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This subseries is housed in five boxes and is arranged alphabetically by the name of board. Subseries contains correspondence, memorandums, nominations, applications and resume material for, from, and about citizens who were appointed to agency and college and university boards within the Education secretariat by Governor Mark R. Warner. Also included are board profiles, which explain the purpose and goals of the boards, and the number, name, and make-up of board members.

This subseries is housed in 26 boxes and is further subdivided by Higher Education, State Agencies and Other and alphabetical there under. Subseries contains agendas, agreements, correspondence, handouts, memorandums, notes, presentations, and reports.

This subseries is housed in 1 folder and is arranged alphabetically by agency. Records primarily contain letters from agency heads certifying that they have a viable COOP. A copy of the Continuity of Operations Plan is not included.

This subseries is housed in 6 folders and is arranged alphabetically by agency. Records include quarterly SWAM totals for the first quarter of fiscal year 2006 for education agencies. Also included is a copy of each agency's Supplier Diversity Model Program as required by Governor Warner's Executive Order 29, Equal Opportunity in State Procurement, issued on 2 July 2002.

This subseries is housed in 11 boxes and is arranged chronologically. This subseries contains copies of out-going correspondence from the Secretary of Education (Belle Wheelan, 2002-2005 and Peter Blake, 2005-2006). The majority of these records are duplicated in Series III. Constituent Correspondence.

This subseries is housed in 13 boxes and is arranged roughly alphabetically by subject/event. This subseries contains calendars, correspondence, e-mail, briefings, notes, presentations, and press releases. Notable subjects in this subseries include: Prince Edward County scholarship program (meeting notes, 8 May 2003 - attendees: Governor Warner, Del. Baskerville, Del. Watkins Abbitt, Dr. Vonita Foster, Dr. Ed Peeples, John Stokes, and Ken Woodley); Sarah Finley's Day Calendars, 2002-2005 (lists appointments); consolidating Virginia Schools for the Deaf and Blind; Council on Virginia's Future meeting materials and Cabinet Technology Team for Education and Technology (VITA), 2004-2005 meeting materials.

This subseries is housed in 15 boxes and is arranged by project or event. Subdivisions are: General Obligation Bonds (GOB) for Higher Education, 2002; Governor's Higher Education Summit, 2002-2003; College and University Research, 2002-2006; Higher Education Restructuring, 2002-2005; New College Institute, 2004-2005; and Undocumented Aliens and In-State Tuition, 2002-2003. Subseries contains agendas, correspondence, memorandums, legislation, presentations, notes, handouts, talking points, press releases, briefing books, resumes, e-mail, reports, and articles.

This subseries is housed in 21 boxes and is arranged by various aspects of the Education for a Lifetime Initiative. Governor Mark R. Warner's Education for a Lifetime initiative was a series of targeted reforms to improve a number of elements within the broad spectrum of "public education" including: Pre-Kindergarten (School Readiness Indicators), Accountability and Efficiency Reviews, Senior Year Plus (Path to Industry Certification), Teacher Support and Retention (Effective Mentoring and Turnaround Specialists), Preserving and Strengthening Higher Education, and Workforce Development (Race to GED and Career Readiness Certificates). The Education for a Lifetime Initiative was developed in 2002 and early 2003 and announced in September and October 2003. This subseries documents the development and implementation of various aspects of this wide ranging program. Most of the materials in this subseries are the records of Sarah Hopkins Finley, Deputy Secretary of Education. Subseries contains articles, agendas, correspondence, e-mail, meeting notes, executive issue briefs, recommendations, reports, surveys, memorandums, lists, presentations, budget documents, summaries, talking points, and legislation.

This subseries is housed in four boxes and is arranged by topic. The Governor's Partnership for Achieving Successful Schools (PASS) initiative, started by Governor Mark R. Warner in July 2002, was a statewide partnership with business and community leaders, state educators, and local school and government officials to boost student achievement in Virginia's lowest academically performing schools on Virginia's Standards of Learning (SOL). The majority of this material belonged to Deputy Secretary of Education Sarah Finley. Subseries contains articles, agendas, correspondence, e-mail, meeting notes, reports, memorandums, presentations, and press releases.

This subseries is housed in four boxes and is divided by topic. The original order has been maintained. The 2002 Session of the General Assembly established the Commission to Review, Study and Reform Education Leadership (HJR 20/SJR 58), a two-year, 21-member commission to "review, study and reform educational leadership." The 2004 Session of the General Assembly adopted HJR 124 to continue the Commission's work. The Secretary of Education was a member of the Commission. This series includes the records of Deputy Secretary of Education Sarah Finley and includes materials on turnaround specialists, principals, school leadership, Educational Leadership Commission and State Action for Educational Leadership Project (SAELP II) grants from the Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds. Subseries contains agendas, correspondence, memorandums, presentations, notes, handouts, press releases, e-mail, reports, grants, reference materials and articles.