Parents, guardians, and other members of the LCS community are invited to provide input to the Virginia Department of Education regarding school and student needs for the spring, summer, and next school year.
The work group Virginia LEARNS (Leading, Engaging, Assessing, Recovering, Nurturing and Succeeding) has been appointed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Dr. James Lane, to assess student needs. Their goals are to provide guidance to help schools recover and make sure students are where they need to be, set priorities for spring and summer, and prepare for the 2021-22 school year.
The group is seeking public comments on the following topics:
- Suggestions or recommendations of practices that have worked well over the last year;
- Concerns about practices that have not worked well over the last year, and suggestions for addressing them;
- Types of resources and supports school divisions, parents and communities most need; and
- Best practices in remediating students and creative schedules to support these efforts.
Members of the public may submit comments via this Virginia LEARNS public comment form through March 1, 2021.
The Virginia LEARNS workgroup will complete its work and issue a report by the end of April on its findings regarding the reopening of schools and mitigating the impact of the pandemic on learning and student mental health.