February 1-2, 2023

News & Announcements

Virginia Board of Education Public Notice – February 1-2, 2023

The Virginia Board of Education will convene on Wednesday, February 1, and Thursday, February 2, for their monthly meetings. All meetings will be held in the Board Room, located on the 22nd Floor of the James Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, unless otherwise noted. All meetings are open to the public and will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel. Due to limited capacity on the 22nd Floor, overflow seating will be available in Conference Rooms B and C of the Monroe Building. The meeting will be livestreamed to the conference rooms.

The Board president reserves the right to change the times listed on this schedule depending upon the time constraints during the meetings. Please note the Security Protocols for the James Monroe Building:

• All visitors to the James Monroe Building must show Photo ID and sign in at the security desk on the first floor. When you arrive, please pass through the security screening, sign-in at the security desk and let them know you are attending the Board of Education meeting. All visitors must have an escort to and from the security desk to the meeting location.
• Please allow time for these security protocols. Security desk hours are from 8:00AM to 5:00PM. We appreciate your patience and commitment to ensuring the safety of all employees and guests.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

• The Board will convene in a business session, beginning at 10 a.m. 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 during this time.
• Board of Education members will break for lunch at 12 p.m., in the 25th Floor Conference Room. No votes will be taken, and it is open to the public.
• The Board will convene in a work session at 1 p.m. Public comment will not be accepted.
• Board of Education members will meet for dinner at 6 p.m. at the Hard Shell (1411 East Cary Street, Richmond, VA 23219). Items for the Board agenda may be discussed informally at the dinner. No votes will be taken, and it’s open to the public.

Thursday, February 2, 2023

• The Board of Education will hold its monthly business meeting, beginning at 9 a.m. Public comment will be accepted. Requests to address the Board during the public comment portion of the meeting should be submitted to Megan Perez at megan.perez@doe.virginia.gov 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.

If you have any questions, please contact Megan Perez, Executive Assistant of Board Relations, at Megan.Perez@doe.virginia.gov.

Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, February 1, 2023

10 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.

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Work Session Agenda – Wednesday, February 1, 2023

1:30 p.m. Full Board Convenes - Play Work Session Video

• Agenda
• Proposed Revised 2022 History and Social Science Standards of Learning
• Proposed Accountability Revisions
  • Presentation
• Overview of Alternative Routes to Licensure
  • Overview of Traditional and Alternate Routes
  • Quick Glance of Route and Traditional Licensure
  • Overview of Alternate Routes to Licensure

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Business Session Agenda – Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:00 a.m. Full Board Convenes - Play Business Session Video | Minutes

• The meeting will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel.

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes from the November 16-17, 2022, Meetings of the Board

Recognition of 2023 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year

Recognition of 2023 Virginia Teacher of the Year

Public Comment*

Consent Agenda

• Item A: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendent of Schools
  • Item A - Attachment A
• Item B: Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund and Updates to the First Priority Waiting Lists
  • Item B - Attachment A

Action/Discussion Items

• Item C: First and Final Review of Updates to Lab School Application Process Document (Lab School Application Guidelines)
  • Item C - Attachment A
• Item D: First and Final Review of Proposed Amendments to the Procedure for Dismissals to Comport with Legislation from the 2020 General Assembly (Fast-Track)
  • Item D - Attachment A
• Item E: First Review of Arlington County Public Schools Alternate Route to Licensure for Certain Endorsements Pursuant to House Bill 2486 of the 2019 Virginia General Assembly
  • Item E - Attachment A
  • Item E - Attachment B
• Item F: First Review of the Proposed Revised 2022 History and Social Science Standards of Learning
  • Item F - Attachment A

Presentations & Written Reports

• Item G: Report on the Timeline for the Review of the English Standards of Learning
  • Item G - Presentation
• Item H: Report on the Timeline for the Development and Revisions to the Science Standards of Learning
  • Item H - Presentation
• Item I: Update on College Partnership Laboratory Schools

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

Adjournment

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Public Notice

The Virginia Board of Education announces its upcoming meetings as shown below.  All meetings will be held in the Board Room, located on the 22^nd Floor of the James Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, unless otherwise noted.  All meetings are open to the public.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

The Board will convene in Executive Session at 10:00 a.m.  Public comment will not be accepted at this time.

The Board will meet for lunch at 12p.m. in the 25th floor conference room.  No votes will be taken and it’s open to the public.

The Board will convene in a work session at 1:30 p.m. Public comment will not be accepted at this time and it’s open to the public.

Board of Education members will meet for dinner at 6:00 p.m. at the Hard Shell restaurant (1411 E. Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219).  Items for the Board agenda may be discussed informally at the dinner.  No votes will be taken, and it’s open to the public.

Thursday, February 2, 2023 

The Board of Education will hold its monthly business meeting, beginning at 9 a.m. The agenda and meeting materials are available on the Board’s webpage.  Public comment will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting.

Please contact Megan Perez at megan.perez@doe.virginia.gov if you would like to make public comment, indicating the topic you will be speaking on and at what meeting you wish to address the Board.  Please limit remarks to three minutes. Electronic or written copies of remarks are encouraged – individuals should prepare 11 copies.

For all meetings, persons are encouraged to print items of interest as hard copies will not be available at the meeting site. Wi-Fi is available in the meeting room. 

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. Written public comment will continue to be accepted on the Board’s email account at BOE@doe.virginia.gov.

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 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.