Virginia Board of Education Meeting Summary Information

FCPS Office of Government Relations

The following provides information regarding the Virginia Board of Education’s January 26 and 27, 2022 meetings, which included both a Board Work Session as well as their regular Business Meeting.

The Board conducted a Work Session which included a discussion of the Board’s priorities and goals for 2022, the impact of teacher evaluations and professional development on student outcomes, and the identification of high-quality instructional materials.  The following includes links to each presentation that was provided to the Board.

• The Impacts of Teacher Evaluation and Professional Development on Student Outcomes: Research and Best Practice Models (PDF)
• Process Update on the Identification of High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) in Virginia (PPT)
• High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) presentation (PPT)
• Background Reading: 
  • The Design and Practice of U.S. Teacher Evaluation by Jim Wyckoff, Luke Miller and Veronica Katz, EdPolicyWorks, University of Virginia (PDF)
  • Qualities of Effective Teachers: How Professional Development and Evaluation Can Support Growth and Success by Jessica Straessle and James Stronge (PDF)

 

Business Meeting

The Board took the following actions at their Thursday Business Meeting:

Approved Agenda Items

• Item A: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendents of Schools (PDF)
• Item B: Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund and Updates to the First Priority Waiting List (PDF)
• Item G: First Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure's Recommendation to Approve New Education (Endorsement) Programs (PDF) – waived first review and approved
• Item H: First Review of Proposed Flexibility for a Previously Designated School Division of Innovation - Henrico County Public Schools (PDF) – waived first review and approved
• Item K: First Review of Fast-Track Action for Legislative Mandate to the Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Schools for Students with Disabilities (8VAC20-671) (PDF) – waived first review and approved

Agenda Items Received for First Review

• Item F: First Review of Proposed Revisions to the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Principals and Superintendents (PDF)
  • Item-F Presentation (PDF)
• Item I: First Review of the Proposed 2020 Health Education Standards of Learning Curriculum Framework (PDF)
• Item J: First Review of Proposed 2022 Physical Education Standards of Learning (PDF)

• Item C: Final Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure’s Recommendation for a Passing Score for the Praxis® Middle School Mathematics (5164) Test for the Middle Education 6-8 Mathematics Endorsement (PDF)
  • Literature Review - The Impact of Teacher Licensure Assessments on Student Outcomes (PDF)
• Item D: Final Review of the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure’s Recommendation for a Passing Score for the Praxis® Mathematics (5165) Test for the Mathematics Endorsement (PDF)
• Item E: Final Review of the Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Secondary School Transcripts (PDF)

Presentations/Reports

• Item L: Virginia Teacher Licensure Policy: Biases and Barriers to Diversifying the Workforce (PDF)
• Item M: Timeline for the Mathematics Standards of Learning Review and Revision Process (PDF)
• Item N: Update of the Review and Revision of the 2015 History and Social Science Standards of Learning (PDF)
• Item O: Virginia School Survey of Climate and Working Conditions (PDF)

 

Additional information, including meeting video, can be found on the Virginia Department of Education’s website under January 26 and January 27, 2022 at: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/boe/meetings/index.shtml