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District launches new teacher academy and outlines shift to state’s redesigned accountability system
Summary
Colonial Heights instructional leaders described a new teacher academy for early‑career teachers and briefed the board on Virginia’s redesigned school accountability framework, which prioritizes growth and readiness and will change how schools are judged under categories such as mastery and subgroup progress.
Colonial Heights instructional staff told the School Board on Nov. 19 that the district has launched a new teacher academy aimed at supporting early‑career teachers and described how the state’s redesigned accountability system will change school evaluations in coming years.
Assistant instructional staff member Miss Strickler (presenter) said the New Teacher Academy grew from the district’s strategic goals to attract and retain qualified, diverse staff and to support teaching that improves student outcomes. The program pairs new teachers with mentors, includes monthly non‑evaluative classroom visits by instructional leaders, and provides separate elementary and secondary after‑school…
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