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|picture_caption      = The DOE headquarters in Aurimá.
|formed              = {{Start date and age|1906|9|3}}
|preceding1          = Education Office
|jurisdiction        = [[Verona|Commonwealth of Verona]]
|headquarters        = DOE Headquarters<br />600 Palmetto Pkwy, [[Aurimá]], [[Verona|VA]] 33001
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|employees            = 5,174
|budget              = $87.4 billion
|chief1_name          = Gabriel Figueiredo
|chief1_position      = Superintendent of Education
|parent_agency        = [[Verona|Verona Education Secretary]]
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The '''Verona Department of Education''' ({{lang-cd|Verona Departamento de Educação}}; '''VDOE''') is a branch of the [[Government of Verona|state government]] of [[Verona]] in [[Cartadania]] responsible for the regulation of public education. The agency is headquartered in Verona Frond Six Building in the state capital, [[Aurimá]], along with various other branches and offices of the state government. Formed in 1906 to centralize the state's education system and authority, the Verona Department of Education has the largest education responsibility in the country, second only to the federal equivalent. It apportions funds and sets standards for the education of it's 12.1 million students, a figure larger than the population of twenty-five individual states, and the eight smallest states combined.
 
Gabriel Figueiredo, a member of the [[Jupiter Independent School District]]'s board of trustees, was appointed Superintendent of Education by [[Governor of Verona|Verona Governor]] Alícia Rosa on 8 February 2026.
 
== History ==
The Department of Education was established on 3 September 1906 following the need for a centralized educational authority. Prior to the creation of the department, education was overseen by county education boards or multi-county organizations. The government conducted a survey of needs throughout the commonwealth and set out to develop a set goal and basic curriculum that each school district was required to follow. This survey resulted in the creation of the department to be responsible for maintaining these objectives and the office of Superintendent of Education was created, with the superintendent being an official appointed by the Governor.
 
In 1938, the Commonwealth Board of Education was merged into the Department of Education. Together, they introduced a precursor to the legislative bill that would separate school districts from the county and city governments. They also sought to solve the issue of ghost districts, those with no enrollment or active schools. Prior to the late 1940s, many school districts in Verona did not operate schools but spent money to send children to schools operated by other districts. In the late 1940s state lawmakers passed another bill abolishing those districts, prompting a wave of mass school district consolidation.
 
In 1956, the General Assembly authorized the creation of the University System of Verona, a multi-system organization that encompasses the four-system schools throughout the state. It serves as a regulatory authority and reports directly to the state and, though sometimes thought of as a part of the Department of Education, it is a distinct and separate sister entity.
 
In 1961, the Verona Department of Education, in conjunction with the Commonwealth Revenue Board and General Assembly, granted school districts the power to tax residents. Prior to this, Verona school districts were allocated funding from the localities they served. The new configuration removed the municipalities' oversight of funding and use, giving the school districts more control. In spite of this, Verona school districts still receive the bulk of funding from the state directly and from the federal Department of Education.
 
In 2002, the Verona education system underwent a major revision, known as the Verona Instructional System Alignment (VISA), that restructured the grading system, instructional timeframe, curricula, and pipeline for primary and secondary education. The changes went into effect on 3 January 2002, in preparation for school systems to migrate to this model when school begins (typically the third monday in January), but were authorized in January 2000. Alongside VISA was the Verona Post-Secondary Alignment (VAPSA), which only established a system by which schools can admit students on an academic basis and simultaneously eliminated the cost of attendance for baccalaureate programs, the cost of which shifted to a tax-funded model with funding from the federal government. VAPSA also reinstated the mandatory requirement that all teachers have a masters degree, which is now funded by the state as well.
 
== Duties ==
The Verona Department of Education is responsible for the oversight of public primary and secondary education in the state of Verona, involving both the over 100 individual school districts in the state as well as private schools. It is also responsible for the safety of students. However, it does not have any jurisdiction over parochial schools (whether or not accredited), and unlike in a few other states and several countries, home schooling is illegal. All schools are, however, required to follow the states basic curriculum, the Verona Education Standards.
 
Although school districts are independent governmental entities, VDOE has the authority to oversee a district's operations (either involving an individual school or the entire district) if serious issues arise (such as poor performance, financial distress, or reported mismanagement). This can be in the form of requiring the district to submit corrective action plans and regular status reports, assigning monitors to oversee operations (including the authority to assign a management board, which essentially replaces and performs the duties of the elected school board), and in extreme cases closure of a school campus or even the entire school district.
 
In addition to primary and secondary education, VDOE has oversight duties with respect to driver's education courses (initial permits) and defensive driving courses (used to have a ticket dismissed and/or for lower insurance premiums). VDOE also manages the commonwealth's higher education system, including its three university systems, the community college system, and the 6 independent public universities.
 
The [[Verona Interscholastic Federation]] (VIF), which oversees academic and athletic interscholastic competition in Verona public schools, is a separate entity not under VDOE oversight.
 
== Superintendent of Education ==
 
== Commonwealth Board of Education ==
The Verona Commonwealth Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body of the Verona Department of Education. It sets AP-12 education policy in the areas of standards, recommended instructional materials, and accountability. The Board adopts textbooks for grades K-8 via statewide teacher input, adopts regulations to implement legislation, and has authority to amend and modify the Education Standards. These standards are designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level in addition to recommended supplementary areas (known as primary and secondary focii). The Board of Education has thirteen members, including one student member, all appointed by the Governor of Verona. The student member is selected from a group of three students nominated by the board.
 
=== Regions ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible"
! District || Counties || Manager
|-
|-
| colspan=2 | <hr>
| '''Verona''' || ''Commonwealth at-large'' || Soraya Durán
|-
|-
| style="font-size: 10.2pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Suderavian People's Republic'''<br>'''''Suderaviax Plānokéarita'''''
| LaMarque || Amelia, [[Cara County, Verona|Cara]], Elisabeth, Everglade, Mayes || Ruben Núñez
|-
|-
| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;"| [[File:Flag of Megion.svg|300px]]<br><small>Flag</small>
| San Marcos || Andres, Buena Vista, San Marcos || Yanira Miguélez
|-
|-
| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;"| [[File:Poland dummy map.png|300px]]
| Palm Coast || [[Andina County, Verona|Andina]], [[Lynnhaven County, Verona|Lynnhaven]], [[Santa Rosa County, Verona|Santa Rosa]], [[Sierra County, Verona|Sierra]], [[Victoria County, Verona|Victoria]] || Noemi Notario
|-
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#3CB371" |
| Pinellas || Guarias, Heralamis, Lagoa, Riverside, Santa Maria || Leyre Ruiz
|-
|-
| colspan=2 | <hr>
| Florence || Florence, Montilla, São Fernando, Vero || Rafael Hoyo
|-
|-
| '''Country''' || [[Kiravia|Kiravian Federacy]]
| Orange || Lençois, Los Angeles, Orange, Richmond, Sinhedes, Trinity || Tereza Teixeira Meireles
|-
|-
| '''Capital''' || [[Xromîda]]
| Everglades || Henrico, Monteiro, Prince Lucás, Seneca || Suzana Sá de Assis
|-
|-
| '''Largest City''' || [[Dolno-Suderavsk]]
| Centralia || Amari, Belleaire, Nassica, [[Richland County, Verona|Richland]], Sinas, Varina || Kevin Biel
|-
|-
| '''Population''' || 2,284,000
| Roseland || Santa Ana, Rosalía, Westbrook || Diego Ovejero
|-
|-
| '''Chief Executive''' || Karolyn Istraxan (UP)
| Vírgenes || Avetera, Espanadia, Vírgenes || Olívia Rodrigues Álvarez
|-
|-
| '''Prime Secretary''' || S.V. Erid (SPP)
| Olympia || Coronado, Luisa, Pasadena, [[Olympia County, Verona|Olympia]], Sayalona || Manoel Rocha Santana
|-
|-
| '''Legislature''' || People's Soviet
| Rathan || Castelle, Mariposa, Secotan, Summerlin || Mateo Soria
|-
|-
| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 3
|}
 
== Standardized tests ==
Prior to 2002, Verona assessed student performance in the elementary school and secondary school grades via the Verona Education Standards Assessment (VESA), administered at the end of each year beginning in Grade 4. Beginning in January 2002, Verona completely eliminated the VESA and instead opted for a model where teachers formulate their own grading systems for the students similar to collegiate systems, although with oversight from various superior bodies (e.g., principals, directs of primary and secondary education, district superintendents, and VDOE review board). The Verona Education system as a whole underwent a major overhaul in 2004 that marked the end of an era.
 
== School and district accountability ==
 
=== Education performance rating ===
The Department of Education maintains a five-tier rating system based on academic accountability from end-of-curriculum testing (Grade 5, 8, and 12), though it is currently undergoing a revision to better reflect the state's instructional model. The commonwealth ranks all schools within its borders and publishes this information on its website. Ratings can also be found on individual pages. Schools in more populated areas tend to trend higher on the scale while schools in more rural areas tend to trend lower.
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Definition
!Schools
in rank
|-
|-
| '''Official languages''' || [[Suderavian Coscivian]]<br>Skithanawite
!<span style="color:#710193">''Exemplary''</span>
|Schools with an '''Exemplary''' rating have demonstrated very high scoring on standardized tests for
at least 2 consecutive school years, or at least one school year following rank 'Proficient'.
|4,355
|-
|-
| '''Recognised languages''' || [[Kiravic Coscivian]]<br>[[Covine language]]
!<span style="color:#55A5FA">''Proficient''</span>
|Schools with a '''Proficient''' rating have demonstrated above average scoring on standardized tests.
|13,790
|-
|-
| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || SUD
!<span style="color:#74B72E">''Accredited''</span>
|Schools with an '''Accredited''' rating have demonstrated average scoring on standardized tests.
|5,081
|-
|-
| '''Time Zone''' || West Levantine Time
!<span style="color:#FFD300">''Warning''</span>
|Schools with a accreditation '''Warning''' have demonstrated below average scoring on standardized tests
for at least one school year.
|726
|-
|-
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#3CB371" |
!<span style="color:#FF0000">''Probationary''</span>
|Schools with a '''Probationary''' rating have demonstrated below average scoring on standardized tests for
at least two consecutive school years.
|242
|-
|-
| colspan=2 | <hr>
!colspan=2|''Total''
!24,194
|}
|}


'''Suderavia''', officially the '''Suderavian People's Republic''' (''Suderaviax Plānokéarita'') is an overseas state of the [[Kiravian Federacy]] occupying an island in northwestern Levantia.
=== Gold Performance Acknowledgements ===


==Georgraphy==
== Colleges and Universities ==
{{Cquote|''Geographically, Suderavia is very mountainous and has a vast system of rivers, valleys, lakes, and mountains that span the region. Though the region is now ideal for many interested in winter sports, buying a cottage/vacation home, the mining business, and ecotourism, it was historically viewed as largely inhospitable land that limited colonial expansion.''
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==History==
The '''University System of Verona''' ('''USV''') is the state agency that includes the 157 public institutions of higher learning in Verona. The system is governed by the Verona Board of Regents and is an arm of the Department of Education. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions within the state. The USV also dispenses public funds (allocated by the state's legislature) to the institutions. The USV is the largest university system in Cartadania by total student enrollment, with 5.7 million students in 157 public institutions. USV institutions are divided into three categories: research universities, comprehensive state universities, and state colleges.
Suderavia was first settled by palæolithic hunter-gatherers, and subsequently by pre-Aryan Levantine peoples such as the Lzveizish and Skithanawites, and later the Impaxi.
 
Coscivian settlements on Suderavia were founded early in the history of Coscivians in Ixnay, around the same time as in Meridia.
 
At some point in time, Suderavia came under Covine rule. Under Covine administration, Suderavia occupied a peripheral position in the Covine state, characterised by economic exploitation and political marginalisation. An underdeveloped and deprived province, it was valued by the government mainly for its strategic location on the [name of body of water], its mineral resources, and as a site for state dachas and weapons testing. Perceived mistreatment by the régime stoked the flames of competing Skithanawite and Sudercoscivian nationalisms on the island, which would boil over into armed insurgencies during the [X decade], when Skithanawite and Coscivian nationalists opened campaigns of bombings, mortar attacks, and small-arms attacks on military targets, Covine civilians, and sometimes one another. The militants received backing from the Kiravian Union and from Nahe, the former looking to support Coscivian national liberation and gain a proxy on the Levantian continent and the latter seeking to maintain its own security against Covina by leveraging minority separatist movements in the country.
 
The anti-Covine agitations and foreign interference campaigns culminated in the 211XX Suderavia War, in which a united front of the Suderavian Republican Army and Royal Skithanaw Army launched a series of mass-casualty attacks on Suderavian military installations that invited heavy-handed reprisal from the government, precipitating a bloody asymmetric conflict in the island’s interior accompanied by urban guerrilla activity in the cities. The repressive measures taken against the native civilian population by the Covine state was condemned by the Kiravian Federacy, Nahe, and [X other country].
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==Politics & Government==
[[File:Kamenny Island Palace.jpg|thumb|Cabinet Secretariat, Xromîda]]
Suderavia is a {{wp|semi-presidential republic}}. Executive power is exercised by the Governance Commission (''Āritakirstuv''), or “Cabinet”. Members of the Governance Commission are appointed by the Chief Executive, except for the Prime Commissioner, who is elected by the People’s Soviet. The People’s Soviet may dismiss the Commission or any of its individual members by a vote of no confidence.
 
The Chief Executive is elected every five years by {{wp|instant-runoff vote}}. The Chief Executive presides over meetings of the Governance Commission and signs its decrees and orders into effect. Independently of the Commission, the Chief Executive is the supreme commander of the Suderavian Defence Force and Suderavian People’s Police, and holds a number of other prerogative powers, such as to make judicial appointments and issue pardons.
[[File:Simferopol, State Council of Crimea, 2016.06.20 (01) (29577734262).jpg|thumb|People's Soviet, Xromîda]]
The legislative organ is the People’s Soviet, which is elected every two years. Suderavia’s countyships and independent city (Dolno-Suderavsk) serve as its electoral constituencies, and seats are allocated among them with reference to population. Elections to the People’s Soviet are by instant-runoff vote in single-member constituencies and by {{wp|single transferable vote}} in multiple-member constituencies. X number of special seats are reserved for the Skithanawite people, who elect their representatives by [general-ticket vote probably]. Skithanawite citizens also vote in the geographic constituencies in which they live.
 
===Political Landscape===
The political culture and party-political landscape of Suderavia are rooted in its revolutionary history but have evolved since the island's integration with the Kiravian Federacy. Today, the two most consequential political parties in the state are the '''Unionist Party''' (affiliated with the [[Shaftonist-Republican Alliance]]) and the '''Suderav Republic Party''' (affiliated with the [[Coscivian National Congress]]). Both draw support mainly from the Coscivian population and descend from the pre-liberation Suderav Republic Party, which was the banned political wing of the Suderav Republican Army. The Unionist Party split from the SRP soon after liberation, over the question of accession to the Kiravian Federacy. The Unionists favoured speedy admission to the Kiravian Federacy as a full state, while the remnant SRP preferred a looser form of association or to remain an allied but independent republic. After accession became a *fait accompli*, this distinction lingered for some time, with the UP being the more resolutely federalist party and the SRP espousing [[Kiravian Federalism#Soft|soft antifederalism]] and localism, but both parties have since dropped strong commitments to either position. Today, the Unionists are mainly understood as the more {{wp|economic liberalism|economically}} and {{wp|Constitutional liberalism|constitutionally liberal}} party, inspired by [[Shaftonist democracy]], whereas the SRP are understood as more {{wp|statist}} and influenced by Capetian-style [[Restarkism]]. Nonetheless, both are Coscivian-nationalist, socially conservative, and claim to uphold the Shaftonist-republican tradition. Both parties compete for overlapping voter demographics and frequently form coalitions with (or against) one another. The SRP holds an advantage among ethnic Suderav Coscivians and Unionists hold an advantage among voters from other Coscivian groups, whether more recent immigrants from other parts of Kiravia or longer-established communities that have not adopted a Suderav Coscivian national identity. Gaelic voters are a loyal base of support for the Unionists, as are Finno-Meridians and Burgittans with Kiravian citizenship. Voters with Wintergen refugee ancestry strongly favour the SRP.
 
The Skithanawite People's Party is consistently the third-largest party in the People's Soviet, enjoying near-total support from ethnic Skithanawite voters. Its strategy is to advance the interests of the Skithanawite people by always being part of the governing coalition, and most governing majorities since the UP-SRP split and the dawn of competitive elections have been either UP-SPP or SRP-SPP coalitions. However, customarily, even when the SPP is not part of the majority caucus in the Soviet (e.g. UP-SRP/SRP-UP or SRP-DA coalitions), the Chief Executive has nonetheless appointed SPP members or nominally-independent ethnic Skithanawites to cabinet posts as a gesture of inclusion. In keeping with the culture and values of its voter base, the SPP is ultraconservative, fiercely traditionalist, and protective of Skithanawite customs and institutions. It opposes Coscivian nationalism in favour of an {{wp|ethnopluralism|ethnopluralist}} arrangement with separate cultural and political autonomy for Skithanawites.
 
The Democratic Alliance is the smallest of the major political forces in Suderavia, being an electoral alliance and legislative caucus composed of several small left-leaning parties with disparate identities and agendas. The Socialist Party of Suderavia is [[Kirosocialism|Kirosocialist]] and pan-ethnic, whereas the Coscivian Socialist Party is Kirosocialist but Coscivian-nationalist. The Communists of Suderavia are Marxist-Leninist and pan-ethnic, and the Democratic Party in Suderavia is a nominally communist party that mainly represents the interests of the ethnic Covine population. The Saresian Workers' Party is notionally [Saresian Juche or whatever] and represents the Saresian minority community. The DA is usually left out of the governing majority but has on one occasion been a junior coalition partner to the SRP. It often joins with SRP legislators to oppose economic liberalisation. The [[Party of Kiravian Democrats|Party of Suderavian Democrats]] has exploited voters' confusion of its name with that of the Democratic Party in Suderavia to win seats on a number of municipal councils.
 
More minor parties include the Christian Democratic Party, the ecologist Mountain Party, the Gaelic People's Party, and the Justicialist Party. The [[Levantian Union Party (Kiravia)|Levantian Union Party]] is especially active in Suderavia, as it is the Kiravian state with the strongest connexion to the Levantian mainland and the largest ethnic Levantine population by percentage. Though it has yet to gain sufficient electoral traction to win seats, the LUP is gaining interest among voters with proposals to fashion Suderavia into a {{wp|special economic zone}} and {{wp|customs area}} that might serve as an economic and political bridge between the Kiravian Federacy and the [[Levantine Union]] and bring economic growth to the island in the process.
 
==Society & Culture==
The culture of Suderavia is shaped by its Coscivian heritage, its geographic and environmental conditions, the legacy of Covine rule, and foreign influences absorbed from neighbouring countries or received from further abroad through the Kilikas Sea trade.
 
===Ethnicity===
====Coscivian peoples====
The founding Coscivian settler population of Suderavia was generally similar in profile to that of the Kiygrava, Fariva, and Ilánova, with most settlers belonging to Akúvaric Coscivian or Northern Coscivian ethnic groups, such as the Sedhem, Taństem, and Kaltem. Multigenerational Suderavian Coscivians retain an awareness of their different Coscivian ancestral origins, but among them ethnic identity has been for the most part subsumed into clan identity, with individual clans claiming a Kaltem heritage or Sedhem heritage, etc. On the 21200 Kiravian Census, 70.5% of Coscivians in Suderavia entered their ethnosocial identity as “Suderavian Coscivian” while 29.4% entered other designations. A great deal of the ancestral admixture of Suderavian Coscivians comes from Skithanawite, Gaelic, and Burgundois sources, and a significant number also have recent Covine ancestry, though this is now seldom discussed.
 
Other Coscivian ethnic identities reported by significant numbers of islanders were Taństan Coscivian, Sedhan Coscivian, Ĥeldican Coscivian (and subgroups), Arnórian Coscivian, Kiryaniv Coscivian (and subgroups), Kelnordan Coscivian (and subgroups), Skōrdan Coscivian, Sea Coscivian, Féinem, Ilánovan Coscivian, Fulmarine, North Coscivian (and subgroups), and Wintergen Coscivian.
 
====Skithanawites====
Skithanawites are the oldest community to continuously inhabit Suderavia. They speak a pre-Aryan Palæo-Levantine language and have their own customary monarch.
 
====Levantine Peoples====
Most of the non-Coscivian, non-Skithanawite population are of mainland Levantine origin, whether Covines who settled on the island during the period of Covinan rule, or migrants from neighbouring Levantine countries ([[Burgundie]], [[Fhainnaeran]]) and their descendants. In Dolno-Suderavsk and a few larger towns there are neighbourhoods populated by Saresians and other minority peoples of Covina. Some of these people arrived as ordinary internal migrants during Covine rule, and others came to the island as refugees and political asylees after the island's liberation. The government of Covina has accused the Kiravian Federacy of harbouring wanted terrorists on the island and providing them training from former Suderavian Republican Army guerrillas and Kiravian military advisors, which the Kiravian government denies.
 
The Gaelic population of Suderavia are mainly of [[Fhainnaeran]] background, though a growing number are Kiravian Gaels and some have roots in [[Burgundie]] or [[Fiannria]]. Suderavia hosts many Gaelic migrant workers from [[Scapa]], a nearby Kiravian protectorate.
 
There is reason to believe that the ethnic Covine population of Suderavia is deliberately undercounted by the authorities and could number as high as one fifth of the total population. The General Council of [[Covinian-Kiravians|Covine-Kiravians]], an [[Cities of Kiravia#Eriadun|Eriadun]]-based rights group, alleges that Covines in Suderavia face widespread discrimination, including denial of citizenship, voter suppression, intimidation by the state and by Coscivian nationalists, property rights violations, and inadequate access to public services.
 
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===Language===
The major languages of Suderavia are Suderavian Coscivian, Covine, Skithanawite, and Kiravic Coscivian. Suderavian Coscivian and Skithanawite are official languages of the state as stipulated in the state’s Fundamental Statute. Separate legislation has provided for the recognition and official use of Kiravic Coscivian and granted legal status to the Covine language.
 
Suderavian Coscivian is a {{wp|post-creole}} language that developed in parallel with Kiravic Coscivian and is characterised by base derived from northwest Kórsan dialects, with extensive inheritance from North Coscivian, Taństan Coscivian, Kelnordan Coscivian, and other settler languages, as well as influences from Gaelic, Burgittan (and other Burgy langs) and Covine. The modern written language emulates Literary Kiravic in its style and has directly borrowed many words from it, especially since liberation.
 
Over a third of the population speak Suderavian Coscivian as their native language, over a third speak Covine as their native language, and 11% speak Skithanawite as their native language. Dramatic language shift has been underway since liberation: The share of native Covine speakers is rapidly diminishing due to emigration, abandonment of the language by Coscivians and Skithanawites, and lack of official support/affirmative suppression by the government. While the percentage of Suderavian-born ethnic Covine children speaking Covine at home holds more or less stable at around 90%, the total Covine population itself has declined steeply. The percentage of Suderavian-born Coscivian children speaking Covine at home has collapsed from ~40-50% before liberation to under 20%, though there is reason to believe that Coscivian households underreport the extent to which they use Covine. Many households that are bilingual or even primarily Covine-speaking may report to be Coscivian-speaking for reasons related to ethnic identity. A series of observational studies conducted by the University of Duniver found that it is still common for urban adult Coscivians in Suderavia to speak Covine with other Coscivians, and even more common to employ various forms of code-switching between Coscivian and Covine. The same studies concluded that use of Covine by Coscivians has almost entirely disappeared from rural and mountain areas, while its use in urban areas has declined much more gradually.
 
The policy of the Suderavian People’s Republic since liberation has been to promote the Suderavian Coscivian and Skithanawite languages and to curtail the presence of Covine in public life. Suderavian Coscivian has become the language of instruction in all public intermediate and secondary schools not under the authority of the Skithanawite King. Outside of Dolno-Suderavsk the replacement of Covine-era road signage with Coscivian-language signs conforming to Kiravian standards is 95% complete. Kiravic Coscivian is taught in secondary schools and spoken by many transplants from other Kiravian states, as well as in many business settings. It has official recognition from the state, and the state government will accept and process documents filed in Kiravic.


===Religion===
The agency designates four systems: the [[University of Verona]] and [[Verona Institute of Technology]] systems as "research universities", the [[Verona Commonwealth University]] system as "comprehensive state universities", and the [[Verona Community College system]] as "state colleges". The University of Verona is the state's flagship university system and contains the state's overall oldest institutions of higher learning. After the state unified the VCU system with the Verona State University system (VSU) in 1990, the VCU system became the largest higher learning system in the USV and Cartadania, with over 750,000 students. The independent University of Central Verona is the state's designated military school.
Suderavians are predominantly Christian, though among the Coscivian population many maintain Læstorian, Rurican, and Sarostivist traditions as a “background religion” of sorts. Most Coscivian-Suderavians are either Catholics worshipping according to the Coscivian Rite or belong to the [[Insular Apostolic Church]]. The Coscivian Orthodox Church had a significant presence earlier in the island’s history, but by the mid-20th century the last Coscivian Orthodox parishes had either entered communion with Urceopolis or disbanded. It saw some underground revival with the rise of Coscivian nationalism and has been formally reconstituted since liberation with about 25,000 communicants, many of whom are recent transplants from other Kiravian states.


The Skithanawites are conclavist Catholic {{wp|sedevacantists}} with their own Pope. The Latin Rite Catholic population is made up mainly of Covines and other Levantine residents.
* [[University of Verona system]]
* [[Verona Commonwealth University system]]
* [[Verona Community Colleges system]]
* [[Verona Institute of Technology]]


Lutherans, Mercantile Protestants, and [[Kiravian Sectarians|Kiravian Sectarian]] denominations such as the Reformed Orthodox Church and Trinitarian Universalists are also represented.
== See also ==
[[List of school districts in Verona]]


Suderavia is home to a considerable population of [[Abrigalasts]], representing one of the largest and oldest Abrigalast communities in Ixnay. The Abrigalasts of Suderavia arrived fairly early in the history of their faith, having fled persecution in South Levantia and been welcomed by the Covine government of the time to cultivate its more marginal lands. Most Suderavian Abrigalasts do not respond to the Federal Census, but there are estimated to be about 5,000, with around 60% living in Abrigalast settlements, though figures for urban Abrigalasts are likely underreported. Although they are mainly of Levantine ancestry, Suderavian Abrigalasts have spoken Suderavian Coscivian as their native language for centuries.


Due to the impact of communist rule, Suderavia has a larger non-religious population and lower rates of religious participation than most Kiravian states. Rates of religious adherence and participation have risen consistently since liberation, though the KF Conference of Catholic Bishops has noted that intellectual understanding of Church doctrine remains low among Suderavian Catholics due to the long suppression of religious education.


There are two mosques in Suderavia, one [[Qustanti Islam|Qustanti]] and one non-denominational but of Sunni provenance, both in Dolno-Suderavsk. The Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assembly is based in Xromîda and claims 500 adherents, 105 of which are active.


===Architecture===
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Levantine influence on Suderavian architecture is strong and pervasive. Coscivian nationalists on the island looked to [[Kilikas Brutalism]] for expression, and since liberation there has been a profusion of Kilikas Brutalist architecture all over the island, especially for public buildings.
[[Category: Verona]]
[[Category:Verona state agencies]]

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Verona Department of Education
Logo of the Verona DOE

The DOE headquarters in Aurimá.
Agency overview
FormedSeptember 3, 1906; 117 years ago (1906-09-03)
Preceding agency
  • Education Office
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Verona
HeadquartersDOE Headquarters
600 Palmetto Pkwy, Aurimá, VA 33001
Employees5,174
Annual budget$87.4 billion
Agency executive
  • Gabriel Figueiredo, Superintendent of Education
Parent agencyVerona Education Secretary
WebsiteOfficial Website

The Verona Department of Education (Cartadanian: Verona Departamento de Educação; VDOE) is a branch of the state government of Verona in Cartadania responsible for the regulation of public education. The agency is headquartered in Verona Frond Six Building in the state capital, Aurimá, along with various other branches and offices of the state government. Formed in 1906 to centralize the state's education system and authority, the Verona Department of Education has the largest education responsibility in the country, second only to the federal equivalent. It apportions funds and sets standards for the education of it's 12.1 million students, a figure larger than the population of twenty-five individual states, and the eight smallest states combined.

Gabriel Figueiredo, a member of the Jupiter Independent School District's board of trustees, was appointed Superintendent of Education by Verona Governor Alícia Rosa on 8 February 2026.

History

The Department of Education was established on 3 September 1906 following the need for a centralized educational authority. Prior to the creation of the department, education was overseen by county education boards or multi-county organizations. The government conducted a survey of needs throughout the commonwealth and set out to develop a set goal and basic curriculum that each school district was required to follow. This survey resulted in the creation of the department to be responsible for maintaining these objectives and the office of Superintendent of Education was created, with the superintendent being an official appointed by the Governor.

In 1938, the Commonwealth Board of Education was merged into the Department of Education. Together, they introduced a precursor to the legislative bill that would separate school districts from the county and city governments. They also sought to solve the issue of ghost districts, those with no enrollment or active schools. Prior to the late 1940s, many school districts in Verona did not operate schools but spent money to send children to schools operated by other districts. In the late 1940s state lawmakers passed another bill abolishing those districts, prompting a wave of mass school district consolidation.

In 1956, the General Assembly authorized the creation of the University System of Verona, a multi-system organization that encompasses the four-system schools throughout the state. It serves as a regulatory authority and reports directly to the state and, though sometimes thought of as a part of the Department of Education, it is a distinct and separate sister entity.

In 1961, the Verona Department of Education, in conjunction with the Commonwealth Revenue Board and General Assembly, granted school districts the power to tax residents. Prior to this, Verona school districts were allocated funding from the localities they served. The new configuration removed the municipalities' oversight of funding and use, giving the school districts more control. In spite of this, Verona school districts still receive the bulk of funding from the state directly and from the federal Department of Education.

In 2002, the Verona education system underwent a major revision, known as the Verona Instructional System Alignment (VISA), that restructured the grading system, instructional timeframe, curricula, and pipeline for primary and secondary education. The changes went into effect on 3 January 2002, in preparation for school systems to migrate to this model when school begins (typically the third monday in January), but were authorized in January 2000. Alongside VISA was the Verona Post-Secondary Alignment (VAPSA), which only established a system by which schools can admit students on an academic basis and simultaneously eliminated the cost of attendance for baccalaureate programs, the cost of which shifted to a tax-funded model with funding from the federal government. VAPSA also reinstated the mandatory requirement that all teachers have a masters degree, which is now funded by the state as well.

Duties

The Verona Department of Education is responsible for the oversight of public primary and secondary education in the state of Verona, involving both the over 100 individual school districts in the state as well as private schools. It is also responsible for the safety of students. However, it does not have any jurisdiction over parochial schools (whether or not accredited), and unlike in a few other states and several countries, home schooling is illegal. All schools are, however, required to follow the states basic curriculum, the Verona Education Standards.

Although school districts are independent governmental entities, VDOE has the authority to oversee a district's operations (either involving an individual school or the entire district) if serious issues arise (such as poor performance, financial distress, or reported mismanagement). This can be in the form of requiring the district to submit corrective action plans and regular status reports, assigning monitors to oversee operations (including the authority to assign a management board, which essentially replaces and performs the duties of the elected school board), and in extreme cases closure of a school campus or even the entire school district.

In addition to primary and secondary education, VDOE has oversight duties with respect to driver's education courses (initial permits) and defensive driving courses (used to have a ticket dismissed and/or for lower insurance premiums). VDOE also manages the commonwealth's higher education system, including its three university systems, the community college system, and the 6 independent public universities.

The Verona Interscholastic Federation (VIF), which oversees academic and athletic interscholastic competition in Verona public schools, is a separate entity not under VDOE oversight.

Superintendent of Education

Commonwealth Board of Education

The Verona Commonwealth Board of Education is the governing and policy-making body of the Verona Department of Education. It sets AP-12 education policy in the areas of standards, recommended instructional materials, and accountability. The Board adopts textbooks for grades K-8 via statewide teacher input, adopts regulations to implement legislation, and has authority to amend and modify the Education Standards. These standards are designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student, by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level in addition to recommended supplementary areas (known as primary and secondary focii). The Board of Education has thirteen members, including one student member, all appointed by the Governor of Verona. The student member is selected from a group of three students nominated by the board.

Regions

District Counties Manager
Verona Commonwealth at-large Soraya Durán
LaMarque Amelia, Cara, Elisabeth, Everglade, Mayes Ruben Núñez
San Marcos Andres, Buena Vista, San Marcos Yanira Miguélez
Palm Coast Andina, Lynnhaven, Santa Rosa, Sierra, Victoria Noemi Notario
Pinellas Guarias, Heralamis, Lagoa, Riverside, Santa Maria Leyre Ruiz
Florence Florence, Montilla, São Fernando, Vero Rafael Hoyo
Orange Lençois, Los Angeles, Orange, Richmond, Sinhedes, Trinity Tereza Teixeira Meireles
Everglades Henrico, Monteiro, Prince Lucás, Seneca Suzana Sá de Assis
Centralia Amari, Belleaire, Nassica, Richland, Sinas, Varina Kevin Biel
Roseland Santa Ana, Rosalía, Westbrook Diego Ovejero
Vírgenes Avetera, Espanadia, Vírgenes Olívia Rodrigues Álvarez
Olympia Coronado, Luisa, Pasadena, Olympia, Sayalona Manoel Rocha Santana
Rathan Castelle, Mariposa, Secotan, Summerlin Mateo Soria

Standardized tests

Prior to 2002, Verona assessed student performance in the elementary school and secondary school grades via the Verona Education Standards Assessment (VESA), administered at the end of each year beginning in Grade 4. Beginning in January 2002, Verona completely eliminated the VESA and instead opted for a model where teachers formulate their own grading systems for the students similar to collegiate systems, although with oversight from various superior bodies (e.g., principals, directs of primary and secondary education, district superintendents, and VDOE review board). The Verona Education system as a whole underwent a major overhaul in 2004 that marked the end of an era.

School and district accountability

Education performance rating

The Department of Education maintains a five-tier rating system based on academic accountability from end-of-curriculum testing (Grade 5, 8, and 12), though it is currently undergoing a revision to better reflect the state's instructional model. The commonwealth ranks all schools within its borders and publishes this information on its website. Ratings can also be found on individual pages. Schools in more populated areas tend to trend higher on the scale while schools in more rural areas tend to trend lower.

Rank Definition Schools

in rank

Exemplary Schools with an Exemplary rating have demonstrated very high scoring on standardized tests for

at least 2 consecutive school years, or at least one school year following rank 'Proficient'.

4,355
Proficient Schools with a Proficient rating have demonstrated above average scoring on standardized tests. 13,790
Accredited Schools with an Accredited rating have demonstrated average scoring on standardized tests. 5,081
Warning Schools with a accreditation Warning have demonstrated below average scoring on standardized tests

for at least one school year.

726
Probationary Schools with a Probationary rating have demonstrated below average scoring on standardized tests for

at least two consecutive school years.

242
Total 24,194

Gold Performance Acknowledgements

Colleges and Universities

University System of Verona
AbbreviationUSV
Formation1956
Purposeeducational oversight
HeadquartersAurimá, Verona, Cartadania
Membership
157 public colleges and universities, with a combined endowment of approx. $94 billion
Chancellor
Arjen Mallette
Parent organization
Verona Department of Education
Websitewww.usv.edu

The University System of Verona (USV) is the state agency that includes the 157 public institutions of higher learning in Verona. The system is governed by the Verona Board of Regents and is an arm of the Department of Education. It sets goals and dictates general policy to educational institutions within the state. The USV also dispenses public funds (allocated by the state's legislature) to the institutions. The USV is the largest university system in Cartadania by total student enrollment, with 5.7 million students in 157 public institutions. USV institutions are divided into three categories: research universities, comprehensive state universities, and state colleges.

The agency designates four systems: the University of Verona and Verona Institute of Technology systems as "research universities", the Verona Commonwealth University system as "comprehensive state universities", and the Verona Community College system as "state colleges". The University of Verona is the state's flagship university system and contains the state's overall oldest institutions of higher learning. After the state unified the VCU system with the Verona State University system (VSU) in 1990, the VCU system became the largest higher learning system in the USV and Cartadania, with over 750,000 students. The independent University of Central Verona is the state's designated military school.

See also

List of school districts in Verona

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