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VA & GCPS Accreditation Reports/

State of the Commonwealth & GCPS

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STATE SUMMARY

School accreditation ratings reflect student achievement

on Standards of Learning Assessments and other tests in

English, history/social science, mathematics and science.

Ratings are based on the achievement of students on tests

taken during the previous academic year and may also

reflect a three-year average of achievement. Adjustments

also may be made for students with limited English

proficiency and for students who have recently transferred

into a Virginia public school. Accreditation ratings also

may reflect the success of a school in preparing students

for retakes of SOL tests.

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2014-2015 Accreditation Ratings

Accreditation Rating Number of Schools Percent of All Schools

Fully Accredited 1,249 77% in 2013-14 68%

93% in 2012-13

Accredited with Warning 541 30%

Accreditation Denied 13 <1%

Provisionally Accredited 2 <1%

Conditionally Accredited (New Schools) 10 <1%

Conditionally Accredited (Reconstituted Schools) 11 <1%

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All schools are fully accredited in 22 of the commonwealth’s 132 school divisions, compared with 36 divisions last year. The divisions with all schools fully accredited (other than new schools that automatically receive conditional accreditation) are as follows:

Bland County Colonial Heights Craig County Falls Church Fluvanna County Fredericksburg Galax Goochland County King William County

Lexington Manassas Park

New Kent County Poquoson Powhatan County Rappahannock County Richmond County Roanoke County Salem West Point Williamsburg-James City County

Wise County

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School Accreditation Ratings

The documents below show the accreditation ratings of

individual schools. Schools are grouped by school division. The

information provided for each school includes the current

accreditation rating and passing percentages for Standards of

Learning assessments and substitute tests in English,

mathematics, history/social science, and science.

Fully Accredited

Elementary and middle schools are Fully Accredited if

students achieve all of the following pass rates:

English – 75 percent or higher

Mathematics – 70 percent or higher

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High schools are Fully Accredited if:

Students achieve pass rates of 75 percent or higher in English and

70 percent or higher in mathematics, science and history; and

Attain a point value of 85 or greater based on the Graduation and

Completion Index (GCI).

Virginia’s accountability system allows high-performing schools –

those that maintain pass rates of 95 percent or higher in all four

core academic areas for two consecutive years – to apply for a

waiver from annual accreditation. Schools awarded waivers are

rated as Fully Accredited for a three-year period.

Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate

A high school or combined school with a graduating class is

Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate if students achieve adjusted

pass rates of 75 percent or more in English and 70 percent or more in

mathematics, science and history, and a GCI of 83 to 84 points. Schools

with a rating of Provisionally Accredited-Graduation Rate are subject to

academic reviews. Elementary and middle schools are not eligible for

provisional accreditation.

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Conditionally Accredited

There are two types of Conditionally Accredited schools:

Conditionally Accredited-New is awarded for a one-year period to a

new school – comprising students who previously attended one or

more existing schools – to provide the opportunity to evaluate the

performance of students on SOL tests and other statewide

assessments.

Conditionally Accredited-Reconstituted is awarded to a school that

fails to meet full accreditation requirements for four consecutive

years and receives permission from the Board of Education to

reconstitute as an alternative to a memorandum of understanding.

A reconstituted school reverts to accreditation-denied status if it

fails to meet full accreditation requirements within the

agreed-upon term, or if it fails to have its annual application for Conditional

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Accredited with Warning (GHS & PAGE)

• A school receives this rating if pass rates are below the achievement levels

required for full accreditation. Schools that are Accredited with Warning undergo academic reviews and are required to adopt and implement school improvement plans. Schools that are Accredited with Warning in English and/or mathematics also are required to adopt instructional programs proven by research to be

effective in raising achievement in these subjects. A school may hold this rating for no more than three consecutive years.

• In addition, high schools earning a GCI less than the provisional benchmark for the year are rated as Accredited with Warning.

Accreditation Denied (POTENTIALLY GHS IN FALL OF 2016)

• A school is denied accreditation if it fails to meet the requirements to be rated fully or provisionally accredited for four consecutive years. Any school denied accreditation must provide parents and other interested parties the following: • Written notice of the school’s accreditation rating within 30 calendar days of the

announcement of the rating by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE);

• A copy of the school division’s proposed corrective action plan describing the steps to be taken to raise achievement to state standards, including a timeline for

implementation; and

• An opportunity to comment on the division’s proposed corrective action plan prior to its adoption and the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the local school board and the Board of Education.

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The local school board – within 45 days of receiving notice of the

status – must submit to the Board of Education a proposed

corrective action plan. The Board of Education will consider the

proposal and develop a memorandum of understanding with the

local school board, which must be implemented by November 1.

Also, the local school board must submit status reports detailing

the implementation of actions prescribed in the memorandum

of understanding; and the principal, division superintendent and

local school board chairman may be required to appear before

the Board of Education to present status reports.

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School Example

SOL Performance Goals and Indicators 2014--15

(RED) = Raw % Pass for All Students before adjustments that count toward accreditation %.

1 To achieve the target goal, the subgroup(s) must substantially exceed the AMO or Target %

because of their proportional size.

2 To achieve the target goals for ALL Science and History, these subgroups must meet or exceed

SOL Performance 2013--14 Pass % 2014--15 AMOs 2014--15 Target %

ALL Math 77% (74) 68 80% • White 78 71 901 • SWD 31 57 57 • ECON 68 63 No backslide • GG1 67 63 No backslide • GG2 (Black) 55 62 751 • GG3 (Hisp) TS 65 65 3rd Grade 58 70 4th Grade 84 No backslide 5th Grade 75 80

ALL Reading (ERLR) 73% 72 80%

• White 77 76 901 • SWD 35 54 54 • ECON 64 65 65 • GG1 63 65 65 • GG2 (Black) 56 64 701 • GG3 (Hisp) TS 66 66 3rd Grade 70 77 4th Grade 74 80 5th Grade 77 83 ALL SCIENCE 74 (76) 80 • White 79 901 • SWD 43 542 • ECON 61 No backslide • GG2 (Black) 55 652 ALL HISTORY 80 (81) 841 • White 81 851 • SWD 42 542 • ECON 75 No backslide • GG2 (Black) 89 No backslide

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2-Year Average

English 459/589 77.928% Math 402/468 85.89% History 280/311 90.032% Science 277/307 90.228%

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2-Year Average

English 675/876 77.058% Math 591/668 88.473% History 360/394 91.37% Science 356/413 86.198%

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2-Year Average

English 1344/708 78.68% Math 1428/1731 82.49% History 1329/1633 81.38%

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2-Year Average

English 1634/1790 91.28% Math 1041/1775 58.64% History 1875/2267 82.708% Science 1749/2141 81.69%

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Strategies for Success

Increased instructional monitoring/scheduled

monthly observation/walkthrough calendars

Increased lesson plan alignment to curriculum

framework

Increased instructional blueprints

analysis/comprehensive

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IN THE END

IT IS ABOUT ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER

(SCHOOL BOARD, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,

SCHOOL DIVISION EMPLOYEES, PARENTS,

STUDENTS AND THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY) TO

CREATE A TOP-NOTCH/WORLD-CLASS

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