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Board approves revisions to Compass strategic frameworks amid debate over equity language
Summary
The Virginia Beach School Board approved edits to both Compass 2025 and Compass 2030 by narrow 6-5 votes, removing several explicit references to "equity" and replacing some wording; board members and staff debated timing, implementation and potential disruption to classrooms.
The Virginia Beach School Board on May 27 approved changes to its Compass strategic frameworks for 2025 and 2030, each on 6-5 votes after extended debate about scope, timing and the removal of explicit equity language.
Board Member Robert Culpepper moved to remove Compass 2025 and make Compass 2030 effective immediately; after procedural discussion the board instead voted first on targeted changes to Compass 2025 and then on Compass 2030. Both measures passed by the same 6-5 margins.
Superintendent Dr. Gregory Robertson explained the practical difference between the two documents and warned that staff would need time to…
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