SB 72: Virginia Parent Data Portal; creation and maintenance by Board of Education.

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Board of Education; creation and maintenance of Virginia Parent Data Portal. Requires the Board of Education, on or before July 1, 2025, to create and maintain the Virginia Parent Data Portal that, among other things, (i) displays individualized student assessment data on all state-supported assessments, as that term is defined in the bill, (a) in a format that shows both current and cumulative data over time and (b) within 45 days of a state-supported assessment window closing for each state-supported assessment; (ii) provides a description of the purpose of each state-supported assessment, an explanation of how to interpret student data on each state-supported assessment, and a comparison of a student's performance on each state-supported assessment with the performance of the student's school, the student's school division, and the Commonwealth; (iii) is viewable from a mobile device in addition to a desktop computer; and (iv) provides functionality to enable school division personnel to manage and restrict user access to students and their parents. The bill requires the Board and the Department of Education to provide certain guidance and technical assistance to local school divisions on professional development for principals and teachers in parent engagement on and interpretation of student assessment data available through the Portal and requires each school board to annually provide high-quality professional development to principals and teachers on such topics. The bill satisfies the reenactment requirement of Chapter 652 of the Acts of Assembly of 2023.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. November 19, 2024Left in Finance and Appropriations
2. February 8, 2024Continued to 2025 in Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
3. February 2, 2024Impact statement from DPB (SB72S1)
4. February 1, 2024Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
5. February 1, 2024Committee substitute printed 24105007D-S1
6. February 1, 2024Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
7. January 25, 2024Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
8. January 24, 2024Assigned Education and Health Sub: Public Education
9. December 28, 2023Referred to Committee on Education and Health
10. December 28, 2023Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24102892D