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Board opens first review of expanded high-school science standards; staff plan instructional guides
Summary
The Board of Education accepted for first review draft ‘expanded’ high-school science standards that would add 11 board‑approved high‑school courses (environmental science and other level‑2 courses) to the standards-of-learning framework. VDOE said the 2018 SOLs that were already adopted remain unchanged; the new draft targets courses that until n
The Virginia Department of Education presented a draft set of 2025 “expanded” high-school science standards of learning at the board’s first review, proposing standards for 11 board‑approved courses that previously used department content guidelines rather than adopted SOLs.
VDOE staff told the board the 2018 K–12 science standards remain intact; the expanded 2025 package covers additional high-school-level courses (environmental science and other commonly offered level‑2 courses in biology, chemistry, earth science and physics) so that all board‑approved science courses will have adopted…
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