October 20-21, 2021
Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, October 20, 2021
10:30 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.
Work Session - Wednesday, October 20, 2021
- Agenda (Word)
- Teacher Evaluation Reform: A Primer on Impacts and System Design (PPT)
- Status Update on Implementation of the Culturally Competent Educators Legislation (PPT)
- Rebenchmarking of the Direct Aid Budget for the 2022-2024 Biennium (PPT)
- Draft 2021 Annual Report on the Condition and Needs of Public Schools in Virginia (Word)
Business Session Agenda – Thursday, October 21, 2021
- Minutes (PDF)
9 a.m. Full Board Convenes
Moment of Silence
Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes from the September 22-23, 2021 Meetings of the Board
Recognition of the 2021 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching State Finalists
Resolution of Recognition to Commemorate November 2021 as Family Engagement In Education Month
Public Comment
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 Quarterly Report of the Literary Fund (Word)
- Item B - Attachment B (XLSX)
- Item C: Final Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure Recommendation for Revisions to the Guidelines for Mentor Teacher Programs for Beginning and Experienced Teachers (Word)
- Item C - Attachment A (Word)
- Item D: Final Review of Approved Training Programs for the Treatment of Students with a Seizure Disorder (Word)
Action/Discussion Items
- Item E: Final Review of the 2021 Prescriptions to the Standards of Quality (Word)
- Resolution Prescribing the Standards of Quality for Public Schools in Virginia (Word) - Approved October 21, 2021
- Item F: First Review of the Proposed Stage of the Regulatory Action to Amend the Regulations Establishing Standards for the Accreditation of Public Schools in Virginia (Word)
- Item F - Attachment A (Word)
- Item F - Attachment B (Word)
- Item F - Presentation (PPT)
- Item G: First Review of Recommendations for Appropriate Staffing and Funding Levels Necessary for State Operated Programs (SOP) in Regional and Local Detention Centers (Word)
- Item G - Attachment A (Word)
- Item H: First Review of Fast Track Regulatory Action to Conform Definitions of “Traumatic Brain Injury” (Word)
- Item H - Attachment A (Word)
- Item I: First Review of the Board of Education’s 2021 Annual Report on the Conditions and Needs of Public Schools in Virginia (Word)
- Item I - Attachment A (Word)
Written Reports
Discussion of Current Issues – by Board of Education Members and Superintendent of Public Instruction
Adjournment
Public Notice
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.