Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
chapter
Virginia Standards of Accreditation [8 VAC 20 ‑ 132]
Action Revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
Stage Final
Comment Period Ended on 9/25/2024
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9/22/24  1:21 pm
Commenter: Marianne Burke PhD, 4 public education

My previous comment with links written out as links embedded did not convey
 

I am in strong opposition to the amended Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) measures proposed by the Virginia Department of Education and approved by the Virginia Board of Education. Along with other advocates for public education, I have many concerns about this plan but rather than detailing my issues with the actual changes, I will focus on the misguided basis for the heavy handed amendments in the proposed plan.  My major objections are listed below and I have included documentation that supports my statements where possible so there is no basis for Secretary Gudierra to claim that it is misinformation https://x.com/annabryson18/status/1833847925635494093?s=42).  

 

 

 

  • If only the administration had properly analyzed the data in the first place they would have been forced to agree with the consensus that Virginia’s schools are among the best in the country and that the accountability system did not need such a drastic overhaul. Instead they continue to lean on that misinformation to rationalize this major and deleterious change in the accountability plan.  

 

 

 

 

There are many details in the plan about which I disagree, but my intent here is to point out the invalid basis for the drastic revision of the ESSA measures by the Virginia Department of Education.  There is a need for the US  Department of Education to carefully evaluate the plan that is being submitted for ther approval.





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