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The '''2015 Urcean political realignment''' was a series of events that lead to the [[2015 Urcean elections|2015 elections]] in [[Urcea]] becoming a realigning election, dissolving the two-party duopoly that had existed in [[Urcea]] since the end of the [[Red Interregnum]]. The more than a century old [[Commonwealth Union (Urcea)|Commonwealth Union]] was destroyed, dissolving into the rival [[Union for National Solidarity (Urcea)|Union for National Solidarity]] and [[Social Labor Party (Urcea)|Social Labor Party]]. The realignment had the practical effect of dividing the mainstream Urcean left from the primary {{wp|big tent}} party, the Commonwealth Union, allowing the emergence of a distinctly [[Wittonian Socialism|Wittonian Socialist]] party - the [[Solidarity Party (Urcea)|Solidarity Party]] in [[2025]].
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.


== Background ==
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.
The Commonwealth Union was formed out of a coalition of non-partisan reform-minded politicians aligned with [[Gréagóir FitzRex]] elected to the [[Concilium Daoni]] in 1895. These politicians, in line with their patron, promoted policies of nationalization, modernization, and rational reforms to the state administration while proposing policies aimed at addressing social ills using public funds. The Party remained legal by defecting to the legitimists just prior to the [[History of Urcea (1902-1955)|restoration]], and in 1905 they won a majority in the [[Concilium Daoni]]. The party's moderate reform-minded attitude placed them in the center of Urcean political life, opposed on the right by the [[National Pact (Urcea)|National Pact]] and to the left by a myriad of small parties during the [[Great War]] period, which gradually came to join the Union as it existed as a {{wp|big tent}} party. Gradually, the non-ideological nature of the party began to be replaced by [[Organicism|organicists]], leading to significant inter-party disputes by the end of the 20th century. [[Michael Witte]] became party leader and inaugurated the era of [[Wittonian Socialism]], further alienating the hard left.


== Wars in Crona ==
== 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.


== Chancellor Reed's Leadership ==
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.


== The Urcean Left ==
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.


== 2015 Union Procuratorial primary ==
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.


== Outcome ==
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.
As a result of the realignment, the coalition that made the [[Commonwealth Union (Urcea)|Commonwealth Union]] a viable political party were no longer possible, and the two large segments of the party - the left-wing faction and the centrist faction - broke apart. Under the leadership of [[Ronan Cornelius Marcán]], the left-wing faction of the National Social Union departed the party by October 2035, joining the [[Democratic Labor Party (Urcea)|Democratic Labor Party]] for the purposes of that year's election. The left-wing faction would later coalesce into the [[Social Labor Party (Urcea)|Social Labor Party]] along with the original membership of the Democratic Labor Party and the [[Republican Party (Urcea)|Republican Party]] following the Casanam Conference.


[[Category: Politics of Urcea]]
== Duties ==
[[Category: IXWB]]
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
|-
| '''Verona''' || ''Commonwealth at-large'' || Soraya Durán
|-
| LaMarque || Amelia, [[Cara County, Verona|Cara]], Elisabeth, Everglade, Mayes || Ruben Núñez
|-
| San Marcos || Andres, Buena Vista, San Marcos || Yanira Miguélez
|-
| 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
|-
| 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 County, Verona|Richland]], Sinas, Varina || Kevin Biel
|-
| Roseland || Santa Ana, Rosalía, Westbrook || Diego Ovejero
|-
| Vírgenes || Avetera, Espanadia, Vírgenes || Olívia Rodrigues Álvarez
|-
| Olympia || Coronado, Luisa, Pasadena, [[Olympia County, Verona|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.
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank
!Definition
!Schools
in rank
|-
!<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
|-
!<span style="color:#55A5FA">''Proficient''</span>
|Schools with a '''Proficient''' rating have demonstrated above average scoring on standardized tests.
|13,790
|-
!<span style="color:#74B72E">''Accredited''</span>
|Schools with an '''Accredited''' rating have demonstrated average scoring on standardized tests.
|5,081
|-
!<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
|-
!<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|''Total''
!24,194
|}
 
=== Gold Performance Acknowledgements ===
 
== Colleges and Universities ==
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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.
 
* [[University of Verona system]]
* [[Verona Commonwealth University system]]
* [[Verona Community Colleges system]]
* [[Verona Institute of Technology]]
 
== See also ==
[[List of school districts in Verona]]
 
 
 
 
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category: Verona]]
[[Category:Verona state agencies]]

Latest revision as of 10:00, 24 May 2023

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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