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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1/4/22  9:51 pm
Commenter: Ariana Daiyan

We need this. Sad it took so long.
 

It’s unfortunate that we need this but I guess there are still a lot of Americans who are afraid  to include all Virginian kids in our learning process. I personally remember going through k-12 in FCPS, there were very many school officials who couldve used this kind of sensitivity. Always harsher towards kids who had difficulty with english, or didn’t have parents who were as involved... was sad to see. Hopefully this also helps bridge the gap//perception of poorer students. That’s not so much about recital equity, more like economic equity. But again, they’re sadly inextricably linked. Hopefully this weeds out the unfortunate people who stand in the way of that equity. 

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