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Poquoson superintendent says state data error, parent refusals led to 'off track' label for elementary schools
Summary
Superintendent Tillett told the school board that Poquoson's primary and elementary schools were labeled "off track" after the VDOE included at least one student who should have been excluded under participation rules and added four nonparticipants for the students-with-disabilities subgroup; the division has submitted corrections and is awaiting the state's review.
Superintendent Tillett told the Poquoson City Public Schools Board on Dec. 16 that while division schools outperformed state averages on many assessments, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) notified the division on Dec. 4 that the primary and elementary schools would be categorized "off track" and federally identified for the students-with-disabilities subgroup.
Tillett said the division found errors in the data the state used and that correcting a single student's inclusion under VDOE participation guidance would raise the subgroup's reading indicator above the state-provided threshold and remove the federal identification. "Correcting and excluding that one…
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