June 15, 2022

Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, June 15, 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 - Play Video | Minutes

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes from the April 20-21, 2022 Meetings of the Board

Recognition of the 2022 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching State Finalists

Public Comment

Consent Agenda

• Item A: Final Review of Guidelines for Practice Year 2 of the Early Childhood Unified Measurement and Improvement System (VQB5) (PDF)
• Item B: Final Review of Amendments to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel (8VAC20-23) to Include New Statutory Requirements for Initial Licensure and Renewal of a License (PDF)
• Item C: Final Review of Nominations to Fill Vacancies on Board of Education Advisory Committees (PDF)

Action/Discussion Items

• Item D: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendent of Schools (PDF)
• Item E: Final Review of Exempt Action to Update 8VAC20-490-30’s Length of School Day Requirement (PDF)
• Item F: Final Review of Exempt Action to Comport 8VAC20-23-100 with Chapter 546 of the 2022 Acts of the Assembly (PDF)
• Item G: First Review of Recommended Cut Scores for the New Virginia Alternate Assessment Program (VAAP) Tests in Mathematics, Reading, and Science
• Item H: First Review of a Proposal to Adopt Special Provisions Regarding Accreditation Indicators (PDF)
  • Item H: Presentation Attachment A
• Item I: First Review of Revisions to the Board’s Guidelines for the Use of Computer Science Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements (PDF)
• Item J: First 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)
• Item K: First Review of the Revision of the Career and Technical High–Quality Work-Based Learning (HQWBL) Guide (PDF)
  • Item K: Attachment B (Word)
• Item L: First Review of the Proposed 2022 Physical Education Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework (PDF)
• Item M: First Review of Guidelines for Policies on Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention in Student-Athletes (PDF)
• Item N:First Review of Revisions to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel to Establish an Economics and Personal Finance Add-on Endorsement (final stage) (PDF)
• Item O: First Review of Revisions to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel to Establish a Dual Language Endorsement and Add-on Endorsement (final stage) (PDF)
• Item P: First Review of Revisions to the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia to Establish Dual Language and Economics and Personal Finance Endorsements (final stage) (PDF)
• Item Q: First Review of the Revisions to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel and Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia to Comport with Federal Guidelines Related to Accredited Institutions of Higher Education (fast-track) (PDF)

Presentations

• Item R: Annual Report and Presentation from the State Special Education Advisory Committee (PDF)

Written Reports

• Item S: Update on the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Critical Shortage Teaching Endorsement Areas for the 2022-2023 School year (PDF)

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

• Superintendent’s Update (PDF)
• Final Legislative Report from the 2022 General Assembly (Word)

Executive Session

Adjournment

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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.