Public Hearings on Proposed Revised Standards of Learning – Dec. 2

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VDOE LogoThe Virginia Board of Education will hold four public hearings to solicit comments on the proposed revised History and Social Science, Health Education, Physical Education, and Driver Education Standards of Learning. The Standards of Learning identify the essential content, processes and skills for grade levels and subject courses. The proposed revised History and Social Science, Health Education, Physical Education, and Driver Education Standards of Learning can be accessed on the Virginia Department of Education’s Web site. Public comment regarding the proposed revised Standards of Learning may be offered through public hearings on Dec. 2 or on the Virginia Department of Education website through Nov. 24.

Each public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. Registration of speakers will begin at 6:30 p.m. Speakers will have three minutes to speak and should bring copies of their comments for the Board of Education. The public hearings will be held at the following location:

December 2, 2014 – 7 p.m.
Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello – Carl and Hunter Smith Education Center
931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902

For additional information about the proposed revised History and Social Science Standards of Learning, please contact Christonya Brown by e-mail at Christonya.Brown@doe.virginia.gov, or by telephone at (804) 225-2893. For additional information about the proposed revised Health Education, Physical Education, and Driver Education Standards of Learning, please contact Vanessa Wigand by e-mail at Vanessa.Wigand@doe.virginia.gov, or by telephone at (804) 225-3300.