Virginia Board of Education Meeting Summaries
Virginia
Board of Education - The Constitution of
Virginia empowers the Virginia Board of Education with the general supervision
of the public school system. This
includes responsibility for (subject to General Assembly approval) the
major regulations governing public education in Virginia, such as the Standards
of Quality, the Standards of Accreditation, the Standards of Learning accountability
program, and teacher licensure regulations.
The Virginia Board of Education typically meets ten times a year (every
month except August and December). The following links provide summaries
of their monthly meetings (meeting highlights in parentheses).
2008 Meetings
- April 24 Notice of Intended Regulatory Action (NOIRA) to Amend and Consolidate Certain Board of Education Regulations / Proposed Amendment to the Regulation Governing the Reduction of State Aid When the Length of the School Term is Below 180 Teaching Days or 990 Teaching Hours Under the Fast Track Provisions of the Administrative Process Act / Report from the Board of Educations's 2007-08 Student Advisory Committee / Approval of Local School Division Remedial Plans / Request for Approval of an Innovative Program Opening Prior to Labor Day from Covington City Public Schools / Proposasl to Establish a Governor's Career and Technical Academy for Renewable Resources and Agricultural Sciences in Halifax County / Virginia's Defintion of School Readiness/Protocol for the State-Directed Investigation of Testing Irregularities / Recommended Cut Scores for the Virginia Grade Level Alternative (VGLA) in Science / No Child Left Behind Differentiated Accountability Pilot Proposal / Virginia Standards for thte Professional Practice of Teachers
- March 19 Recommended Cut Scores for the Revised Grade 8 Standards of Learning Science Test/Timeline for the Review and Approval of Revised Mathematics Standards of Learning/Standards for the Governor's Career and Technical Education Exemplary Standards Awards Programs/Rescinding Current English Language Proficiency (ELP) Standards of Learning and Approval of World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) ELP Standards/Virginia's Five Year State Plan for Fiscal Years 2008-2013 for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006/Report on the Status of 2008 General Assembly Actions/Additional Reports
- February 21 Report from the Board of Education's 2007-08 Student Advisory Committee / Rescinding Current English Language (ELP) Standards of Learning and Approval of World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA) ELP Standards / Proposed Standards for the Governor's Career and Technical Education Exemplary Standards Awards / Board of Education's Charter School Application Review Committee on a Proposed Public Charter School Application from the Patrick Henry School of Science and Arts in Richmond, VA / Report on the Status of 2008 General Assembly Actions
- January 10 Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia | Request for an Increased Graduation Requirement from Roanoke County Public Schools | Criteria for Making Distributions from the Public Charter School Fund (HB 2311) | Schedule for the Adoption of Mathematics, English, Science and Foreign Languages Textbooks and Instructional Materials | Standards of Learning for Physical Education, Health Education, Driver Education, History and Social Science, and Curriculum Framework for Algebra, Functions, and Data Analysis | Proposed Amendments to Virginia's Consolidated Application Accountability Plan Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | Revisions of Industry, Professional, or Trade Association Certification Examinations and Occupational Competency, Assessments to Meet the Requirements for the Board of Education's Career and Technical and Advanced Mathematics and Technology Seals and the Student-Selected Verified Credit | Virginia's Five Year State Plan for Fiscal Years 2008-2013 for the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 | Reports
2007 Meetings
- November 29 Proposed Regulations Governing Jointly Owned and Operated Schools and Jointly Owned Programs | Proposed Amendments to the Regulations Governing the Virginia Teaching Scholarship Loan Program Requirements and Selection Procedures | Alternative Accreditation Plan from Danville Public Schools for J. M. Langston Focus School | Proposed Process for Initiating a Governor's Career and Technical Academy | Resolution to Reaffirm the Board of Education's Prescribed Revisions to the Standards of Quality | Criteria for Making Distributions from the Public Charter School Fund | Proposed Schedule for the Adoption of Mathematics, English, Science, and Foreign Language Textbooks and Instructional Materials | Reports and Publications
- September 26 Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia (8 VAC 20-81-10 et seq) | Revisions to the Standards for Interdepartmental Regulation of Residential Facilities for Children | Request for Increased Graduation Requirements from Russell County Public Schools | Alternative Accreditation Plan from the Danville Public Schools | Requests from School Divisions for Ratings of Conditionally Accredited | Adoption of an English Proficiency Assessment to be Administered in 2008-09 | Reports Received
- July 25 Revised Guidelines for Family Life Education / Graduation Requirements / Guidelines Establishing an Incentive Program to Encourage and Recognize School Accountability Performance and Competence to
Excellence / English Language Proficiency Standards of Learning / Pupil Transportation Specifications for School Buses / Direct Aid to Public Education Budget for the 2008-2010 Biennium / Reports Received
- June 28 Appeals Process for Supplemental Educational Services Providers Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | Appeals Process for Instructional Interventions to Satisfy Provisions in Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia | Graduation Requirements in Westmoreland County | Guidelines for Schools for Students with Disabilities Fund | Standards of Learning for Algebra, Functions and Data Analysis Course | Board of Education’s Comprehensive Plan: 2007-2012 | Revised Guidelines for Family Life Education | Cut Scores for the Virginia Alternate Assessment Program | Guidelines Establishing an Incentive Program to Encourage and Recognize School Accountability Performance and Competence to Excellence (8VAC 20-131-325) | Reports
- May 30-31 Finance Requirement for All Students in Waynesboro Public Schools | Approval of Remedial Plans | Resolution Delegating the Approval of Other States Comprehensive Subject Area Assessments as Substitute Tests | Regulatory repeals, amendments and consolidations | Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students (8 VAC 20-40-10 et seq.) | Resolution Granting the Superintendent of Public Instruction Authority to Act on Behalf of the Virginia Board of Education Regarding Supplemental Educational Services and Instructional Interventions Applications and Initial Appeals | Appeals Process for Supplemental Educational Services Providers Under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | Appeals Process for Instructional Interventions to Satisfy Provisions in Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia | Guidelines for Schools for Students with Disabilities Fund | Consolidation of the Two Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind | Board Planning Session
- April 27 Regulations Governing Literary Loan Applications in Virginia | Regulations Governing Jointly Owned and Operated Schools and Jointly Operated Programs | Spirit of the Commonwealth Award | Resolution Delegating the Approval of Other States Comprehensive Subject Area Assessments as Substitute Tests | Finance Requirement for All Students in Waynesboro Public Schools | Approval of Remedial Plans | Supplemental Education Service Providers | Reports