Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Comments

Department of Education

State Board of Education

Guidance Document Change: In 2021, the Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 1904 and Senate Bill 1196, and was signed into law by Governor Northam. The law establishes new requirements to support culturally competent educators in the Commonwealth. The Guidance on Cultural Competency Training for Teachers and Other Licensed School Board Employees in Virginia Public Schools was developed for the Board to fulfill the statutory mandate to provide guidance on the minimum standards for the local training requirement.

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12/10/21 8:12 am

Commenter: Concerned Parent

overreach

One of the requirements is "cultivating relationships beyond the classroom anchored in affirmation, mutual respect and validation". Teachers already go above and beyond and are overwhelmed with their workload. To state that you are going to "require" them to do additional work and be judged on these things "beyond the classroom" is unfair. What additional compensation are you going to provide teachers for extra work "beyond the classroom" ? How is this allowed if it is not a part of their contract?

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