July 20-21, 2022

News & Announcements

July 20-21, 2022 Board Meetings Postponed

The July 20 and July 21 meetings of the Virginia Board of Education have been postponed due to the unavailability of a sufficient number of members for a quorum for either meeting.

The Code of Virginia requires that a quorum of the nine-member board be physically present for the board to transact business. Board of Education President Dan Gecker postponed the meetings today after only four members — one short of the required five — said that they could physically attend.

The postponed meetings included an executive session and work session originally scheduled for July 20 and the board’s July 21 business meeting.

The Virginia Department of Education will announce information on rescheduling the July meetings when it is available. Agendas and meeting materials for the postponed meetings are available on the VDOE website.

Executive Session Agenda – Wednesday, July 20, 2022

9:30 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.

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Business Session Agenda – Thursday, July 21, 2022

Click on the links below to view individual agenda items. All documents are Word files unless otherwise indicated.

9 a.m. Full Board Convenes

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes from the June 15, 2022 Meeting of the Board

Consent Agenda

• Item A: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendent of Schools (PDF)
• Item B: Final Review of Financial Report on the Literary Fund and Updates to the First Priority Waiting List (PDF)
• Item C: Final Review of a Proposal to Adopt Special Provisions Regarding Accreditation Indicators (PDF)
• Item D: Final Review of Revisions to the Board’s Guidelines for the Use of Computer Science Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements (PDF)
• Item E: Final Review of Updates to the Board-Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard, Advanced Studies, and Modified Standard Diplomas in Virginia Public Schools (PDF)

Action/Discussion Items

• Item F: Final Review of the Proposed 2022 Physical Education Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework (PDF)
• Item G: Final Review of Guidelines for Policies on Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention in Student-Athletes (PDF)
• Item H: Final Review of Revisions to the Child Care Program Regulations (8vCA20-790) to Comply with Requirements of the 2023-2024 Appropriations Act (Exempt Action) (PDF)
• Item I: Final Review of Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) for Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing School Activity Funds (PDF)
• Item J: First Review of Request from Albemarle County Public Schools to Waive 8VAC20-160-50 Regarding the Weighting of AP and IB Courses on Secondary School Transcripts (PDF)
  • ITEM: J - Presentation (PDF)
• Item K: First Review of the Proposed Revised 2022 History and Social Science Standards of Learning (PDF)
  • Item K: Attachment A (Word) (proposed standards)
  • Item K - Attachment B1 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B2 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B3 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B4 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B5 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B6 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B7 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B8 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B9 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B10 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B11 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B12 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B13 (PPT) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B14 (PDF) (public comments)
  • Item K - Attachment B15 (PPT) (public comments)
• Item L: First Review of an Amendment to Virginia’s Consolidate State Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) – Amendment 5
  • ITEM L - Presentation (PDF)
• Item M: First Review of Comprehensive Revisions to the General Procedures and Information for Licensure, and Background Checks for Child Day Programs and Family Day Systems (Proposed Stage) (PDF)
• Item N: First Review of Proposed Addition to Board Guidance on the Applied Studies Diploma (PDF)
  • ITEM N - Presentation (PDF)
• Item O: First Review of Proposed Revisions to the Bylaws of the Virginia Board of Education (PDF)
  • Item O – Attachment A (Word)

Presentations

• Item P: Data Trends Used to Inform Virginia’s Strategic Plans for Educator Recruitment and Retention (PDF)
  • ITEM P - Presentation (PDF)

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

• Superintendent’s Update (PDF)

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 Emily Webb at emily.webb@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.