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Mecklenburg schools prepare for new state accreditation rules, literacy changes and funding uncertainty
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Superintendent Dr. Warner told the Mecklenburg County Public Schools board that new Virginia accreditation standards and an expansion of the Virginia Literacy Act will require substantial reporting and changes in local practice, and that the division faces uncertain federal Carl Perkins guidance on student eligibility.
Mecklenburg County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Warner told trustees that the Virginia State Board of Education recently adopted new accreditation standards that create a new reporting format with nearly 200 mandated items the division must implement and validate.
Warner said the standards reach into many school practices “from making sure that we have door stoppers, to the application of cell phone rules, to algebra,” and added the new standards will be the yardstick for school accreditation.
The superintendent also said the Virginia Literacy Act, which previously affected kindergarten through grade 5, will this year extend to middle…
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