School Performance & Support
2024-2025 Fall Student Record Collection
Article: 2024-39-423
Audience: Superintendents, Directors
Contact: Brittney Kanard, Education Data Specialist Team Lead, [email protected]
To comply withstate and federal statutory reporting requirements, VDOE is conducting the Fall Student Record Collection (SRC). The data collected on the Fall SRC should reflect students' enrollment as of October 1, 2024. The Fall SRC opened October 1, 2024. A successful submission is due no later than October 15, 2024. Superintendents must electronically approve the verifications no later than October 29, 2024. For complete details about this requirement, access the 2024 Fall Student Record Collection Guide.
Technical Assistance Opportunity on Federal Identification
Article: 2024-39-426
Audience: Superintendents, Directors, School Principals
Contact: Mark Jennings, Director of Accountability, [email protected]
The Office of Accountability is excited to offer a technical assistancewebinarto share information and build understanding on the federal identification process used to identifyschools in fall of 2024. The webinars will be on Thursday, October 10, at 1:00 p.m.and Tuesday, October 15at 10:00 a.m.
This optional webinarwill address the following topics:
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Federal Identification Process for Targeted Support & Improvement Schools
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Available Data Reports and Resources
Registration information for the webinarhas been distributed to division leaders registered under Accountabilityin the Educational Registry Application within the Single-Sign-On Web Systems (SSWS).
Financial Support for Economically Disadvantaged Students Taking Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or Cambridge Exams in Spring 2025
Article: 2024-39-417
Audience: Superintendents, Directors, School Principals, Teachers, Non-teaching staff, Counselors
Contact: Amanda Nevetral, Director, Office of Advanced Learning, [email protected]
In Special Session I 2024, the General Assembly appropriated funds in FY25 and FY26 to support economically disadvantaged students in public high schools taking Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or Cambridge Exams. Families who qualify for free and reduced lunch benefits are eligible for a fee reduction and should encumber only $20 in exam fees per exam taken. For students attending a school participating in the Community Eligibility Program, eligibility will be determined by the school division using the family's income.
School divisions are responsible for providing eligible students and parents with notification of this financial assistance at the time of course enrollment and exam registration. VDOE's Office of Parental Engagement has created a flyerfor school division use.
To receive funding, school divisions should appoint a person of contact to complete the FY 2025 AP-IB-Cambridge Funding Formby December 6, 2024. School divisions will submit the anticipated number of AP, IB, or Cambridge exam registrations for students eligible for the fee reduction. Students can receive the fee reduction for more than one exam, pending availability of funding. VDOE will communicate funding allocated to each division through a grant award notification. Financial assistance provided by College Board, IB, and Cambridge will be factored into reimbursement amounts. Divisions will receive funding in February 2025.
In June 2025, POCs will be asked to submit the actual number of completed AP, IB, or Cambridge exams by eligible students after testing windows have closed. Unused funds should be returned to the Virginia Department of Education by August 1, 2025.
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