{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-212.28","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 22.1-212.28","heading":"Definitions","body":"As used in this article, unless the context requires a different meaning:\"School Division of Innovation\" or \"SDI\" means a school division in which the local school board has developed and for which the Board has approved pursuant to regulations as set forth in this article a plan of innovation to improve student learning; educational performance; and college, career, and citizenship readiness skills in each school in the local school division.\"Innovation\" means a new or creative alternative to existing instructional or administrative practices or school structures that evidence-based practice suggests will be effective in improving student learning and educational performance.2017, c. 760.","path":["Title 22.1. EDUCATION","Chapter 13. PROGRAMS, COURSES OF INSTRUCTION AND TEXTBOOKS","Article 1.5. SCHOOL DIVISIONS OF INNOVATION"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-212.28/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:54Z","sha256":"cc22a56751301f873f9c5991e8dd7f41980b1fcce2f43b144f73c866a1473c0a","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-212.27","next":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-212.29"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}