Bill Text: VA HB1182 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: A-to-F school grading system; exemption for schools with alternative accreditation plans.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-12 - Left in Education [HB1182 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2014-HB1182-Introduced.html
14100323D Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia: 1. That §2 of Chapter 672 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 is amended and reenacted as follows: §2. The Board of Education shall report individual school performance using a grading system that includes the standards of accreditation, state and federal accountability requirements, and student growth indicators in assigning grades. The grading system shall be based on an A-to-F grading scale. The Board, by October 1, 2014, shall (i) assign a grade from A to F to each public school in the Commonwealth, except schools for which the Board of Education has approved an alternative accreditation plan to meet the graduation and completion index benchmark; (ii) make both the system and the grade assigned to each school in the Commonwealth available to the public; and (iii) report to the General Assembly a summary of the system and the assigned grades. 2. That §2 of Chapter 692 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 is amended and reenacted as follows: §2. The Board of Education shall report individual school performance using a grading system that includes the standards of accreditation, state and federal accountability requirements, and student growth indicators in assigning grades. The grading system shall be based on an A-to-F grading scale. The Board, by October 1, 2014, shall (i) assign a grade from A to F to each public school in the Commonwealth, except schools for which the Board of Education has approved an alternative accreditation plan to meet the graduation and completion index benchmark; (ii) make both the system and the grade assigned to each school in the Commonwealth available to the public; and (iii) report to the General Assembly a summary of the system and the assigned grades. |