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Updates from the Virginia Department of Education
Regions 6 and 7 Drive-InSalem, VirginiaNovember 6, 2007
Dr. Linda M. WallingerAssistant Superintendent for Instruction
(804) [email protected]
Topics for Discussion
Governor’s Education Goals
Virginia Preschool Initiative
Focus on Literacy
No Child Left Behind
English Language Proficiency Testing
School Accreditation
Governor’s Career and Technical Academies
P-16 Education Council
Graduation Rate
Technical and Advanced Technical Diplomas
Virginia Index of Performance
Education Week and NAEP Reports
Governor Kaine’s Education GoalsThe Department of Education’s Objectives:
Increase the proportion of at-risk four-year-olds who are being served by the Virginia Preschool Initiative
Increase the number of children reading proficiently by the third grade
Increase the percent of students who are enrolled in Algebra I by the eighth grade
Increase the career readiness of high school students enrolled in Career and Technical Education programs
Governor Kaine’s Education GoalsThe Department of Education’s Objectives:
Increase the high school graduation rate
Increase the proportion of high school students earning an Advanced Studies Diploma
Increase the percent of students enrolled in Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or dual enrollment courses
Increase the percent of schools that are Fully Accredited
Virginia Preschool Initiative Pilots Extension of Virginia Preschool Initiative for at-risk 4-year-
olds
Expanded access to high-quality pre-kindergarten for Virginia’s four-year-olds
Related to focus on reading on grade level by Grade 3
Based in research that shows that 90% of brain development occurs before a child turns 5
Findings that children who attend high-quality preschool are more likely to finish school, find good jobs, less likely to commit a crime
Virginia Preschool Initiative Pilots Pilots in 10 school divisions that had existing partnerships
with private and/or non-profit providers as of the 2006-2007 school year Albemarle County Fairfax County Alexandria City Hampton City Alleghany County Highland County Bath County Richmond County Chesapeake City Virginia Beach City
Expand availability of preschool education programs for at-risk students not served in those school divisions
Testing strategies to increase access to and quality of preschool Blended funding streams: state funds, Head Start, Title I, Special Ed,
parent tuition Partnerships with private providers to expand opportunity and access Piloting a quality rating system
Focus on Literacy
Two focus areas Reading on grade level by Grade 3 Adolescent literacy
2006-2007 statewide achievement in reading Overall – 85% of Virginia students passed reading tests (up 1
point) Grade 3 – 80% (down 4 points) Gr. 5 : Reading – 87% (no change); Writing – 89% (no change) Gr. 8: Reading – 80% (up 2 points); Writing – 86% (down 5
points End-of-course: Reading – 94% (up 4 points); Writing – 92%
(up 4 points)
Focus on Literacy
Board of Education’s Literacy Committee Adolescent Literacy Policy Summit
Difference between “reading” and “literacy” Literacy specific to each content area Meaning of “literacy” in today’s digital society
Instructional focus on literacy Title I summer institutes Middle school pilot Strategic Instruction Model pilot
Focus on Literacy
Governor Kaine’s role in adolescent literacy Chair of an SREB Committee to improve
reading and writing in middle and high schools
Will develop proposed policies for SREB states to help students develop higher-level reading and writing skills in the middle grades and high school
No Child Left Behind
72% of Virginia’s schools made AYP 1,316 of 1,823 schools
44% of Virginia’s school divisions made AYP 58 of 132 school divisions
As a state, Virginia did not make AYP Did not meet the AYP target in reading performance
for limited English proficient (LEP) students. The state did make AYP in 2004-2005 and 2005-
2006.
No Child Left Behind Targets
Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) in Reading 2006-2007 – 73% 2007-2008 - 77%
Annual Measurable Objective (AMO) in Mathematics 2006-2007 – 71% 2007-2008 – 75%
English Language Proficiency (ELP) Testing
Virginia no longer able to use the Stanford English Language Proficiency (SELP) test for dual purpose for Level I and II LEP students
LEP students must take both English Language Proficiency Test SOL Reading Test (Regular or VGLA)
English Language Proficiency (ELP) Testing
Board of Education adopted a state-approved ELP assessment for 2008-2009 at its September 2007 meeting Access for English Language Learners (Access) Assessment
developed by World-class Instructional Design and Assessments (WIDA) Consortium
http://www.vdoe.vi.virginia.gov/VDOE/VA_Board/Meetings/2007/sep-itemL.pdf
For 2007-2008,school divisions may: Choose an ELP assessment that has been previously approved by the
Board of Education or Submit a locally developed or selected assessment aligned to
Virginia’s ELP Standards of Learning (SOL) Access will be added to the list of board-approved assessments for
2007-2008 http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/suptsmemos/2007/inf218.html
2007-2008 Accreditation Ratings
Accreditation Rating Number of Schools Percent of All Schools
Fully Accredited 1,686 91%
Accredited with Warning
102 6%
Accreditation Denied 5 <1%
Conditionally Accredited
(New Schools)
20 1%
Conditionally Accredited
28 2%
To be Determined 2 <1%
Total Schools 1,843 100%
School Accreditation
Schools Elementary schools – 96% accredited Middle schools – 69% accredited High schools – 97% accredited
Divisions 69 of 132 divisions have all schools
accredited
Mathematics
Notable gains in statewide mathematics achievement Increased to 80% in 2006-2007
compared to 76% in 2005-2006 Increase in mathematics performance
in 275 of state’s 314 middle schools
Middle School Mathematics
19 middle schools are now fully accredited that last year were warned only in mathematics
State focused on providing professional development in middle school mathematics Algebra Readiness Initiative -
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Math/ARI/index.shtml
ARI Curriculum Companion - http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Math/ARI/ari-curr-companion.shtml
Middle math video modules -http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/middle-math-strategies/
Virginia’s Two Grants from the National Governors Association
Grant to “Redesign America’s High Schools” In Virginia, focused on
9th-grade retention postsecondary readiness college access policy implications
Virginia’s Two Grants from the National Governors Association
Worked with 30 high schools that developed strategies to: Ease transition from middle to high school Decrease 9th-grade retention rate Increase graduation rate Decrease dropout rate
Policy forum Results of two studies
Community College study on academic weaknesses of recent high school graduates
International Center for Leadership in Education study on effective practices of effective high schools
Virginia’s Two Grants from the National Governors Association
Grant to develop Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Centers
Grant competition to award funds to partnerships of school divisions, business and industry, and postsecondary education to jumpstart Governor’s Career and Technical Academies Model programs in career and technical education (CTE) that
will expand options for the general population of students to acquire STEM literacy and other critical knowledge, skills and credentials to prepare them for high-demand, high-skill and high-wage careers in Virginia
Board of Education criteria for Governor’s Career and Technical Academies
Virginia’s P-16 Education Council
Serves in an advisory capacity to integrate reform efforts across the entire spectrum of education in Virginia, from preschool to graduate school
Work to Develop definition of “postsecondary readiness” and Align content and skills required for college and work
readiness American Diploma Project
Develop a common standard for college and workforce readiness, and make recommendations for aligning state standards accordingly
Virginia’s P-16 Education Council
Postsecondary readiness studies authorized by the Board of Education to: Establish association between student scale scores on
high school SOL assessments and the successful completion of first-semester college courses, to determine whether there is a scale score that represents readiness for credit-bearing college-level work; and
Determine the alignment of state English and mathematics standards with The College Board and ACT College Readiness Standards
Virginia’s P-16 Education Council
State Scholars Initiative (Commonwealth Scholars) Increase from 4 school divisions in 2006-2007
to 11 school divisions in 2007-2008
Requirements offer the opportunity for Standard Diploma students to “stretch” to earn credits in foreign languages and physics, in particular 4 years of English 3 years of mathematics (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II) 3 years of basic laboratory science (biology, chemistry, physics) 3.5 years of social studies (chosen from U.S. and world history,
geography, economics, personal finance, and government 2 years of the same language other than English
Graduation Rate
Membership and Graduation Data for School Years 2002-2003 to 2006-2007
School Year
Standard Diploma
Advanced
Studies Diploma
Diplomas for Students
with Disabilities
General Achieve-
ment Diploma
Total Diploma
Graduates
Graduates as % of 12th
Grade Membership
Graduates as % of Ninth Grade Membership 4 Years Earlier
2002-2003 35,551
34,525
2,302
72,378 95.4% 76.4%
2003-2004
33,707 34,238
4,055 1
72,001 94.2% 73.4%
2004-2005
32,988 36,370
4,290 15
73,664 94.5% 73.5%
2005-2006
32,440 37,998
4,406 34
74,878 94.9% 73.8%
2006-2007 33,754 40,200 4,499 4 78,457 94.6% 73.5%
Technical and Advanced Technical Diplomas
2007 General Assembly required the Board of Education to establish the requirements for a Technical Diploma Shall meet or exceed the requirements of a Standard Diploma Will include a concentration in career and technical education,
as established in Board regulations.
As well as an Advanced Career and Technical Diploma Meets the requirement for the Advanced Studies Diploma and Also fulfills a concentration in career and technical education
shall receive an advanced technical diploma.
Standard 4 of the Standards of QualityCode of Virginia, § 22.1-253.13:4
Virginia Index of Performance (VIP)
Incentive program to reward and recognize fully accredited schools and school divisions making significant progress toward academic excellence
Awards points to schools and divisions based on the percentage of students achieving at the advanced level on Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments and progress made toward educational goals advocated by Governor Kaine
Further details: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/suptsmemos/2007/inf145.html
Education Week: 2007 “Quality Counts” Students in Virginia enjoy “higher
achievement and [are] more likely to finish high school and continue on to college than in other states.”
January 4, 2007 - http://www.edweek.org/ew/toc/2007/01/04/index.html
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
In 2005, Virginia students led the nation in science achievement, exceeding the national average by: 12 points in 4th grade science 8 points in 8th grade science
In 2007, Virginia’s students scored higher than students nationwide in reading and mathematics Reading – Grade 4: 7 points higher
Grade 8: 6 points higher
Mathematics – Grade 4: 5 points higherGrade 8: 8 points higher
DOE Presentation to Senate Finance Committee – Oct. 16, 2007
Role of At-Risk Funding in Improving Achievement and Opportunity for All Virginia Students http://sfc.virginia.gov/committeemeetings.shtml
Rising Expectations in the 21st Century More rigorous standards and assessments School accreditation system with consequences Increase in graduation requirements Increased accountability through No Child Left Behind (NCLB) More rigorous licensure requirements for instructional
personnel
Rising Expectations in the 21st Century
Knowledge economy will require students to have: A solid foundation in important content areas The skills to learn quickly, apply knowledge, and create new
and innovative processes and products.
Our state has been named for the second year the most business friendly state in the union. Must ensure that if we attract the businesses and job
opportunities, our young people will be adequately educated to work in them.
Must prepare Virginia students for the 21st century, in a world about which we can only speculate