Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Accountability topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Gloucester High gets midyear check under Virginia’s new cohort-based accountability; district pushes ASVAB testing
Summary
Under Virginia’s revised performance and support framework, Gloucester High’s cohort of 364 seniors shows midyear progress in mastery and readiness indicators; the district is promoting ASVAB tests and career credentials to boost the readiness measure.
Gloucester High School is being evaluated under the Virginia Department of Education’s new cohort-based performance and support framework this school year, and school leaders presented a midyear update showing progress and work still to do, secondary instruction director Dr. Ford told the board.
The new model weights three indicators: mastery (50 percent), readiness (35 percent) and graduation (15 percent). Mastery tracks pass rates on Standards of Learning tests in English 11, biology and algebra/geometry; readiness measures chronic absenteeism and a “3E” framework (enrollment in postsecondary coursework, enlistment and employment); graduation measures cohort completion.
Dr. Ford said the senior cohort for the class of 2025 is 364 students and that midyear snapshots show “good progress” in several mastery areas but additional effort is required. For readiness, the district reported about 191 seniors who have met employment-related criteria (CTE completers or industry credentials) and 19 seniors who had taken the ASVAB as of November; staff aim to schedule 60 students for an ASVAB administration in April to increase that metric.
Board members asked whether students overlap across AP and dual-enrollment courses; Dr. Ford confirmed overlap is common and that counselors use a 3E accountability tracker to monitor students’ progress. Dr. Ford said the district will hold monthly senior-monitoring meetings and move to biweekly “on-time graduation” reviews as the year progresses, with counselors, the graduation coach and guidance leadership reviewing individual students’ credit and credential needs.
Board members and staff discussed ASVAB logistics: the test is free for students, can be taken on Chromebooks, takes about three to four hours, and will be administered during the school day. Dr. Ford and board members emphasized the ASVAB’s value both for students pursuing military careers and as a career-readiness inventory for undecided seniors.
