Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
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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1/5/22  10:10 am
Commenter: Julia K

Supporting Competency Training
 

I fully support cultural competency training as it is necessary for all teachers and really all humans frankly, to be (at the bare minimum) COMPETENT. Culture is everywhere and especially present in Virginia where so many families who work for the government or military are from all over the world. It’s important to have a basic understanding of cultures in such a melting pot society. This is absolutely necessary to keep and should be enabled everywhere. 

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