December 10-11, 2025

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Virginia Board of Education Public Notice - December 10-11, 2025

The Virginia Board of Education will convene on Wednesday, December 10, and Thursday, December 11, 2025, for its monthly meetings. The meetings will be held in the Lecture Hall on the first floor at the Library of Virginia (800 E. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219). All meetings are open to the public and will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel.

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

December 10, 2025

• The Board will convene in a work session in the Lecture Hall, beginning at 11:00 a.m. Public comment will not be accepted during this time.
• Board of Education members will break for lunch. No votes will be taken.

December 11, 2025

• The Board of Education will hold its monthly business meeting in the Lecture Hall, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Public comment will be accepted.
• The Board of Education will accept public comment in advance of the meeting through the Board of Education Comment Form. This form collects public comments for review by the members of the Board. The Board accepts comments from the public on all matters related to public education in Virginia. Comments may be submitted at any time but will be collected and shared with Board members as part of the meeting materials for its next scheduled business meeting.
• Members of the public may signup to address the Board at one of its scheduled business meetings by using the Board of Education Public Comment Sign-Up Form. Requests to address the Board should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled business meeting but may be requested at the meeting at the discretion of the President.
• For all meetings, persons are encouraged to print items of interest as hard copies will not be available at the meeting site. Wi-Fi is available in the meeting room.

Please note that the Library of Virginia opens at 8:30 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact Board staff at boe@doe.virginia.gov.

Work Session Agenda – Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Video | Draft Minutes 

11:00 a.m. Full Board Convenes**

Welcome and Opening Comments

• The meeting will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel.

Presentations

• Item A: Data Portal & Direct Admissions Partnership with VDOE presented by SCHEV Executive Director Scott Fleming
• Item B: Teacher Salaries & Vacancies Overview
  • Attachment 1
  • Attachment 2
• Item C: Educator Preparation Program Data Overview
• Item D: Deep Dive: School Performance and Support Framework Results
  • Item D - Presentation
• Item E: School and Student Supports Update
  •  Graduation Requirements and Substitute Tests for Earning Verified Credits
    • Item E - Attachment 1
    • Item E - Attachment 2
  • Supporting Middle Schools
• Item F: Accreditation Results and Next Steps     
• Item G: Re-Benchmarking Overview       
• Item H: Updates to Memorandum of Understanding
• Item I: Progress Update: Perkins Plan
• Item J: VACAL Update
• Item K: Progress Update on § 22.1-298.7 of the Code of Virginia

Concluding Remarks and Adjournment

* The purpose of convening this meeting is for the board to go into executive session under § 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia. Public comment will not be accepted at this time.

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Business Session Agenda – Thursday, December 11, 2025

Video | Draft Minutes 

9:00 a.m. Full Board Convenes

• The meeting will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel.

Moment of Silence

Pledge of Allegiance

Remarks From the President of the Board of Education

Approval of the Agenda

Approval of Minutes

• Minutes from the November 12-13, 2025, Meetings of the Board of Education

Student Performance

Computer Science Education Proclamation

Recognition of Computer Science Teacher of the Year

Public Comment*

Consent Agenda

• Item A: Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendent of Schools
  • Item A - Attachment 1

Action/Discussion Items

• Item B: Final Review of the Proficiency Implementation Plan
  • Item B - Attachment 1
  • Item B - Attachment 2
  • Item B - Presentation
• Item C: Final Review of the Draft 2025 Expanded High School Science Standards of Learning
  • Item C - Attachment 1
  • Item C - Attachment 2
  • Item C - Presentation
• Item D: Final Review of College Partnership Laboratory School Contract Modifications      
• Item E: Final Review of NOIRA to Add an Early Childhood Special Education Add-on Endorsement in 8VAC20-23
  • Item E - Attachment 1
• Item F: Final Review of Recommendation to Reestablish the Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee
• Item G: Final Review of Career and Technical Education (CTE) Industry Recognized Credentials List to the Board of Education
  • Item G - Attachment 1
  • Item G - Attachment 2
• Item H: First and Final Review of School Construction Assistance Grant Awards
  • Item H - Attachment 1
  • Item H - Attachment 2
• Item I: First and Final Review of Removal of Outdated Guidance Document on 8VAC20-131 
• Item J: Discussion of Amendment IX of Virginia’s Consolidated State Plan 
  • Item J - Presentation
• Item K: First Review of the Virginia Board of Education Guidelines for Policies on Sudden Cardiac Arrest Prevention and Response in Schools
  • Item K - Attachment 1
• Item L: First Review of the Guidelines for Selecting Parent Materials Related to Student Safety Concerns 
  • Item L - Attachment 1

Presentations and Written Reports

• Item M: Annual Report from the Virginia Advisory Committee on Advanced Learning
  • Attachment 1

Closed Session for Legal Issues

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

Adjournment

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*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. Written public comment will continue to be accepted through the Board of Education Comment Form.

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 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.