Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 131 - REGULATIONS ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITING PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN VIRGINIA › Part VIII - School Accreditation › Section 8VAC20-131-400 - Application of the school quality indicator performance levels to actions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. In accordance
				  with the Standards of Quality at §
										22.1-253.13:6C
				  of the Code of Virginia, all schools shall develop a comprehensive, unified,
				  long-range plan. To develop such plans, schools shall conduct a comprehensive
				  needs assessment, in collaboration with their school division staff, to
				  identify needed actions to ensure continuous improvement for their students.
				  Results of the comprehensive needs assessment shall be used to develop a
				  multi-year improvement plan, which shall be a component of the school's
				  comprehensive, unified, long-range plan. The multi-year improvement plan shall
				  be reviewed and updated as needed on an annual basis. Confirmation of
				  completion of the actions required by this section shall be provided to meet
				  requirements of 8VAC20-131-390 A 10.
In determining required actions for schools and school
					 divisions, levels of performance shall be considered separately for each school
					 quality indicator. Responses and actions to be taken by school divisions and
					 schools, under the leadership of division superintendents and school
					 principals, according to the performance level of each school quality indicator
					 are as prescribed in subsections B, C, and D of this section.
B. Level One. If a school quality indicator
				  is at Level One, the school and its school division shall continue to monitor
				  the indicator and the multi-year school improvement plan for continuous
				  improvement.
C. Level Two. If a
				  school quality indicator is at Level Two, the school and its school division
				  shall have primary responsibility to revise and implement its multi-year school
				  improvement plan.
In developing such plan, the school and its school division
					 shall determine the issues and conditions that are likely contributing to the
					 school's performance on the indicator and plan and implement essential actions
					 and research-based strategies designed to improve performance on the indicator
					 to achieve the Level One standard.
School division and school staff shall:
1. Identify factors related to the school's
				  performance on the indicator as part of the school's comprehensive needs
				  assessment;
2. Use the results of
				  the comprehensive needs assessment to develop and revise the multi-year school
				  improvement plan to address the factors identified in the needs assessment that
				  are related to the performance on the indicator. The school's multi-year
				  improvement plan shall be approved by the local school board. The department
				  may implement an audit process to ensure compliance with this
				  provision;
3. Implement the
				  essential actions and research-based strategies with fidelity;
4. Regularly evaluate evidence of the
				  school's progress in implementing the plan, monitor changes on the school
				  quality indicator, and make adjustments as warranted; and
5. Evaluate the progress of the school
				  quality indicators at Level Two at the end of each year and assess the results
				  of the school improvement plan actions at the end of two years. If no progress
				  is made within the two-year period on such school quality indicators, the plan
				  shall be revised.
If any of the academic achievement indicators for all
					 students, as provided in 8VAC20-131-380 F 1 a, 1 b, or 1 c is at Level Two, the
					 school must undergo an academic review conducted by the department, or under
					 its guidance, to further identify required actions to improve student
					 achievement. Review of other indicators by the department, or under its
					 guidance, may occur based on the school's multi-year school improvement plan.
					 School improvement plans developed for academic achievement indicators for all
					 students that are at Level Two shall be reviewed through a
					 department-established process, which may include peer review by staff from
					 other school divisions.
School divisions with indicators at Level Two may request
					 technical assistance from the department.