March 16-17, 2022

Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, March 16, 2022

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 - March 16, 2022

• Agenda
• Play Video
• Overview of the Virginia Literacy Act
• Overview of the Virginia Literacy Act presentation
• A Nation of Readers: How State Chiefs Can Help Every Child Learn to Read
• Comprehensive Overview of Literacy in Virginia
• Comprehensive Overview of Literacy in Virginia presentation
• Development of New Assessment Item Type for Integration of Reading and Writing
• New Assessment Item Type presentation

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Business Session Agenda – Thursday, March 17, 2022

9 a.m. Full Board Convenes - Play Video | Minutes

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Election of Vice President of the Board of Education

Approval of Minutes from the January 26-27, 2022 Meetings of the Board

Introduction of the Honorable Aimee Guidera, Virginia Secretary of Education

Recognition of the 2021 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year and the 2021 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 Superintendents of Schools (PDF)
• Item B: Final Review of Proposed 2022 Driver Education Standards of Learning (PDF)
• Item C: Final Review of the Proposed 2020 Health Education Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework (PDF)
• Item D: Final Review of Proposed 2022 Physical Education Standards of Learning (PDF)
• Item E: Final Review of Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Secondary School Transcripts (Final Stage) (PDF)

Action/Discussion Items

• Item F: Final Review of Proposed Revisions to the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Principals and Superintendents (PDF)
• Item G: Final Review of Data Science Standards of Learning and Data Science Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework (PDF)
• Item H: Final Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure’s Recommendation for a Passing Score for the Praxis® Middle School Mathematics (5164) Test for the Middle Education 6-8 Mathematics Endorsement (PDF)
• Item I: Final Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure’s Recommendation for a Passing Score for the Praxis® Mathematics (5165) Test for the Mathematics Endorsement (PDF)
• Item J: First Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure’s Recommendation for a Passing Score for the Praxis® Reading Specialist (5302) Test (PDF)
• Item K: First Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure’s Recommendation for a Passing Score for the Praxis® Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205) Test (PDF)
• Item L: First Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure's Recommendation to Approve New   Education (Endorsement) Programs (PDF)
• Item M: First Review of Amendments to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel to Comport with American Sign Language National Certifications (PDF)
• Item N: First Review of Alternative Accreditation Plans (PDF)
  • Item N – Attachments C-J (PDF)
• Item O: First Review of COVID-19 Addendum to Virginia’s ESSA Consolidated State Plan (PDF)

Presentation

• Item P: Recapping the 2022 General Assembly Session (PDF)
  • Item P - Presentation (PPT)

Written Reports

• Item Q: Update on the Implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Board of Education and Identified Divisions (PDF)

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

Adjournment

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