Virginia Association of Secondary School Principals
encourages its members to participate in the VBOE public hearings during July and August.
Virginia Board of Education
Public Hearings
The Virginia Board of Education will hold a series of  public hearings in July and August to gather feedback from families, educators, and community members on the following topics:
  • Development of a Profile of a Virginia Graduate, and changes to high school graduation requirements and how schools will be accredited in the future
  • Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and Virginia's accountability system
  • Recommendations regarding the Standards of Quality (SOQ)
  • Identifying conditions and needs of public education, for updating the Board's comprehensive plan and annual report to the Governor and General Assembly
Please plan to speak at one of these important hearings:
 
Thursday, July 14 - Manassas
6:30 p.m.
Osbourn High School (Auditorium)
9005 Tudor Lane
Manassas, VA 20110

Tuesday, July 19 - Williamsburg-James City County
6:30 p.m.
Lafayette High School (Auditorium)
4460 Longhill Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188

Wednesday, August 24 - Abingdon
6:30 p.m. 
Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center
One Partnership Circle
Abingdon, VA 24210

Thursday, August 25 - Lynchburg
6:30 p.m. 
Heritage High School
3020 Wards Ferry Road
Lynchburg, VA 24502
For more information about the Board's work on the above topics please click on the link below.
RSVP
For planning purposes,  kindly RSVP to the Director for Board Relations Melissa Luchau below  if you are able to attend one of these meetings (RSVPs are appreciated, but not required). If you know of others who would like to join, feel free to share this information with them .
 
A sign in sheet will be provided at each hearing for those individuals wishing to address the Board. So that Board members are able to hear from as many people as possible, each speaker is asked to limit their comments to 3 minutes. If individuals wish to submit a written copy of their remarks, or additional materials for the Board to consider,  those will be accepted at the hearing. Comment cards will also be available.
 
Before each public hearing, some Board members will hold a roundtable discussion with select, invited participants on the Board's development of a Profile of a Virginia Graduate and changes to Virginia's accountability system. The roundtables are open to the public, but public comment will not be accepted during the roundtables:
  • Thursday, July 14 at Osbourn High School (Manassas) from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
  • Tuesday, July 19 at Lafayette High School (Williamsburg-James City County) from 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
  • Wednesday, August 24 at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center (Time TBD).
  • Thursday, August 25 (Lynchburg) (Time TBD).
For more information, please contact:
Melissa L. Luchau
Director for Board Relations
Department of Education
804-225-2924
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