October 14-15, 2020

Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Full board convenes** – 10:30 a.m.

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, October 15, 2020

• Minutes (PDF)

Full Board Convenes – 10 a.m.

Roll Call of Board Members

Approval of Minutes of the September 16-17, 2020 Meetings of the Board

Public Comment

• October 2020 Public Comment Spreadsheet (XLS)
• October 2020 Written Public Comment Received by the Board (PDF)
• October 2020 Written Public Comment Received by the Board – Part II (PDF)
• Written Public Comment on Item-H (Word)
• Written Public Comment on Item-H – Part II (PDF)

Consent Agenda

1. Resolution of Recognition to Commemorate November 2020 as Family Engagement In Education Month (PDF)
2. Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund (Word)
3. Final Review of an Amendment to Virginia’s Consolidated State Plan under the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA) – Amendment 4 (Word)
4. Final Review of the Proposed 2020 Computer Technology Standards of Learning (Word)
5. Final Review of the Guidance and Model Policy for the Notification of Protective Orders in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Word)
6. Final Review of the Notice of Intended Regulatory Action to Revise the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia (Word)
7. Final Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure's Recommendation to Approve New Education (Endorsement) Programs (Word)

Action/Discussion Items

1. Final Review of the Proposed Recommendations by the Governor’s Commission on African American History Education in Virginia (Word)
2. Final Review of a Process to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendents of Schools (Word)
3. Final Review of Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students (Proposed Stage) (Word)
4. Final Review of Addition to the State Approved Textbooks forK-12 Science (Word)
5. First Review of Amendments to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel, Procedural Guidelines for Conducting Licensure Hearings, and the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia to Comport with Legislation from the General Assembly (Word)
6. First Review of the Board of Education’s Annual Report on the Condition and Needs of Public Schools in Virginia (Word)

Written Reports

1. Interim Update on a New Process for the Approval of Textbooks and High Quality Instructional Materials (Word)
2. Update on Early Childhood Education in Virginia (Word)

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

Adjournment

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Public Notice

Pursuant to Chapter 1283 of the 2020 Acts of Assembly, the Virginia Board of Education will convene electronically on Wednesday, October 14 and Thursday October 15. The purpose of these meetings are to transact the business statutorily required or necessary to continue the operations of the Board. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus health emergency, the meeting will proceed under modified procedures.

The meetings are open to the public for viewing. Due to capacity limitations on the Zoom platform, the meeting will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube Channel.

Oral public comment will not be accepted, however, written public comment is always accepted on the Board’s email account at BOE@doe.virginia.gov. Written public comment received by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13 will be posted on the Board’s webpage. All written public comment will be provided to the Board in a timely manner.  

The Board president reserves the right to change the times listed on this agenda depending upon the time constraints during the meeting.