Bill Text: VA HB1182 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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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

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1182 Offered January 16, 2014 A BILL to amend and reenact §2 of Chapter 672 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013 and §2 of Chapter 692 of the Acts of Assembly of 2013, relating to individual school performance; A-to-F grading system. ---------- Patron-- Rasoul ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

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.