jim.firebaugh@doe.virginia.gov
804-225-2651

paula.klonowski@doe.virginia.gov
804-371-0249

Kim Day
Science Coordinator
Department of Defense Education Activity
4040 North Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22203

kim.day@hq.dodea.edu
703-588-3126

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

• Standards of Learning for Virginia Public Schools Web site

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.

• 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 Web Page

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