From the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE):
In November, the state Board of
Education will take final action on revisions to the Standards of Accreditation
that achieve two important policy directives of the Board and the General
Assembly: the implementation of the Profile of a Virginia Graduate and the
broadening of the Commonwealth’s school accreditation standards to include
multiple measures of school quality.
These revised standards for students
and schools are the result of more than three years of research, discussion,
review and public engagement by the Board and the Virginia Department of
Education.
The VDOE has prepared a series of videos
to explain these significant reforms. These videos are available for use by
school divisions in explaining these new standards for students and schools to
internal and external audiences. The four videos are arranged as a playlist on the VDOE YouTube channel
and may also be viewed individually.
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Introduction
and Overview — Superintendent of Public Instruction Steven R.
Staples provides a broad overview of the revised Standards of Accreditation.
•
The
Case for Reform — Diane Atkinson, Chairman of the Board of
Education’s Committee on School and Division Accountability, discusses the
policy background and development behind the Board’s revisions to the Standards
of Accreditation.
•
Profile
of a Virginia Graduate — Assistant Superintendent for Policy and
Communications Cynthia Cave discusses the development of the Profile of a
Virginia Graduate and the new graduation requirements that become effective
with students entering the ninth grade in fall 2018 (class of 2022).
•
Continuous
Improvement for All Schools — Assistant Superintendent for Student
Assessment and School Improvement Shelley Loving-Ryder discusses how the
revised Standards of Accreditation encourage continuous improvement for all
schools, highlight achievement gaps, and recognize student growth.
