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Board begins shaping Standards of Quality requests for 2026 General Assembly; discusses background checks, tutoring and lab‑school placement
Summary
Board and staff discussed possible Standards of Quality prescriptions for the 2026 General Assembly, including periodic rechecks for employee background screenings, codifying an all‑in tutoring model, targeting lab schools to underserved communities, and improving data systems and school construction metrics.
Board members and agency staff opened a discussion about potential changes to the Standards of Quality (SOQ) to recommend to the General Assembly for the 2026 session.
Melissa Velasquez, the department’s assistant superintendent for government relations, asked the board whether any prior 2023 prescriptions remain unaddressed and whether members wished to advance new prescriptions. Members offered several priorities.
Board members and staff discussed…
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