Public Comment on the Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

P.O. BOX 2120

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 23218-2120

SUPTS. MEMO NO. 164

July 18, 2008

INFORMATIONAL

TO:

Division Superintendents

FROM:

Billy K. Cannaday, Jr.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

SUBJECT:

Public Comment on the Proposed Revisions to the Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students

The Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students (8VAC 20-40-30 et. seq.) were approved in 1993 and became effective in 1995. At its meeting on September 27, 2006, the Virginia Board of Education approved initiating the regulatory process leading to the revision of the regulations. Over the past two years, the Department of Education has worked to revise the regulations in keeping with the Code of Virginia. The proposed revised regulations were released for public comment through the Virginia Register Town Hall (http://townhall.virginia.gov/l/publiclogin.cfm) on June 23, 2008. This date marked the beginning of the formal public comment period within the regulatory process. The formal public comment period will close on September 26, 2008.

The current regulations are available at the Department of Education's website (http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/Gifted/gftregs.pdf). The proposed revised regulations are available at the Town Hall website and on the Department of Education's Web page under the heading of Announcements.

Public comment regarding the proposed revised regulations may be offered any time during the regulatory process. Comments can be made through the Town Hall website, through electronic submission to giftedregulations@doe.virginia.gov, or at four public hearings scheduled throughout the Commonwealth as follows:

Date	Place	Time
September 22, 2008	Fairfax County Marshall High School 7731 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22043	7 p.m.
September 22, 2008	Chesapeake City Oscar Smith High School 1994 Tiger Drive Chesapeake, VA 23320	7 p.m.
September 25, 2008	Radford City Radford High School 50 Dalton Drive Radford, VA 24141	7 p.m.
September 25, 2008	Richmond City James Monroe Building Jefferson Conference Rm. 22^nd floor 101 N. 14^th Street Richmond, VA 23218	11 a.m.

Print copy comments may be sent to the following address:

Comments-Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students

Office of Middle/High School Instruction

Virginia Department of Education

P.O. Box 2120

Richmond, VA 23218-2120

The Department asks your assistance in distributing information about the regulatory process to professional staff and the community. Questions regarding the Regulations Governing Educational Services for Gifted Students or the regulatory process may be addressed to Dr. Donna L. Poland, specialist for Governor's Schools and Gifted Education, Office of Middle and High School Instruction, by e-mail at Donna.Poland@doe.virginia.gov or by telephone at (804) 225-2884.

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