The Virginia Board of Education will hold four public hearings to solicit comments on the proposed revised History and Social Science, Health Education, Physical Education, and Driver Education Standards of Learning.  The Standards of Learning identify the essential content, processes, and skills for grade levels and subject courses.  The proposed revised History and Social Science, Health Education, Physical Education, and Driver Education Standards of Learning can be accessed on the Virginia Department of Education’s Web site.  Public comment regarding the proposed revised Standards of Learning may be offered through public hearings or public comment through the Virginia Department of Education Web site. 

Each public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. Registration of speakers will begin at 6:30 p.m. Speakers will have three minutes to speak and should bring copies of their comments for the Board of Education.  The public hearings will be held at the following locations:

December 2, 2014 – 7 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello - Carl and Hunter Smith Education Center

931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway
Charlottesville, VA 22902

Directions to this location may be found at: http://www.monticello.org/site/visit/hours-and-directions

December 3, 2014 – 7 p.m.

Edith Bolling Wilson Hotel – George Wythe Ballroom

170 East Main Street

Wytheville, VA 24382

Directions to this location may be found at: http://www.mapquest.com/mq/9-p7Oma3yw

December 4, 2014 – 7 p.m.

George Washington’s Mount Vernon – Robert H. and Clarice Smith Auditorium

3200 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway

Mount Vernon, VA 22121

Directions to this location may be found at: http://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/map-of-the-estate-gardens/#robert-h-and-clarice-smith-auditorium

December 4, 2014 – 7 p.m.

Colonial Williamsburg – Bruton Heights Education Center

301 1st Street

Williamsburg, VA 23185

Directions to this location may be found at:  https://www.google.com/maps/place/301+1st+St,+Williamsburg,+VA+23185/@37.2764258,-76.6945979,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89b08904bf7caf33:0x57f78f56e4b039bb

For additional information about the proposed revised History and Social Science Standards of Learning, please contact Christonya Brown by e-mail at Christonya.Brown@doe.virginia.gov, or by telephone at (804) 225-2893.  For additional information about the proposed revised Health Education, Physical Education, and Driver Education Standards of Learning, please contact Vanessa Wigand by e-mail at Vanessa.Wigand@doe.virginia.gov, or by telephone at (804) 225-3300.