November 19, 2020

Business Session Agenda – Thursday, November 19, 2020

• Minutes (PDF)

Approval of Minutes from the October 14-15, 2020 Meetings of the Board

Public Comment

• November 2020 Public Comment Spreadsheet (XLS)
• November 2020 Written Public Comment Received by the Board (PDF)

Consent Agenda

1. Final Review of Nomination to Fill a Vacancy on the State Special Education Advisory Committee (Word)
2. Final Review of Amendments to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel, Procedural Guidelines for Conducting Licensure Hearings, and the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia to Comport with Legislation from the General Assembly (Word)
3. Final Review of Technical Updates to the Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard, Advanced Studies, and Modified Standard Diplomas in Virginia Public Schools (Word)
4. Final Review of Revisions to the Work-Based Learning Guide as required by House Bill 1680 (2020 General Assembly) (Word)

Action/Discussion Items

1. Final Review of a Process to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendents of Schools (Word)
2. Final Review of the Board of Education’s 2020 Annual Report on the Condition and Needs of Public Schools in Virginia (Word)
3. Final Review of Revisions to the Emergency Guidelines for Locally Awarded Verified Credits Due to COVID-19 (Word)
   • Item G – Attachment A-B (Word)
4. Final Review of Recommended Cut Scores for the Grades 3-8 and End-of-Course Standards of Learning Reading Tests Based on the 2017 English Standards (Word)
5. First Review of the Proposed Consolidation of the City of Covington and Alleghany County School Divisions (Word)
6. First Review of Emergency Guidelines for the Use of Local Performance Assessment to Verify Credits in Writing for 2020-2021 (Word)
7. First Review of Emergency Guidelines for the Use of Local Alternative Assessments in Lieu of the Virginia Studies, Civics and Economics, and Grade 8 Writing Standards of Learning Tests for the 2020-2021 School Year (Word)
8. First Review of Revised Foundation Blocks for Learning (Word)
9. First Review of Proposed Revisions to the World Language Standards of Learning (Word)

Written Reports

1. Written Report on State-level Waivers and Relief Measures (Word)
2. Written Report on the Statewide Annual Performance Report for Career and Technical Education and the Virginia Community College System as a Sub-recipient of Perkins Funds from the Department of Education for School Year 2018-2019 (Word)

Discussion of Current Issues – by Board of Education Members and Superintendent of Public Instruction

Adjournment

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Public Notice

Pursuant to Chapter 1283 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly, the Virginia Board of Education will convene electronically on Thursday November 19. The purpose of these meetings are to transact the business statutorily required or necessary to continue the operations of the Board. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus health emergency, the meeting will proceed under modified procedures.

The meetings are open to the public for viewing. Due to capacity limitations on the Zoom platform, the meeting will be livestreamed at VDOE YouTube Channel.

Oral public comment will not be accepted, however, written public comment is always accepted on the Board’s email account at BOE@doe.virginia.gov. Written public comment received by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 17 will be posted on the Board’s webpage. All written public comment will be provided to the Board in a timely manner. 

The Board president reserves the right to change the times listed on this agenda depending upon the time constraints during the meeting.