January 24-25, 2024

News & Announcements

EMERGENCY AMENDED NOTICE OF MEETING - January 24-25, 2024

Due to the unexpected closure of the Monroe Building, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, the location of the January 24-25 meeting of the Board of Education has been CHANGED. The meetings will be held at the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219. The meetings on Wednesday will be held in the Lecture Hall on the first floor beginning at 9:00 a.m. The meeting on Thursday will be in Conference Rooms A and B on the first floor beginning at 9:00 a.m.

The entrance to the building is located on Broad Street. The Library of Virginia opens at 8:30 a.m. All meetings are open to the public and will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel.

The agendas for the meetings have not changed. The Board president reserves the right to change the times listed on this schedule depending upon the time constraints during the meetings.

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

• The Board will convene in a business session, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The purpose of convening this meeting is for the Board to go into executive session under Virginia Code § 2.2-3711. Public comment will not be accepted during this time.
• Board of Education members will break for lunch. No votes will be taken, and it is open to the public.
• The Board will convene in a work session upon the conclusion of the business session or lunch, whichever ends last. Public comment will not be accepted during the work session.
• Board of Education members will meet for dinner at 6:30 p.m. at The Tobacco Company Restaurant (1201 E Cary St, Richmond, VA 23219). Items for the Board agenda may be discussed informally at the dinner. No votes will be taken. The dinner is open to the public.

Thursday, January 25, 2024

• The Board of Education will hold its monthly business meeting, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Public comment will be accepted.
• The Board of Education will accept public comment in advance of the meeting through the Board of Education Comment Form. This form collects public comments for review by the members of the Board. The Board accepts comments from the public on all matters related to public education in Virginia. Comments may be submitted at any time but will be collected and shared with Board members as part of the meeting materials for its next scheduled business meeting.
• Members of the public may signup to address the Board at one of its scheduled business meetings by using the Board of Education Public Comment Sign-Up Form. Requests to address the Board should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled business meeting but may be requested at the meeting at the discretion of the President.
• 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.

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

Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, January 24, 2024

9:00 a.m. Full Board Convenes**

Executive Session

Adjournment

** The purpose of convening this meeting is for the board to go into executive session under § 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia. Public comment will not be accepted at this time.

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Work Session Agenda – Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Minutes | Video - Part 1 | Video - Part 2

Welcome and Opening Comments

Discussion Items

• Item A: Presentation on Early Childhood Building Blocks
• Item B: Presentation on the English Standards of Learning
• Item C: Presentation and Discussion on the Accountability Redesign
• Item D: Discussion on Board Work Plan

Concluding Remarks and Adjournment

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Business Session Agenda – Thursday, January 25, 2024

Minutes | Video

9:00 a.m. Full Board Convenes

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

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of the Agenda

Approval of Minutes

• Draft Minutes of the December 2023 Meetings of the Board of Education

Public Comment*

Consent Agenda

• Item A: First and Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendent of Schools
  • Item A - Attachment 1
• Item B: Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund and Updates to the First Priority Waiting List
  • Item B - Attachment 1
  • Item B - Attachment 2

Action/Discussion Items

• Item C: Final Review of Recommendation to Establish an Advisory Committee for Advanced Learning
  • Item C -Presentation
• Item D: First Review of Proposal to Stagger Terms for the Early Childhood Advisory Committee
  • Item D - Presentation
• Item E: Final Review of Regular Review of Board of Education Guidance Documents
• Item F: First Review of the Proposed 2024 English Standards of Learning
  • Item F - Attachment 1
  • Item F - Attachment 2
• Item G: Final Review of Virginia Literacy Act Division Literacy Plan Template
  • Item G - Attachment 1
  • Item G - Presentation
• Item H: First and Final Review of College Partnership Laboratory School Application from James Madison University
  • Item H - Attachment 1
  • Item H - Attachment 2
  • Item H - Presentation

Presentations & Written Reports

• Item I: Report on Board of Education Advisory Committees and Term Expirations
  • Item I - Attachment 1
  • Item I - Attachment 2
• Item J: Report on English and Language Arts Standards of Learning Public Hearings
  • Item J - Attachment 1

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

Adjournment

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*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. Written public comment will continue to be accepted through the Board of Education Comment Form.

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.