September 22-23, 2021

Business Session Agenda – Wednesday, September 22, 2021

9:30 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.

Work Session - Wednesday, September 22, 2021

• Agenda (Word)
• Play Video
• Status Update on Implementation of the Culturally Competent Educators Legislation (PPT)
• Update on the Work Group Making Recommendations for Appropriate Staffing Levels Necessary for State Operated Programs (SOP) in Regional and Local Detention Center
• Draft Report on Recommendations for Appropriate Staffing Levels Necessary for State Operated Programs (SOP) in Regional and Local Detention Center (Word)

Business Session Agenda – Thursday, September 23, 2021

• Minutes (PDF)

9 a.m. Full Board Convenes

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Approval of Minutes from the July 21-22, 2021 Meetings of the Board

Resolution of Recognition Commemorating September 15 – October 15, 2021 as Hispanic Heritage Month

Public Comment

Consent Agenda

• Item A: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendents of Schools (Word)

• Item B: Final Review of Nominations to Fill Vacancies on Board Advisory Committees (Word)
• Item C: Final Review of Proposed Board of Education Meeting Dates for 2022 (Word)

Action/Discussion Items

• Item D: Final Review of Proposed Revisions to the Guidelines for Locally Awarded Verified Credits Contained in the Guidance Document Governing Certain Provisions of the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia to Allow for the Use of Performance Assessments to Verify Credits in History and Social Science (Word)
• Item E: First Review of Approved Training Programs for the Treatment of Students with a Seizure Disorder (Word)
• Item F: First Review of Exempt Action to the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (Word)
  • Item F- Attachment A (Word)
  • Item F- Attachment B
• Item G: First Review of Exempt Action to the Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Schools for Students with Disabilities (Word)
  • Item G – Attachment A (Word)
  • Item G – Attachment B
• Item H: First Review of Recommendations for School Division of Innovation (SDI) Designation (Word)
• Item I: First Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure Recommendations for Guidelines for Mentor Teacher Programs for Beginning and Experience Teachers (Word)
  • Item I - Attachment A (Word)

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

• Update on the Timeline for Phase 3 Revisions to the Teacher Evaluation Guidelines

• Discussion of Priorities for 2021 Annual Report on the Conditions and Needs of Public Schools in Virginia

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 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.