Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
Board
State Board of Education
 Electronic Access 
Meeting:
Board of Education Meeting

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 3/27/2025  9:00 am
Type Both Physical and Electronic 
Location Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219 
Electronic Access https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbxl9wHScrWKWIEoUWNIfQ/videos
Board Website www.doe.virginia.gov 
Agenda document agency has not posted
Minutes document pdf Meeting minutes 7/8/2025   (258k)       FINAL
Disability Friendly? Yes       Deaf interpreter available upon request? No
Purpose of the meeting
The Virginia Board of Education will meet on the date and time listed above in the Lecture Hall on the first floor of the Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23219. The Library of Virginia opens at 8:30 a.m. All meetings, except closed meetings, are open to the public and will be livestreamed on the VDOE YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbxl9wHScrWKWIEoUWNIfQ/videos). The agenda and meeting materials is available on the meeting page on the VDOE website: https://www.doe.virginia.gov/state-board-data-funding/virginia-board-of-education/2025-board-meetings-agendas-and-minutes/2024-meetings-archive/march-26-27-2025 The Board president reserves the right to change this schedule depending upon the time constraints. Board of Education members will break for lunch, and the public may attend. No votes will be taken during lunch. The Board will accept public comment on this day. Members of the public may signup to address the Board at one of its scheduled business meetings by using the Board of Education Public Comment Sign-Up Form. Requests to address the Board should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before the scheduled business meeting but may be requested at the meeting at the discretion of the President. Members of the public may access the Sign-Up Form here: https://forms.office.com/g/vwL5cfsudr The Board of Education accepts public comment on all matters related to public education in Virginia through the Board of Education Comment Form. Comments will be shared with Board members as part of the meeting materials for its next scheduled business meeting. Comments may be submitted at any time. Members of the public may access the Comment Form here: https://forms.office.com/g/ksfTdq2NKq For all meetings, persons are encouraged to print items of interest, as hard copies will not be available at the meeting site. Wi-Fi is available in the meeting room.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
X
Discuss particular regulations / chapters
The agency plans to discuss the following regulations at this meeting:
8 VAC 20-30 Regulations Governing Adult High School Programs
8 VAC 20-70 Regulations Governing Pupil Transportation
8 VAC 20-81 Regulations Governing Special Education Programs for Children with Disabilities in Virginia
8 VAC 20-132 Virginia Standards of Accreditation
8 VAC 20-150 Management of the Student's Scholastic Record in the Public Schools of Virginia
8 VAC 20-160 Regulations Governing the Secondary School Transcript
8 VAC 20-340 Regulations Governing Driver Education
8 VAC 20-390 Rules Governing Division Superintendent of Schools
8 VAC 20-410 Regulations Governing Allowable Credit for Teaching Experience
8 VAC 20-521 Regulations Governing Reduction of State Aid When Length of School Terms Below 180 Teaching Days or 990 Teaching Hours
8 VAC 20-671 Regulations Governing the Operation of Private Day Schools for Students with Disabilities and Educational Programs Offered in Group Homes and Residential Facilities in the Commonwealth
8 VAC 20-720 Regulations Governing Local School Boards and School Divisions
8 VAC 20-740 Regulations Governing Nutritional Guidelines for Competitive Foods Sold in Virginia Public Schools
8 VAC 20-750 Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia
8 VAC 20-760 Regulations Governing the Designation of School Divisions of Innovation

Contact Information
Name / Title: Jim Chapman  / Director of Board Relations
Address: James Monroe Bldg.
101 N. 14th St., 25th Floor
Richmond, 23219
Email Address: jim.chapman@doe.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)750-8750    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-