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Danville schools outline yearlong SOL preparation: test practice, interventions and a 'chance bus' to boost attendance
Summary
The district described a yearlong approach to state Standards of Learning assessments that emphasizes curriculum alignment, sustained practice, summer remediation, and logistical readiness for online testing; board members praised an Uber-like transportation program to improve attendance.
Doctor Babalola, a Danville Public Schools staff member responsible for assessment and curriculum updates, presented the district’s approach to preparing students for the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) assessments at the May 1 meeting.
“Testing is just one part of that journey,” Babalola told the board, outlining a yearlong strategy that begins in the fall with diagnostic assessments and continues through midyear benchmarks, spiraled review, boot camps and mock exams ahead of the spring…
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