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2015 SESSION
15100641DBe it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 2 of Chapter 672 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013, as amended by Chapters 480 and 485 of the Acts of Assembly of 2014, is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2. The Board of Education, by October 1, 2016, shall report
individual school performance using a grading system that is based on an A-to-F a five-star
to one-star scale, five-star being the
highest grade on the scale. No
later than January 1, 2015, the Board shall develop and submit to the Chairman
of the House Committee on Education and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Education and Health a preliminary plan for an A-to-F school
performance grading system. The Board, in
developing the school performance grading system, can may consider (i) the standards
of accreditation, (ii) state and federal accountability requirements, (iii)
state-mandated assessments, (iv) any alternative assessments developed or
approved for use by the relevant local school board, (v) student growth
indicators, (vi) student mobility, (vii) the experience and qualifications of
school staff, (viii) total cost and funding per pupil, (ix) school safety, and
(x) any other factors that the Board deems necessary to produce a full and
accurate grade for each public elementary and secondary school in the
Commonwealth. As part of its
preliminary plan, the Board shall also determine, in consultation with the
House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and Health,
whether to (a) assign a single letter grade to each school or (b) assign a
series of letter grades to each school based on some or all of the factors in
clauses (i) through (x) or any combination of such factors. No later than July
1, 2015, the Board shall provide notice and solicit public comment on the
preliminary school performance grading system plan. No
later than December 1, 2015, the Board shall finalize the school performance
grading system, make a summary of the system available to the public, and
submit a summary of the system to the Chairman of the House Committee on
Education and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Health. No
later than October 1, 2016, and each October 1 thereafter, the Board shall
assign a grade or a series of grades to each public elementary and secondary
school in the Commonwealth and make such grades available to the public.
2. That § 2 of Chapter 692 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013, as amended by Chapters 480 and 485 of the Acts of Assembly of 2014, is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 2. The Board of Education, by October 1, 2016, shall report
individual school performance using a grading system that is based on an A-to-F a five-star
to one-star scale, five-star being the
highest grade on the scale. No
later than January 1, 2015, the Board shall develop and submit to the Chairman
of the House Committee on Education and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on
Education and Health a preliminary plan for an A-to-F school
performance grading system. The Board, in
developing the school performance grading system, can may consider (i) the standards
of accreditation, (ii) state and federal accountability requirements, (iii) state-mandated
assessments, (iv) any alternative assessments developed or approved for use by
the relevant local school board, (v) student growth indicators, (vi) student
mobility, (vii) the experience and qualifications of school staff, (viii) total
cost and funding per pupil, (ix) school safety, and (x) any other factors that
the Board deems necessary to produce a full and accurate grade for each public
elementary and secondary school in the Commonwealth. As
part of its preliminary plan, the Board shall also determine, in consultation
with the House Committee on Education and the Senate Committee on Education and
Health, whether to (a) assign a single letter grade to each school or (b)
assign a series of letter grades to each school based on some or all of the
factors in clauses (i) through (x) or any combination of such factors. No later
than July 1, 2015, the Board shall provide notice and solicit public comment on
the preliminary school performance grading system plan. No
later than December 1, 2015, the Board shall finalize the school performance
grading system, make a summary of the system available to the public, and
submit a summary of the system to the Chairman of the House Committee on
Education and the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Health. No
later than October 1, 2016, and each October 1 thereafter, the Board shall
assign a grade or a series of grades to each public elementary and secondary
school in the Commonwealth and make such grades available to the public.