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by Gerald Ochs
Rappahannock NewB Writer
Though his visit to November's School Board meeting was designed to shed light on Virginia's revised accreditation standards, Ed Holstrum of the Virginia Department of Education also answered the question that had caused a minor uproar at least month's meeting; he told the School Board that a high school's lack of full accreditation would not impair a students chances for college admission. He was referring to the Department's regulation that states that "the accreditation status of a high school shall not be included on the transcript provided to colleges, universities, or employers."
Mr. Holstrum said the Department had polled a number of colleges and universities before implementing this regulation, and that the "across the board" response was that the accreditation status of a school has no effect-that an applicant is evaluated in other ways, including SAT scores and high school grades. This discussion of the impact of the status of State accreditation on col
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