Articles of Interest
Hanover School Board to introduce proposed transgender policy | Education | richmond.com
Virginia committing $1B to K-12 school construction – Augusta Free Press
Protecting Virginia kids from COVID as they return to school
Virginia’s First Recovery High School Opens in Midlothian, Va. | | richmond.com
One Virginia congressman wants to put cameras into classrooms | WVTF
Stafford Public Schools Initiates ‘Transition Day’ – NBC4 Washington
‘Think Big’: Arlington Public Schools, AWS celebrate opening of new educational lab | WJLA
Alexandria schools will require coronavirus vaccine for staff
Virginia school district leaders ask court to uphold teacher firing in transgender student case
VDOE Updates
VDOE Fall 2022 Cohort Journey into Teaching Academy
This is a yearlong professional development initiative for teachers completing their second year of teaching at the end of the 2021-2022 school year and entering their third year of teaching during the 2022-2023 SY as a provisionally licensed special education teacher. The Academy provides teacher support beyond mentorship in an effort to enhance the retention, as well as the overall performance of provisionally licensed special education teachers. Completed applications and recommendations are due to the VDOE by September 23. See Superintendent’s Memo 163-22 for details.
2022 CTE High-Quality Work-Based Learning Guide
The VDOE collaborated with stakeholders to review and revise the CTE High-Quality Work-Based Learning Guide. Technical content revisions and new program content in certain areas was added to provide local school divisions with consistent messaging regarding high-quality work-based learning experiences. The Guide focuses on all 12 types of WBL methods used in Virginia. It includes Virginia regulations and guidelines for the administration of HQWBL and provides training materials for work-based learning teacher-coordinators. See more from VDOE!
VDOE Fine Arts Update
VDOE Fine Arts staff will share up-to-date information and resources for the 2022-2023 school year on August 3 from 4:15 – 5:00 p.m. This session is intended for division-level leaders of fine arts curriculum, instruction, and professional learning and is open to all fine arts educators who wish to attend. The session will be recorded.
State Superintendent Memos
- MEMO 163-22
Fall 2022 Cohort Journey into Teaching Academy: A Professional Development Initiative for Selected Second Year Provisionally Certified Special Education Teachers (PDF) - MEMO 162-22
State Funds for Implementation of the Regulations Governing the Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in Virginia (PDF) - MEMO 161-22
Student Enrollment Requirements – School Year 2022-2023 (PDF) - MEMO 160-22
Updates to the Understand Scoring Application (PDF)
- MEMO 154-22
Fiscal Year 2023 Project Graduation Funding Allocation (PDF) - MEMO 153-22
FY23 VPI Final Slot Allocations (PDF) - MEMO 151-22
2022-2023 Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Teacher Recruitment and Retention Incentive (STEM-TRRI) (PDF) - MEMO 150-22
Grant for Tuition Scholarships for Licensed High School Teachers to be Considered Faculty to Teach Dual Enrollment (PDF)
- MEMO 149-22
Early Intervention Reading Initiative for the 2022-2023 School Year (PDF) - MEMO 148-22
2022 CTE High-Quality Work-Based Learning Guide (PDF) - MEMO 147-22
Intensive Support Needs Application Due: September 30, 2022 (PDF) - MEMO 146-22
Annual School Bus Driver Critical Shortage Survey (PDF)
MEMO 145-22
CARES Act Grants Ending September 30, 2022 (PDF)
