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New state accountability framework puts several Lynchburg schools under federal support categories
Summary
Dr. Davis told the board that under the state's new School Performance and Support Framework, Perrymont and Linkhorn elementaries are categorized for comprehensive support, multiple middle and high schools are off track or in need of intensive support, and federal identifications (CSI, TSI, ATSI) will guide targeted interventions and possible additional funding.
Dr. Davis presented Lynchburg City Schools’ responses to the Virginia Department of Education’s new School Performance and Support Framework during the board meeting on Dec. 16, explaining how the split between performance framework scores and accreditation status will affect school identifications and supports.
Under the framework, elementary and middle schools are scored across mastery, growth and readiness categories, while high schools emphasize mastery, readiness and graduation indicators. Dr. Davis said chronic absenteeism played a large role in the district’s lower framework scores this year.
She identified two elementary schools—Perrymont Elementary and Linkhorn Elementary—as falling in the lowest 5% statewide and therefore designated as Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) schools. Additional schools received Targeted Support and Improvement (TSI) or Additional Targeted Support and Improvement (ATSI) designations tied to underperforming student groups such as economically disadvantaged students, English learners and students with disabilities. Dr. Davis named R.S. Payne as a repeated TSI school and noted Dunbar’s framework score of 73.3 and its continued TSI status for certain subgroups.
Dr. Davis told the board that historically some federal identifications come with additional funding, but specific amounts for this round had not yet been received; she added the division already has internal plans and resources to begin interventions while awaiting clearer funding allocations. When asked about the GO Center, Dr. Davis stated the program serves approximately 60 students and that their performance is included in school-level considerations.
Board members pressed for clarity about what support and funding would follow these identifications, and several members suggested legislative or local policy options to strengthen parental involvement and address chronic absenteeism. The superintendent said the division intends to move forward with interventions and community engagement even before all external funding details are finalized.
The board will receive follow-up updates as the division refines plans for targeted interventions, professional development, and resources aligned with the new state framework.
