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Danville board hears rollout of Virginia’s new accountability framework; state growth scores arrive in September
Summary
School staff presented Virginia Department of Education’s new school performance and support framework and described how Danville Public Schools will track mastery, growth and readiness; board members pressed for community rollout and resources for families.
Danville School Board members heard a detailed presentation Jan. 9 on Virginia’s new school performance and support framework, the system the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) will use to rate schools based on mastery, growth and readiness.
The presentation, led by Miss McGraw and Miss Agner of Danville Public Schools central office, explained how the framework combines mastery measures (SOLs, VAAP and English-language proficiency), growth in reading and math, and readiness indicators such as chronic absenteeism and college/career/enlistment measures at the high school level. “This is a system built for Virginians by Virginians,” Miss McGraw said.
The framework matters because it will change how schools are classified — for example, the presentation said schools scoring 90 points or more will be “distinguished,” and scores of 80–89 are “on track” — and will determine which schools…
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