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From the ECS State Policy Database

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The following summary includes policies enacted in the past month. This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. To view all, press the button located at the top labeled "Expand All." Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Finance--Bonds Finance--District Governance--School Boards Health--Mental Health High School--Graduation Requirements Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Scheduling/School Calendar School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution Student Supports--Remediation Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness VA To governor 02/23/2013 P-12 Teacher Evaluation S.B. 1167 Requires the Department of Education to develop student growth indicators by October 1, 2014, to be used in the accreditation of schools and... More... VA To governor 02/20/2013 P-12 School personnel evaluation policies and grievance procedures. S.B. 1223 Makes several changes to the processes by which teachers and certain administrators are evaluated and to the grievance procedure process. Re... More... VA To governor 02/14/2013 P-12 Confidentiality of Teacher Evaluation Data H.B. 1889 Requires performance indicators, or other data used by the local school board to judge the growth or quality of a teacher, to be kept confid... More... Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware