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    The Virginia State Board of Education will revisit the annual measurable objectives for mathematics achievement to set more aggressive goals for closing achievement gaps between student subgroups. This comes after new, more rigorous mathematics Standards of Learning tests were administered in 2011-2012 and provided data on their impact. The Board had its waiver from certain No Child Left Behind provisions approved, allowing it to set its own accountability system but still require reducing failure rates in reading and math by 50% in six years. Schools will now be identified as priority, focus, or reward schools based on the new system rather than adequate yearly progress ratings.

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    The Virginia State Board of Education will revisit the annual measurable objectives for mathematics achievement to set more aggressive goals for closing achievement gaps between student subgroups. This comes after new, more rigorous mathematics Standards of Learning tests were administered in 2011-2012 and provided data on their impact. The Board had its waiver from certain No Child Left Behind provisions approved, allowing it to set its own accountability system but still require reducing failure rates in reading and math by 50% in six years. Schools will now be identified as priority, focus, or reward schools based on the new system rather than adequate yearly progress ratings.

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    Stateboardwillrevisitmathematicsachievementgaps
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    TheStateBoardofEducationwillrevisititsannualmeasurableobjectivesformathematics achievementSept.27pertherequestDavidM.Foster,theboardspresident. TheStateBoardsetcertainNoChildLeftBehindmandatestobewaivedinJuly,whichmeant Virginiaschoolsandschooldivisionswillnolongerhavetomeetthelegislationsbenchmarks. Thebenchmarksthathavebeenwaivedincludereading,mathematicsandthefederallawthat mandatesallstudentstoachievegradelevelproficiencyby2014. ThetimelineforreviewingVirginiasrequestnecessitatedboththeBoardofEducationand USEDapprovingamethodologyforsettingannualobjectivesforstudentsubgroupsbefore resultsfromtherigorousnewmathematicsStandardsofLearningtestswereavailable, SuperintendentofPublicInstructionPatriciaWrightsaidinarelease.Nowthatweknowthe impactofthe20112012testsonthemathematicsannualmeasurableobjectives,U.S. DepartmentofEducation,SuperintendentofPublicInstructionPatriciaI.Wright,Secretaryof EducationLauraFornashandIagreethattheboardshouldrevisitthemethodologyinorderto setmoreaggressiveannualgoalsforraisingsubgroupachievementandclosingachievement gaps. TheVirginiaStateBoardofEducationsapplicationforawaiverforcertainprovisionsunderNo ChildLeftBehindwasapprovedbyU.S.SecretaryofEducationArneDuncanJune29. Virginiaschoolsandschooldivisionscannowfocustheirenergyandresourceson implementingthestateBoardofEducationsrigorousnewcontentstandardsandassessments withoutcontendingwithoutdatedandoftencounterproductivefederalrequirementsand rules,Fostersaidinarelease.Thecommonwealthwillcontinuetoholdschoolsaccountablefor closingachievementgapsbutschoolswontbesubjecttoasystemofincreasinglyunrealistic annualobjectives. ThewaiverallowsthestateBoardofEducationtoestablishgoalsforincreasingstudent achievementandtheachievementofstudentsindemographicsubgroups.Thewaiveralsosets upannualbenchmarkswiththegoalofreducingthefailurerateinreadingandmathematicsby 50percentwithinsixyears.AccordingtotheNoChildLeftBehindlegislation,passedin2001,it requiresallstudents,regardlessofcircumstance,disabilityorachievementlevel,todemonstrate gradelevelproficiencyinreadingandmathematicsby2014. VirginiaschoolswillnolongerreceiveannualAdequateYearlyProgressratings,thereleasesaid. Withthenewlyapprovedwaiver,informationofschoolsmeetingornotmeetingthenew benchmarkswillnowbereportedseparatelyinAugust.TheVirginiaDepartmentofEducation willreportonlowperformingschoolsandidentifythemaspriorityandfocusschools,the releasesaid.Theywillalsorecognizehighperformingschoolsasrewardschools. ThisnewfederalaccountabilitymodelismorecomplicatedthantheBoardofEducation believesisnecessary,butitisdefinitelyastepintherightdirection,VirginiaBoardofEducation PresidentDavidM.Fostersaidinarelease.Lookingahead,itismyhopethatCongresswillat lastreviseNCLBandallowVirginiatoattackachievementgapswithinthecontextoftheSOL program,freefromunwarrantedandintrusivefederalrules. AccordingtotheVirginiaBoardofEducation,priorityschoolswillbeidentifiedbasedonoverall studentachievement,whichincludesgraduationratesinhighschools. Bothpriorityandfocusschoolswillbesubjecttostateapprovedandmonitoredschool improvementinterventions,theboardsays.Priorityschoolswillhavetohaveastateapproved turnaroundpartnertohelptheschoolmeetstateandfederalrequirements.Focusschoolswill havetoemployastateapprovedcoachtohelpdevelop,implementandmonitorstrategiesto improvestudentperformance,theboardstatedinarelease.
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    Thewaiveralsorequireseachschooldivisiontoimplementtheperformanceandevaluation standardsforteachersandprincipalsthatwereapprovedbytheBoardofEducationlastyear. Accordingtothestandard,40percentofteacherorprincipalevaluationsistobebasedon studentacademicprogress.Theboardalsosaidschoolsthatareunpreparedtoimplementthe newperformancestandardsforthe20122013schoolyearmayhaveacorrectiveplanstating howtheywillbeimplementedinthe20132014schoolyear. TheBoardsaccreditationstandardsdonotvarydependingonthedemographicsofschools,the releasesaid.ThesameachievementlevelsonSOLtestsineachsubjectarerequiredforaschool toearnaratingofbeingfullyaccreditedregardlessofraceorethnicityofstudents,therelease stated.

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