April 2, 2020
Business Session Agenda – Thursday, April 2, 2020
- Minutes (PDF)
1 p.m. BOARD CONVENES VIA WEBINAR CONFERENCE CALL
Roll Call of Board Members Present
Welcome from President Dan Gecker
Action Items
Final Review of Virginia’s Perkins V State Plan (Word)– The deadline for submission of the Perkins V State Plan to USED has changed to June 15, 2020. As such, this item is stricken from the agenda for April 2, 2020.
Item A – Presentation (PPT)George Willcox, Director of Career and Technical Education – Operations and AccountabilityDr. David S. Eshelman, Director of Career and Technical Education – Workforce Development and InitiativesWilliam Hatch, Coordinator, Planning, Administration, and Accountability
- Final Review of Emergency Guidelines for Local Alternatives to Awarding Standard Units of Credit (140-Clock Hours Requirement) Due to COVID-19 (Word) – Updated April 1, 2020
- Dr. Leslie Sale, Interim Director of Policy
- Emergency Guidelines for Local Alternatives to Awarding Standard Units of Credit (Word) – Approved by the Virginia Board of Education on April 2, 2020
- Dr. Leslie Sale, Interim Director of Policy
- Final Review of Emergency Guidelines for Locally Awarded Verified Credits Due to COVID-19 (Word) – Updated April 1, 2020
- Dr. Leslie Sale, Interim Director of Policy
- Emergency Guidelines for Locally-Awarded Verified Credits (Word) – Approved by the Virginia Board of Education on April 2, 2020.
- Emergency Guidelines for Locally-Awarded Verified Credits (Word) – Approved by the Virginia Board of Education on April 2, 2020.
- Dr. Leslie Sale, Interim Director of Policy
COVID-19 Briefing
- USED Provides Initial Approval to Cancel 2019-2020 Reading, Math and Science Tests (Word) – News Release, March 30, 2020
- Guidance from the Department of Special Education and Student Services
- Guidance on Graduation Requirements, Awarding Credits, and Continuity of Learning
- Guidance on Licensure of Instructional Personnel (Word) – Superintendent's Memo 083-20
- Joint Guidance for Emergency Child Care during Statewide School Closure (Word)
- Joint Guidance for Student Placements Reimbursed by the Children's Services Act (Word)
- COVID-19 Parent Guide for School-Age Children
- #GoOpenVA: COVID-19 Extended Closing Resources – Resources provided by Virginia school divisions to support educational activities when schools are closed.
- Frequently Asked Questions – Updated regularly by VDOE
Discussion of COVID-19 Topics
- Board Members and VDOE staff