Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
chapter
Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia [8 VAC 20 ‑ 131]
Action Periodic Review of the Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 5/12/2021
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5/12/21  12:34 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

Vote of No Confidence : Act to Insure Academic Transparency
 

From here forward we need a transparent accounting of exactly what the State Run Schools are Teaching. Please see below what has been proposed in North Carolina:

The governing body of a public school unit shall ensure that the following information 8 for each school it governs is prominently displayed on the school website by July 1 of each year, 9 organized, at a minimum, by subject area and grade level: 10 (1) The instructional materials and activities that were used at the school during 11 the prior school year, including all of the following: 12 a. Anything assigned, distributed, or otherwise presented in any course 13 for which a student receives credit. 14 b. Any materials from among which students are required to select one 15 or more if the selection is restricted by the school. 16 (2) Any procedures for the documentation, review, or approval of the learning 17 materials used for student instruction at the school, including by the principal, 18 curriculum administrators, or other teachers. 19 (b) The information displayed shall include the information necessary to identify the 20 learning materials and activities used for instruction, including the title and the author, 21 organization, or website associated with each material and activity. Nothing in this section shall 22 be construed to require the digital reproduction of the materials themselves or the separate 23 reporting of individual components of materials produced as a single volume. 24 (c) A governing body that is responsible for the operation of schools with fewer than 500 25 students cumulatively is not required to comply with the requirements of this section. 26 (d) The following definitions apply in this section: 27 (1) Activities. – Any instructional task, including, but not limited to, 28 presentations, assemblies, lectures, or other activities or events facilitated by 29 the school, excluding student presentations. 30 (2) Instructional materials. – Any material used for instruction, including, but not 31 limited to, all textbooks, other reading materials, videos, digital materials, 32 websites, and other online applications."

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