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DOE Updates
Virginia Literacy Act Professional Learning Update
Article: 2025-03-024
Audience: Superintendents, Directors, School Principals
Contact: Virginia Literacy Partnerships, literacy@virginia.edu
As part of the Virginia Literacy Act, Kindergarten-Grade 8 educators are required to receive training in evidence-based literacy instruction aligned to science-based reading research. Educators have until the beginning of the 2025-26 academic year to complete the training.? Divisions must make every effort to ensure teachers complete their training by the training deadline.? ?
February is the final month to submit names of currently employed 2024-25 educators to be registered for the required Canvas training. Final submissions will be accepted via SSWS from February 1-7, 2025. When submitting the spreadsheet, please select the following name under the University of Virginia in the SSWS Dropbox application: Kimberly Bavis – Senior Instructional Technology Specialist. Please only include educators who have not already been submitted. For teachers hired after February, information will be forthcoming.? Additional information on specific VLA requirements for different educator groups and science-based literacy training options can be found in the professional development section of the November Literacy Update.
