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Charlottesville schools warn new state accountability rules could put four elementary schools "off track," ask council for $7.9 million
Summary
Dr. Gurley told a joint council–school-board session that changes to state accreditation — including counting ELL students’ SOL scores after three semesters instead of 11 — and rising student need (63.5% directly certified) require targeted staffing and a preliminary $7.9 million operating request.
Dr. Gurley, speaking for Charlottesville City Schools, told a joint session of the school board and city council that a change in state accountability rules will accelerate when student test scores count toward accreditation and will leave four of six elementary schools “off track” under the new system.
The superintendent said the division’s direct-certification figure is 63.5% — students directly eligible for benefits such as TANF, Medicaid or SNAP — and that the number of English-language learners has risen to roughly 757 students receiving direct services. “We have gone from 11 semesters to 3,” Dr. Gurley said of how long ELL students previously had before their SOL tests would affect accreditation, adding that the shorter timeline “is a stressor”…
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