Schools denied accreditation, etc.; principal and assistant principal training program. (HB1872)

Introduced By

Del. David Bulova (D-Fairfax) with support from co-patron Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Schools denied accreditation or accredited with warning for two consecutive years; principal and assistant principal training program; release from policies and regulations. Requires the Board of Education to develop a training program designed to impart to principals and assistant principals the knowledge and leadership skills necessary to oversee the improvement of student performance in public elementary, middle, or high schools that have been denied accreditation or accredited with warning for two consecutive years. The bill permits the training program to be developed in partnership with one or more institutions of higher education or other organizations that the Board deems appropriate. The bill requires the Board to develop criteria for determining successful completion of the training program. The bill permits the school board in any school division in which the principal and each assistant principal of a public elementary or secondary school that has been denied accreditation or accredited with warning for two consecutive years have successfully completed the training program to request, and requires the Board to grant, release from (i) state regulations currently granted to any school in the school division or (ii) school division policies and state regulations currently granted to any public charter school in the school division. Such releases shall remain in effect for five years or until any such administrator no longer meets the criteria for training program completion or is not enrolled in the training program and may be renewed for additional five-year periods. The bill requires the Board publish on its website a current list of releases from state regulations granted to any school or school division policies and state regulations currently granted to any public charter school that have been granted by the Board. Read the Bill »

Outcome

Bill Has Failed

History

DateAction
01/13/2015Committee
01/13/2015Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15102475D
01/13/2015Referred to Committee on Education
01/23/2015Assigned Education sub: Education Reform
02/04/2015Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N)
02/04/2015Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2015Reported from Education (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/04/2015Referred to Committee on Appropriations
02/04/2015Assigned App. sub: Elementary & Secondary Education
02/04/2015Impact statement from DPB (HB1872)
02/05/2015Subcommittee recommends laying on the table
02/10/2015Left in Appropriations