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Virginia Board of Education approves seat‑time flexibility guidance under HB 1477
Summary
The board voted unanimously to approve the seat time flexibility action kit, notice form and monitoring templates required by HB 1477, clearing a path for local school divisions to use alternative instructional-time models.
The Virginia Board of Education on Thursday voted to approve final guidance implementing HB 1477, the law that gives local school boards maximum flexibility to waive existing instructional clock‑hour requirements.
Board members voted unanimously to approve the department's action kit, notice form and monitoring templates — materials the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) says are designed to let divisions propose alternative instructional-time models, from blended and year‑round schedules to work‑based or project‑based approaches.
VDOE staff framed the update as a return to the statute's intent…
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