HB 2137 — School boards; divisionwide literacy plans.

SESSION ENROLLED VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY ––-- 2023 SESSION CHAPTER E124 An Act to amend and reenact § 22.1-253.13:6, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia, relating to school boards;

R O [H 2137] Approved LMarch L21, 2023 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

That § 22.1-253.13:6, as it shall become effective, of the Code of Virginia is amended and E reenacted as follows:

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The Boardon the Department of Education's website if practicable, and, in any case, shall reviewmake thea hard copy oflan such plan bienniallyavailable andfor adoptpublic anyinspection necessaryand revisions.copying.

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Thisan planassessment shall include the objectives of public education in Virginia, including strategiesHfor first improving student achievement, particularly the achievementextent ofto educationallywhich at-riskthese students,objectives 2hen are being achieved;

and an assessment of the needs of publice3tivespublic education in the Commonwealth.

onB. data collection, an analysis of the data, and how the data will be utilized to improve classroomsed instruction and student achievement.

Each local school board shall adopt a divisionwide comprehensive, unified, long-range plan based on data collection, an analysis of the data, and how the data will be utilized to improve classroom instruction and student achievement.

Prior to the adoption of any divisionwide comprehensive plan or revisions thereto, each local school board shall post such plan or revisions on the division's Internet website if practicable, and, in any case, shall make a hard copy of the plan or revisions available for public inspection and copying and shall conduct at least one public hearing to solicit public comment on the divisionwide plan or revTherevisions. divisionwide comprehensive plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the objectives of the school division, including strategies for first improving student achievement, particularly the achievement of educationally at-risk students, then maintaining high levels of student achievement;

The divisionwide comprehensive plan shall include, but shall not be limited to, (i) the objectives of the school division, including strategies for first improving student achievement, particularly the achievement of educationally at-risk students, then maintaining high levels of student achievement;

(vi) a plan designedfor toimplementing integratesuch educationalregional technology into the instructional programs of the school division, including the school division's career and technicalservices educationwhen programs,appropriate; consistent with, or as a part of, the comprehensive technology plan for Virginia adopted by the Board of Education;

(vii) a technology plan designed to integrate educational technology into the instructional programs of the school division, including the school division's career and technical education programs, consistent with, or as a part of, the comprehensive technology plan for Virginia adopted by the Board of Education;

The divisionwide comprehensive plan shall also include a divisionwide literacy plan for pre-kindergarten through grade three.

Each divisionwide literacy plan shall follow such of 2 template and address how the local school board will align (i) literacy professional development, (ii) core reading and literacy curriculum, and (iii) screening, supplemental instruction, and interventions with of 2 evidence-based literacy instruction practices aligned with science-based reading research and how the school board will support parents to support the literacy development of their children.