January 27-28, 2021

Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, January 27, 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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Business Session Agenda – Thursday, January 28, 2021

• Minutes (PDF)

10:00 a.m. Full Board Convenes

Roll Call of Board Members

Approval of Minutes from the November 19, 2020 Meetings of the Board

Public Comment

• January 2021 Public Comment Spreadsheet (XLS)
• January 2021 Written Public Comment Received by the Board (PDF)

Consent Agenda

• Item A: Final Review to the Update to the Literary Fund’s First Priority Waiting List (Word)
  • Item A- Attachment A (XLS)
• Item B: Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund (Word)
  • Item B – Attachment A (XLS)
• Item C: Final Review of Revisions to the Emergency Guidelines for Locally Awarded Verified Credits Due to COVID-19 (Word)
• Item D: Final Review of Revised Foundation Blocks for Learning (Word)
  • Item D – Attachment A (PDF)
  • Item D – Presentation (PPT)
• Item E: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendent of Schools (Word)
  • Item E – Attachment A (Word)

Action/Discussion Items

• Item F: Final Review of the Proposed Consolidation of the City of Covington and Alleghany County School Divisions (Word)
  • Item F – Attachment A (PDF)
  • Item F – Attachment B (PDF)
• Item G: First Review of Proposed Revisions to the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers (Word)
  • Item G – Attachment A (Word)
  • Item G – Attachment B (Word)
  • Item G – Presentation (PPT)
• Item H: First Review of an Addendum and Waiver to Virginia’s Consolidated State Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) (Word)
  • Item H – Presentation (PPT)
• Item I: First Review of Revisions to the Approval Process for Multidivision Online Providers in Virginia (Word)
  • Item I - Presentation (PPT)
• Item J: First Review of Recommended Cut Scores for Substitute Tests for Verified Credit in Reading and Writing (Word)
• Item K: First Review of Child Abuse and Neglect Recognition and Intervention Training Curriculum Guidelines (Word)
• Item L: First Review of Revised Guidelines for Policies on Concussions in Students (Word)
• Item M: First Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and  Licensure’s Recommendation for a Passing Score for the Praxis® Middle School Science (5442) Test for the Middle Education 6-8 Science Endorsement (Word)
  • Item M – Attachment A (PDF)
  • Item M – Attachment B (PDF)
• Item N: First Review of Approval of Timeline for the Virginia Mathematics Pathways Initiative (VMPI) (Word)
  • Item N – Attachment A (PDF)
  • Item N – Attachment B (Word)
  • Item N – Presentation (PPT)
• Item O: First Review of Nominations to Serve on the Early Childhood Advisory Committee (Word)

Presentations

• Item P: Virginia’s Equity Framework: Navigating EdEquityVA (Word)
  • Item P – Attachment A (PDF)
  • Item P – Presentation (PPT)
• Item Q: Status Report on COVID Impacts on PreK-12 Education (Word)
  • Item Q – Presentation (PPT)

Written Reports

• Item R: Update on the 2021 General Assembly Session (Word)
  • Item R – Attachment A (Word)
• Item S: Implementation of Standards of Quality (SOQ) Staffing Requirement Flexibilities (Word)
• Item T: Timeline for the Review and Revision Process of the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning (Word)
• Item U: Timeline for the Review and Revision of Virginia’s Textbook Review Process to Identify High-Quality Instructional Materials (Word)
• Item V: Timeline for the Review of the 2015 Physical Education, 2015 Driver Education and 2020 Family Life Education Standards of Learning (Word)
• Item W: Timeline for Guidelines for Instruction on the Safe Use of and Risks of Abuse of Prescription Drugs (Word)
• Item X: JLARC Report: K12 Special Education in Virginia (Word)
  • Item X – Attachment A (PDF)
• Item Y: JLARC Report: Review of the Children’s Services Act and Private Special Ed Day School Costs (Word)
  • Item Y – Attachment A (PDF)
• Item Z: JLARC Report: Operations and Performance of the Virginia Department of Education (Word)
  • Item Z – Attachment A (PDF)

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 Wednesday January 27 and Thursday January 28, 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, January 26 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.