Mar 26, 2026 · Business Meeting

What was decided · How each member voted

• Approval Of The Agenda Mr. Hansen motioned to approve the agenda. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Approval Of Minutes Mr. Robinson motioned to approve the January 2026 meeting minutes of the Board as presented. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. Dr. Bridges abstained from the vote. · Carried unanimously, with an abstention recorded (see text) Official minutes (PDF)
• Consent agenda Mr. Hansen made a motion to approve the items on the consent agenda. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Item C First and Final Review of the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) Revised State Plan: Mr. Hansen made a motion to approve the item as presented to the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Item D First and Final Review of Petition for Rulemaking: Mr. Robinson made a motion to approve the item as presented to the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• 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: Mrs. Kilgore made a motion to approve the item as presented to the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• 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: Mr. Hansen made a motion to approve the item as presented to the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)

• Minutes, Mar 26, 2026 (Town Hall PDF)
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Source: official minutes posted by VDOE on Virginia Regulatory Town Hall. Motion text is quoted; where the minutes give a roll call or names, it appears in the quoted text. Teacher-license cases are counted, not named.

Moments worth watching

• 00:09:19

  Call to order“Good morning. It is 9 a.m., and I will now call this meeting to order. As is customary for this board, we will begin our meeting with a moment of silence, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 00:19:08

  Motion and vote. See the official minutes for the recorded result.Copy link𝕏 Post

• 00:39:43

  Public comment period“Those standards are currently in the seven-year review cycle, and public comment is open so we can hear from our citizens on how to improve the standards for the future. …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 00:45:29

  Presentation or new topic begins“Virginia students and our schools we're gonna go ahead and get started before we” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:07:22

  Item A Final Review to Certify a List of Qualified Persons for the Office of Division Superintendent of Schools (discussion near here)“So we have final review to certify a list of qualified persons for the office of division superintendent of schools and the final review of the financial report on literacy fund and updates to the …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:28:15

  Item D First and Final Review of Petition for Rulemaking (discussion near here)“Thank you very much. We have Mr. Chapman up for first and final review of the petition for rulemaking. …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:32:27

  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 (discussion near here)“Thank you, President Ashen. Members of the board, item E is a first and final review for a fast-track regulatory action in order to amend the regulations for teacher licensure with respect to the …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:39:30

  Motion and vote. See the official minutes for the recorded result.Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:41:34

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• 01:46:47

  Item I First Review of Guidelines for Notification and Reporting of Communicable Diseases in Licensed Child Day Centers (8VAC20-780-490) (discussion near here)“child has been exposed to a communicable disease. So the regulations for licensed child day centers incorporates by references several different documents and code reference related to communicable …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:49:01

  Presentation or new topic begins“So I'm going to start with example number two in your slide presentation regarding conjunctive itis or pink eye. …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 02:02:44

  AdjournmentCopy link𝕏 Post

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