State Education Demographics

• Number of K-12 students: 1,200,000
• Number of School Administrative Units: 132 Divisions

Standards Resources:  Curriculum and Instruction

Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools

• Information: The Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools describe the commonwealth's expectations for student learning and achievement in grades K-12 in English, mathematics, science, history and social science, technology, the fine arts, foreign language, health and physical education, and driver education. The Curriculum Framework amplifies the Standards of Learning and defines the content knowledge, skills, and understandings that are measured by the Standards of Learning tests.

State Science Assessment Information

• Given at what grades: Grades 3, 5 and 8 and at the end of Earth Science, Biology and Chemistry
• Time of Year: Varies - The majority test in Spring, but there is a fall/winter window as well.
• First Operational date: 1998
• Type of Assessment: Multiple Choice

Virginia Department of Education Assessment and Reporting

Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST)
Virginia Science Education Leadership Association (VSELA)

Other CSSS members from this state:

Associate Members

Delores Dalton Dunn
 Paula Klonowski
Peter Mecca

Affiliate Members

Vance R. Ablott
Jeane Dughi
Zipporah Miller
Jodi Peterson

• Number of Students K-12: 84,000
• Number of School Districts or Administrative Units K-12: 3 areas/14 districts/192 schools- 12 foreign countries, 7 states, Puerto Rico and Guam

Standards Resources:  Curriculum and Instruction

The DoDEA Headquarters Organization
The DoDEA Science Curriculum Standards
The DoDEA Science Curriculum Web Resources

• Last Updated: 2007

• Given at what grades: 3rd-11th
• Time of Year: Spring
• Other Details: use Terra Nova, NAEP, SAT and ACT