Aug 26, 2026 · Work Session (Part 2)

What was decided · How each member voted

• Closed session Ms. Rhinehart moved to take no action against the license. The motion was properly seconded and the board voted 8-1 to take no action. Dr. Bridges voted against the motion. · Result not stated in the minutes Official minutes (PDF)
• Closed session 8 motions on individual teacher-license cases heard in closed session. Individuals are not named here; the minutes record each case and result. Official minutes (PDF)

• Minutes, Aug 26, 2026 (Town Hall PDF)
• Town Hall meeting page
• VDOE Board meetings, agendas and minutes

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

• 00:00:51

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• 00:06:44

  Recess or reconveneCopy link𝕏 Post

• 01:05:11

  Presentation or new topic begins“kind of the existing cut scores but we have committed to the field and will continue to work with this body on understanding how do we prepare for the four-year phasing of the four-year phase in of …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 02:18:37

  Presentation or new topic begins“i don't know if i can well i think that is the uh very last slide the clicker is not working anymore maybe tim can give me an assist there but i'm happy to turn it over to discussion now or just …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 03:16:03

  Public comment period“really clear on the decision so that when we vote tomorrow, that final action reflects not just an in-the-moment decision, but a really cumulative process of governance where we've been trying to …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 03:29:20

  AdjournmentCopy link𝕏 Post

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Machine transcript (speech-to-text) produced by Coraggio Consulting. Not an official VDOE record. Names and numbers may be misspelled; check the video at the timestamp before quoting.