ERIC Number: ED495478
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Sep-29
Pages: 232
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Virginia's Revised State Plan for Attaining the Goal of 100 Percent Highly Qualified Teachers
US Department of Education
This report, prepared by the Virginia Department of Education and presented to the U.S. Department of Education, proposes that Virginia will continue the implementation of successful initiatives and strategies to build capacity to prepare, recruit, and retain high quality teachers at both the local and state levels. Additionally, several new policies and strategies are proposed to augment current activities. Complete descriptions of initiatives, programs, and projects that are featured in this plan are included in this report. The report contains the complete Revised State Plan with the revisions to the Plan as requested by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education in a letter dated August 15, 2006. Virginia has implemented many programs targeted to high-poverty, low-performing schools to provide highly qualified teachers for all students. This report outlines key components of many of these initiatives, along with current progress and available impact data. It is divided into the following six sections: (1) Analysis of Data; (2) Status of Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT) and Local Education Agency (LEA) Plans; (3) Technical Assistance Provided by the State Education Agency (SEA); (4) How Virginia Will Work with School Divisions Not Meeting the 100 Percent Highly Qualified Teacher Goal; (5) HOUSSE; and (6) State Equity Plan. Attachments include: (1) Virginia's State Equity Plan Program Details; (2) 2005-2006 Instructional Personnel (IPAL) Verification Report; (3) Highly Qualified Teacher Percentages by Division; (4) Hard-to-Staff Schools; (5) Program Participation for Hard-to-Staff Divisions; and (6) Stepping Up to the Plate.
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Politics of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Technical Assistance, School Districts, Access to Education, Data Analysis, Teacher Employment, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Teacher Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement, State Standards, Poverty, Low Income Groups, Economically Disadvantaged, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Equal Education, Low Achievement, Statewide Planning
US Department of Education. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Fax: 301-470-1244; Web site: http://www.ed.gov/about/pubs/intro/index.html?src=gu
Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (ED), Washington, DC.
Identifiers - Location: Virginia
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A