02.11.2011 Regular School Board Meeting - Fluvanna County ...

Pre-SOL After-School Program
1. Purpose: To provide additional instruction in core academic areas and to provide
test-taking strategies/skills to students participating in the spring 2011 Standards of
Learning test administration.
2. Schedule: The spring 2011 SOL testing window for nonwriting in Grades 3 through 8
(assigned by the state) is May 2 – 27. End-of-course tests will also be given May 3-21.
A nine-day (three days a week for three weeks) After-School Program just prior to test
administration is proposed. Students will attend the program on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, and Thursdays from the end of the school day until 4:30 p.m. Program
dates for elementary and middle will be: April 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28.
Program dates for the High School will be: April 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28, May 3, 4, and 5.
Central Elementary and the High School are also recommending a three-day After-
School Program for writing to be held March 1, 2, and 3 with bus transportation.
3. Participants: Students participating in Grades 3 through 8 and end-of-course spring
SOL testing may attend the program on a voluntary basis. Consideration will be given
to other after-school activities/events, and students may attend the program in its
entirety or for selected days.
4. Locations: Central Elementary (Grades 3-5 participants), Fluvanna Middle (Grades 6-8
participants), and Fluvanna High (Grades 9-12 participants).
5. Transportation: All students will be offered daily end-of-program bus transport from
Central, FMS, and FCHS to designated regional stops. The transportation supervisor will
solicit interested driver applications and make recommendations for positions to the
Superintendent.
6. Staff: Teachers interested in staffing the program will express such in writing to building
administrators who will then make recommendations for appointment to the
Superintendent. Recommendation: one classroom teacher for each group of
approximately 15 students and one lead teacher per site for nonwriting program to
assume duties as delegated by the building principal.
7. Costs: Recommended teacher compensation for the nine-day program: $48.68 per
day for teachers; $70.70 per day for lead teachers. Recommended compensation
for bus drivers: $17.50 per day. (These salaries are commensurate with the 2010
Summer School Program).
8. Curriculum: SOL specific and based upon individual student needs as determined by
the pre-program assessments and educational plans.
9. Parent Communication/Permission: Parents will receive letters (including an intent to
participate and permission form) from school administrators describing the program.
Parent permission in written form will be required for student participation.
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