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SB 145 Virginia Index of Performance incentive program; established.

Introduced by: John C. Miller | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Virginia Index of Performance incentive program.  Codifies a current recognition program for schools and local school divisions that recognizes and rewards fully accredited schools and school divisions that make significant progress toward achieving advanced proficiency levels in reading, mathematics, science, and history and social science and on other indicators of school and student performance. Requires the Board of Education to include in its guidelines for the program performance objectives and measures that promote student achievement in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.  This bill is identical to HB 1172.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Virginia Index of Performance incentive program. Codifies a current recognition program for schools and local school divisions that recognizes and rewards fully accredited schools and school divisions that make significant progress toward achieving advance proficiency levels in reading, mathematics, science, and history and social science and on other indicators of school and student performance. Requires the Board of Education to include in its guidelines for the program performance objectives and measures. One such measure must be a school division's increase in enrollments and course offerings in engineering and technology-based career and technical education courses.