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Board discusses promotion, retention and interventions; staff propose regulation updates to reflect current practice
Summary
Special services and elementary intervention staff reviewed school‑based intervention team processes, Virginia Literacy Act reading plans and suggested regulatory updates to the division’s promotion/retention rule; board members emphasized early grades and asked for policy revisions.
King George County special services staff and elementary interventionists briefed the school board on promotion and retention processes, the district’s tiered intervention system, and how the Virginia Literacy Act (VLA) and new reading plans affect screening and supports for kindergarten through grade 3.
Kathy Bird, coordinator for special services, described the School‑Based Intervention Team (SBIT) process as the division’s highest level of support for students not making adequate progress. She said SBIT referrals come from teachers, counselors, administrators and social workers and can lead to academic and behavioral interventions, trials of accommodations, referrals for evaluation for an Individualized Education Program…
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