{"id":4484,"date":"2024-08-19T14:40:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4484"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:41:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T18:41:47","slug":"vassp-member-u0date-august-19-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4484","title":{"rendered":"VASSP Member Update, August 19, 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

National Articles of Interest<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Will Massachusetts\u2019 school hiring surge improve student outcomes? | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How an Iowa district plans to embrace AI in the new school year | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas lawmaker says new curriculum\u2019s Bible references are \u2018preaching\u2019 rather than teaching | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signal lost: Why more school systems are saying no to cellphones | K-12 Dive<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOE Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VDOE Issues Draft Guidance for Cell Phone-Free Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Article: <\/strong>2024-32-316<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On July 9, Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33<\/a> to help bring cell phone-free education to Virginia schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After listening to and reviewing the thousands of comments and suggestions from Virginians, VDOE has developed draft guidance for school divisions<\/a> on policies and procedures to establish cell phone-free education and remove cell phones and personal electronic communication devices from Virginia\u2019s public school classrooms. That draft guidance<\/a> developed has been published on VDOE\u2019s website and is available for review and comment through September 15, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The <\/strong>draft guidance<\/a> defines cell phone-free education in Virginia\u2019s schools as \u201cbell-to-bell”, meaning phones should be turned off and stored away from the first bell at the start of the school day to begin instructional time until the dismissal bell rings at the end of the academic school day. <\/strong>\u201cBell-to-bell\u201d includes lunch and time in between class periods.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

To learn more about the draft guidance and provide feedback, visit the Cell Phone-Free Education in Virginia K-12 Public Schools<\/strong><\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guidance on the Administration and Participation on State Assessments<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Article: <\/strong>2024-32-315
Audience: <\/strong>Superintendents, Division Directors of Testing, Special Education Directors\/Offices, Division leadership working with Assessment and Accountability
Contact: <\/strong>Dr. Dora Villarreal, Assistant Superintendent of Assessment and Accountability, Student_Assessment@doe.virginia.gov<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Given the updated process to determine if a student is eligible to participate in Virginia\u2019s Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP) and to support school divisions in understanding federal and state statutes and regulations when making decisions on the appropriate assessment for students, a memorandum with Guidance on the Administration and Participation on State Assessments<\/a> is now available.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The memorandum describes requirements on federal participation by grade and course content, the allowable use of alternate assessments, administering assessments, and the annual measurement of achievement.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia Literacy Act Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VDOE has released an extensive update on the Virginia Literacy Act<\/a>. Read more from Article 2024-30-289 August Virginia Literacy Act Updates<\/a>. Details are in the Professional Development section of the update. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New SOL Mathematics Test Blueprints Based on the 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Virginia Board of Education adopted the 2023 Mathematics Standards of Learning in August 2023. Full implementation of the 2023 Mathematics Standards will occur in the 2024-25 school year. The assessments measuring the Standards will be administered for the first time in the spring 2025 test administration in grades 3 through 8 and end-of-course. To support preparation for implementation, the new mathematics test blueprints are available online on the VDOE Test Blueprints website<\/a>. Contact Student_Assessment@doe.virginia.gov with any resource questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fentanyl Education and Awareness Resources<\/strong>The VDOE and the Virginia Department of Health worked collaboratively to develop information and resources for fentanyl education and awareness (HB 1473). The Fentanyl Awareness<\/a> informational one-sheet was created through that partnership. School divisions should ensure that all 9-12 graders have this sheet within the first two weeks of the 2024-2025 school year. School divisions can choose distribution methods that best meet the needs of their students and families. Additionally, the webpage<\/a> includes resources for educators on substance use prevention. Read more from VDOE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

National Articles of Interest  Will Massachusetts\u2019 school hiring surge improve student outcomes? | K-12 Dive How an Iowa district plans to embrace AI in the new school year | K-12 Dive Texas lawmaker says new curriculum\u2019s Bible references are \u2018preaching\u2019 rather than teaching | K-12 Dive Signal lost: Why more school systems are saying no … <\/p>\n

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