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Board approves school construction awards and multiple department items, waives first review on several proposals
Summary
The Virginia Board of Education voted to approve a slate of departmental actions, including final regulations for child day centers, the release of a $14.68 million Literary Fund loan to Bedford County for Stanton River High School, reallocations of School Construction Assistance Program (SCAP) funds and recommended awards from the 2025 SCAP allocation.
The Virginia Board of Education took a series of votes on operational and funding items, approving grant and loan actions and final regulations while waiving first review on documents the department said were time-sensitive.
Key votes and approvals - Governor’s-school application procedures: The board approved final procedures for initiating an academic-year governor school. Staff said the revisions remove language about department contracts that did not comply with code, add expectations for technical support and evaluation timelines for new programs, and reorganize the document to improve usability. (Vote: unanimous on record; procedural final approval.)
- VQB5 (Early childhood unified measurement and improvement system) guidelines for 2025–26: The board approved proposed VQB5 guidelines for 2025–26. Department presenters said Virginia’s investment in early learning has expanded substantially since 2018 and that the program will involve more classroom observations, more site reviews and an expanded…
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