8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-760-10

Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 8, December 2, 2024
Section 8VAC20-760-10 - Definitions

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Board of Education" or "board" means the board responsible for the general supervision of the public school system in Virginia as prescribed in Section 4 of Article VIII of the Constitution of Virginia and § 22.1-8 of the Code of Virginia.

"Innovation" means a new or creative alternative to existing instructional or administrative practices or school structures that evidence-based practice suggests will be effective in improving student learning and educational performance.

"School Division of Innovation" or "SDI" means a school division in which the local school board has developed and for which the board has approved a plan of innovation to improve student learning; educational performance; and college, career, and citizenship readiness skills in one or more schools, for the benefit of all schools in the school division.

8 Va. Admin. Code § 20-760-10

Derived From Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 26, eff. 9/19/2019.

Statutory Authority: § 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.