April 20-21, 2021

Business Session Agenda – Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Full Board Convenes**

Executive Session

Adjournment

** The purpose of convening this meeting is for the board to go into executive session under Virginia code §2.2-3711(a)(40). Public comment will not be accepted at this time.

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Board Retreat - Wednesday, April 21, 2021

• Agenda (Word)
• History and Overview of the Board’s Authority and Statutory Requirements Related to Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development (PPT)
• Overview of Professional Development in Virginia Public Schools (PPT)
• Background Reading: History of the Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria in Virginia (Word)
• Background Reading: What Matters in Professional Learning (Word)

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Work Session - Wednesday, April 21, 2021

• Agenda (Word)
• Play Video
• Quality in Early Childhood Classrooms (PDF)

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Business Session Agenda – Thursday, April 22, 2021

10:00 a.m. Full Board Convenes - Play Video | Minutes

Roll Call of Board Members

Approval of Minutes from the March 17-18, 2021 Meetings of the Board

Public Comment

• April 2021 Public Comment Spreadsheet (XLSX)
• April 2021 Written Public Comment Received by the Board (PDF)

Consent Agenda

• Item A: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendents of Schools (Word)
  • Item A-Attachment A (Word)
• Item B: Final Review of Quarterly Report of the Literary Fund (Word)
  • Item B-Attachment A (XLSX)
• Item C: Final Review of Child Care Regulations Transferring from the Board of Social Services to the Board of Education (Word)
  • Item C-Attachment A (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment B (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment C (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment D (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment E (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment F (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment G (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment H (PDF)
  • Item C-Attachment I (PDF)

Action/Discussion Items

• Item D: Final Review of Withdrawal of the Proposed Stage of the Periodic Review of the Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students (Word)
• Item E: Final Review of Withdrawal of the Proposed Stage of the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia to Comport with Legislative Changes from House Bill 1215 (2012 General Assembly)  (Word)
• Item F: First Review for the Proposed Approval of the Region VII Joint-Operated Virtual School – Region VII Virtual Academy (Word)
  • Item F-Attachment A (PDF)
• Item G: First Review of Interim Guidance for Licensure Requirements in Cultural Competency (HB1904/SB1196) (Word)
  • Item G-Attachment A (Word)
• Item H: First Review of Interim Guidance for the African American History Requirement for Individuals Seeking an Initial License or License Renewal with an Endorsement in History and Social Studies (HB1904/SB1196) (Word)
  • Item H-Attachment A (Word)
• Item I:First Review of a Waiver Request to the United States Department of Education from Certain Accountability and Reporting Requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) (Word)
  • Item I-Presentation (PPT)
• Item J: First Review of Revised Guidelines for Practice Year 1 of the Early Childhood Unified Measurement and Improvement System (Word)
  • Item J-Attachment-A (Word)
  • Item J-Presentation (PPT)
• Item K: First Review of Guidelines for a Water Management Program to Prevent Legionella Pneumophila Growth in Public School Buildings pursuant to SB 410 (2020 General Assembly (Word)
  • Item K-Attachment A (Word)
• Item L: First Review of Revisions to the List of 2021-2022 Board of Education Approved Industry Certifications, Occupational Competency Assessments, and Professional Licenses (Word)

Presentations

• Item M: Progress Towards Implementation of the Recommendations from the JLARC Reports (Word)
  • Item M - Presentation  (PPT)
• Item N: Office of School Quality’s Response to Recommendations from the JLARC Report: Operations and Performance of the Virginia Department of Education (Word)
  • Item N – Presentation (PPT)
• Item O: Status Report on COVID Impacts on PreK-12 Education in Virginia (PPT)

Written Reports

• Item P: Report on Defining Students with Limited or Interrupted Formal Education (Word)
  • Item P-Attachment A (PDF)

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

Adjournment

Pursuant to Chapter 1283 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly, the Virginia Board of Education will convene electronically on Tuesday April 20, Wednesday April 21 and Thursday April 22, 2021. 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 5:00p.m. on Tuesday, April 20 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.