachers - MEMO 208-18
Announcing the 2019 Children’s Engineering Convention
August 3, 2018
- MEMO 207-18
2018-2019 Title II, Part A, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 206-18
2018-2019 Title V, Part B, Subpart 2, Rural and Low-Income School Program Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments.
July 27, 2018
- MEMO 205-18
2017-2018 Annual School Report - Financial Section - Due Date: September 15, 2018-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 204-18
Application for the 2018-2019 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Teacher Recruitment and Retention Incentives-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 203-18
Requirements for the Appointment of Division Superintendents-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 202-18
Professional Standards for Hiring New School Nutrition Directors - MEMO 201-18
New Legislation to Protect Identification of Students with Unpaid Meal Charges-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 200-18
Application for State Funding for Alternative Breakfast Service Models 2018-2019-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 199-18
The Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) Obligation to Review and/or Assist School Divisions Regarding Federal Civil Rights Laws - MEMO 198-18
2018-2019 Title IV, Part A, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 197-18
2018-2019 Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 196-18
2018-2019 Student Record Collection - MEMO 195-18
2018 General Assembly Revisions to the Standards of Quality-This memo has one or more attachments. ` - MEMO 194-18
Phonological Awareness and Literacy Screening (PALS) - MEMO 193-18
IDEA, P.L. 115-141, 2018-2019 Part B Sections 611 and 619 Subgrant Awards for Special Education-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 192-18
English Language Proficiency Assessments Test Administration Schedule for the 2018-2019 School Year-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 191-18
Career and Technical Education Federal Program Monitoring Review System
July 20, 2018
- MEMO 190-18
2018 School Safety Forum - MEMO 189-18
Training for the Administration of the WIDA Screener Online English Language Proficiency Assessment - MEMO 188-18
Invitation to Pre-summit Meeting on Teacher Retention at William & Mary on September 26, 2018 - MEMO 187-18
The Virginia General Assembly Senate and House of Delegates Page Programs - MEMO 186-18
2017-2018 Summer Student Record Collection
Due: August 31, 2018 - MEMO 185-18
Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Difficulties in the Inclusive Classroom Training of Trainers (TOT) - MEMO 184-18
Student Enrollment Requirements – School Year 2018-2019 - MEMO 183-18
Strategies to Support English Learner (EL) Newcomer Students and Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Training of Trainers (TOT) - MEMO 182-18
Procedures for Completing the 2018-2019 Educational Registry Application Data Collection Due: August 24, 2018 - MEMO 181-18
Graduate-Level Course for Educators of English Learners - MEMO 180-18
Expediting Reading Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL)
July 13, 2018
- MEMO 179-18
Release of July 1, 2017 School-age Population Estimates Used to Distribute Fiscal Year 2020 Sales Tax Revenues, and Estimate Review Process-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 178-18
2018-2019 Video Streamed Training for CTE Administrators - MEMO 177-18
Career and Technical Education Reimbursement for Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth and/or Other Industry Certification Assessment Allocations and Reimbursement Request Forms for June 2018 and School Year (SY) 2018-2019-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 176-18
Career and Technical Education Reimbursement for Industry Certification Examinations, Licensure Tests, and Occupational Competency Assessments Allocations and Reimbursement Request Forms for June 2018 and School Year (SY) 2018-2019-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 175-18
Career and Technical Education State Equipment Allocations and Reimbursement Request Form for School Year (SY) 2018-2019 -This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 174-18
Additional State Funding to Update Career and Technical Education (CTE) Equipment to Industry Standards-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 173-18
Additional State Funding to Support Industry Credentials for STEM-H Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program
July 6, 2018
- MEMO 172-18
2018 Science Standards of Learning - MEMO 171-18
2017-2018 SOQ Compliance Data Collection: Compliance with the Standards of Quality and Other Requirements-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 170-18
Virtual Course Graduation Requirement-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 169-18
Request for Certification of Insurance Coverage on Vehicles Used to Transport Pupils or Personnel Pursuant to Section 22.1-188 through 22.1-198, and Section 38.2-2204, Code of Virginia - MEMO 168-18
Homebound Instruction Services Data Reporting
June 29, 2018
- MEMO 167-18
Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program - MEMO 166-18
Revisions to 2017-2018 Title II, Part A, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 165-18
Revisions to 2017-2018 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 164-18
Data Collection: Uses of At-Risk Funding in Fiscal Year 2019 DUE DATE: August 1, 2018-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 163-18
2018-2019 Academy for New Special Education Directors - MEMO 162-18
School Safety Audit Requirements for 2018-2019 - MEMO 161-18
General Assembly Action - MEMO 160-18
Annual Review of Crisis Plans
June 22, 2018
- MEMO 159-18
Training Opportunity: Re-enrollment and Section 504 – Beyond the Basics - MEMO 158-18
State Direct Aid to Public Education Funds Permitted to be Carried Forward from Fiscal Year 2018 to Fiscal Year 2019 - MEMO 157-18
Fiscal Year 2018 Career and Technical Education Occupational Preparation and Adult Education Entitlements (State Lottery Funds)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 156-18
Data Collection: Education of Children in Foster Care – Reimbursement of Fiscal Year 2018 Local Costs from Fiscal Year 2019 State Funds and Remedial Summer School Funding for Fiscal Year 2019 (Summer 2018 Program) Foster Care Due Date: July 31, 2018 - MEMO 155-18
Certification of Adequate Funds Budgeted to Meet Required Local Effort for the Standards of Quality and Local Match Requirements for Certain State Funds in Fiscal Year 2019
June 15, 2018
- MEMO 154-18
Final Legislative Report for the 2018 General Assembly - MEMO 153-18
K-12 History and Social Science Standards of Learning Institutes - MEMO 152-18
The Virginia Purple Star Designation for Schools - MEMO 151-18
Provisions for Reallocating Unused Student Slots in Regional Alternative Education Programs for 2018-2019
June 8, 2018
- MEMO 150-18
Final Fiscal Year 2018 State Payments Based on Actual March 31, 2018, ADM and Adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2018 Basic Aid State Payment-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 149-18
Announcing 2018 Summer Health and Medical Sciences Professional Development - MEMO 148-18
Fiscal Year 2019 Project Graduation Funding Allocation-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 147-18
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP): Application for 2018-2019 - MEMO 146-18
Disclosure of Free and Reduced Eligibility Information-This memo has one or more attachments.
June 7, 2018
June 1, 2018
- MEMO 144-18
Online Calculator in Revised Mathematics Standards of Learning Tests Beginning in Spring 2019 - MEMO 143-18
2018-2019 School Security Equipment Grants Program Application-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 142-18
Training Opportunity: Medicaid and Schools-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 141-18
Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans: Five Two-Day Training Sessions - MEMO 140-18
Announcing the Pharmacy Technician Instructor Clinical Training Symposium
May 25, 2018
- MEMO 139-18
Effective PreK-3 Models for Virginia’s Schools Institute - MEMO 138-18
Annual Update of Industry Credentials for Teachers Seeking an Initial Virginia License with an Endorsement in an Area of Career and Technical Education - MEMO 137-18
Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA) Educational Technology Notes Series XIV, Series XV, Series XVI, Series XVII, Series XVIII, Series XIX, and School Security Equipment Grants Series VI-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 136-18
Screening Tools for Identifying English Learners - MEMO 135-18
Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection - MEMO 134-18
Announcing Summer Professional Development Institute for Technology and Engineering Educators
May 21, 2018
May 18, 2018
- MEMO 132-18
Tuition-Free Prerequisite Course for a Provisional (Special Education) License Offered Online by Radford University – 120 Slots Available Statewide – Applications Due May 29, 2018-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 131-18
K-12 English Language Arts Standards of Learning Institutes
May 11, 2018
- MEMO 130-18
Locally Awarded Verified Credits-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 129-18
The Annual Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals Association (VAESP) Conference, June 24-26, 2018 - MEMO 128-18
Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) Cohort 5 Application-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 127-18
2018-2019 Virginia Standards of Learning Test Administration Schedule-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 126-18
Submission of the Annual School Nutrition Application Packet for SY 2018- 2019 - MEMO 125-18
Fiscal Year 2019 Planning and Start-up Grants for Extended School Year or Year-Round School Programs-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 124-18
Call for Nominations for the Advisory Board on TeacherEducation and Licensure-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 123-18
Announcing 2018 Summer Trade and Industrial Education Professional Development-This memo has one or more attachments.
May 4, 2018
- MEMO 122-18
Teacher Appreciation Week in Virginia May 7-11, 2018 - MEMO 121-18
Market Basket Analysis When Procuring Program Goods - MEMO 120-18
2017-2018 End-of-Year Student Record Collection and Miscellaneous Statistics – Due: July 13, 2018 - MEMO 119-18
2017-2018 End-of-Year Master Schedule Collection Due: Successful Submission due August 31, 2018 Final Verifications due September 28, 2018 - MEMO 118-18
Paid Lunch Equity Guidance for School Year 2018-2019-This memo has one or more attachments. (Revised February 28, 2019) - MEMO 117-18
Standards of Learning Tests to be Completed by End of School Year - MEMO 116-18
Revision No. 2 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. 115-31, 2017-2018 Part B, Section 611, Subgrant Awards for Special Education-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 115-18
Career and Technical Education (CTE) New Teacher Institute-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 114-18
Menu Planning Flexibilities for School Year 2018-2019-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 113-18
English Co-Teaching Academy: Addressing Non-Fiction and Writing in the Co-Taught Classroom - MEMO 112-18
ESSA School-Level Expenditure Reporting Account Code Schema-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 111-18
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Application for School Year 2018-2019-This memo has one or more attachments.
April 27, 2018
- MEMO 110-18
2018-2019 Board-Approved List of Industry Certification Examinations, State Professional Licensure Exams, and Occupational Competency Assessments - MEMO 109-18
Letter to Parents of Rising Sixth-Grade Students Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccine - MEMO 108-18
Estimated State Allocations under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 for July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 107-18
Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Web-based Data Collection and Application Requirements for Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 106-18
Virginia Health and Physical Activity Institute, July 8-11, 2018, James Madison University - MEMO 105-18
Virginia Early Childhood Inclusion Guidance Document - MEMO 104-18
Special Grants for Survey Fee Required for Practical Nursing Programs - MEMO 103-18
Options for Providing Meals to Students in the Summer - MEMO 102-18
National School Nurse Day - MEMO 101-18
Modified Oral Proficiency Interview (MOPI) Institute for World Language Teachers, October 3-5, 2018-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 100-18
Implementation of the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program for 2018-2019 - MEMO 099-18
Clarification of Requirements for Drivers of Type “A” Multifunction School Activity Buses (MFSAB), Capacity of Less than 16 Passengers (11-15 passengers) - MEMO 098-18
Computer Science Summer Professional Development Opportunity
April 20, 2018
- MEMO 097-18
The Virginia PreK Teacher Institute - MEMO 096-18
Twice-Exceptional Learners: Summer Institute for Teachers - MEMO 095-18
Technical Assistance Academy for Coordinators of Title I, Part A; Title I, Part D; Title II, Part A; Title III, Part A; Title IV, Part A, and Title V, Part B, Subpart 2 - MEMO 094-18
Table 15 from the Superintendent’s Annual Report for Virginia and ESEA Maintenance of Effort Calculation for Fiscal Year 2017-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 093-18
School Lunch Hero Day - MEMO 092-18
Nominations for 2018-2019 Career and Technical Education Curriculum Review Committees-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 091-18
Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program Application for 2018-2019
April 13, 2018
- MEMO 090-18
Request for Waiver of the Verified Units of Credit Requirements-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 089-18
Announcing Teacher Training for Manufacturing Technician Level 1 Certification Course-This memo has one or more attachments.
April 6, 2018
- MEMO 088-18
91st Annual Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition – June 24-27, 2018 (School Law Clinic and Lead Evaluators Certification Workshop June 24, 2018) - MEMO 087-18
High School Program Innovation Planning Grant Request for Proposals – Fiscal Year 2019-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 086-18
ESSA School-Level Expenditure Reporting Requirement-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 085-18
Co-Teaching Elementary Reading and Mathematics Summer Academy - MEMO 084-18
Adapted Physical Education Content Teaching Academy (CTA) - MEMO 083-18
Development of K-12 Computer Science Curriculum Framework - MEMO 082-18
Title V, Part B, Subpart 2, Rural and Low-Income Schools Program Carryover Provisions and Reallocation Procedures - MEMO 081-18
Title I, Part A, Carryover Provisions and Reallocation Procedures under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as Amended-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 080-18
Teaching Science in the Co-Taught Classroom: Physics Science and Earth Science - MEMO 079-18
Multi-Sensory Language Instruction Pilot Project - MEMO 078-18
Implementation Timeline for the 2017 Computer Science Standards of Learning - MEMO 077-18
Approval of K-12 Mathematics and K-12 History and Social Science Textbooks-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 076-18
Announcing Changes for the Virginia Board of Nursing Skills Evaluation Examination Process for Nurse Aide Programs and Training Workshops - MEMO 075-18
A Convening of Business Leaders and Educators
March 30, 2018
- MEMO 074-18
Diploma Seal Ordering Process and Diploma Seal Requirements-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 073-18
Training Opportunities and Resources from the Department of Criminal Justice Services - MEMO 072-18
Scholarship Opportunity for Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI) - MEMO 071-18
Month of the Military Child - MEMO 070-18
2018-2019 Application for the Virginia Middle School Teacher Corps-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 069-18
Elementary Physical Science Institute - MEMO 068-18
Early College Scholars Certificates - MEMO 067-18
Career and Technical Education Financial Report for School Year 2016-2017 - MEMO 066-18
Augmenting Mathematics and Special Educator Teams for Middle School and Algebra I in the General Education Classrooms - MEMO 065-18
2018 Virginia WWI & WWII Multi-Museum Statewide TeacherSymposiums - MEMO 064-18
Website Posting of the Career Success Stars in Career and Technical Education (CTE) - MEMO 063-18
2018-2019 Identification of Title I Schools-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 062-18
Guidance for the IEP/504 Team for the Read Aloud Accommodation Determination for the Standards of Learning Reading Test/End of Course Test
March 23, 2018
- MEMO 061-18
Expansion of IB/AP/CLEP Credits for High School Students - MEMO 060-18
Application for New Career and Technical Education Program and/or Course - MEMO 059-18
Nominations for Career Success Stars in Career and Technical Education (CTE) - MEMO 058-18
Cybersecurity Instructional Workshops - MEMO 057-18
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Required April 1, 2018, Identified Student Percentage Data Collection and Annual LEA Division-wide Eligible, Near Eligible, and CEP Expiration Notification-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 056-18
Announcing 2018 Microsoft Computer Science Workshops
March 16, 2018
- MEMO 055-18
Revisions to AIM-VA Resources for Students with Print Disabilities - MEMO 054-18
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Excess Costs Calculation-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 053-18
Delivering Career Investigations Guidance Document for School Personnel-This memo has one or more attachments.
March 9, 2018
- MEMO 052-18
Nominations for the 2019 Mary V. Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year Program-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 051-18
Reallocation of 2017-2018 Title III, Part A, Unused Funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments.
March 2, 2018
- MEMO 050-18
2018 Virginia Pupil Transportation Conference, June 17-21, 2018 - MEMO 049-18
Call for Nominations for Board of Education Advisory Committees: 2018-2021 Term-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 048-18
Multi-Sensory Language Instruction Pilot Project - MEMO 047-18
Required Justification for School Divisions Exceeding the One Percent Cap on Students Participating in the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program - MEMO 046-18
Virginia Chapter of the Association for Learning Environments Annual Conference, April 16-17, 2018
- MEMO 045-18
Early Childhood Special Education Workshop, Collaborative Funding in Early Childhood: Considerations for Sustaining Inclusive Early Childhood Programs - MEMO 044-18
Early Childhood Special Education Program Administrator Spring Institute - MEMO 043-18
Change in the Implementation Timeline for End-of-Course (EOC) Tests Assessing the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning - MEMO 042-18
Announcing Principles of Technology Professional Development Workshop-This memo has one or more attachments.
February 28, 2018
February 23, 2018
- MEMO 040-18
Virtual Virginia Registration - MEMO 039-18
Opportunity to Comment on Virginia’s Request for a Waiver from Certain Requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) - MEMO 038-18
Nominations for the Aspiring Special Education Leaders Academy-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 037-18
National School Breakfast Week - March 5-9, 2018-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 036-18
Environmental Science Institute
February 16, 2018
- MEMO 035-18
2018 Statewide Tornado Drill - MEMO 034-18
Performance Assessment Workshop Sponsored by Virginia Association of School Superintendents and the Virginia Department of Education - MEMO 033-18
Virginia Women in History Writing Contest - MEMO 032-18
Board of Education Approved Guidelines for the Prevention of Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children: Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings
February 9, 2018
- MEMO 031-18
Virginia Environmental Literacy Professional Development Opportunities-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 030-18
2017-2018 Spring Student Record Collection and Miscellaneous Statistics Due: April 20, 2018 - MEMO 029-18
2018 Granville P. Meade Scholarship-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 028-18
2017-2018 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule for Title II, Part A-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 027-18
Eligibility of Private Schools to Participate in Federal Programs - MEMO 026-18
Digital Learning Day 2018
February 2, 2018
- MEMO 025-18
Symposium on Strengthening the Pipeline from School to Work: Private Sector and School Partnerships March 8, 2018 - MEMO 024-18
Spring 2018 Professional Development on the Implementation of Performance Assessments (Revised February 9, 2018) - MEMO 023-18
2018 School Health Profiles - MEMO 022-18
2018-2019 Perkins Local Plan and Budget for Career and Technical Education - MEMO 021-18
National Celebration of Career and Technical Education in February
January 26, 2018
- MEMO 020-18
2018 Secondary Principals Needs Assessment and Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 019-18
Public Comment Period for K-12 Mathematics and History and Social Science Textbooks - MEMO 018-18
Nominations for the English Language Arts Textbook Committees - MEMO 017-18
Implementation of the 2017 English Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework - MEMO 016-18
Board of Education Approval and Completion of the Regulatory Process for the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (Standards of Accreditation) (8VAC20-131) - MEMO 015-18
Revisions to 2017-2018 Title III, Part A, Immigrant Children and Youth Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 014-18
Revisions to 2016-2017 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)-This memo has one or more attachments.
January 19, 2018
- MEMO 013-18
2017-2018 Career and Technical Education - Creating Excellence Awards Application-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 012-18
National School Counseling Week, February 5-9, 2018 - MEMO 011-18
K-12 History and Social Science Standards of Learning Institutes Professional Development Resources - MEMO 010-18
Black History Month Resources - MEMO 009-18
Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week January 22-26, 2018 - MEMO 008-18
Secondary Environmental Science Course Support Documents-This memo has one or more attachments.
January 12, 2018
- MEMO 007-18
Virginia Council on Women 7th Annual STEM Essay and Scholarship Contest - MEMO 006-18
Request for Proposals for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Competitive Grant Program-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 005-18
School Breakfast Program – Fiscal Year 2018 State Funding Incentive Payment for Increased Student Participation in 2016-2017-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 004-18
New Resource to Assist School Divisions in Implementing Regulations Governing Nutritional Standards for Competitive Foods Available for Sale in the Public Schools (8VAC20-740) - MEMO 003-18
National History Teacher of the Year Award - MEMO 002-18
Compliance Reminders Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act-This memo has one or more attachments. - MEMO 001-18
The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) Visual Arts Contest-This memo has one or more attachments.