March 25-26, 2026

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Virginia Board of Education Public Notice - March 25-26, 2026

The Virginia Board of Education will convene on Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26, 2026, for its monthly meetings. The Wednesday, March 25, 2026, meeting will convene at 1:00 p.m. in the Lecture Hall on the first floor of the Library of Virginia (800 E. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219) and go into a closed meeting under § 2.2-3711 of the Code of Virginia. The closed meeting will not be livestreamed. The Board will convene in a work session in the Lecture Hall at the conclusion of the closed meeting. The work session will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel. The Board will convene for a Board Dinner at 6 PM at 701 E. Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23219, and the public may attend. No votes will be taken during dinner. All meetings, except closed meetings, are open to the public and will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel. The Board Dinner will not be included in the livestream. The Thursday, March 26, 2026, meeting will convene at 9:00 a.m. in the in the Lecture Hall on the first floor of the Library of Virginia (800 E. Broad St, Richmond, VA 23219). All meetings, except closed sessions, are open to the public and will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel.

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

March 25, 2026

• The Board will convene in a business session in the Lecture Hall, beginning at 1:00 p.m. The purpose of convening this meeting is for the Board to go into closed session under Virginia Code § 2.2-3711. Public comment will not be accepted during this time.
• The Board will convene in a work session in the Lecture Hall after the business session. Public comment will not be accepted during the work session.
• The Board will convene for a Board Dinner at 6 PM at 701 E. Franklin St. Richmond, VA 23219, and the public may attend. No votes will be taken during dinner. The Board Dinner will not be included in the livestream.

March 26, 2026

• 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.

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Work Session Agenda – Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Video | Minutes 

1:00 p.m. Full Board Convenes**

Welcome and Opening Comments

Closed Session for Licensure Cases

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.

Business Session Agenda – Thursday, March 26, 2026

Video | 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 January 8, 2026, Meetings of the Board of Education

Student Performance

March As Youth Arts Month, Music in Our Schools Month, and Theatre in Our Schools Month

Recognition of Principals 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
• Item B: Final Review of Financial Report on Literary Fund and Updates to the First Priority Waiting List 
  • Item B - Attachment 1
  • Item B - Attachment 2

Action/Discussion Items

• Item C: First and Final Review of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Revised State Plan
  • Item C - Attachment 1
  • Item C - Presentation
• Item D: First and Final Review of Petition for Rulemaking
• Item E: First and Final Review of Fast-Track Regulatory Action to Amend 8VAC20-23-440 to Align with Chapter 552 of the 2025 Acts of the Assembly
  • Item E - Attachment 1
  • Item E - Attachment 2
• Item F: First and Final Review of a Notice for Intended Regulatory Action to Amend 8VAC20-23 to Add a Geometry Add-On Endorsement to Align with Chapter 552 of the 2025 Acts of the Assembly
  • Item F - Attachment 1
• Item G: First Review of Regulatory Action to Align with Item 130.H of Chapter 2 of the Acts of the Assembly 2022 Special Session I (Final Stage)
  • Item G - Attachment 1
  • Item G - Attachment 2
• Item H: First Review of Regulatory Action to Amend 8VAC20-543-20 to Align with Chapter 186 of the 2025 Acts of the Assembly
  • Item H - Attachment 1
  • Item H - Attachment 2
• Item I: First Review of Guidelines for Notification and Reporting of Communicable Diseases in Licensed Child Day Centers (8VAC20-780-490)
  • Item I - Attachment 1
  • Item I - Presentation

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.