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Federal
Accountability
Indicators
Under ESSA, schools are identified for support and improvement based on multiple performance indicators.
Academic Indicators:
•
Academic achievement – measured by pass rates on the Standards of Learning (SOL) and the Virginia
Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP) reading and mathematics assessments
•
Growth in reading and mathematics for elementary and middle schools – measured by the progress
tables
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High school graduation rate – measured by the Federal Graduation Indicator (PDF)
•
Progress in English Learners gaining proficiency in English – measured by the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0
English Language Proficiency assessment
Indicators of School Quality or Student Success:
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Chronic absenteeism
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School Accreditation rating
Federal By-
Pass:
Fourteen Virginia school divisions participate in a bypass provision, under which the U.S. Department of
Education directly provides Title I, Part A, equitable services to private school students and teachers through
a third-party provider. With the exception of these divisions, all other school divisions must inform officials
of private schools that eligible children attending private, nonprofit schools are eligible to participate on an
equitable basis in Title I, Part A, services.
FLEP
Former Limited English Proficient
FOIA
Freedom of Information Act
GAN
Grant Award Notification
IEP
Individualized Education Program
IES
Institute of Education Sciences - The statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of
Education.
Implementation
Science
systems-level work to improve quality, safety, and value
Improvement
Science
refers to the work to promote the systematic scaling of evidence-based interventions into practice and
policy
LEA
Local Educational Agency - As defined in ESEA, a public board of education or other public authority legally
constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function
for, public elementary schools or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other
political subdivision of a State, or for a combination of school districts or counties that is recognized in a
State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools.
LEP
Limited English Proficiency
Low-performing
schools
Schools that are in the bottom 10 percent of performance in the State, or who have significant achievement
gaps, based on student academic performance in reading/language arts and mathematics on the
assessments required under the ESEA or graduation rates (as defined in this document).
Maintenance of
Effort (MOE)
The combined fiscal effort per student or the aggregate expenditures of the LEA from state and local funds
from the preceding year must not be less than 90% of the second preceding year.
Maintenance of
Equity
(MOEquity)
Provisions will help ensure that schools and LEAs serving large proportions of historically underserved
groups of students receive an equitable share of State and local funds as the Nation continues to respond to
the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact. A condition for a State educational agency (SEA) and local educational
agency (LEA) to receive funds under the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER)
Fund.
NCLB and
Accountability
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) put in place measures that exposed achievement gaps among traditionally
underserved students and their peers and spurred an important national dialogue on education
improvement. This focus on accountability has been critical in ensuring a quality education for all children,
yet also revealed challenges in the effective implementation of this goal.
Parents, educators, and elected officials across the country recognized that a strong, updated law was
necessary to expand opportunity to all students; support schools, teachers, and principals; and to strengthen
our education system and economy.
In 2012, the Obama administration began granting flexibility to states regarding specific requirements of
NCLB in exchange for rigorous and comprehensive state- developed plans designed to close achievement
gaps, increase equity, improve the quality of instruction, and increase outcomes for all students.
Obligation of
Funds
Funds allocated to school divisions for educational services and other benefits to eligible private school
children, teachers and other educational personnel, and families must be obligated in the fiscal year in
which the funds are received by the division. School divisions must consult with appropriate private school
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