Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 131 - REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA
Part VII - School and Community Communication
Section 8VAC20-131-270 - School and community communications
Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-131-270
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
A. Each school shall promote communication and foster mutual understanding with parents and the community. Each school shall:
1. Involve parents, citizens,
community agencies, and representatives from business and industry in
developing, disseminating, and explaining the biennial school plan; on advisory
committees; in curriculum studies; and in evaluating the educational
program.
2. Provide annually to the
parents and the community the School Quality Profile in a manner prescribed by
the board. The School Quality Profile shall include designated information for
the most recent three-year period. Such information shall be designated by the
board to include indicators of the following: accountability, assessments,
enrollment and demographics, college and career readiness, finance, learning
environment, and teacher quality. Specific indicators shall include:
a. Virginia Assessment Program results by
percentage of participation and proficiency and disaggregated by student
reporting groups.
b. Accreditation
status.
c. Attendance and
absenteeism for students.
d.
Information related to school safety to include incidents of crime and
violence.
e. Information related to
qualifications and educational attainment of the teaching staff.
f. In addition, secondary schools' School
Quality Profiles shall include the following:
(1) Advanced Placement (AP) information to
include percentage of students who take AP courses and percentage of students
who take AP tests;
(2)
International Baccalaureate (IB) and Cambridge course information to include
percentage of students who are enrolled in IB or Cambridge programs and
percentage of students who receive IB or Cambridge Diplomas;
(3) College-level course information to
include percentage of students who take college-level courses including dual
enrollment courses;
(4) Number and
percentage of (i) graduates by diploma type as prescribed by the board, (ii)
certificates awarded to the senior class including high school equivalency
preparation program credentials approved by the board, and (iii) students who
do not complete high school;
(5) As
a separate category on the School Quality Profile, the number of students
obtaining board-approved industry certifications and passing state licensure
examinations, national occupational competency assessments and Virginia
workplace readiness skills assessments while still in high school and the
number of career and technical education completers who graduated;
and
(6) Number and percentage of
dropouts.
3.
Cooperate with business and industry in formulating career and technical
educational programs and conducting joint enterprises involving personnel,
facilities, training programs, and other resources.
4. Encourage and support the establishment or
continuation of a parent-teacher association or other organization and work
cooperatively with it.
B. At the beginning of each school year, each school shall provide to its students' parents or guardians information on the availability of and source for receiving:
1.
The learning objectives developed in accordance with the provisions of
8VAC20-131-70 to be achieved at
their child's grade level or, in high school, a copy of the syllabus for each
of their child's courses, and a copy of the school division promotion,
retention, and remediation policies;
2. The Standards of Learning applicable to
the child's grade or course requirements and the approximate date and potential
impact of the child's next SOL testing; and
3. An annual notice to students in all grade
levels of all requirements for Standard Diploma and Advanced Studies Diploma,
and the board's policies on promotion and retention as outlined in
8VAC20-131-30.
The division superintendent shall report to the department compliance with this subsection as required by 8VAC20-131-390 A.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-253.13:3 of the Code of Virginia.
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