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SJ 385 Study; continuing Commission on Educational Accountability.

Introduced by: Emmett W. Hanger, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Study; Commission on Educational Accountability. Continues the Commission on Educational Accountability (SJR 498--1999) for one additional year. Assisted by three task forces, the Commission was to examine a variety of issues, including the Standards of Accreditation; the implementation of the Standards of Learning and revised assessments; ways increase the capacity of schools, teachers, and students to meet increasingly rigorous academic standards; the instructional needs of students and teachers in the public schools of the Commonwealth; the efficacy and appropriateness of the Commonwealth's system of funding the Standards of Quality for public schools; and the demand for and supply of classroom teachers. The following task forces of the Commission are also continued: Special Task Force Studying the Educational Needs of the 21st Century; the Special Task Force on Educational Accountability to Examine the Impact of the Standards of Accreditation on Local School Division Budgets; and Special Task Force of the Commission on Educational Accountability to Examine the Need for Appropriate Alternative Forms of Standards of Learning Assessments for Students Receiving Special Education and Related Services. The Commission must report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the 2002 Session of the General Assembly.


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