File: IAA
NOTIFICATION OF LEARNING OBJECTIVES
I. Annual
Notice
At the beginning of each school
year, each school within the Buena Vista City School
Division will provide to its students’ parents or guardians:
1. The
learning objectives developed in accordance with the Standards of Accreditation
to be achieved at their child’s grade level, or, in high school, a copy of the
syllabus for each of their child’s courses;
2. A
copy of the Standards of Learning (SOLs) applicable to the child’s grade or
course requirements and the approximate date and potential impact of the
child’s SOL testing;
3.
An
annual notice to students in all grade levels of all requirements for Standard,
Advanced Studies, and Modified Standard Diplomas; and
4.
The
board’s policies on promotion, retention, and remediation.
No
later than the end of the first semester of each school year, the
Superintendent must certify to the Department of Education that it has given
the notice required by this policy.
II. Notice of Credits Needed for Graduation
and of the Right to a Free Public Education
A.
The school board will notify the parent of rising eleventh and twelfth grade
students of
(i)
the number of standard and verified units
of credit required for graduation pursuant to the Standards of Accreditation
and
(ii)
the remaining number of such units of
credit the individual student requires for graduation.
B.
The school board will notify the parent of
students with disabilities who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP)
and who fail to meet the requirements for graduation of the student's right to
a free and appropriate education to age 21, inclusive, pursuant to Va. Code §
22.1-213 et seq.
C.
The school board will notify the parent of
students who fail to graduate or who fail to achieve the number of verified
units of credit required for graduation as provided in the standards of
accreditation and who have not reached 20 years of age on or before August 1st
of the school year of the right to a free public education. If the student who
does not graduate or achieve such verified units of credit is a student for
whom English is a second language, the school board will notify the parent of
the student's opportunity for a free public education in accordance with Va.
Code § 22.1-5.
Adopted: 4/27/06; 8/23/04
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Legal
Ref.: Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, § 22.1-253.13:4.
8 VAC 20-131-270.
Cross
Ref.: IGBC Parental Involvement
IKF Standards of Learning Tests and
Graduation Requirements
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2/06 VSBA