A COMMUNITY EVALUATION OF COLLEGE- AND CAREER- READY STANDARDS
WV Dept. of Education
1900 Kanawha Blvd
Charleston, WV 25305
MEDIA ADVISORY
CONTACT: Sarah Stewart
Director of Education Policy and Government Relations
304-558-3762
sarah.a.stewart@k12.wv.us
July 6, 2015
LAUNCH OF COMMUNITY EVALUATION OF WV NEXT GENERATION
STANDARDS ANNOUNCED
WHAT:
The West Virginia Department of Education will be holding a
press conference to announce the launch of West Virginia
Academic Spotlight, an opportunity for community evaluation of
the standards for k-12 education in the state. These standards,
adopted as the WV Next Generation standards in 2011, were
developed using input from over 600 teachers and administrators,
with public comment from residents, as a way to assure grade-level
achievement was consistent with college and career readiness.
WHO:
Speakers will include Dr. Michael Martirano, Superintendent of
Schools; Gayle Manchin, President of the Board of Education;
Clayton Burch, Chief Academic Officer of the WV Dept. of Ed.;
Teresa Hammond, Assistant Director of the Office of Early
Learning and Sue Day-Perroots, Associate V.P. of Academic
Innovation at WVU. Other representatives from the Board of
Education, West Virginia University and the Claude Worthington
Benedum Foundation, who are working together to initiate the
opportunity for this evaluation, will also be on hand.
WHEN:
The press conference will take place on July 8 at 3 p.m.
WHERE:
1900 Kanawha Boulevard East
Building 7
Charleston, WV 25305
Area in front of Building 7*
NOTES:
Parking will be available on California Ave. and Piedmont Rd. in
metered spots. Interviews will be available immediately following
the news conference.
*In the event of rain, the news conference will take place in Building 6, 3 floor, room B353.
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A partnership of the WV Department of Education, the WV Board of Education, the WVU College of Education and
Human Resources and the Southern Regional Education Board