{"id":4294,"date":"2022-08-08T15:42:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2022-08-08T15:42:35","modified_gmt":"2022-08-08T19:42:35","slug":"vassp-member-update-august-8-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.vassp.org\/?p=4294","title":{"rendered":"VASSP Member Update, August 8, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Articles of Interest<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hanover School Board to introduce proposed transgender policy | Education | richmond.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia committing $1B to K-12 school construction – Augusta Free Press<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amherst school officials to appoint committee for input on library content review policy | Latest Headlines | newsadvance.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting Virginia kids from COVID as they return to school<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia’s First Recovery High School Opens in Midlothian, Va. | | richmond.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Virginia congressman wants to put cameras into classrooms | WVTF<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stafford Public Schools Initiates \u2018Transition Day\u2019 \u2013 NBC4 Washington<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Think Big’: Arlington Public Schools, AWS celebrate opening of new educational lab | WJLA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alexandria schools will require coronavirus vaccine for staff<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Virginia school district leaders ask court to uphold teacher firing in transgender student case<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VDOE Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

VDOE Fall 2022 Cohort Journey into Teaching Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 CTE High-Quality Work-Based Learning Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

VDOE Fine Arts Update<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

State Superintendent Memos<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n