Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
 
Board
State Board of Education
 
Guidance Document Change: The 2020 Virginia General Assembly passed House Bill 753 directing the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to develop guidance standards for social emotional learning (SEL) for all public students in grades Kindergarten through 12 in the Commonwealth. The Virginia Social Emotional Learning Standards were developed in collaboration with an SEL Advisory Committee, composed of educators, community leaders, agency personnel, and parents. The Virginia SEL Standards are aligned with the Profile of a Virginia Graduate and centered in equity. This intentional focus allows the Standards to explicitly teach the skills needed to be “life ready” and to create more equitable learning environments.
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5/26/21  5:59 pm
Commenter: Anonymous

Concerns about the Social Emotional SOL's
 

Although the self awareness, self management and relationship skills are good skills that all students should learn to better understand their own emotions as well as how to interact and communicate with others, I have a few concerns. 

  1. If the state is going to mandate these SOL's but not increase instructional time, what standards in other subjects will the state drop to cover these ?
  2. Who is going to teach these ? Are divisions going to hire more instructors for these SOL's are are these going to be additional burdens on existing teachers? 
  3. Finally, the social awareness  standards have no place in schools and will bring the deep racial divisions we have in the country in the classroom. 

 

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