Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 760 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL DIVISIONS OF INNOVATION
Section 8VAC20-760-10 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 8 VA Admin Code 20-760-10
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Board of Education" or "board" means the board responsible for the general supervision of the public school system in Virginia as prescribed in Section 4 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia and § 22.1-8 of the Code of Virginia.

"Innovation" means a new or creative alternative to existing instructional or administrative practices or school structures that evidence-based practice suggests will be effective in improving student learning and educational performance.

"School Division of Innovation" or "SDI" means a school division in which the local school board has developed and for which the board has approved a plan of innovation to improve student learning; educational performance; and college, career, and citizenship readiness skills in one or more schools, for the benefit of all schools in the school division.

Statutory Authority: § 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.

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