The Standards of Learning (SOL) for Virginia Public Schools describe the Commonwealth's expectations for student learning and achievement in driver education, English, fine arts, health and physical education, history and social science, mathematics, science, technology, and world languages for grades K-12.
Alternative assessment information: The 2014 General Assembly eliminated Standards of Learning assessments in United States History to 1865, and United States History: 1865 to the Present. Additionally, the Assembly's action required local school divisions to continue to teach the content and measure student achievement with local alternative assessments, including authentic or performance assessments. School divisions must certify annually that they have provided instruction and administered an alternative assessment, consistent with Board of Education guidelines, to students in grades and subject areas that no longer have a corresponding SOL test. PWCS has Local Alternative Assessments (LAA) that are required to be completed by the end of the school year for United States History to 1865, and United States History: 1865 to the Present. These are located in the Canvas course modules. Schools must administer and score one LAA per historical era (three per course).