Virginia Beach outlines school-support approach as state testing rules and ASVAB emphasis expand

Virginia Beach City Public Schools Chief Schools Officer Matthew Delaney told the school board on May 27 that the division’s decade-old school support process will guide schools as state testing and accountability requirements change next year.

Delaney, speaking at an administrative workshop in the school board chamber, said the department will rely on the district’s strategic action agenda, school “concept maps,” and each school’s plan for continuous improvement to target resources where student data show need. “We’re not gonna have teachers operating on an island. We’re gonna support our schools and support our principals to ensure they have what they need,” Delaney said.

The update matters because the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) has changed the School Performance and Support Framework and is extending the Virginia Literacy and Language Screening system (VALS) to grades 4–8 next school year, changes Delaney said are prompting schools to adjust screening and remediation plans. He also described a state-level push for greater student participation in the ASVAB career-readiness assessment; the division is…