Superintendent's Memos 2018

December 21, 2018

• MEMO 346-18
  2018-2019 Title I, Part A, Comparability Report (Word)
• MEMO 345-18
  2019 Multidivision Online Provider Application Process (Word)
• MEMO 344-18
  Payment of the Approved Alternative Breakfast Service Models for 2018-2019 (Word)
• MEMO 343-18
  Update on Virginia Department of Education Study of Special Education Regional Programs (Word)

December 18, 2018

• MEMO 342-18
  Amendments to the Current 2018-2020 Biennial Budget as Proposed by Governor Northam (HB 1700/SB 1100 as Introduced) (Word)
  
  • Memo 342-18 Attachment A: Governor’s Amendments to the 2018-2020 Budget (Word)

December 14, 2018

• MEMO 341-18
  Nominations for the 2019 Standards of Learning Item and Test Review Committees (Word)
• MEMO 340-18
  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Maintenance of Effort (IDEA MOE) Requirements for School Divisions 2017-2018 (Word)
  
  • Memo 340-18 Attachment A: IDEA MOE Guidance Document (Word)
  • Memo 340-18 Attachment B: IDEAMOE Application User's Manual (Word)
• MEMO 339-18
  2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule for Title IX, Part A, the Education of Homeless Children and Youth Program (McKinney-Vento) (Word)

December 7, 2018

• MEMO 338-18
  Competitive Grants for Praxis Assistance to Support Racial Diversity Among Provisionally Licensed Teachers Seeking Full Licensure in Virginia (Word)
  
  • Memo 338-18 Attachment A: Grant Application for Praxis Assistance to Support Racial Diversity Among Provisionally Licensed Teachers Seeking Full Licensure in Virginia (Word)
• MEMO 337-18
  2018-2019 Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection (Word)
• MEMO 336-18
  2019-2020 Special Education Annual Plan/Part B Flow-Through Application (Word)
• MEMO 335-18
  Draft Model Guidance for Positive and Preventive Code of Student Conduct Policy and Alternatives to Suspension (Word)
• MEMO 334-18
  Algebra Readiness Initiative and Availability of Updated Resources (Word)

November 30, 2018

• MEMO 333-18
  Review of the Health Education Standards of Learning for Grades Nine and 10: Seeking Input from the School Community (Word)
  
  • Memo 333-18 Attachment A: Schedule for Review of Health Education Standards of Learning (Word)
• MEMO 332-18
  Announcing the Virginia Summit for College and Career Readiness (Word)
• MEMO 331-18
  Professional Standards for Hiring New School Nutrition Directors – REVISED (Word)
  
  • Memo 331-18 Attachment A: Certification of New School Nutrition Program Director (Word)
• MEMO 330-18
  Legislative Changes Affecting Notice of Founded Complaints of Child Abuse or Neglect, Basis for Suspension of a License, and Employment of School Personnel Convicted of a Felony, Effective July 1, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 329-18
  Procedural Guidelines for Conducting Licensure Hearings, Approved by the Board of Education on November 15, 2018 (Word)
  
  • Memo 329-18 Attachment A: Procedural Guidelines for Conducting Licensure Hearings, Approved by the Board
    of Education on November 15, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 328-18
  Revised Licensure Fee Schedule Approved – Effective January 1, 2019 (Word)
• MEMO 327-18
  Additional Guidance: Testing Requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the 2017 Standards of Accreditation (Word)
• MEMO 326-18
  Virginia Computer Science Education Week / Family Code Nights (Word)
• MEMO 325-18
  Computer Science Professional Learning Opportunities (Word)
  
  • MEMO 325-18 Attachment A: Informational flier (Word)
• MEMO 324-18
  Virginia’s Statewide Inclusion Action Plan Update (Word)
• MEMO 323-18
  2019 Virginia Secondary School Climate Survey (DCJS/VCSCS) (Word)
• MEMO 322-18
  Virginia’s Special Permission Credit Accommodation for Locally Awarded Verified Credit (Word)
• MEMO 321-18
  Appalachian Support for Specialized Education Training (ASSET) (Word)
• MEMO 320-18
  Early Childhood Education Leaders Communities of Learning for Inclusive Programs (Word)
  
  • MEMO 320-18 Attachment A: Early Childhood Education Leaders Communities of Learning for Inclusive Programs Application (Word)

November 16, 2018

• MEMO 319-18
  Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) Program (Word)
• MEMO 318-18
  “Programs That Work” Awards for Mathematics, Science, and STEM (Word)
• MEMO 317-18
  June Accelerated Sales Tax included in November Sales Tax Distributions (Word)
• MEMO 316-18
  Nominations for Standard Setting Committees for the Grades 3-8 Mathematics Standards of Learning Tests Based on the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (Word)

November 9, 2018

• MEMO 315-18
  School Psychology Awareness Week November 12-16, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 314-18
  Save the Date for the 2019 Tornado Drill (Word)

November 2, 2018

• MEMO 313-18
  Seeking Nominations for the 2019 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Award (Word)
• MEMO 312-18
  Federal Student Aid Mobile Application (Word)
• MEMO 311-18
  2018-2019 Federal Procurement Monitoring of School Nutrition Programs  (Word)
  
  • MEMO 311-18 Attachment A: Procurement Review Three Year Review Cycle (XLSX)
• MEMO 310-18
  Special Education Requirements Under the Workforce Innovations and Opportunity Act (WIOA) (Word)
• MEMO 309-18
  2018-2019 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Proportionate Set-Aside Requirements (Word)
  
  • MEMO 309-18 Attachment A: Special Education PSA Application Guidance Document (Word)
• MEMO 308-18
  History and Social Science Standards of Learning Tests Administered in 2018-2019 (Word)
  
  • MEMO 308-18 Attachment A: VDOE Guidance Timeline of Implementation of the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework (Word)
  • MEMO 308-18 Attachment B: History and Social Science Assessment Supplement for 2015 Local Curriculum (Word)
• MEMO 307-18
  Updates to Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for World Languages (Word)
• MEMO 306-18
  2018-2019 Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children Consortium Incentive Grant Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as Amended (Word)
  
  • MEMO 306-18 Attachment A: Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children 2017-2018, Consortium Incentive Grant Allocations (XLS)
  • MEMO 306-18 Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended, Title I, Part C, Consortium Incentive Grant Terms of Grant Award (Word)
• MEMO 305-18
  FY 2019 State Lunch Reimbursement (Word)
  
  • MEMO 305-18 Attachment A: NSLP State Lunch Reimbursement Payments  (Word)

October 26, 2018

• MEMO 304-18
  2019 Aspiring Superintendents Program (Word)
• MEMO 303-18
  EPA's revised 3Ts for Reducing Lead in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities and a new Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN) (Word)
• MEMO 302-18
  Virginia Preschool Initiative Provisionally Licensed Teacher Incentive Program (Word)
  
  • MEMO 302-18 Attachment A (Word)
• MEMO 301-18
  Institute on Dyslexia (Word)

October 19, 2018

• MEMO 300-18
  Designation of Level Three Performance on School Quality Indicators for State Accreditation Due to Level Two Performance for More Than Four Years (Word)
• MEMO 299-18
  Testing Requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act and the 2017 Standards of Accreditation (Word)
• MEMO 298-18
  FEMA Approval of Virginia’s Request for Hurricane Florence Major Disaster Declaration (Word)
• MEMO 297-18
  Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) - Approval of State Plan Amendment and Release of U. S. Department of Education (USED) Guide for Parents (Word)
• MEMO 296-18
  Rule of Law Project (Word)
• MEMO 295-18
  Training Opportunity - Critical Decision Points for Families of Children with Disabilities (Word)
• MEMO 294-18
  United States Department of Education (USED) National Blue Ribbon Schools Program (Word)

October 12, 2018

• MEMO 293-18
  Seeking nominations (high school seniors) for the 2019 Presidential Scholars Program (Word)
  
  • Memo 293-18 Attachment A: VDOE 2019 Presidential Scholars Nomination Form (Word)
  • Memo 293-18 Attachment B: VDOE 2019 Presidential Scholars Nomination Form (PDF)
• MEMO 292-18
  Resources for the New Mathematics Tests Assessing the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning (Word)
• MEMO 291-18
  Definition of “Aggravating Circumstances” (Word)
• MEMO 290-18
  2019 Virginia School Climate and Working Conditions Surveys (Word)
  
  • Memo 290-18 Attachment A: Instructions and Form for Locally-Chosen Questions (XLS)

October 5, 2018

• MEMO 289-18
  2018 Broadband Connectivity Capability Survey (Word)
• MEMO 288-18
  Virginia Public School Authority Educational Technology and e-Learning Backpack Grants – Online Reimbursement through Single Sign-On for Web Systems (SSWS) Portal (Word)
• MEMO 287-18
  2019 Strong Men and Women in Virginia History Writing Contest (Word)
• MEMO 286-18
  Student Resources for College (Word)
• MEMO 285-18
  Legislation Regarding the Collection and Dissemination of Student Information (Word)
• MEMO 284-18
  National School Lunch Week: October 15-19, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 283-18
  Call for Student Artwork in WWI/II Commission's Armistice Art Contest (Word)
• MEMO 282-18
  Virginia Reads One Book: Cleo Edison Oliver Playground Millionaire (Word)
• MEMO 281-18
  Autism Training for Transportation Providers (Word)
• MEMO 280-18
  Multi-Sensory Language Instruction Pilot Project (Word)
• MEMO 279-18
  Services for Students Identified as Hearing or Visually Impaired (Word)
  
  • Memo 279-18 Attachment A: Resources for Serving Students with Sensory Disabilities-2018 (Word)
• MEMO 278-18
  2019 Governor’s Summer Residential Programs (Word)
  
  • Memo 278-18 Attachment A: Important Dates Associated with 2019 Governor’s Summer Residential Programs (Word)

September 28, 2018

• MEMO 277-18
  Pupil Transportation Report 2017-2018 (Word)
• MEMO 276-18
  Consolidated Data Collection to Apply for State Funding to Support Mentors for New Teachers with No Teaching Experience (Word)
• MEMO 275-18
  2018 Fall Master Schedule Collection: 1) Student Enrollment Demographic Form (SEDF) Data; 2) Instructional Personnel and Verification of Licensure Endorsement Report; 3) Instructional Personnel Survey Data Report; and 4) Supply and Demand Report (Word)
• MEMO 274-18
  Verification of Household Eligibility for Free or Reduced Price Meals 2018-2019 (Word)
• MEMO 273-18
  Announcement of the Civics Summit on November 14, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 272-18
  2018-2019 National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program (Word)
  
  • Memo 272-18 Attachment A: National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program – 2018-2019 School Intent-to-Apply Form (Word)
  • Memo 272-18 Attachment B: National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program – 2018-2019 Instructions for Developing the Application (Word)
  • Memo 272-18 Attachment C: National ESEA Distinguished Schools Recognition Program – 2018-2019 School Participation Form (Word)
• MEMO 271-18
  2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule for Certain Programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended (Word)
  
  • Memo 271-18 Attachment A: 2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule (Word)
  • Memo 271-18 Attachment B: Federal Program Monitoring Three-Year-Cycle 2017-2018 through 2019-2020 (Word)
  • Memo 271-18 Attachment C: 2018-2019 Federal Program Monitoring Webinar Schedule (Word)
• MEMO 270-18
  2018 Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Count of Children who are Neglected or Delinquent (N or D) in School Divisions (Word)
  
  • MEMO 270-18 Attachment A: Guidance for Identifying Eligible Institutions and Counting Children Who are Neglected or Delinquent (Word)
  • MEMO 270-18 Attachment B: 2018 Report Form (XLS)
• MEMO 269-18
  Virtual Job Shadow (Word)
• MEMO 269-18 Attachment A: Virtual Job Shadow Planning Sheet (Word)

• MEMO 268-18
  Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Web-based Data Collection and Fall Verification Reporting Requirements for Fiscal Year 2018 (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019) DUE: November 15, 2018 (Word)
  • Memo 268-18 Attachment A: List of School Divisions Eligible to Participate in VPI in FY19 (Word)
  • Memo 268-18 Attachment B: Instructions for Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Data Collection and Application Requirements for 2018-2019 (Word)

September 21, 2018

• MEMO 267-18
  Local Performance Assessments Used to Verify Credits in Writing in 2018-2019 (Word)
• MEMO 266-18
  Approval of Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in Writing (Word)
• MEMO 265-18
  Early Childhood Special Education Program Administrator Fall Institute and Fundamentals of Early Childhood Special Education Administration Workshop (Word)
• MEMO 264-18
  Career Investigations Online Curriculum (Word)
• MEMO 263-18
  Updates to Computer Science Course Codes (Word)
• MEMO 262-18
  2018-2019 Fall Student Record Collection and Miscellaneous Statistics
  Due: October 17, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 261-18
  Leading Edge Forum 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 260-18
  Implementation of New Standards of Learning Reading Test Blueprints based on the 2017 English Standards of Learning (Word)
• MEMO 259-18
  Division and School Level 2018 Technology Usage Surveys (Word)
  
  • Memo 259-18 Attachment A: Division Level 2018 Technology Survey (Word)
  • Memo 259-18 Attachment B: School Level 2018 Technology Survey (Word)
• MEMO 258-18
  Disability History and Awareness Month (DHAM) (Word)
• MEMO 257-18
  Attorney General’s Opinion Related to Possession of Firearms on School Property by Designated Employees (Word)

September 14, 2018

• MEMO 256-18
  School Calendars and Make up Days (Word)
• MEMO 255-18
  Reporting Sub-Grant Data and Executive Compensation Data for Sub-recipients as Required under the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) (Word)
  
  • Memo 255-18 Attachment A: FFATA Reporting (Word)
• MEMO 254-18
  Disaster Response for USDA Child Nutrition Programs (Word)
  
  • MEMO 254-18 Attachment A: ADA Compliant Version: USDA Disaster Response Memo (Word)
  • MEMO 254-18 Attachment A: Original Version: USDA Disaster Response Memo (Word)
  • MEMO 254-18 Attachment B: Waiver Request (Word)
• MEMO 253-18
  2018-2019 Green Ribbon Schools (Word)
  • MEMO 253-18 Attachment A: 2018-2019 Virginia Green Ribbon School Application  (Word)
  • MEMO 253-18 Attachment B: 2018-2019 Virginia Green Ribbon School Division  (Word)
• MEMO 252-18
  Training Opportunity - Critical Decision Points for Families of Children with Disabilities (Word)
• MEMO 251-18
  Report of Children with Disabilities Receiving Special Education on December 1, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 250-18
  New Legislation (HB1000) Addressing the Employment of Certain Individuals Convicted of a Felony (Word)
• MEMO 249-18
  Mixed-Delivery Preschool Grants (Word)

September 7, 2018

• MEMO 248-18
  Federal Fiscal Year 2018 Competitive Grant Application for National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Equipment Assistance Grants (Word)
  
  • MEMO 248-18 Attachment A: Government-Wide Regulations and Assurance of Civil Rights Compliance (Word)
• MEMO 247-18
  School Counselor Summit (Word)
• MEMO 246-18
  Federal Program Monitoring of the School Nutrition Programs in 2018-2019 (Word)
  
  • MEMO 246-18 Attachment A: FPAR Schedule Three-Year Cycle (Word)
  • MEMO 246-18 Attachment B: School Nutrition Programs FPAR Schedule 2018-2019 (XLS)
• MEMO 245-18
  Celebrate Virginia Farm-to-School Week: October 1-5, 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 244-18
  Virginia Chamber of Commerce 2018 Workforce Conference (Word)
• MEMO 243-18
  2018 Virginia Association of Science Teachers Annual Professional Development Institute (Word)
• MEMO 242-18
  Showcase PreK in VA Pilot Program (Word)
• MEMO 241-18
  September is Attendance Awareness Month (Word)

September 5, 2018

• MEMO 240-18
  Opportunity to Comment on an Amendment to Virginia’s Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) State Plan (Word)

August 31, 2018

• MEMO 239-18
  Tdap Immunization Schedule Specialist
• MEMO 238-18
  Recent Letter to Principals from the Virginia Department of Education relating to FAMIS and Insurance Coverage as a Result of Medicaid Expansion (Word)
• MEMO 237-18
  Student Immunization Status Report Instructions (Word)
• MEMO 236-18
  Professional Learning Opportunities Supporting the Profile of a Virginia Graduate (Word)
• MEMO 235-18
  Data Collection for National Board Certification Teacher Incentive Awards (Word)

August 28, 2018

• MEMO 234-18
  Guidance for Reporting June Accelerated Sales Tax on the Annual School Report (Word)
  
  • Memo 234-18 Attachment A: August 16, 2018 Superintendent’s Email (Word)

August 24, 2018

• MEMO 233-18
  Virginia Preschool Initiative Classroom Observations and Professional Development – Seeking Forward-Thinking Partners to Begin Implementation (Word)
  
  • Memo 233-18 Attachment A: Virginia Preschool Initiative CLASSTM Observations and Professional Development Frequently Asked Questions (Word)
• MEMO 232-18
  Freedom Flags (Word)
• MEMO 231-18
  Reframing Discipline: Alternatives to Suspension Conference Registration (Word)
• MEMO 230-18
  Opportunity to Comment on Virginia’s Request for a Waiver from Certain Requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) – High School Assessments (Word)
• MEMO 229-18
  Nominations for Standard Setting Committees for the End-of-Course Mathematics Standards of Learning Tests Based on the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning  (Word)
• MEMO 228-18
  Board of Education Approved Passing Scores for Licensure Assessments – School Leader Licensure Assessment (5990) and Computer Science Test (5652) (Word)
• MEMO 227-18
  Announcement of Resources for Constitution Day on September 17, 2018 (Word)

August 17, 2018

• MEMO 226-18
  Computer Science Professional Learning Opportunities (Word)
  
  • MEMO 226-18, Attachment A: Informational flier (Word)
• MEMO 225-18
  2019 Commemoration Schools (Word)
• MEMO 224-18
  Principal Leadership Institute Opportunity (Word)
  
  • MEMO 224-18, Attachment A: BB&T LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE - Application for Entry into Institute (Word)
• MEMO 223-18
  Virginia Substitute Evaluation Program (VSEP) Discontinued (Word)
• MEMO 222-18
  2019 U.S. Presidential Scholars Nomination Process for Students in Career and Technical Education (Word)
  
  • MEMO 222-18, Attachment A: Criteria for Candidate Identification and Nomination (Word)
• MEMO 221-18
  STEM Competition Team Grant Initiative (Word)
  
  • MEMO 221-18, Attachment A: STEM Competition Team Grant Initiative - Guidance Document (Word)
  • MEMO 221-18, Attachment B: STEM Competition Team Grant Initiative – Application Packet (Word)
• MEMO 220-18
  Fiscal Year 2019 Vision Screening Grants (Word)
  
  • MEMO 220-18, Attachment A: Fiscal Year 2019 Vision Screening Grants (XLS)

August 10, 2018

• MEMO 219-18
  Human Trafficking Guidelines
• MEMO 218-18
  Public Hearings on the Proposed 2018 Science Standards of Learning
• MEMO 217-18
  K-12 Mathematics Standards of Learning Institutes
• MEMO 216-18
  2019 United States Senate Youth Program (Scholarship Opportunities for High School Juniors and Seniors)
  
  • MEMO 216-18, Attachment A: Student Application 2019 United States Senate Youth Program (Word)
• MEMO 215-18
  2018-2019 Title III, Part A, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  
  • MEMO 215-18, Attachment A: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part A, 2018-2019 Grant Allocations (XLS)
  • MEMO 215-18, Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part A, Terms of Grant Award (Word)
• MEMO 214-18
  2018-2019 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  
  • MEMO 214-18, Attachment A: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, 2018-2019 Grant Allocations (XLS)
  • MEMO 214-18, Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, Terms of Grant Award (Word)
  • MEMO 214-18, Attachment C: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Terms of Grant Award (Word)
• MEMO 213-18
  2017-2018 Annual Report, Programs for the Gifted
• MEMO 212-18
  Science Content Guidelines Released
• MEMO 211-18
  Local Gifted Education Technical Review Process
  
  • MEMO 211-18, Attachment A: Local Plan Submission Schedule to the Virginia Department of Education (Word)
• MEMO 210-18
  Guidance Regarding School Division Responsibilities and Actions under the Law for Immigrant Students and Resources Available to Local School Divisions
  
  • MEMO 210-18, Attachment A: Resources for Trauma Informed Instruction and Learning (Word)
• MEMO 209-18
  Free Online Courses for Virginia Preschool Initiative Teachers
• MEMO 208-18
  Announcing the 2019 Children’s Engineering Convention

August 3, 2018

• MEMO 207-18
  2018-2019 Title II, Part A, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  
  • MEMO 207-18, Attachment A: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title II, Part A, 2018-2019 Grant Allocations (XLS)
  • MEMO 207-18, Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title II, Part A, Terms of Grant Award (Word)
• MEMO 206-18
  2018-2019 Title V, Part B, Subpart 2, Rural and Low-Income School Program Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  
  • MEMO 206-18, Attachment A: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Title V, Part B, Subpart 2, Rural and Low-Income School Program, 2018-2019 Grant Allocations (XLS)
  • MEMO 206-18, Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Title V, Part B, Subpart 2, Terms of Grant Award (Word)

July 27, 2018

• MEMO 205-18
  2017-2018 Annual School Report - Financial Section - Due Date: September 15, 2018
  • MEMO 205-18, Attachment A: Account Structure for 2017-2018 ASRFIN (Word)
• MEMO 204-18
  Application for the 2018-2019 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Teacher Recruitment and Retention Incentives
  • MEMO 204-18, Attachment A: Application For The Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics (Stem) Teacher Recruitment And Retention Incentives (Word)
  • MEMO 204-18, Attachment B: Excerpts From The 2017 And 2018 Appropriation Act For Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics (Stem) Teacher Recruitment And Retention Incentives (Word)
• MEMO 203-18
  Requirements for the Appointment of Division Superintendents
  • MEMO 203-18, Attachment A: Certificate of Appointment (Word)
  • MEMO 203-18, Attachment B: Oath of Superintendent (Word)
• MEMO 202-18
  Professional Standards for Hiring New School Nutrition Directors
• MEMO 201-18
  New Legislation to Protect Identification of Students with Unpaid Meal Charges
  • MEMO 201-18, Attachment A: Virginia Department of Education Meal Charge Policy Template (Word)
  • MEMO 201-18, Attachment B: USDA Memo SP 57-2016 Unpaid Meal Charges-Guidance and Q&A(Word)
• MEMO 200-18
  Application for State Funding for Alternative Breakfast Service Models 2018-2019
  • MEMO 200-18, Attachment A: Application for State Funding for Alternative Breakfast Service Models 2018-2019 (Word)
  • MEMO 200-18, Attachment B: School Breakfast Resources (Word)
• MEMO 199-18
  The Virginia Department of Education’s (VDOE) Obligation to Review and/or Assist School Divisions Regarding Federal Civil Rights Laws
• MEMO 198-18
  2018-2019 Title IV, Part A, Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  • MEMO 198-18, Attachment A: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, 2018-2019 Grant Allocations (XLS)
  • MEMO 198-18, Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title IV, Part A, Terms of Grant Award (Word)
• MEMO 197-18
  2018-2019 Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  • MEMO 197-18, Attachment A: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part C, Education of Migratory Children 2018-2019 Grant Allocations (XLS)
  • MEMO 197-18, Attachment B: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part C, Terms of Grant Award (Word)
• MEMO 196-18
  2018-2019 Student Record Collection
• MEMO 195-18
  2018 General Assembly Revisions to the Standards of Quality
  • MEMO 195-18, Attachment A: 2018 Standards of Quality (Word)
• MEMO 194-18
  Phonological Awareness and Literacy Screening (PALS)
• MEMO 193-18
  IDEA, P.L. 115-141, 2018-2019 Part B Sections 611 and 619 Subgrant Awards for Special Education
  • MEMO 193-18, Attachment A: Section 611, Flow-through Funds (Word)
  • MEMO 193-18, Attachment B: Section 619, Pre-school Funds (Word)
• MEMO 192-18
  English Language Proficiency Assessments Test Administration Schedule for the 2018-2019 School Year
  • MEMO 192-18, Attachment A: 2018-2019 English Language Proficiency Assessments Test Administration Schedule (Word)
• MEMO 191-18
  Career and Technical Education Federal Program Monitoring Review System

July 20, 2018

• MEMO 190-18
  2018 School Safety Forum
• MEMO 189-18
  Training for the Administration of the WIDA Screener Online English Language Proficiency Assessment
• MEMO 188-18
  Invitation to Pre-summit Meeting on Teacher Retention at William & Mary on September 26, 2018
• MEMO 187-18
  The Virginia General Assembly Senate and House of Delegates Page Programs
• MEMO 186-18
  2017-2018 Summer Student Record Collection
  Due: August 31, 2018
• MEMO 185-18
  Teaching English Learners and Students with Learning Difficulties in the Inclusive Classroom Training of Trainers (TOT)
• MEMO 184-18
  Student Enrollment Requirements – School Year 2018-2019
• MEMO 183-18
  Strategies to Support English Learner (EL) Newcomer Students and Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (SLIFE) Training of Trainers (TOT)
• MEMO 182-18
  Procedures for Completing the 2018-2019 Educational Registry Application Data Collection Due: August 24, 2018
• MEMO 181-18
  Graduate-Level Course for Educators of English Learners
• MEMO 180-18
  Expediting Reading Comprehension for English Language Learners (ExC-ELL)

July 13, 2018

• MEMO 179-18
  Release of July 1, 2017 School-age Population Estimates Used to Distribute Fiscal Year 2020 Sales Tax Revenues, and Estimate Review Process
  
  • MEMO 179-18, Attachment A: School-Age Population Estimates – Total and Percent Change 2016 to 2017 (XLS)
• MEMO 178-18
  2018-2019 Video Streamed Training for CTE Administrators
• MEMO 177-18
  Career and Technical Education Reimbursement for Workplace Readiness Skills for the Commonwealth and/or Other Industry Certification Assessment Allocations and Reimbursement Request Forms for June 2018 and School Year (SY) 2018-2019
  
  • MEMO 177-18, Attachment A: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) WRS for the Commonwealth and/or Other Industry Certification Assessments, Allocation by School Division (Word)
  • MEMO 177-18, Attachment B: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) WRS for the Commonwealth and/or Other Industry Certification Assessments, Allocation by Regional CTE Center (Word)
  • MEMO 177-18, Attachment C: CTE WRS for the Commonwealth and/or Other Industry Certification Assessments Reimbursement Request Form  (Word)
• MEMO 176-18
  Career and Technical Education Reimbursement for Industry Certification Examinations, Licensure Tests, and Occupational Competency Assessments Allocations and Reimbursement Request Forms for June 2018 and School Year (SY) 2018-2019
  
  • MEMO 176-18, Attachment A: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) State Industry Certification Examinations, Licensure Tests, and Occupational Competency Assessments, Allocation by School Division (Word)
  • MEMO 176-18, Attachment B: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) State Industry Certification Examinations, Licensure Tests, and Occupational Competency Assessments, Allocation by Regional CTE Center (Word)
  • MEMO 176-18, Attachment C: CTE State Industry Certification Examinations, Licensure Tests, and Occupational Competency Assessments Reimbursement Request Form (Word)
• MEMO 175-18
  Career and Technical Education State Equipment Allocations and Reimbursement Request Form for School Year (SY) 2018-2019
  
  • MEMO 175-18, Attachment A: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) State Equipment Funding Allocation by School Division (Word)
  • MEMO 175-18, Attachment B: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) State Equipment Funding Allocation by Regional CTE Center (Word)
  • MEMO 175-18, Attachment C: CTE State Equipment Reimbursement Request Form–SY 2018-2019 (Word)
  • MEMO 175-18, Attachment D: Virginia Department of Education Form NA.011–Inventory of Equipment Purchased with State CTE Equipment Funds (Word)
• MEMO 174-18
  Additional State Funding to Update Career and Technical Education (CTE) Equipment to Industry Standards
  
  • MEMO 174-18, Attachment A: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) Special Equipment Allocation by School Division (Word)
  • MEMO 174-18, Attachment B: FY 2019 (School Year 2018-2019) Special Equipment Allocation by Regional CTE Center (Word)
  • MEMO 174-18, Attachment C: Special Equipment Reimbursement Request Form – SY 2018-2019 (Word)
  • MEMO 174-18, Attachment D: Virginia Department of Education Form NA.011 – Inventory of Special Equipment Purchased with State CTE Equipment Funds (Word)
• MEMO 173-18
• Additional State Funding to Support Industry Credentials for STEM-H Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program

July 6, 2018

• MEMO 172-18
  2018 Science Standards of Learning
• MEMO 171-18
  2017-2018 SOQ Compliance Data Collection: Compliance with the Standards of Quality and Other Requirements
  • MEMO 171-18 Attachment A: Components of the SOQ Compliance Certification and Other Required Reporting (Word)
  • MEMO 171-18 Attachment B: List of all questions included in the data collection (Word)
• MEMO 170-18
  Virtual Course Graduation Requirement
  • MEMO 170-18 Attachment A: Guidance on Virtual Course Requirement for Graduation (Word)
• MEMO 169-18
  Request for Certification of Insurance Coverage on Vehicles Used to Transport Pupils or Personnel Pursuant to Section 22.1-188 through 22.1-198, and Section 38.2-2204, Code of Virginia
• MEMO 168-18
  Homebound Instruction Services Data Reporting

June 29, 2018

• MEMO 167-18
  Virginia Kindergarten Readiness Program
• MEMO 166-18
  Revisions to 2017-2018 Title II, Part A, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
  • MEMO 166-18 Attachment A: Revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title II, Part A, 2017-2018 Grant Allocations (XLS)
• MEMO 165-18
  Revisions to 2017-2018 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965
  • MEMO 165-18 Attachment A: Revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, 2017-2018 Grant Allocations (XLS)
• MEMO 164-18
  Data Collection: Uses of At-Risk Funding in Fiscal Year 2019 DUE DATE: August 1, 2018
  • MEMO 164-18 Attachment A: FY 19 At Risk Reporting Requirement (XLS)
• MEMO 163-18
  2018-2019 Academy for New Special Education Directors
• MEMO 162-18
  School Safety Audit Requirements for 2018-2019
• MEMO 161-18
  General Assembly Action
• MEMO 160-18
  Annual Review of Crisis Plans

June 22, 2018

• MEMO 159-18
  Training Opportunity: Re-enrollment and Section 504 – Beyond the Basics
• MEMO 158-18
  State Direct Aid to Public Education Funds Permitted to be Carried Forward from Fiscal Year 2018 to Fiscal Year 2019
• MEMO 157-18
  Fiscal Year 2018 Career and Technical Education Occupational Preparation and Adult Education Entitlements (State Lottery Funds)
  • MEMO 157-18 Attachment A: CTE School Division Entitlement Payments from State Lottery Funds – Fiscal Year 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 156-18
  Data Collection: Education of Children in Foster Care – Reimbursement of Fiscal Year 2018 Local Costs from Fiscal Year 2019 State Funds and Remedial Summer School Funding for Fiscal Year 2019 (Summer 2018 Program) Foster Care Due Date: July 31, 2018
• MEMO 155-18
  Certification of Adequate Funds Budgeted to Meet Required Local Effort for the Standards of Quality and Local Match Requirements for Certain State Funds in Fiscal Year 2019

June 15, 2018

• MEMO 154-18
  Final Legislative Report for the 2018 General Assembly
• MEMO 153-18
  K-12 History and Social Science Standards of Learning Institutes
• MEMO 152-18
  The Virginia Purple Star Designation for Schools
• MEMO 151-18
  Provisions for Reallocating Unused Student Slots in Regional Alternative Education Programs for 2018-2019

June 8, 2018

• MEMO 150-18
  Final Fiscal Year 2018 State Payments Based on Actual March 31, 2018, ADM and Adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2018 Basic Aid State Payment
  • MEMO 150-18 Attachment A: Adjustments to FY 2018 Basic Aid Payments (XLS)
• MEMO 149-18
  Announcing 2018 Summer Health and Medical Sciences Professional Development
• MEMO 148-18
  Fiscal Year 2019 Project Graduation Funding Allocation
  • MEMO 148-18 Attachment A: Fiscal Year 2019 Project Graduation Funding Allocations (Word)
• MEMO 147-18
  Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP): Application for 2018-2019
• MEMO 146-18
  Disclosure of Free and Reduced Eligibility Information
  • MEMO 146-18 Attachment A: Prototype Agreement (Word)
  • MEMO 146-18 Attachment B: Sharing Information with Other Programs (Word)

June 7, 2018

• MEMO 145-18
  Adoption of the Fiscal Year 2018 Caboose Budget and the 2018-2020 Biennial Budget by the 2018 Special Session I General Assembly and Signed by Governor Northam
  • MEMO 145-18 Attachment A: FY 2018 Caboose Budget General Assembly Amendments (Word)
  • MEMO 145-18 Attachment B: 2018-2020 Biennial Budget General Assembly Amendments (Word)

June 1, 2018

• MEMO 144-18
  Online Calculator in Revised Mathematics Standards of Learning Tests Beginning in Spring 2019
• MEMO 143-18
  2018-2019 School Security Equipment Grants Program Application
• MEMO 142-18
  Training Opportunity: Medicaid and Schools
  • MEMO 142-18 Attachment A: Medicaid and Schools Annual Training Registration Form (Word)
  • MEMO 142-18 Attachment B: Medicaid and Schools Annual Training Tentative Agenda (Word)
• MEMO 141-18
  Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans: Five Two-Day Training Sessions
• MEMO 140-18
  Announcing the Pharmacy Technician Instructor Clinical Training Symposium

May 25, 2018

• MEMO 139-18
  Effective PreK-3 Models for Virginia’s Schools Institute
• MEMO 138-18
  Annual Update of Industry Credentials for Teachers Seeking an Initial Virginia License with an Endorsement in an Area of Career and Technical Education
• MEMO 137-18
  Virginia Public School Authority (VPSA) Educational Technology Notes Series XIV, Series XV, Series XVI, Series XVII, Series XVIII, Series XIX, and School Security Equipment Grants Series VI
  • MEMO 137-18 Attachment A: Series XVIII VPSA Notes Issue Estimated Local Grant Allocation (XLS)
  • MEMO 137-18 Attachment B: Series XIV VPSA Notes Issue Local Grant Balances (XLS)
  • MEMO 137-18 Attachment C: Series XV VPSA Notes Issue Local Grant Balances (XLS)
  • MEMO 137-18 Attachment D: Series XVI VPSA Notes Issue Local Grant Balances  (XLS)
  • MEMO 137-18 Attachment E: Series XVII VPSA Notes Issue Local Grant Balances (XLS)
  • MEMO 137-18 Attachment F: Series XIX VPSA Notes Issue Local Grant Balances (XLS)
  • MEMO 137-18 Attachment G: Sample Reimbursement Resolution (Word)
• MEMO 136-18
  Screening Tools for Identifying English Learners
• MEMO 135-18
  Discipline, Crime, and Violence Data Collection
• MEMO 134-18
  Announcing Summer Professional Development Institute for Technology and Engineering Educators

May 21, 2018

• MEMO 133-18
  Secondary School Transcript Guidance for School Divisions

May 18, 2018

• MEMO 132-18
  Tuition-Free Prerequisite Course for a Provisional (Special Education) License Offered Online by Radford University – 120 Slots Available Statewide – Applications Due May 29, 2018
  • MEMO 132-18 Attachment A: School Division Superintendent or Designee Recommendation Form (Word)
• MEMO 131-18
  K-12 English Language Arts Standards of Learning Institutes

May 11, 2018

• MEMO 130-18
  Locally Awarded Verified Credits
  • MEMO 130-18 Attachment A: Emergency revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (Standards of Accreditation or SOA) (Word)
  • MEMO 130-18 Attachment B: Revised Guidance Governing the Use of Locally-Awarded Verified Credits (Word)
• MEMO 129-18
  The Annual Virginia Association of Elementary School Principals Association (VAESP) Conference, June 24-26, 2018
• MEMO 128-18
  Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) Cohort 5 Application
  • MEMO 128-18 Attachment A: VTSS Cohort 5 Overview and Application Instructions (Word)
  • MEMO 128-18 Attachment B: VTSS Cohort 5 Application (Word)
  • MEMO 128-18 Attachment C: Division Exploration Activities (Word)
• MEMO 127-18
  2018-2019 Virginia Standards of Learning Test Administration Schedule
  • MEMO 127-18 Attachment A: 2018-2019 Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments: Test Administration Dates (Word)
• MEMO 126-18
  Submission of the Annual School Nutrition Application Packet for SY 2018-2019
• MEMO 125-18
  Fiscal Year 2019 Planning and Start-up Grants for Extended School Year or Year-Round School Programs
  • MEMO 125-18 Attachment A: FY2018-2019 Planning Grant Instructions for Extended School Year, Year-Round School Grant  (Word)
  • MEMO 125-18 Attachment B: FY2018-2019 Planning Grant Application for Extended School Year, Year-Round School Grant (Word)
  • MEMO 125-18 Attachment C: FY2018-2019 Start-up Grant Instructions for Extended School Year, Year-Round School Grant (Word)
  • MEMO 125-18 Attachment D: FY2018-2019 Start-up Grant Application for Extended School Year, Year-Round School Grant (Word)
• MEMO 124-18
  Call for Nominations for the Advisory Board on TeacherEducation and Licensure
  • MEMO 124-18, Attachment A: Nomination Form for the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (Word)
• MEMO 123-18
  Announcing 2018 Summer Trade and Industrial Education Professional Development
  • MEMO 123-18,  Attachment A: 2018 Summer Trade and Industrial Education Pre-/Post-Conference Workshops (Word)
  • MEMO 123-18, Attachment B: 2018 Summer Trade and Industrial Education Professional Development Registration Form (Word)

May 4, 2018

• MEMO 122-18
  Teacher Appreciation Week in Virginia May 7-11, 2018
• MEMO 121-18
  Market Basket Analysis When Procuring Program Goods
• MEMO 120-18
  2017-2018 End-of-Year Student Record Collection and Miscellaneous Statistics – Due: July 13, 2018
• MEMO 119-18
  2017-2018 End-of-Year Master Schedule Collection Due:  Successful Submission due August 31, 2018 Final Verifications due September 28, 2018
• MEMO 118-18
  Paid Lunch Equity Guidance for School Year 2018-2019 (Revised February 28, 2019)
  • MEMO 118-18 Attachment A: Paid Lunch Equity Tool for SY 2018-2019 – The PLE tool can be found in SNPWeb’s “Downloadable forms”
  • MEMO 118-18 Attachment B: Paid Lunches Served in SY 2016-2017 (XLS)
  • MEMO 118-18 Attachment C: School Meal Prices for SY 2010-2011 (XLS)
• MEMO 117-18
  Standards of Learning Tests to be Completed by End of School Year
• MEMO 116-18
  Revision No. 2 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), P.L. 115-31, 2017-2018 Part B, Section 611, Subgrant Awards for Special Education
  • MEMO 116-18 Attachment A: Revision No. 2 - 2017-2018 Section 611, Flow-through Funds (Word)
• MEMO 115-18
  Career and Technical Education (CTE) New Teacher Institute
  • MEMO 115-18 Attachment A: VDOE Approval to Enroll Form (Word)
• MEMO 114-18
  Menu Planning Flexibilities for School Year 2018-2019
  • MEMO 114-18 Attachment A: VA Whole Grain-Rich Exemption Request Form (Word)
• MEMO 113-18
  English Co-Teaching Academy: Addressing Non-Fiction and Writing in the Co-Taught Classroom
• MEMO 112-18
  ESSA School-Level Expenditure Reporting Account Code Schema
  • MEMO 112-18 Attachment A: ESSA School-Level Expenditure Reporting Account Code Schema (XLS)
  • MEMO 112-18 Attachment B: Expenditure Data File Example (Word)
  • MEMO 112-18 Attachment C: Chart of Accounts (XLS)
• MEMO 111-18
  Community Eligibility Provision (CEP): Application for School Year 2018-2019
  • MEMO 111-18 Attachment A: Instructions for the CEP Schedule in SNPWeb 2018-2019 (Word)
  • MEMO 111-18 Attachment B: CEP Addendum to the Agreement and Instructions to Upload in SNPWeb (Word)
  • MEMO 111-18 Attachment C: USDA CEP Federal Reimbursement Estimator 2018-2019 (Word)
  • MEMO 111-18 Attachment D: Instructions for Uploading a File to the SSWS Dropbox (Word)

April 27, 2018

• MEMO 110-18
  2018-2019 Board-Approved List of Industry Certification Examinations, State Professional Licensure Exams, and Occupational Competency Assessments
• MEMO 109-18
  Letter to Parents of Rising Sixth-Grade Students Regarding Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
• MEMO 108-18
  Estimated State Allocations under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 for July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019
  • MEMO 108-18 Attachment A: Total School Year 2018-2019 Perkins Fund Allocations (Word)
  • MEMO 108-18 Attachment B: Perkins Funds Available Beginning July 1, 2018 (34.10 percent) and Funds Available on October 1, 2018 (65.90 percent)
• MEMO 107-18
  Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Web-based Data Collection and Application Requirements for Fiscal Year 2019 (July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019)
  • MEMO 107-18 Attachment A: Instructions for Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) Data Collection and Application Requirements for 2018-2019 (Word)
• MEMO 106-18
  Virginia Health and Physical Activity Institute, July 8-11, 2018, James Madison University
• MEMO 105-18
  Virginia Early Childhood Inclusion Guidance Document
• MEMO 104-18
  Special Grants for Survey Fee Required for Practical  Nursing Programs
• MEMO 103-18
  Options for Providing Meals to Students in the Summer
• MEMO 102-18
  National School Nurse Day
• MEMO 101-18
  Modified Oral Proficiency Interview (MOPI) Institute for World Language Teachers, October 3-5, 2018
  • MEMO 101-18 Attachment A: Institute Agenda (Word)
  • MEMO 101-18 Attachment B: Institute Registration Form (Word)
  • MEMO 101-18 Attachment C: Request for Reimbursement of Substitute Teacher Expenses (Word)
• MEMO 100-18
  Implementation of the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program for 2018-2019
• MEMO 099-18
  Clarification of Requirements for Drivers of Type “A” Multifunction School Activity Buses (MFSAB), Capacity of Less than 16 Passengers (11-15 passengers)
• MEMO 098-18
  Computer Science Summer Professional Development Opportunity

April 20, 2018

• MEMO 097-18
  The Virginia PreK Teacher Institute
• MEMO 096-18
  Twice-Exceptional Learners: Summer Institute for Teachers
• MEMO 095-18
  Technical Assistance Academy for Coordinators of Title I, Part A; Title I, Part D; Title II, Part A; Title III, Part A; Title IV, Part A, and Title V, Part B, Subpart 2
• MEMO 094-18
  Table 15 from the Superintendent’s Annual Report for Virginia and ESEA Maintenance of Effort Calculation for Fiscal Year 2017
  • MEMO 094-18 Attachment A:Table 15 from Superintendent’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2017 (XLS)
  • MEMO 094-18 Attachment B: Instructions for Using Table 15 Worksheets (Word)
  • MEMO 094-18 Attachment C: IESEA Maintenance of Effort Calculation (XLS)
• MEMO 093-18
  School Lunch Hero Day
• MEMO 092-18
  Nominations for 2018-2019 Career and Technical Education Curriculum Review Committees
  • MEMO 092-18 Attachment A: Curriculum Development Schedule (Word)
• MEMO 091-18
  Individual Student Alternative Education Plan (ISAEP) Program Application for 2018-2019

April 13, 2018

• MEMO 090-18
  Request for Waiver of the Verified Units of Credit Requirements
  • MEMO 090-18 Attachment A: Request for Waiver of the Verified Credit Requirements for a Standard or Advanced Studies Diploma (Word)
• MEMO 089-18
  Announcing Teacher Training for Manufacturing Technician Level 1 Certification Course
  • MEMO 089-18 Attachment A: 2018 MT1 Certified Course Trainer Schedule (Word)
  • MEMO 089-18 Attachment B: Manufacturing Technician Level 1 Training Certification Course Registration Form (Word)

April 6, 2018

• MEMO 088-18
  91st Annual Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition – June 24-27, 2018 (School Law Clinic and Lead Evaluators Certification Workshop June 24, 2018)
• MEMO 087-18
  High School Program Innovation Planning Grant Request for Proposals – Fiscal Year 2019
  • MEMO 087-18 Attachment A: High School Program Innovation Planning Grant-Fiscal Year 2018 (Word)
• MEMO 086-18
  ESSA School-Level Expenditure Reporting Requirement
  • MEMO 086-18 Attachment A: January 24, 2018 Superintendent’s Email (Word)
  • MEMO 086-18 Attachment B: Chart of Accounts (XLS)
• MEMO 085-18
  Co-Teaching Elementary Reading and Mathematics Summer Academy
• MEMO 084-18
  Adapted Physical Education Content Teaching Academy (CTA)
• MEMO 083-18
  Development of K-12 Computer Science Curriculum Framework
• MEMO 082-18
  Title V, Part B, Subpart 2, Rural and Low-Income Schools Program Carryover Provisions and Reallocation Procedures
• MEMO 081-18
  Title I, Part A, Carryover Provisions and Reallocation Procedures under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as Amended
  • MEMO 081-18 Attachment A: Procedures for Reallocation of Title I, Part A, Funds (Word)
• MEMO 080-18
  Teaching Science in the Co-Taught Classroom: Physics Science and Earth Science
• MEMO 079-18
  Multi-Sensory Language Instruction Pilot Project
• MEMO 078-18
  Implementation Timeline for the 2017 Computer Science Standards of Learning
• MEMO 077-18
  Approval of K-12 Mathematics and K-12 History and Social Science Textbooks
• MEMO 076-18
  Announcing Changes for the Virginia Board of Nursing Skills Evaluation Examination Process for Nurse Aide Programs and Training Workshops
• MEMO 075-18
  A Convening of Business Leaders and Educators

March 30, 2018

• MEMO 074-18
  Diploma Seal Ordering Process and Diploma Seal Requirements
  • MEMO 074-18 Attachment A: Diploma Seal Request Form (Word)
• MEMO 073-18
  Training Opportunities and Resources from the Department of Criminal Justice Services
• MEMO 072-18
  Scholarship Opportunity for Advanced Placement Summer Institute (APSI)
• MEMO 071-18
  Month of the Military Child
• MEMO 070-18
  2018-2019 Application for the Virginia Middle School Teacher Corps
  • MEMO 070-18 Attachment A: Middle School Teacher Corps Program Application, 2018-2019 (Word)
  • MEMO 070-18 Attachment B: Middle School Teacher Corps Eligible Middle-Grade Schools, 2018-2019 (Word)
• MEMO 069-18
  Elementary Physical Science Institute
• MEMO 068-18
  Early College Scholars Certificates
• MEMO 067-18
  Career and Technical Education Financial Report for School Year 2016-2017
• MEMO 066-18
  Augmenting Mathematics and Special Educator Teams for Middle School and Algebra I in the General Education Classrooms
• MEMO 065-18
  2018 Virginia WWI & WWII Multi-Museum Statewide TeacherSymposiums
• MEMO 064-18
  Website Posting of the Career Success Stars in Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• MEMO 063-18
  2018-2019 Identification of Title I Schools
  • MEMO 063-18 Attachment A: 2018-2019 Identification of Title I Schools (Word)
• MEMO 062-18
  Guidance for the IEP/504 Team for the Read Aloud Accommodation Determination for the Standards of Learning Reading Test/End of Course Test

March 23, 2018

• MEMO 061-18
  Expansion of IB/AP/CLEP Credits for High School Students
• MEMO 060-18
  Application for New Career and Technical Education Program and/or Course
• MEMO 059-18
  Nominations for Career Success Stars in Career and Technical Education (CTE)
• MEMO 058-18
  Cybersecurity Instructional Workshops
• MEMO 057-18
  Community Eligibility Provision (CEP):  Required April 1, 2018, Identified Student Percentage Data Collection and Annual LEA Division-wide Eligible, Near Eligible, and CEP Expiration Notification
  • MEMO 057-18 Attachment A: Instructions to Submit the April 1 Identified Student Percentage Data in SNPWeb (Word)
  • MEMO 057-18 Attachment B: LEA Notification of Division-wide Eligible, Near Eligible, and Expiring CEP (XLS)
• MEMO 056-18
  Announcing 2018 Microsoft Computer Science Workshops

March 16, 2018

• MEMO 055-18
  Revisions to AIM-VA Resources for Students with Print Disabilities
• MEMO 054-18
  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Excess Costs Calculation
  • MEMO 054-18 Attachment A: Excess Costs Calculation Guidelines (Word)
• MEMO 053-18
  Delivering Career Investigations Guidance Document for School Personnel
  • MEMO 052-18 Attachment A: Delivering Career Investigations Guidance Document for School Personnel (Word)

March 9, 2018

• MEMO 052-18
  Nominations for the 2019 Mary V. Bicouvaris Virginia Teacher of the Year Program
  • MEMO 052-18 Attachment A: General information and application procedures (Word)
  • MEMO 052-18 Attachment B: Application (Word)
• MEMO 051-18
  Reallocation of 2017-2018 Title III, Part A, Unused Funds under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  • MEMO 051-18 Attachment A: Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 Title III, Part A, Language Instruction for English Learners and Immigrant Students 2017-2018 Grant Reallocations
  • MEMO 051-18 Attachment B: Procedures for Reallocation of Title III, Part A, Funds (Word)

March 2, 2018

• MEMO 050-18
  2018 Virginia Pupil Transportation Conference, June 17-21, 2018
• MEMO 049-18
  Call for Nominations for Board of Education Advisory Committees: 2018-2021 Term
  • MEMO 049-18 Attachment A: Nomination Form for Virginia Board of Education’s Advisory Committees (Word)
• MEMO 048-18
  Multi-Sensory Language Instruction Pilot Project
• MEMO 047-18
  Required Justification for School Divisions Exceeding the One Percent Cap on Students Participating in the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program
• MEMO 046-18
  Virginia Chapter of the Association for Learning Environments Annual Conference, April 16-17, 2018
• MEMO 045-18
  Early Childhood Special Education Workshop, Collaborative Funding in Early Childhood:  Considerations for Sustaining Inclusive Early Childhood Programs
• MEMO 044-18
  Early Childhood Special Education Program Administrator Spring Institute
• MEMO 043-18
  Change in the Implementation Timeline for End-of-Course (EOC) Tests Assessing the 2016 Mathematics Standards of Learning
• MEMO 042-18
  Announcing Principles of Technology Professional Development Workshop
  • MEMO 042-18 Attachment A: Principles of Technology Workshop Registration Form (Word)

February 28, 2018

• MEMO 041-18
  Amendments to the Introduced Fiscal Year 2018 and 2018-2020 Biennial Budgets Proposed by the House of Delegates and by the Senate
  • MEMO 041-18 Attachment A: FY 2018 Caboose Bill Senate & House Amendments (PDF)
  • MEMO 041-18 Attachment B: FY 2018-2020 Senate & House Amendments (PDF)
  • MEMO 041-18 Attachment C: Projected State Payments for FY 2018 Based on the Proposed House Amendments (PDF)
  • MEMO 041-18 Attachment D: Projected State Payments for FY 2018 Based on the Proposed Senate Amendments (PDF)
  • MEMO 041-18 Attachment E: Projected State Payments for 2018-2020 Based on the Proposed House Amendments (PDF)
  • MEMO 041-18 Attachment F: Projected State Payments for 2018-2020 Based on the Proposed Senate Amendments (PDF)

February 23, 2018

• MEMO 040-18
  Virtual Virginia Registration
• MEMO 039-18
  Opportunity to Comment on Virginia’s Request for a Waiver from Certain Requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA)
• MEMO 038-18
  Nominations for the Aspiring Special Education Leaders Academy
  • MEMO 038-18 Attachment A: Application (Word)
  • MEMO 038-18 Attachment B: Recommendation (Word)
• MEMO 037-18
  National School Breakfast Week - March 5-9, 2018
  • MEMO 037-18 Attachment A: National School Breakfast Week Toolkit (Word)
• MEMO 036-18
  Environmental Science Institute

February 16, 2018

• MEMO 035-18
  2018 Statewide Tornado Drill
• MEMO 034-18
  Performance Assessment Workshop Sponsored by Virginia Association of School Superintendents and the Virginia Department of Education
• MEMO 033-18
  Virginia Women in History Writing Contest
• MEMO 032-18
  Board of Education Approved Guidelines for the Prevention of Suspension and Expulsion of Young Children:  Supporting Children with Challenging Behaviors in Early Childhood Settings

February 9, 2018

• MEMO 031-18
  Virginia Environmental Literacy Professional Development Opportunities
  • MEMO 031-18 Attachment A: Investigating an Aquatic Mountain Ecosystem (Word)
  • MEMO 031-18 Attachment B: Promoting Environmental Literacy: Professional Development for Science Leaders and Administrators (Word)
  • MEMO 031-18 Attachment C:TOTE: Teachers on the Estuary (Word)
• MEMO 030-18
  2017-2018 Spring Student Record Collection and Miscellaneous Statistics Due: April 20, 2018
• MEMO 029-18
  2018 Granville P. Meade Scholarship
  • MEMO 029-18 Attachment A: 2018 Granville P. Meade Scholarship Procedures for the Selection of Recipients (Word)
  • MEMO 029-18 Attachment B: VDOE 2018 Granville P. Meade Scholarship Application (Word)
  • MEMO 029-18 Attachment C: STATE SUPERINTENDENT’S LEADERSHIP COUNCIL (SSLC) (Word)
• MEMO 028-18
  2017-2018 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule for Title II, Part A
  • MEMO 028-18 Attachment A: 2017-2018 Federal Program Monitoring Schedule(Word)
• MEMO 027-18
  Eligibility of Private Schools to Participate in Federal Programs
• MEMO 026-18
  Digital Learning Day 2018

February 2, 2018

• MEMO 025-18
  Symposium on Strengthening the Pipeline from School to Work: Private Sector and School Partnerships March 8, 2018
• MEMO 024-18
  Spring 2018 Professional Development on the Implementation of Performance Assessments (Revised February 9, 2018)
• MEMO 023-18
  2018 School Health Profiles
• MEMO 022-18
  2018-2019 Perkins Local Plan and Budget for Career and Technical Education
• MEMO 021-18
  National Celebration of Career and Technical Education in February

January 26, 2018

• MEMO 020-18
  2018 Secondary Principals Needs Assessment and Virginia Middle and High School Principals Conference & Exposition
  • MEMO 020-18 Attachment A: 2018 Principals Needs Assessment Form (Word)
  • MEMO 020-18 Attachment B: 2018 Call for Presentations Form (Word)
• MEMO 019-18
  Public Comment Period for K-12 Mathematics and History and Social Science Textbooks
• MEMO 018-18
  Nominations for the English Language Arts Textbook Committees
• MEMO 017-18
  Implementation of the 2017 English Standards of Learning and Curriculum Framework
• MEMO 016-18
  Board of Education Approval and Completion of the Regulatory Process for the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (Standards of Accreditation) (8VAC20-131)
• MEMO 015-18
  Revisions to 2017-2018 Title III, Part A, Immigrant Children and Youth Allocations under Provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  • MEMO 015-18 Attachment A: Revised Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Title III, Part A, Language Instruction for Limited English Proficient and Immigrant Students 2017-2018 Grant Allocations
• MEMO 014-18
  Revisions to 2016-2017 Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2, Allocations Under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA)
  • MEMO 014-18 Attachment A: Revised 2016-2017 ESEA Title I, Part A, and Title I, Part D, Subpart 2 Grant Allocations (XLS)

January 19, 2018

• MEMO 013-18
  2017-2018 Career and Technical Education - Creating Excellence Awards Application
  • MEMO 013-18 Attachment A: Secondary Application Packet (Word)
• MEMO 012-18
  National School Counseling Week, February 5-9, 2018
• MEMO 011-18
  K-12 History and Social Science Standards of Learning Institutes Professional Development Resources
• MEMO 010-18
  Black History Month Resources
• MEMO 009-18
  Virginia School Principals Appreciation Week January 22-26, 2018
• MEMO 008-18
  Secondary Environmental Science Course Support Documents
  • MEMO 008-18 Attachment A: Environmental Science Course Content and Process Guidelines (Word)
  • MEMO 008-18 Attachment B: Environmental Science Course FAQ (Word)
  • MEMO 008-18 Attachment C: Sample Science Course Pathway (Word)

January 12, 2018

• MEMO 007-18
  Virginia Council on Women 7th Annual STEM Essay and Scholarship Contest
• MEMO 006-18
  Request for Proposals for 21st Century Community Learning Centers Competitive Grant Program
  • MEMO 006-18 Attachment A: Regional RFP Technical Assistance Workshops Registration Form
• MEMO 005-18
  School Breakfast Program – Fiscal Year 2018 State Funding Incentive Payment for Increased Student Participation in 2016-2017
  • MEMO 005-18 Attachment A: FY18 State Breakfast Incentive Funding Calculation and Payments (XLS)
  • MEMO 005-18 Attachment B: FY18 State Breakfast Funding Certification Statement (Word)
• MEMO 004-18
  New Resource to Assist School Divisions in Implementing Regulations Governing Nutritional Standards for Competitive Foods Available for Sale in the Public Schools (8VAC20-740)
• MEMO 003-18
  National History Teacher of the Year Award
• MEMO 002-18
  Compliance Reminders Under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
  • MEMO 002-18 Attachment A: Guidance Regarding Implementation Plans in IDEA Due Process Hearings Fully Adjudicated
• MEMO 001-18
  The Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign (CVC) Visual Arts Contest
  • MEMO 001-18 Attachment A: 2018 CVC Poster Contest Entry Rules
  • MEMO 001-18 Attachment B: 2018 CVC Poster Contest Student Entry