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==Albemarle County Public Schools== | ==Albemarle County Public Schools== | ||
In the spring of 2012, [[Albemarle County Public Schools]] began piloting the [[College and Workforce Readiness Assessment]], which it feels better measures a student's ability to think critically and creatively. In the 2013 [[General Assembly]] session, Delegate [[David Toscano]] introduced a resolution requesting a study of SOL alternatives, but that resolution failed to make it out of committee<ref>{{cite web|title=ACPS experimenting with SOL alternatives |url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15212-acps-sol-alternatives/ |author=Tim Shea |work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow |location=Charlottesville, Virginia |publishdate=June 27, 2013 |accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref>. | In the spring of 2012, [[Albemarle County Public Schools]] began piloting the [[College and Workforce Readiness Assessment]], which it feels better measures a student's ability to think critically and creatively. In the 2013 [[General Assembly]] session, Delegate [[David Toscano]] introduced a resolution requesting a study of SOL alternatives, but that resolution failed to make it out of committee<ref>{{cite web|title=ACPS experimenting with SOL alternatives |url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/15212-acps-sol-alternatives/ |author=Tim Shea |work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow |location=Charlottesville, Virginia |publishdate=June 27, 2013 |accessdate=June 27, 2013}}</ref>. | ||
==SOL Reform== | |||
In 2014, Delegates Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria) and Thomas A. “Tag” Greason (R-Loudoun) introduced House Bill 498, which proposes dropping the total number of SOL tests across the Commonwealth from 34 to 26, and permitting local school divisions to use end-of-year tests other than the SOL for some subject areas<ref>{{cite web|title=SOL reform on the table in Richmond |url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/17127-sol-reform-on-the-table-in-richmond/ |author=Tim Shea |work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow |location=Charlottesville, VA |publishdate=January 27, 2014 |accessdate=February 4, 2014}}</ref>. | |||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
* [http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HJ676 Toscano's January 2013 Resolution] | * [http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?131+ful+HJ676 Toscano's January 2013 Resolution] | ||
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The Standards of Learning are the public school standardized tests and curriculum that the Commonwealth of Virginia uses to comply with No Child Left Behind.
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Albemarle County Public Schools
In the spring of 2012, Albemarle County Public Schools began piloting the College and Workforce Readiness Assessment, which it feels better measures a student's ability to think critically and creatively. In the 2013 General Assembly session, Delegate David Toscano introduced a resolution requesting a study of SOL alternatives, but that resolution failed to make it out of committee[1].
SOL Reform
In 2014, Delegates Rob Krupicka (D-Alexandria) and Thomas A. “Tag” Greason (R-Loudoun) introduced House Bill 498, which proposes dropping the total number of SOL tests across the Commonwealth from 34 to 26, and permitting local school divisions to use end-of-year tests other than the SOL for some subject areas[2].
References
- ↑ Web. ACPS experimenting with SOL alternatives, Tim Shea, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Charlottesville, Virginia, June 27, 2013, retrieved June 27, 2013.
- ↑ Web. SOL reform on the table in Richmond, Tim Shea, Charlottesville Tomorrow, Charlottesville, VA, January 27, 2014, retrieved February 4, 2014.