More inclusive: Local principal, teacher to help review history education in Virginia – WYDaily

Civil Rights march in Washington, D.C. in 1963 (Library of Congress)

The Virginia Department of Education has created a new advisory committee to review the state requirements for history in public schools.

The CulturallyRelevant and Inclusive Education Practices Advisory Committee will give recommendations during the History and Social Science Standards of Learning 2021-2022 review,according to a joint news release from VDOE and Gov. Ralph Northam.

Inclusive andculturallyrelevant learning environments are vital to creating equitable pathways to success for all Virginians, Northam said in a prepared statement. The work of this committee will advance our ongoing efforts to tell the complete and accurate story of Virginias complex past, improve our history standards, and give educators opportunities to engage in important conversations and lessons with their students.

Other tasks include recommending education guidelines for school divisions to teach students about anti-biasand professional development resources for staff such as teacher preparation programs, licensure and licensure renewal.

The advisory committee is made up of 41 members and includes two representatives from the Historic Triangle:Kristin Bolam,a principal at Mt. Vernon Elementary School in the York County Public School Division andSteve Legawiec, coordinator of social studies atLafayette High School in Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools.

Bills passed during the 2020 General Assembly session tasked VDOE with picking members for new committee, whosefirst meeting was Jan. 6. You can view the meeting on YouTube here.

The committees deadline to send their recommendations to Northam, the Board of Education and the House Committee on Education and Senate Committee on Education and Health chairs is before July 1, 2021.

For more information about the committee, visit the Virginia is for Learners website.

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