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Board hears fall instructional update: formative assessments, consolidated school improvement plans and upcoming professional development
Summary
District instructional staff described formative assessments (FALS, IXL, VKRP), a combined school improvement/title I plan requirement, and a schedule of professional development and monitoring visits for the fall.
Instructional leaders told the Page County School Board about fall assessment work, consolidated continuous school improvement plans (CSIPs), and planned professional development sessions intended to guide instruction and student supports this year. Staff described baseline formative assessments, progress benchmarks, and building-level monitoring visits that will begin once statewide accountability results are finalized.
Why it matters: The district described how early screening and benchmark data will shape instruction, target interventions, and inform which schools receive extra monitoring and support.
Instructional staff said universal early screening includes the FALS (Virginia literacy screening) for K‑2 and targeted upper‑grade students, the IXL math diagnostic for K‑8, and the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) for pre‑K and K. The presenters said student reading plans will be developed for students with decoding deficits and that CSIPs this year combine school improvement and Title I planning so buildings focus on two main goals: one academic (teaching and learning) and one school environment goal such as attendance or culture. Deadlines and monitoring: staff said CSIPs are due to district leadership by Sept. 30 and that the division instructional team will meet monthly with schools identified for improvement and bimonthly with other schools to review progress and diagnostic data.
Professional development: Presenters outlined August PD that covered MTSS (multi‑tiered systems of support), literacy training under the Virginia Literacy Act, new curriculum orientations (Kiddom and Mathspace), instructional‑technology sessions, AI guardrails training, threat assessment training, and specially designed instruction tied to a middle‑school improvement grant. The presenters said an additional division PD day on Sept. 26 will include building‑specific sessions, Kagan explicit instruction at elementary, MAND (de‑escalation) training, Naviance for college and career planning, and rotations on classroom tools such as Edpuzzle, BrainPOP and CAMI.
Monitoring and supports: Instructional leaders described a new resource library of presentation materials for teachers to revisit PD content. They said the division will support new teachers with mentors and that school visits will include data‑driven reviews focused on benchmarks, SOL results, and attendance.
Ending: Instructional staff invited board questions and asked members to support the PD calendar and monitoring schedule.
