Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Education
 
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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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12/30/21  11:32 am
Commenter: Patricia Joan McWethy

Board of Education Guidance on Cultural Competency Training for Teachers and Other Licensed School
 

What a bunch of goobledegook: Four domains of Cultural Competency and a number of micro-competencies!!!  I have never read such garbage.  What ever happened to teaching reading, writing, science, math, and factual history.  Teachers need to teach kids how to think and not what to think.  Yes, teach them respect for alternative points of view but that can best be done by example.  Don't waste tax payers money on "training" teachers in this cultural competency hogwash.  I read through the whole document and have no idea what the author is talking about.  And I have two graduate degrees and was CEO of several professional education associations.  Who would go into the teaching profession faced with having to sit through classes of this malarkey?  What a waste of time, money and effort.  Please do not adopt this required training in "Cultural Competency."

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