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New Virginia accreditation framework explained; GCHS would be ‘distinguished’ under last year’s data
Summary
The board received an overview of the Virginia Board of Education’s School Performance and Support Framework, including how mastery, growth and readiness indicators are weighted and how last year’s data would place local schools under the new system.
Cynthia Whitaker, director of testing and accountability, briefed the Greensville County School Board on Feb. 10 about Virginia’s new School Performance and Support Framework, which the state Board of Education adopted for accreditation beginning with the current school year.
Whitaker explained the framework’s four performance categories — distinguished (90 and above), on track (80–89), off track (65–79) and needs intensive support (below 65) — and described the different indicator weights for elementary, middle and high schools. She said the state applied last school year’s data to the new framework and reported the district’s scores under that retroactive application.
Under the state’s calculation of last year’s data, Greensville Elementary School’s overall framework score was 77.7 — an “off track” performance level under the new system. E. W. Wyatt Middle School would have scored an 81 (on track) on the framework but is federally identified as a Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) school; Whitaker explained that federally identified schools drop one performance category under state guidance, which would move Wyatt to off track. Greensville County High School’s aggregated data produced a 90.1, putting the high school in the “distinguished” category using last year’s numbers.
Whitaker walked through indicator weights the state uses for this year: for example, elementary mastery is 65% (reading, math and science components), growth at 25% (reading and math), and readiness at 10% (this year chronic absenteeism is 10% because the state performance tasks are not yet developed). For middle and high school, she explained different mastery thresholds (60% for middle; 50% for high school) and readiness and graduation-related indicators that together produce the framework score. Whitaker said final scores based on this current school year’s data will be available later, likely in October, after the state provides growth data.
Board members asked clarifying questions about the data and timeline. Whitaker confirmed the scores she presented were based on the 2023–24 school year and that the district will receive the new framework results for the current year when the Virginia longitudinal data system releases growth measures.
No board action was required on the presentation.
