Aug 27, 2026 · Business Meeting

What was decided · How each member voted

• Pledge Of Allegiance Mr. Robinson motioned to elect Dr. Bridges as vice-president of the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Approval Of The Agenda Dr. Wilson motioned to approve the agenda. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Approval Of Minutes Mrs. Kilgore motioned to approve the June 2026 meeting minutes of the Board as presented. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. Ms. Rhinehart and Dr. Maxwell abstained from the vote. · Carried unanimously, with an abstention recorded (see text) Official minutes (PDF)
• Consent agenda Mrs. Kilgore 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 E Final Review of School Performance and Support Framework 2026-2027 Update: Ms. Rhinehart 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 Final Review of Final Stage Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers (8VAC20-781): 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 G Final Review of Updates to the Guidelines for Academic and Career Plans: Dr. Wilson made a motion to approve the item as presented to the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. ra · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Item H Final Review of the 2023-2025 Biennial Approval of Education Endorsement Programs as Required by the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia: Dr. Northern 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 I First and Final Review of Recommendations Regarding Literary Fund Loan Applications Approval for Release of Loan Funds Christina P. Berta, Chief Operations Officer, presented this item to the Board. The material for this item can be found on the Board’s page on the VDOE website.: 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 J Final Review and Approval of Recommended Grant Awards for School Project Applications Submitted to the School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) FY 2026 Christina P. Berta, Chief Operations Officer, and Vijay Ramnarain, Director, Office of Support Services, presented this item to the Board. The material for this item can be found on the Board’s: Dr. Bridges 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 K First and Final Review of Exempt Actions to Implement HB332, HB647, HB1165, HB182, HB258, and the OSERS action: Dr. Wilson made a motion to approve the item as presented to the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. ft · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Item L First and Final Review of Revisions to the Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard and Advanced Studies Diplomas in Virginia Public Schools: Dr. Wilson made a motion to waive first review and approve the item as presented to the Board. The motion was properly seconded and carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)
• Item M First and Final Review of ABTEL’s approval of a motion to replace the Middle School: Social Studies (5089) assessment with Praxis 5589 Middle School Social Studes: Mr. Robinson made a motion to waive first review and the motion was carried unanimously. · Carried unanimously Official minutes (PDF)

• Minutes, Aug 27, 2026 (Town Hall PDF, DRAFT)
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• 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.

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• 00:11:42

  Call to order“Good morning, and welcome to the Virginia State Board of Education Business Meeting. Today is August 27th. With that, I will now call the meeting to order. …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 00:37:26

  Public comment period“and beautiful ball gowns and the paparazzi here um but you do have our just sincere appreciation for your work and your leadership and just spotlighting virginia virginia's history and telling the …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 00:40:40

  Item E Final Review of School Performance and Support Framework 2026-2027 Update (discussion near here)“awards today for the School Construction Assistance Program. These additional grant dollars have been tremendous to support school construction and they've been a great benefit to our school …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:06:07

  Item M First and Final Review of ABTEL’s approval of a motion to replace the Middle School: Social Studies (5089) assessment with Praxis 5589 … (discussion near here)“students deserve classrooms that support the whole child so mind body and social development thanks thank you jill collins morning i'm jill collins i live in danville virginia and i'm an assistant …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:09:11

  Item D Final Review of ABTEL’s Recommendation to Add the Praxis Assessments for Russian, Chinese (Mandarin), and Latin; Elementary Subtest … (discussion near here)“progress but to ensure we get it right and we are here to help you thank you thank you ross collin and then next up is tyah shaw and sophia panetta good morning my name is ross collin and i live in …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 01:14:19

  Item L First and Final Review of Revisions to the Board of Education Approved Courses to Satisfy Graduation Requirements for the Standard and … (discussion near here)“be integrated with instruction. It should make student thinking visible while reinforcing the knowledge concepts and disciplinary practices students are expected to develop. …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 02:28:42

  Item I First and Final Review of Recommendations Regarding Literary Fund Loan Applications Approval for Release of Loan Funds Christina P. … (discussion near here)“instructional materials and that piece on digital alignment because i think that i think that just needs warrants and additional and further conversation. Thank you. So, Reinhard, are you reaching? …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 02:34:03

  Item K First and Final Review of Exempt Actions to Implement HB332, HB647, HB1165, HB182, HB258, and the OSERS action (discussion near here)“serve them at the same time so as we teed up yesterday we are considering four actions today there will be others that are coming forward in the coming weeks that will be implemented at different …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 04:35:37

  Item F Final Review of Final Stage Standards for Licensed Child Day Centers (8VAC20-781) (discussion near here)“Thank you for that brief lunch break. We are now ready to reconvene back in session. We have item F for final review of the final stage of standards for licensed daycare centers.” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 04:51:17

  Item Q First Review of Plan to Re-Establish Advisory Committee on Adult Education and Literacy (discussion near here)“we have a draft of a guidelines or guidance document for that and we can engage the advisory committee in that the advisory committee does have a pediatric representative as part of the membership …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 04:58:34

  Item G Final Review of Updates to the Guidelines for Academic and Career Plans (discussion near here)“Thank you. Ms. Reinhart? Aye. Dr. Bridges? Aye. Mrs. McPherson? Aye. Mr. Robinson? Dr. Northern Dr. Wilson Dr. …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

• 05:12:34

  Item H Final Review of the 2023-2025 Biennial Approval of Education Endorsement Programs as Required by the Regulations Governing the Review and … (discussion near here)“mr robinson hi dr northern dr wilson dr maxwell hi and chair votes aye thank you very much thank you we are at um letter h to final review of the 2325 biennial approval of the education endorsement …” (machine-transcribed; check the video)Copy link𝕏 Post

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