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Albemarle County Schools
Innovative Programs in Our Schools
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Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
This program is going to be piloted at Henley Middle School
and Western Albemarle HS in 2006-07. The AVID program seeks
to prepare students in the "academic middle" for four-year college
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Class Size
Virginia's Standards of
Learning (SOL)
Federal Government's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Legislation
Initiatives from Virginia's Governor and Lt. Governor on Education
Education in Virginia
National Education Resources for School Boards
Government in Virginia
Dillon Rule
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Background article on Dillon Rule Virginia's Dillon
Rule requires all local planning, taxing and zoning authority to be
granted by the General Assembly. If a locality doesn't have explicit
permission to do something, it must get the approval of the General
Assembly. Some examples of initiatives that would require the approval
of the General Assembly are: local income taxes (in most jurisdictions
including Charlottesville-Albemarle) and impact fees for developers.
Some argue that the Dillon Rule ties the hands of local government and
makes it difficult to address sprawl. Others argue that localities fail
to use the tools available to them, such as comprehensive planning, to
adequately address growth. By one estimate, 45 states employ a form of
home rule, while 5 states still adhere to the Dillon Rule. |
Other Interesting Local Sites
 
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No
Child Left Behind