Our goal is to keep you informed about issues and actions in state
and federal education policy that relate to VASCD's mission.
Thank you to our Partners:
Call to Action!
Election season is approaching, and this is an excellent time to make contact with those running in your area to communicate about the VASCD 2023-2024 policies. In order to make our priorities more visible and impactful, we are encouraging you to use Ballotpedia (https://ballotpedia.org/Sample_Ballot_Lookup) to look up those running in your area and send a personalized version of the form letter below. For the most impact, it’s a good idea to add more information about yourself and why one or more of these priorities is important to you to allow connection with the candidate.
The Policy Team of VASCD is committed to elevating teaching and deepening learning through advocacy work as well as strong relationships with legislators and policymakers. VASCD consistently advances a policy agenda that elevates the education profession and prioritizes the well-being and success of students. Within this broader context, VASCD identifies focus areas that represent specific concerns within our areas of expertise. This year we have six priorities.
Our six policy priorities are:
Unified Purpose and Clear Standards: Virginia's law and policy makers must clearly define the purpose of education to guide important decisions.
Aligned System of Accountability: The system to which schools are held accountability must have coherence and alignment between the purpose, the standards, and the assessments.
Modernizing Virginia's Assessment System: Virginia's student assessment system must support and align with today's student learning goals.
Outstanding Educators for Virginia's Students: We must elevate the profession and champion autonomy with integrity from policy to the practitioner.
Personalized Learning Opportunities for Educators: Educators must have relevant, competency-based professional learning opportunities.
Guidance for Use of AI in Education: All of Virginia's stakeholders must have recommendations for implementation and appropriate guardrails for use of AI in classrooms.
