Early Reading Specialists Initiative Governor - The introduced budget proposes changes to the eligibility criteria for Governor’s the Early Reading Specialist Initiative. Schools with a third grade that rank lowest on the reading Standards of Learning assessments will be given priority for the state share of funding for a reading specialist in such schools. Schools receiving state funds in fiscal year 2018 under this initiative are no longer automatically eligible to receive funding in fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2020. The new language also allows DOE to award any unallocated funds from this initiative to schools eligible for funding under the Math/Reading Instructional Specialists Initiative. This action distributes state funds to school divisions in a different manner in the 2018-2020 biennium than in fiscal year 2018, but total state funding for the program remains constant. Senate Same as the introduced budget. – Governor’s House Same as the introduced budget. – Governor’s Final General Assembly Action Same as the introduced budget. – Governor’s Math/Reading Instructional Specialists Initiative Governor - The introduced budget proposes changes to the eligibility criteria for Governor’s the Math/Reading Specialist Initiative. The Chapter 836 language uses accreditation as the mechanism for determining program eligibility. The proposed language assigns eligibility based upon the schools that rank lowest on the Spring 2017 SOL math or reading assessment. The state share of funding for a reading or math specialist is available to eligible schools for both years of the biennium. The new language also allows DOE to award any unallocated funds from this initiative to schools eligible for funding under the Early Reading Specialists Initiative. This action distributes state funds to school divisions in a different manner in the 2018-2020 biennium than in fiscal year 2018, but total state funding for the program remains constant. Senate Same as the introduced budget. – Governor’s House Same as the introduced budget. – Governor’s Final General Assembly Action Same as the introduced budget. – Governor’s Reallocation of Virginia Preschool Initiative Slots Governor - The introduced budget includes new language allowing, subject to Governor’s available funds each year, allocation of additional VPI slots to school divisions that have utilized 100 percent of their calculated slots the previous year and have a waiting list of unserved children as certified on the Department of October 1 Fall Verification Education’s Report in the previous year. Funding for the reallocation is based on the difference between the slots in the calculation for the current program appropriation and the slots reported in the May 15 annual grant proposals from school divisions. Only school divisions that report
Early Reading Specialists Initiative Governor - The Governor’s introduced budget proposes changes to the eligibility criteria for the Early Reading Specialist Initiative. Schools with a third grade that rank lowest on the reading Standards of Learning assessments will be given priority for the state share of funding for a reading specialist in such schools. Schools receiving state funds in fiscal year 2018 under this initiative are no longer automatically eligible to receive funding in fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2020. The new language also allows DOE to award any unallocated funds from this initiative to schools eligible for funding under the Math/Reading Instructional Specialists Initiative. This action distributes state funds to school divisions in a different manner in the 2018-2020 biennium than in fiscal year 2018, but total state funding for the program remains constant. Senate – Same as the Governor’s introduced budget. House – Same as the Governor’s introduced budget. Final General Assembly Action – Same as the Governor’s introduced budget. Math/Reading Instructional Specialists Initiative Governor - The Governor’s introduced budget proposes changes to the eligibility criteria for the Math/Reading Specialist Initiative. The Chapter 836 language uses accreditation as the mechanism for determining program eligibility. The proposed language assigns eligibility based upon the schools that rank lowest on the Spring 2017 SOL math or reading assessment. The state share of funding for a reading or math specialist is available to eligible schools for both years of the biennium. The new language also allows DOE to award any unallocated funds from this initiative to schools eligible for funding under the Early Reading Specialists Initiative. This action distributes state funds to school divisions in a different manner in the 2018-2020 biennium than in fiscal year 2018, but total state funding for the program remains constant. Senate – Same as the Governor’s introduced budget. House – Same as the Governor’s introduced budget. Final General Assembly Action – Same as the Governor’s introduced budget. Reallocation of Virginia Preschool Initiative Slots Governor - The Governor’s introduced budget includes new language allowing, subject to available funds each year, allocation of additional VPI slots to school divisions that have utilized 100 percent of their calculated slots the previous year and have a waiting list of unserved children as certified on the Department of Education’s October 1 Fall Verification Report in the previous year. Funding for the reallocation is based on the difference between the slots in the calculation for the current program appropriation and the slots reported in the May 15 annual grant proposals from school divisions. Only school divisions that report