State Superintendent Announces Extended-Year and Year ...



For Immediate Release:August 28, 2020State Superintendent Announces Extended-Year & Year-Round School Grants for 55 Schools RICHMOND — Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane announced today that the Virginia Department of Education is awarding more than $7.7 million in state grants to support the development and implementation of year-round and extended-year instructional programs in 55 schools in 10 school divisions.“An extended or year-round calendar can play a key role in a school division’s strategy to promote equity by providing the supports and services students need to be successful when they need them,” Lane said. “I congratulate the educators in these divisions for engaging families and building consensus within their school communities about the potential benefits of adopting or implementing non-traditional calendars — an especially challenging task given current limitations on in-person gatherings and discussions.”The 2013 General Assembly created the Extended School Year Grant Program in response to a Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission study that found that achievement of historically underperforming students improved faster in extended-year programs than in schools following traditional calendars.The department awarded start-up and implementation grants to support new and existing year-round or extended-year programs in the following divisions and schools:Bristol - $116,667 for an existing program at Joseph Van Pelt ElementaryCarroll County — $21,668 for existing programs at Carroll County High, Carroll County Middle, Fancy Gap Elementary, Gladesboro Elementary, Gladeville Elementary, Hillsville Elementary, Laurel Elementary, Oakland Elementary, Regional Alternative Education Center, and St. Paul SchoolCharlottesville — $93,313 for existing programs at Burnley-Moran Elementary, Clark Elementary, Greenbrier Elementary, Jackson-Via Elementary, Johnson Elementary, and Venable ElementaryHampton — $1.2 million for existing programs at Bethel High, Hampton High, Kecoughtan High and Phoebus HighHopewell — $1.5 million for programs at Carter G. Woodson Middle, Dupont Elementary, Harry E. James Elementary, Hopewell High, New Hope Academy, Patrick Copeland Elementary, and Woodlawn Learning CenterNewport News — $1,821,115 for existing programs at Carver Elementary, Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle, George J. McIntosh Elementary, Hidenwood Elementary, Horace H. Epes Elementary, L. F. Palmer Elementary, Lee Hall Elementary, Newsome Park Elementary, Sedgefield Elementary and Willis A. Jenkins ElementaryRoanoke — $2,102,404 for programs at Garden City Elementary, Hurt Park Elementary, James Breckinridge Middle, John P. Fishwick Middle, Lincoln Terrace Elementary, Lucy Addison Middle, Morningside Elementary, Roanoke Academy for Math, and Westside Elementary(more)Salem — $300,000 for programs at Andrew Lewis Middle, East Salem Elementary, South Salem Elementary, and West Salem ElementaryWaynesboro - $600,000 for programs at Kate Collins Middle and Waynesboro HighVDOE awarded a planning grant of $8,145 to Colonial Beach to support the development of new year-round or extended-year programs at Colonial Beach Elementary and Colonial Beach High.The 2020 Appropriation Act requires that in awarding the planning grants, priority be given to schools based on need as identified through state accreditation ratings and performance on school quality indicators. The act authorized $7,150,000 in start-up and implementation grants of up to $300,000 — with certain schools rated as Accredited with Conditions eligible for up to $400,000 — for each year of the biennium. The legislature also approved $613,312 for planning grants of up to $50,000 per school division for each year, with priority given to schools rated as Accredited with Conditions. # # # ................
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