July 21-22, 2021
Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, July 21, 2021
11 a.m. 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.
Business Session Agenda – Thursday, July 22, 2021
- Minutes (PDF)
9 a.m. Full Board Convenes
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
Election of the President and Vice President of the Board of Education, 2021-2023
Approval of Minutes from the June 16 - 17, 2021 Meetings of the Board
Public Comment
- July 2021 Public Comment Spreadsheet (XLSX)
- July 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 B: Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund and Updates to the First Priority Waiting List (Word)
- Item C: Final Review of Proposed Changes to Certain Accreditation Indicators in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Legislative Action in the 2021 General Assembly (Word)
- Item D: Final Review of Fast-Track Regulatory Action to Amend the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel and Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia (8VAC20-23 and 8VAC20-543) to Comport with Legislation from the 2021 Session of the General Assembly (Word)
Action/Discussion Items
- Item E: Final Review for Consent to the Establishment of a Joint-operated School – Region VII Virtual Academy (Word)
- Item F: Final Review of Revisions to Model Guidance for Positive and Preventative Code of Student Conduct Policy and Alternatives to Suspension (Word)
- Item G: Final Review of Revised Regulation for Licensed Child Day Centers Transferring from the Board of Social Services to the Board of Education (Word)
- Item H: First Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure Recommendations for Guidelines for Mentor Teacher Programs for Beginning and Experience Teachers (Word)
- Item I: First Review of Proposed Revisions to the Guidelines for Locally Awarded Verified Credits to Allow for the Use of Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in History/ Social Science (Word)
Presentations
Written Reports
- Item K: Lifting of the Declared State of Emergency and Impact on State-level Waivers and Relief Measures (Word)
- Item L: Report on African American History Education (Word)
Discussion of Current Issues – by Board of Education Members and Superintendent of Public Instruction
Adjournment
Public Notice
The Board of Education will hold its monthly business meeting, beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held in the James Monroe Building, 22nd floor, located at 101 N. 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, and livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel. Public comment will be accepted. Written public comment is always accepted on the Board’s email account at BOE@doe.virginia.gov. Requests to address the Board during the public comment portion of the meeting should be submitted to Sonya Broady at sonya.broady@doe.virginia.gov or 804-225-2540 in advance of the meeting, but may be submitted the day of the meeting, at the discretion of the President. In honoring such requests, the Board will limit such comments to three minutes for each speaker at the discretion of the President.
The Board president reserves the right to change the times listed on this agenda depending upon the time constraints during the meeting.
Guidelines for Public Comment
The Board of Education will provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the Board at its meetings, as appropriate, during the public comment portion of the meeting.
At its regular meetings, members of the public may address the Board during the public comment portion of the meeting on any matter related to public education, which includes the actions of the Board. During the public comment portion of any committee of the Board or any advisory committee of the Board, the Board requests that members of the public only address the committee on matters on the committee’s published agenda and any matters added to the agenda during the meeting by the committee.
Requests to address the Board or one of its committees during the public comment portion of the meeting shall include the subject to be discussed and the name of the speaker.
Requests to address the Board or one of its committees during the public comment portion of the meeting should be submitted to the Department of Education (804-225-2540 or Sonya.Broady@doe.virginia.gov) in advance of the meeting, but may be submitted the day of the meeting, at the discretion of the President or committee chairperson. In honoring such requests, the Board will limit such comments to three minutes for each speaker at the discretion of the President or committee chairperson.
The Board President or committee chairperson may, in his or her discretion, extend the public comment portion of the meeting, allocate the time available for public comment, adjust the order of speakers, or take other reasonable measures to ensure that the Board hears multiple views on any matter presented to the Board.
Public comment speakers will be encourage to provide multiple written copies of their comments or other materials amplifying their views.