Performance Measure

Agency Department of Education, Central Office Operations (201) All measures for this agency • Percentage of high school students who exit high school with a diploma [20100000.005.001] • Percentage of schools rated fully accredited [20118501.001.001] • Number of at-risk children served in the Virginia Preschool Initiative [20100000.001.001] • Percentage of students successfully completing Algebra I by the eighth grade [20100000.002.001] • Number of students passing selected occupational competency assessments and achieving industry certifications [20100000.003.001] • Percentage of schools rated fully accredited [20100000.004.001] • Central office staff costs per fully accredited Virginia public school based on approved Standards of Accreditation [20100000.004.002] • Percentage of high school students earning the Advanced Studies Diploma [20100000.006.001] • Percentage of critical-need divisions receiving technical assistance and targeted professional development [20118101.001.001] • Percentage of third graders passing the third grade reading Standards of Learning test [20118101.002.001] • Percentage of high school students earning the Advanced Studies Diploma [20118101.003.001] • Percentage of students successfully completing Algebra I by the eighth grade [20118101.004.001] • Percentage of high school students who exit high school with a diploma [20118101.005.001] • Number of students passing selected occupational competency assessments and achieving industry certifications [20118101.006.001] • Number of at-risk children served in the Virginia Preschool Initiative [20118101.007.001] • Percentage of total state education agency federal allocation spent within the allowable period for federal grants issued by the US Department of Education [20118102.001.001] • Percentage of school divisions offering General Educational Development testing [20118104.001.001] • Percentage of special education students who pass statewide assessment tests [20118201.001.001] • Percentage of youth with disabilities graduating from high school with an Advanced or Standard Diploma [20118202.001.001] • Percentage of noncompliance findings corrected within the federally required timelines [20118203.001.001] • Percentage of school divisions that receive technical assistance training on creating a positive school climate, attendance promotion and truancy intervention, career and academic planning, physical and mental health promotion and intervention services [20118204.001.001] • Percentage of Standards of Learning tests taken by students using a web-based delivery system [20118401.001.001] • Percentage of school divisions that increased their reimbursements from federal school nutrition program funds [20118502.001.001] • Percentage of bus drivers with expiring certifications that receive recertification training from the department [20118503.001.001] • Percent of students enrolled in one or more Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or dual enrollment courses [20118602.001.001] • Percentage of Administrative Measures rated at the highest level [20119900.001.001] • Number of teachers who become nationally board certified each year [20156601.001.001] • Number of individuals enrolled in and who have completed the career switcher programs each year [20156602.001.001] • Percentage of all students meeting federal graduation indicator benchmark [M201SA12001] • Percentage of all students meeting federal reading benchmarks [M201SA12002] • Percentage of all students meeting federal mathematics benchmarks [M201SA12003] • Number of resources disseminated to education stakeholders to enable them to effectively use technology to improve teaching, learning, and school management. [M201SA12004] • Percentage of schools fully accredited in the Governor’s designated high-poverty communities [201.0005] • Percentage of students passing the Board of Education-approved skills assessments, industry credentialing examinations, and state licensure examinations [201.0001] • Percentage of career and technical education completers graduating with an Advanced Studies Diploma [201.0002] • Number of High School Equivalency (HSE) test takers that earn a certificate [201.0003] • Number of students enrolled in Virtual Virginia courses [201.0004] • Number of training sessions for school division staff on SOL test data interpretation and the implementation of local assessment practices to inform instruction. [201.0010] • Percentage of high-poverty schools identified for state intervention that are provided state-directed technical assistance and support [201.0006] • Percentage of schools rated Accredited [201.0007] • Number of schools that receive training, technical assistance and/or coaching to support their implementation of the Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS). [201.0008] • Percentage of schools in their third year of Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) implementation that are implementing universal (schoolwide) VTSS with fidelity. [201.0009]

Measure Name Number of High School Equivalency (HSE) test takers that earn a certificate

Measure Last Modified Jun 10 2016 12:09 Measure Last Published Jul 01 2019 12:21 Measure Status Active Data Source and Calculation Currently, the only Virginia board-approved HSE examination in Virginia is the General Educational Development (GED) test, which was developed by the American Council on Education to enable persons who have not graduated from high school to demonstrate the attainment of abilities normally associated with completion of a high school program of study. A database tracks the number of HSE test takers that pass a HSE test and earn a certificate. Enterprise Priorities and Strategies Enterprise Initiative Enterprise Priority Enterprise Strategy StandIn X Associated Service Areas SA Code SA Name 18104 Adult Education and Literacy StandIn X

Measure ID 201.0003 Measure Class Other Agency Measure Type Output Year Type Calendar Preferred Trend Increase Frequency Annually Statistical Unit

Baseline and Targets Target Name Date Result Note Baseline 06/30/2014 1440 Short Target 2020 06/30/2020 3500 Long Target 2022 06/30/2022 3750 StandIn X

Measure Results Year Result Explanatory Note 2013 2013 reflects the last year in which test takers could take the 2002 GED series test. 2014 1,440.00 2013 reflects the last year in which test takers could take the 2002 GED series test. The GED was revamped in 2014 in terms of content and delivery. Since it is a new test, the state expects a drop of passers as compared to 2013, but an upward trend in GED test takers that earns a GED certificate, from June 2014 to 2018. As of June, 2014 there are 531 GED test takers that earned a GED certificate. 2015 2,927.00 Currently, the only Virginia board-approved HSE examination in Virginia is the General Educational Development (GED) test. The year 2015 reflects a little more than double the number of individuals who passed in 2014. This is a result of high quality professional development for HSE staff and teachers. Students are becoming more familiar and comfortable with the testing format on computer. In addition, the passing score for the GED test was dropped to 145 for each section of the test. Six hundred and forty seven students were added to the passers as a result of the score adjustment by GED Testing Service. Moreover, the number of students attempting to take the test continues to increase. 2016 2,121.00 2017 4,138.00 2018 4,114.00 This number reflects test passers from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. 2019 StandIn X

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