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1999 SESSION
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That § 22.1-199.2 of the Code of Virginia, as it is currently effective and as it may become effective, is amended and reenacted as follows:
§ 22.1-199.2. Regulations for establishing standards for remediation programs; reporting required.
A. The Board of Education shall establish promulgate regulations establishing
standards for remediation programs, which shall be designed to strengthen
and improve the effectiveness of such programs in increasing the scholastic
achievement of students with academic deficiencies. Such standards regulations
shall require (i) an evaluation of the remediation program offered by the
school division divisions to assess such students' educational needs and
program effectiveness evaluate remediation programs, annually, in terms of the
pass rate on the Standards of Learning tests, and (ii) that school divisions
report, on such forms as may be required by the Board for such purpose, data
pertaining to the demographic and educational characteristics of students who
have been identified for remediation pursuant to subsection C of §
22.1-253.13:1, or subsection E of § 22.1-254, and § 22.1-254.01. Data submitted
to the Board shall include, but not be limited to, the number of students failing the
Literacy Passport Test, any or all components, for each administration of the test; the
number of students failing any Standards of Learning assessments for grades
three, five, and eight; a demographic profile of the students attending such
programs; the academic status of each such student; the types of instruction
offered, the length of the program, and the local costs of the program; the
number of ungraded and disabled students, and those with limited English
proficiency (ESL); and the number of students failing the literacy tests or the
Standards of Learning assessments for grades three, five, and eight who attend
remediation programs.
B. The Board of Education shall cause the collection, compilation, and analysis
of the data required to be reported by local school divisions in subsection A
of this section to accomplish a statewide review and evaluation of remediation
programs. The Board shall report its analysis of the data submitted by school
divisions and a statewide assessment of remediation programs, and any
recommendations, to the Governor and the General Assembly annually, beginning
on December 1, 1998 2000.
§ 22.1-199.2. (Effective July 1, 2003) Regulations for establishing standards for remediation programs; reporting required.
A. The Board of Education shall establish promulgate regulations for
establishing standards for remediation programs, which shall be designed to
strengthen and improve the effectiveness of such programs in increasing the
scholastic achievement of students with academic deficiencies. Such standards shall
require (i) an evaluation of the remediation program offered by the school
division divisions to assess such students' educational needs and program
effectiveness evaluate remediation programs, annually, in terms of the pass
rate on the Standards of Learning tests, and (ii) that school divisions report,
on such forms as may be required by the Board for such purpose, data pertaining to
the demographic and educational characteristics of students who have been identified
for remediation pursuant to subsection C of § 22.1-253.13:1, or subsection E of
§ 22.1-254, and § 22.1-254.01. Data submitted to the Board shall include, but
not be limited to, the number of students failing any Standards of Learning assessments
for grades three, five, and eight; a demographic profile of the students attending such
programs; the academic status of each such student; the types of instruction
offered, the length of the program, and the local costs of the program; the
number of ungraded and disabled students, and those with limited English
proficiency (ESL); and the number of students failing the Standards of Learning
assessments for grades three, five, and eight who attend remediation programs.
B. The Board of Education shall cause the collection, compilation, and analysis
of the data required to be reported by local school divisions in subsection A
of this section to accomplish a statewide review and evaluation of remediation
programs. The Board shall report its analysis of the data submitted by school
divisions and a statewide assessment of remediation programs, and any
recommendations, to the Governor and the General Assembly annually, beginning
on December 1, 1998.
2. That the Board of Education shall promulgate all necessary regulations to implement the provisions of this act for remedial summer school and Standards of Learning assessment remediation by August 1, 1999.
3. That the Board of Education shall promulgate all necessary regulations to implement the provisions of this act for Standards of Quality remediation, dropout prevention programs, and at-risk add-on programs by August 1, 2000.