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Henrico County Public Schools, Virginia

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Henrico County Public Schools is one of 40 school districts in Virginia. The student population is 49,654, and the district has 66 schools.[1]

Website evaluation

Main article: Evaluation of Virginia school district websites

This website was reviewed on 2013-01-31.

The good

  • Elected Officials
    • School board members are listed with contact information.[2]
  • Meetings
    • Board meeting minutes and agendas are posted.[3]
    • Meeting documents are archived dating back to 2008.
  • Background checks
    • Background check and fingerprinting policies are posted.[4]
  • Finance
    • Budgets are posted.[5]
    • Annual financial reports, which includes audits, are disclosed.[5]
    • Archived budget documents are stored under "Board docs."
  • Academics
    • Academic performance reports are posted.[6]
  • Administrative officials
    • Administrative officials are listed with contact information on each department page.
  • Contracts
    • The website links to Henrico County's purchasing page, with bid and contract information.[7]
  • Taxes
    • The budget breaks down tax revenues that fund the school by federal, state, and local taxes.
    • The school's website links to the county's which provides information on all local tax rates and revenues on it's "Finance" page.[8]
  • Public records
    • Information detailing the state law and how to file a request is provided.[9]
    • The public information officer is identified and provides a phone number, mailing address, and personalized email.

School Board

The Henrico County School Board is comprised of five members representing county districts.[10]

Virginia Board of Education

The Virginia Public School System is supervised by a Board of Education, comprised of nine members appointed by the Governor and approved by the Virginia General Assembly. Members serve staggered four-year terms.

The Board of Education is responsible for dividing the Commonwealth of Virginia into school divisions and reviewing existing divisions to ensure standards of quality are being met. The Board makes annual reports to the General Assembly regarding public education in the Commonwealth and is further charged with certifying to the school board of each division a list of persons for the office of division superintendent of schools, one of whom the school board ultimately selects to fill the position. The Board also approves all educational materials used in the public schools. Supervision of school divisions is conducted by individual school boards.[11]

Budget

2012

The 2012 total budget is for $502,625,697, up from $494,580,127 in 2011 and $494,072,226 in 2010.[12]

Budget Revenue[12]
Source 2010 Actual 2011 Original 2012 Approved
General Fund: State $207,983,051 $199,130,580 $204,696,128
GF: Federal $293,282 $475,000 $300,000
GF: Other $985,193 $1,137,000 $1,190,000
GF: County $190,330,128 $201,666,439 $197,563,872
Debt Service Fund $38,897,759 $36,522,774 $37,523,569
Special Revenue Funds $46,618,049 $55,648,334 $61,352,128
Total Revenue $494,072,226 $494,580,127 $502,625,697
General Fund Expenditures[12]
Function 2010 Actual 2011 Budget 2012 Approved
Instruction $318,356,653 $317,962,948 $321,010,301
Administration $10,174,115 $10,246,675 $9,894,608
Operations $66,287,616 $69,613,530 $68,055,794
Finance $2,883,104 $2,970,692 $3,464,757
School board & Super $1,890,167 $1,615,174 $1,324,539
ARRA $8,964,763 $0 $0
Total General Fund $408,556,418 $402,409,019 403,750,000

2011

The Henrico County Public Schools recommended 2010-2011 expenditures total $419,909,019, a 1.0% decrease from 2009-2010’s approved budget. The proposed budget includes $216,027,580 in state revenue, $550,000 in federal revenue, and $202,169,439 in county funds.[13]

Academic Performance

The Commonwealth of Virginia assesses schools based on Standards of Learning (SOL) tests and other statewide assessments; schools receive two accountability ratings a year based on student performance on these assessments. SOL tests assess student performance in English, math, science and history. Ratings are also given based on school and school division adherence to the goals of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which requires 100 percent proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2014.

School's state accreditation is based on performance in English, history, mathematics and science.

Schools and school divisions, as well as the State, are rated as achieving Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if they meet or exceed annual benchmarks in reading and mathematics.[14]

2011

Math and English

Because certain student subgroups failed to meet math and English AYP targets, the district failed to make AYP for 2011.[1]

Student Assessment[1]
Subject % Passed in 2009 % Passed in 2010 % Passed in 2011
English 92% 90% 89%
Math 86% 88% 86%
Writing 90% 90% 89%
History 90% 91% 86%
Science 92% 92% 92%

Graduation/dropout rate

The federal four-year graduation rate for Henrico Public Schools is 80%, and its 2010 dropout rate was 3.36%.[1]

College readiness

Average SAT scores[15]
Subject 2009 Nat'l 2010Nat'l 2009 VA 2010 VA 2009 Henrico 2010 Henrico
Reading 501 501 509 512 510 516
Math 515 516 511 512 507 509
Writing 493 492 495 497 495 497

2010

The Virginia Department of Education School Division Report Card reports Henrico County Public Schools as having a student population of 49,407 and 67 schools in the division.

Henrico County Public School Division made AYP for the 2009-2010 school year.[16]

Statistics for the 20 largest schools in the division are tabulated below.

School Grade Enrollment Made Adequate Yearly

Progress for 2009?

Brookland Middle 6 - 8 1,125 No
Deep Run High 9 - 12 1,967 Yes
Douglas S. Freeman High 9 - 12 1,689 Yes
Elko Middle 6 - 8 885 Yes
Fairfield Middle 6 - 8 820 Yes
George H. Moody Middle 6 - 8 1,015 No
Harry F. Byrd Middle 6 - 8 1,106 No
Henrico High 9 - 12 1,985 Yes
Hermitage High 9 – 12 2,102 Yes
Highland Springs High 9 - 12 1,794 Yes
Hungary Creek Middle 6 - 8 945 No
John Randolphtucker High 9 - 12 1,711 Yes
John Rolfe Middle 6 - 8 1,019 No
L. Douglas Wilder Middle 6 - 8 880 No
Mills E. Godwin High 9 - 12 1849 Yes
Pocahontas Middle 6 - 8 840 Yes
Shady Grove Elementary Pre-K - 5 759 Yes
Short Pump Middle 6 - 8 1,007 Yes
Tuckahoe Middle 6 - 8 1,197 Yes
Varina High 9 - 12 2,072 Yes

Unions

The Virginia Education Association (VEA) is the teachers union for the Commonwealth of Virginia.[17] The VEA is affiliated with the National Education Association (NEA).[18]

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Virginia Department of Education "Report Card," Accessed December 8, 2011
  2. ↑ Henrico Public Schools "School Board," Accessed December 8, 2011
  3. ↑ Henrico Public Schools "BoardDocs," Accessed December 8, 2011
  4. ↑ Henrico Public Schools "Board Policies: P4-01-008," Accessed December 8, 2011
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Henrico Public Schools "Budget," Accessed December 8, 2011
  6. ↑ Henrico Public Schools "Research & Planning," Accessed December 8, 2011
  7. ↑ Henrico County "Purchasing," Accessed December 8, 2011
  8. ↑ Henrico County, Tax revenues, Accessed: Dec. 13, 2012
  9. ↑ Public Records, Accessed: Dec. 13, 2012
  10. ↑ ‘Henrico County Public Schools’, School Board, June 28, 2010
  11. ↑ 'Legislative Information System', Constitution of Virginia, June 10, 2010
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Henrico Public Schools "2012 Approved Financial Plan," Accessed December 8, 2011
  13. ↑ ‘Henrico County Public Schools’, Finance - Budget, June 28, 2010
  14. ↑ 'Virginia Department of Education', School Report Card Accountability Guide, June 14, 2010
  15. ↑ Henrico Public Schools "SAT Scores," Accessed December 8, 2011
  16. ↑ Department of Education’, Henrico County Public Schools, June 28, 2010
  17. ↑ 'Virginia Education Association', June 10, 2010
  18. ↑ 'National Education Association', June 10, 2010


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