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Latest Developments

New Legislative Requirements (SB1196/HB1904)

1. Teacher Evaluations shall include cultural proficiency efficacy;
2. Every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license shall complete instruction or training in cultural competency;
3. Every person seeking initial licensure or renewal of a license with an endorsement in history and social science shall complete instruction in African American history, as prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education; and
4. Each school board shall adopt and implement policies that require each teacher and any other school board employee holding a license issued by the Board to complete cultural competency training, in accordance with guidance issued by the Board, at least every two years.

Final Review of the Implementation Timeline for the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers

The Board and VDOE are involved in a three-phase plan to revise the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers.  Currently, we are in phase 2.

• Phase 1 was completed and approved by the Board of Education in Fall 2019, and the revised Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers became effective in January 2020. These revisions solely addressed the weighting of the performance standards for the evaluation of teachers.
• Phase 2 was intended as a bridge between the current and future teacher performance evaluation systems. The major revision to the Guidelines in Phase 2 was the creation of a new performance standard, Culturally Responsive Teaching and Equitable Practices. The establishment of this performance standard addresses House Bill 1904 (identical to Senate Bill 1196) passed by the 2021 General Assembly requiring that “Evaluations shall include an evaluation of cultural competency.”
• Phase 3 will involve a comprehensive revision of the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, including the development of a model evaluation system.

Proposed Timeline for Implementing Virginia’s New Requirements for Culturally Competent Educators

For a full run-down of the VBOE’s June 2021 Business Meeting – Click Here