Department of Education, Central Office Operations [201]
Secretarial Area: Education
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years.
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Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $60,320,026 $44,312,669 $104,632,695
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly $58,499,393 $44,314,603 $102,813,996
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $61,947,187 $46,717,981 $108,665,168
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly $64,519,602 $56,618,929 $121,138,531
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $75,141,179 $57,417,607 $132,558,786
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly $71,758,582 $304,861,104 $376,619,686
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $80,183,375 $337,773,641 $417,957,016
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget $71,758,582 $304,861,104 $376,619,686
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments $6,043,995 $32,912,537 $38,956,532
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments $2,380,798 $0 $2,380,798
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 $81,635,756 $344,295,818 $425,931,574
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget $71,758,582 $304,861,104 $376,619,686
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments $18,719,820 $39,434,714 $58,154,534
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments ($8,842,646) $0 ($8,842,646)
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium Fiscal Year Source GF NGF Total
2016-2018 2017 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 150.00 178.50 328.50
2016-2018 2018 Chapter 1, 2018 Acts of Assembly 144.00 180.50 324.50
2018-2020 2019 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 144.00 185.50 329.50
2018-2020 2020 Chapter 1283, 2020 Acts of Assembly 149.00 185.50 334.50
2020-2022 2021 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 151.00 185.50 336.50
2020-2022 2022 Chapter 1, 2022 Acts of Assembly 158.17 335.83 494.00
2022-2024 2023 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 167.17 335.83 503.00
2022-2024 2023 Base Budget 158.17 335.83 494.00
2022-2024 2023 Governor's Amendments 30.00 0.00 30.00
2022-2024 2023 General Assembly Adjustments (21.00) 0.00 (21.00)
2022-2024 2024 Chapter 2, 2022 Acts of Assembly, Special Session 1 181.17 335.83 517.00
2022-2024 2024 Base Budget 158.17 335.83 494.00
2022-2024 2024 Governor's Amendments 56.00 0.00 56.00
2022-2024 2024 General Assembly Adjustments (33.00) 0.00 (33.00)
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded five percent salary increase for state employees Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the five percent salary increase for state employees budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 X. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $692,174 $692,174
Nongeneral Fund $728,601 $728,601
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to agency information technology costs Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to information technology and telecommunications usage budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 C. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($359,797) ($359,797)
Nongeneral Fund ($116,477) ($116,477)
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Establish appropriation for revenues from child care licensing fees Base Budget Adjustment
  Establishes appropriation for revenues from child care licensing fees. Effective July 1, 2021, DOE assumed responsibility for child care licensing under the Child Care & Development Block Grant.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $475,000 $475,000
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded retirement rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to contribution rates for state employee retirement plans budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $103,993 $103,993
Nongeneral Fund $109,468 $109,468
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Remove one-time funding for CTE Resource Center Database Replacement Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding to replace the CTE curriculum data base and integrate the system into the state's learning management system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($208,000) ($208,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Performance Budgeting system charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Performance Budgeting system internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 H. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($176,241) ($176,241)
Nongeneral Fund $465 $465
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Remove one-time funding for Special Education Training Module Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding to develop a training module for teachers seeking to renew their teaching license on special education and differentiated instruction.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($150,000) ($150,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Financials System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Financials System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 F. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($140,109) ($140,109)
Nongeneral Fund ($3,051) ($3,051)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to state health insurance premiums Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for the employer’s share of health insurance premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $56,077 $56,077
Nongeneral Fund $62,720 $62,720
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Remove one-time funding for teacher licensure automation Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding transferred from FY2021 to FY2022 in Chapter 552 to automate the teacher licensure system.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($100,000) ($100,000)
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Remove one-time funding for IEP training module Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one time funding to develop training modules for IEP team members.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($75,000) ($75,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to Cardinal Human Capital Management System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 G. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $32,741 $32,741
Nongeneral Fund $34,464 $34,464
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Remove one-time funding for School Division monitoring plan Base Budget Adjustment
  Removes one-time funding to develop and implement a pilot program to more comprehensively supervise school division compliance with state standards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($120,000)
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded general liability premium charges Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for general liability premiums billed by the Department of the Treasury’s Division of Risk Management budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 J. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $9,758 $9,758
Nongeneral Fund $35 $35
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded workers’ compensation premium changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for workers’ compensation premiums budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 R. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $2,462 $2,462
Nongeneral Fund $5,183 $5,183
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded state employee other post-employment benefit rate changes Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for changes to state employee other post-employment benefit rates budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 477 K. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,107 $1,107
Nongeneral Fund $1,168 $1,168
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Adjust appropriation for centrally funded internal service fund charges for the Personnel Management Information System Base Budget Adjustment
  Adjusts appropriation for Personnel Management Information System internal service fund charges budgeted in Central Appropriations, Item 478 I. of Chapter 552, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($886) ($886)
Nongeneral Fund ($960) ($960)
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation for Child Care Development Fund Decision Package
  Increases nongeneral fund appropriation to reflect the Department of Education's projected expenditures to administer the Child Care Development Fund based on an increase in administrative costs, projected increases in subsidy program participation, and higher per-child costs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $73,735,644 $73,735,644
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Remove one time COVID-19 relief funding Decision Package
  Removes one-time COVID-19 relief funding from the agency's base appropriation.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund ($68,208,428) ($68,208,428)
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Increase nongeneral fund appropriation supporting Virtual Virginia Decision Package
  Increases the nongeneral fund appropriation supporting Virtual Virginia to align the appropriation with expected revenues and expenditures for fee-based programs.
 
  FY FY
Nongeneral Fund $26,088,705 $32,610,882
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Provide additional support for school divisions not meeting state accreditation and federal accountability standards Decision Package
  Expands the Office of School Quality to establish a regional continuous improvement model of support for school divisions not meeting state accreditation standards and federal accountability standards.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $3,325,860 $6,552,285
Positions 25.00 50.00
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Provide continued support for the statewide Learning Management System Decision Package
  Provides ongoing state support for a statewide Learning Management System (LMS). The LMS provides a platform that allows teachers and learners throughout Virginia to have equitable access to various types of digital multimedia content, as well as virtual and blended learning opportunities via a single trusted platform. Federal relief funds support this cost in fiscal year 2023.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,138,000
Positions 0.00 1.00
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Provide continued support for through-year student growth assessments Decision Package
  Provides ongoing state support to administer the through-year growth assessments for grades three through eight required by Chapter 443 and Chapter 444, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I. Federal relief funds support this cost in fiscal year 2023.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 $5,000,000
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Continue Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program pre-kindergarten expansion Decision Package
  Provides additional support to fully implement the pre-kindergarten version of the Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program (VKRP) for four-year-old children enrolled in publicly-funded pre-kindergarten programs, and to pilot the use and development of VKRP for three-year-old children enrolled in publicly-funded pre-kindergarten programs.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $1,027,000 $1,027,000
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Expand classroom observations in support of the Unified Measurement and Improvement System Decision Package
  Increases support for classroom observations in publicly-funded early childhood programs to verify accuracy and maintain reliability of the measurements required within Virginia’s Unified Measurement and Improvement System, known as VQB5, established pursuant to § 22.1-289.05, Code of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $455,600 $697,000
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Strengthen support for early childhood education programs Decision Package
  Provides two positions in the Department of Education's Division of Early Childhood Care and Education to support the expansion of state-funded pre-kindergarten programs, such as the Virginia Preschool Initiative and the Mixed Delivery Grant Program.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $280,000 $280,000
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Study options for a STEM Governor's School on the Eastern Shore of Virginia Decision Package
  Requires the Department of Education to study options for establishing a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Governor's School on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $500,000 $0
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Provide sustainment funding for the Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions Decision Package
  Supports two positions to provide sufficient planning, administration, and reporting for the Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $235,742 $235,742
Positions 2.00 2.00
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Support social emotional learning training and implementation resources for public schools Decision Package
  Supports the creation of statewide training resources for local school divisions to implement a social emotional learning curriculum, as well as one position to lead social emotional learning efforts and to provide assistance to local school divisions.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $221,514 $221,514
Positions 1.00 1.00
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Support teacher and student education on marijuana use Decision Package
  Supports the development and provision of educational and professional development resources regarding marijuana use, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 550, 2021 Acts of Assembly, Special Session I.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $310,000 $0
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Align early childhood educator professional development with Unified Measurement and Improvement System Decision Package
  Aligns budget language for early childhood educator professional development, provided by the University of Virginia's Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL), to the Unified Measurement and Improvement system, known as VQB5, established pursuant to § 22.1-289.05, Code of Virginia.
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Allow continued participation in the Child Care Subsidy Program Decision Package
  Prohibits the Department of Education from setting a limit on the duration of time that families may participate in the Child Care Subsidy Program, subject to available funds.
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Authorize temporary expansion of allowances under the Child Care Subsidy Program Decision Package
  Provides temporary authorization of expanded allowances under the Child Care Subsidy Program in an effort to increase participation in the program among families and child care providers.
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Expand focus of teacher recruitment and retention positions Decision Package
  Expands the focus of funding and positions previously provided for teacher recruitment and retention to support all critical shortage areas.
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Require child care cost estimation report Decision Package
  Requires the Department of Education to develop a methodology to estimate the actual cost of providing high-quality early childhood care and education services in community-based settings and to report the results to the Governor and the Chairs of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees by December 31, 2022.
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Strengthen Child Care Development Fund reporting requirements Decision Package
  Strengthens the annual Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) reporting requirements to provide increased public accountability, including the addition of a requirement related to maximizing federal funding, which was required in the annual report produced by the Department of Social Services.
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VDOE - Virginia Literacy Act Implementation General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $4.8 million the first year and $4.6 million the second year from the general fund to support implementation of the Virginia Literacy Act, and to prepare for the implementation of science-based literacy instruction beginning in fiscal year 2025. In addition, this amendment directs the University of Virginia's Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning to create a technical support center to support implementation of the bill, and directs the Board of Education to initiate its textbook review process to assist school divisions to obtain materials required by the act.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $4,890,000 $4,640,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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VDOE - Phase-In Office of School Quality General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $744,720 from the general fund the first year and $2.4 million from the general fund the second year to the Office of School Quality expansion and supports five positions the first year and 18 positions the second year, increasing the Office's total staff to 35 positions by the second year. The introduced budget proposed $3.3 million the first year and $6.6 million the second year from the general fund for this initiative.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($2,581,140) ($4,129,824)
Positions (20.00) (32.00)
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VDOE - Statewide Learning Management System - ARPA General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates $5.1 million the second year in general fund support for the statewide Learning Management System. A companion amendment in Item 486 provides a like amount of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for this initiative.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($5,138,000)
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VDOE - Through-Year Growth Assessments - ARPA General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment eliminates $5.0 million the second year in general fund support for through-year growth assessments. A companion amendment in Item 486 provides a like amount of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for these assessments.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $0 ($5,000,000)
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VDOE - Grades 1-3 School Readiness Assessment General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $650,000 the first year and $875,000 the second year from the general fund to support development of a pilot school readiness assessment for grades 1-3. The existing Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Assessment is currently designed only to be administered to preschoolers and kindergartners.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $650,000 $875,000
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VDOE - Eliminate Two Additional Early Childhood FTEs General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $280,000 each year from the general fund that was proposed in the introduced budget to support two additional positions in the Office of Early Childhood.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($280,000) ($280,000)
Positions (2.00) (2.00)
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VDOE - Social Emotional Learning General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment removes $221,514 each year from the general fund and one position that was proposed in the introduced budget to support social emotional learning efforts.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($221,514) ($221,514)
Positions (1.00) (1.00)
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VDOE - Marijuana and Substance Abuse Prevention Resources General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Education to collaborate with the Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth to implement educational requirements related to the harms of marijuana and substance abuse as required by legislation passed in 2021. A companion amendment in Item 482 directs the Foundation to provide or develop the necessary educational resources.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($310,000) $0
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VDOE - Governor's School Statewide Study General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $200,000 the first year from the general fund to study options for expanding student access to Academic Year Governor's Schools.
 
  FY FY
General Fund ($300,000) $0
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VDOE - School Building Data Collection General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $132,932 from the general fund each year for the Department of Education to collect data from school divisions on the maintenance reserve needs of every public school building in each local school division, as required by Chapter 650, 2022 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $132,932 $132,932
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VDOE - School Construction Grant Administration General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $130,000 each year from the general fund and one FTE at the Department of Education to assist with administering school construction grant guidelines, funding, and reporting.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $130,000 $130,000
Positions 1.00 1.00
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VDOE - Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - Resources for Parents and Educators General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $170,520 from the general fund the first year and $48,760 from the general fund the second year to support language development resources for families and educators working with children who are deaf or hard of hearing, as required by Chapters 238 and 240, 2022 Acts of Assembly.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $170,520 $48,760
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VDOE - Increase Restraint and Seclusion Training Support General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment provides $100,000 each year from the general fund to increase support for statewide training programs for school division staff to implement regulations related to the use of restraint and seclusion of students in public schools. This would increase total support for such training to $592,755 annually.
 
  FY FY
General Fund $100,000 $100,000
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VDOE - Child Care Subsidy - Expanded Eligibility and Waitlists General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment directs the Department of Education to maximize the use of federal Child Care Development Funds to eliminate the waitlist for child care subsidy assistance and to maintain the expanded family income eligibility requirements for child care subsidies for the 2022-2024 biennium. Currently, such expanded eligibility is scheduled to end May 31, 2022.
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VDOE - State Funds Supporting Educator Training General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment adds language allowing statewide non-profit organizations that are affiliated with established national professional associations to apply for state funds to support teacher training for educators.
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VDOE - Student Growth System (ESSER) General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment permits the Department of Education to use funds reserved by the agency from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund for the establishment of a system to assess student growth with a focus on learning loss due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Each school division in the Commonwealth shall implement the system and make reports from the system available to educators to allow them to address learning for their students.
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VDOE - Triennial Accrediation - COVID-19 Impact General Assembly Adjustment
  This amendment clarifies that the 'Accreditation Waived' status provided to schools in the 2019-20 and 2020-21 school years do not apply toward the three years of 'Accredited' status required for a school to become eligible for triennial accreditation.


p3_bullets - Official Enacted Budget - 07-19-2025 01:29:59