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WJCC reviews policy package to implement Virginia Literacy Act; grading and homework guidance updated
Summary
Board staff presented a bundle of policy changes to align Williamsburg-James City County schools with the Virginia Literacy Act, including required reading screeners, individualized reading plans, and related regulations; the board discussed grading-scale revisions and a rewritten homework regulation emphasizing teacher and building-level discretion.
The Williamsburg-James City County School Board heard a package of policy changes aimed at implementing the Virginia Literacy Act and clarifying grading and homework rules.
Division staff told the board the Virginia Literacy Act requires specific screeners and individualized plans for students with substantial reading deficiencies. "The Virginia Literacy Act very specifically identifies the screeners that will be used to identify students who need additional support," a division staff member (Speaker 12) said, explaining that the state will require use of the revised PALS assessment or other state-identified screens and that reading plans must be developed and regularly monitored with input from reading specialists and parents.
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