Approving Amendments to Virginia's NCLB Accountability Workbook for Assessments During the 2006-2007 School Year
Resolution Number 2006-32
October 25, 2006
The Board of Education adopts the amendments to Virginia's NCLB Accountability Workbook for assessments during the 2006-2007 school year. The motion was amended to seek a waiver for one year to allow for planning.
Amendments to Virginia's Accountability Workbook address the following issues:
- Elimination of the SELP test as the state-approved assessment instrument to be used as a proxy for the SOL reading tests in grades 3 through 8 for LEP students at level 1 or 2 of English language proficiency;
- Removal of scores resulting from certain substitute tests from the calculation of AYP;
- Removal of scores resulting from the Virginia Substitute Evaluation Program (VSEP) from the calculation of AYP; and
- Expansion of the Virginia Grade Level Alternative (VGLA) to include LEP students at levels 1 and 2 of English language proficiency.
Mark E. Emblidge, President
Board of Education
Adopted in the Minutes of the Virginia Board of Education
October 25, 2006