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WJCC staff outline Virginia’s new school accountability framework; two elementary schools receive federal identification
Summary
Division staff explained the state’s Unified Accountability/School Performance and Support Framework, how cut scores and subgroup results drive federal identification, and described local supports; James River Elementary and Matthew Whaley Elementary were identified for targeted support for the students-with-disabilities subgroup.
Williamsburg-James City County Schools staff briefed the board on Virginia’s new Unified Accountability, also called the School Performance and Support Framework, and described local implications after the state released designation results in mid-December.
Sean Walker explained the framework’s three components — mastery, growth and readiness — and how weighted index values produce a 100-point school score with thresholds for distinguished (90+), on track (80–89), off track (65–79) and needs intensive support (<65). Walker illustrated the calculations with an example elementary school and described how federal identification can reduce a…
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