DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 22
January 26, 2007
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Review of the History and
Social Science Standards of Learning: Seeking Input from the School
Community |
At the January 10, 2007, Board of Education meeting the Department
of Education was authorized to proceed this spring with the review and revision
process of the History and Social Science
Standards of Learning, consistent with the schedule adopted by the Board in
September 2000. It is anticipated that
the standards revision will be completed before June 2008.
An important part of the review process for the History and Social Science Standards of
Learning is the solicitation of comments from administrators, curriculum
supervisors, history and social science educators, and others who have
expertise with the content of the current standards. Please inform personnel in your school
division that they may review and comment on the current standards at the Virginia
Department of Education website at http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/SOLcommentforms/. Comments will be received at this address
from January 26, 2007, until February 28, 2007.
The
Department of Education is also seeking nominations from division
superintendents for individuals who are qualified and available to serve on
committees to review the K-12 History and
Social Science Standards of Learning during the summer of 2007. Nominees should be teachers, principals,
administrators, content specialists, or others who have expertise with the
content areas and the standards.
Committee
members reviewing the K-12 History and
Social Science Standards of Learning will be asked to review information
related to their content areas prior to convening for a two-day meeting on July
10-11, 2007, to review the standards.
Committee members who are not under contract with a school division will
receive a stipend, and those under contract may receive recertification points,
pending the approval of their school division.
The Department of Education will cover expenses for mileage, meals, and
lodging related to the review process.
A nomination form to be duplicated as needed for interested
individuals is attached. Please return
nomination forms by March 30, 2007.
Committee members will be notified on or before May 1, 2007. Committee members will be selected on the
basis of expertise and experience in history and the social sciences and
balanced regional representation.
If you have any questions about the History and Social Science Standards of Learning review, please
contact Beverly Thurston, coordinator for K-12 history and social sciences,
Office of Middle and High School Instruction, by e-mail at Beverly.Thurston@doe.virginia.gov,
or telephone at (804) 225-2893; or Betsy Barton, specialist, history and social
sciences (K-5), Office of Elementary Instruction, by e-mail at Betsy.Barton@doe.virginia.gov,
or telephone at (804) 225-3454.
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