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VA Code § 22.1-290 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-290. Board authorized to award teaching scholarship loans

The Board of Education may, out of such funds as may be appropriated for the purpose, provide for the awarding of teaching scholarship loans to students preparing to teach by attending nonprofit institutions of higher education in the Commonwealth whose primary purpose is to provide collegiate or graduate education and not to provide religious training or theological education. The Board shall include in the list of specialties eligible for this scholarship loan program, scholarship loans for students preparing to teach in early childhood programs. Such scholarship loans shall be apportioned and administered pursuant to regulations of the Board.Code 1950, § 22-21.4; 1973, c. 469; 1980, c. 559; 1990, c. 450.
VA Code § 22.1-290.02 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-290.02. Traineeships for education of special education personnel

A. There are hereby established traineeships that shall be awarded to persons who are interested in working in programs for the education of handicapped children for either part-time or full-time study in programs designed to qualify them as special education personnel in the public schools. Applicants for such traineeships shall be graduates of a recognized institution of higher education.B. The award of such traineeships shall be made by the State Board, and the number of awards during any one year shall depend upon the amounts appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose. The amount awarded for each traineeship shall be $450 for a minimum of six semester hours of course work in areas relating to special education to be taken by the applicant during a single semester or summer session.C. This program shall be administered by the Department of Education under rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board.2014, c. 484.
VA Code § 22.1-290.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-290.2. Teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff shortages; data

A. Each school board shall report to the Department of Education annually the number and type of teacher, other instructional personnel, and support staff vacancies in the school division.B. Each approved education preparation program shall report to the Department of Education annually the number of individuals who completed the program by endorsement area.C. The Department of Education shall (i) establish deadlines for and the format of the reporting of the data pursuant to subsections A and B and (ii) aggregate and report such data annually on the Department's website.2020, c. 674.
VA Code § 22.1-291.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-291.1. Planning time for school teachers

Each school board shall ensure that all elementary school teachers in its employment are provided at least an average of 30 minutes per day during the students' school week as planning time.1995, c. 404; 2000, c. 650; 2009, c. 482.
VA Code § 22.1-291.1:1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-291.1:1. School counselors; staff time

Each school counselor employed by a school board in a public elementary or secondary school shall spend at least 80 percent of his staff time during normal school hours in the direct counseling of individual students or groups of students.2019, c. 139.
VA Code § 22.1-291.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-291.3. Notice of duty to report child abuse or neglect

Each public school board and each administrator of every private or parochial school shall post, in each of their schools, a notice, pursuant to § 63.2-1509, that: (i) any teacher or other person employed in a public or private school who has reason to suspect that a child is an abused or neglected child, including any child who may be abandoned, is required to report such suspected cases of child abuse or neglect to local or state social services agencies or the person in charge of the relevant school or his designee; and (ii) all persons required to report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect are immune from civil or criminal liability or administrative penalty or sanction on account of such reports unless such person has acted in bad faith or with malicious purpose. The notice shall also include the Virginia Department of Social Services' toll-free child abuse and neglect hotline.2004, cc. 710, 752.
VA Code § 22.1-291.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-291.4. Bullying and abusive work environments prohibited

A. As used in this section:"Abusive conduct" means conduct of a school board employee in the workplace that a reasonable person would find hostile and that is severe enough to cause physical harm or psychological harm to another school board employee based on a determination in which the following factors are considered: the severity, nature, and frequency of the conduct and, when applicable, the continuation of the conduct after a school board employee requests that it cease or demonstrates outward signs of physical harm or psychological harm in the face of the conduct. "Abusive conduct" includes verbal or physical conduct that a reasonable person would find threatening, intimidating, or humiliating; the gratuitous sabotage or undermining of another school board employee's work performance; attempts to exploit another school board employee's known psychological or physical vulnerability; or repeated infliction of verbal abuse, such as the use of derogatory remarks, insults, or epithets. "Abusive conduct" does not include (i) a single act, unless it is especially severe, or (ii) conduct that the school board proves with clear and convincing evidence is necessary for the furtherance of its legitimate and lawful interests."Abusive work environment" means a workplace in a school division in which abusive conduct occurs."Physical harm" means a material impairment of a school board employee's physical health or bodily integrity, as documented by a licensed physician or another licensed health care provider."Psychological harm" means a material impairment of a school board employee's mental health, as documented by a licensed psychologist, psychiatrist, or psychotherapist or another licensed mental health care provider.B. Each school board shall implement policies and procedures to educate school board employees about bullying, as defined in § 22.1-276.01, and the need to create a bully-free environment.C. Each school board shall adopt policies to:1. Prohibit abusive work environments in the school division;2. Provide for the appropriate discipline of any school board employee who contributes to an abusive work environment; and3. Prohibit retaliation or reprisal against a school board employee who alleges an abusive work environment or assists in the investigation of an allegation of an abusive work environment.D. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit a school board's authority to adopt policies to prohibit any other type of workplace conduct as the school board deems necessary.2013, c. 575; 2018, c. 488; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, c. 450.
VA Code § 22.1-292 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-292. Penalties on officers and teachers

Any division superintendent, member of a school board or other school officer or any principal or teacher in a public school violating any provision of this title shall be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor if no other penalty is prescribed.Code 1950, § 22-215; 1980, c. 559.
VA Code § 22.1-292.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-292.1. Violations related to secure mandatory tests

A. The Board of Education may (i) issue written reprimand to or (ii) suspend or revoke the administrative or teaching license of any holder of a Board-issued administrative or teaching license who knowingly and willfully commits any of the following acts related to secure mandatory tests administered to students as required by this title or by the Board of Education:1. Giving unauthorized access to secure test questions;2. Copying or reproducing all or any portion of any secure test booklet;3. Divulging the contents of any portion of a secure test;4. Coaching or assisting examinees during testing or altering test materials or examinees' responses in any way;5. Making available any answer keys;6. Failing to follow test security procedures established by the Department of Education;7. Providing a false certification on any test security form required by the Department of Education;8. Retaining a copy of secure test questions;9. Excluding students from testing who are required to be assessed; and10. Participating in, directing, aiding, assisting in, or encouraging any of the acts prohibited by this section.For the purposes of this section, "secure test" means an item, question, or test that has not been made publicly available by the Department of Education.Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit educational personnel from providing input to administrators or other authorized personnel, including school board members and members of the General Assembly, except when done in a manner that violates test integrity or security regarding the accuracy, clarity, or propriety of test items or test administration procedures.B. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit or restrict the reasonable and necessary actions of the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or the Department of Education in test development or selection, test form construction, standard setting, test scoring and reporting, or any other related activities which, in the judgment of the Superintendent of Public Instruction or the Board of Education, are necessary and appropriate.C. Any written reprimand, suspension, or revocation imposed for the acts enumerated in this section shall be rendered pursuant to Board regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and § 22.1-298.1, governing the licensure of teachers.2000, cc. 634, 659; 2004, cc. 939, 955; 2006, cc. 27, 349; 2011, c. 248; 2019, c. 587.
VA Code § 22.1-292.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-292.2. Suspension or revocation of license for procuring, selling, or administering anabolic steroids

A. The Board of Education shall suspend or revoke the administrative or teaching license it has issued to any person who knowingly and willfully with the intent to compromise the outcome of an athletic competition procures, sells, or administers anabolic steroids or causes such drugs to be procured, sold, or administered to a student who is a member of a school athletic team, or fails to report the use of such drugs by a student to the school principal and division superintendent as required by § 22.1-279.3:1. Any person whose administrative or teaching license is suspended or revoked by the Board pursuant to this section shall be ineligible for three school years for employment in the public schools of the Commonwealth.B. Any suspension or revocation imposed in accordance with this section shall be rendered pursuant to Board regulations promulgated pursuant to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.) and § 22.1-298.1, governing the licensure of teachers.2005, c. 481; 2006, cc. 27, 349.
VA Code § 22.1-292.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-292.3. License may not be suspended solely on the basis of default or delinquency in payment of federal-guaranteed or state-guaranteed education loan or scholarship

The Board shall not be authorized to suspend or revoke the administrative or teaching license it has issued to any person who is in default or delinquent in the payment of a federal-guaranteed or state-guaranteed educational loan or work-conditional scholarship solely on the basis of such default or delinquency.2018, cc. 170, 381.
VA Code § 22.1-293 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-293. School boards authorized to employ principals and assistant principals; license required; powers and duties

A. A school board, upon recommendation of the division superintendent, may employ principals and assistant principals. Persons employed in these positions shall hold licenses as prescribed by the Board of Education.B. A principal shall provide instructional leadership in, shall be responsible for the administration of, and shall supervise the operation and management of the school or schools and property to which he has been assigned, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the school board and under the supervision of the division superintendent.C. A principal may submit recommendations to the division superintendent for the appointment, assignment, promotion, transfer, and dismissal of all personnel assigned to his supervision. Principals must have received training, provided pursuant to § 22.1-253.13:5, in the evaluation and documentation of employee performance, which evaluation and documentation shall include, but shall not be limited to, employee skills and knowledge and student academic progress, prior to submitting such recommendations. Assistant principals and other supervisory personnel participating in the evaluation and documentation of employee performance must also have received such training in the evaluation and documentation of employee performance.D. A principal shall perform such other duties as may be assigned by the division superintendent pursuant to the rules and regulations of the school board.Code 1950, § 22-217.9; 1973, c. 223; 1980, c. 559; 1992, c. 132; 1999, cc. 1030, 1037; 2013, cc. 588, 650.
VA Code § 22.1-295 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-295. Employment of teachers

A. The teachers in the public schools of a school division shall be employed and placed in appropriate schools by the school board upon recommendation of the division superintendent. In placing teachers, school boards shall fill positions with licensed instructional personnel qualified in the relevant subject areas.B. School boards shall adopt employment policies and practices designed to promote the employment and retention of highly qualified teachers and to effectively serve the educational needs of students. Such policies shall include, but need not be limited to, incentives for excellence in teaching, including financial support for teachers attending professional development seminars or those seeking and obtaining national certification.C. School boards shall develop a procedure for use by division superintendents and principals in evaluating teachers that is appropriate to the tasks performed and addresses, among other things, student academic progress and the skills and knowledge of instructional personnel, including, but not limited to, instructional methodology, classroom management, and subject matter knowledge.Teachers employed by local school boards who have achieved continuing contract status shall be formally evaluated at least once every three years and more often as deemed necessary by the principal, and they shall be evaluated informally during each year in which they are not formally evaluated. Any teacher who has achieved continuing contract status who receives an unsatisfactory formal evaluation and who continues to be employed by the local school board shall be formally evaluated in the following year. The evaluation shall be maintained in the employee's personnel file.Each local superintendent shall annually certify divisionwide compliance with the provisions of this section to the Department.Code 1950, § 22-203; 1980, c. 559; 1996, c. 186; 1999, cc. 831, 1030, 1037; 2006, c. 373; 2013, cc. 588, 650.
VA Code § 22.1-295.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-295.1. Employee personnel files; maintenance of employee records; confidentiality of certain records

A. Personnel files of all school board employees may be produced and maintained in digital or paper format.B. Information determined to be unfounded after a reasonable administrative review shall not be maintained in any employee personnel file, but may be retained in a separate sealed file by the administration if such information alleges civil or criminal offenses. Any dispute over such unfounded information exclusive of opinions retained in the personnel file, or in a separate sealed file, notwithstanding the provisions of the Government Data Collection and Dissemination Practices Act (§ 2.2-3800 et seq.), shall be settled through the employee grievance procedure as provided in §§ 22.1-306 and 22.1-308 through 22.1-314.C. Teacher performance indicators or other data collected by or for the Department of Education or the local school board or made available to and able to be used by the local school board to judge the performance or quality of a teacher, maintained in a teacher's personnel file or otherwise, shall be confidential but may be disclosed, in a form that does not personally identify any student or other teacher, (i) pursuant to court order, (ii) for the purposes of a grievance proceeding involving the teacher, or (iii) as otherwise required by state or federal law. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the release or to limit the availability of nonidentifying, aggregate teacher performance indicators or other data.1987, c. 506; 2006, c. 191; 2013, c. 291; 2016, c. 390.
VA Code § 22.1-295.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-295.2. Employment discrimination prohibited

A. As used in this section:"Age" means being an individual who is at least 40 years of age."Military status" means status as (i) a member of the uniformed forces, as defined in 10 U.S.C. § 101(a)(5), of the United States or a reserve component thereof named under 10 U.S.C. § 10101, (ii) a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. § 101(2), or (iii) a dependent as defined in 50 U.S.C. § 3911(4) except that the support provided by the service member to the individual shall have been provided 180 days immediately preceding an alleged action that if proven true would constitute unlawful discrimination under this section instead of 180 days immediately preceding an application for relief under 50 U.S.C. Chapter 50.B. No school board or any agent or employee thereof shall discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or military status.C. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit (i) discrimination in employment on the basis of sex or age in those instances when sex or age is a bona fide occupational qualification for employment or (ii) providing preference in employment to veterans.2020, cc. 1137, 1140; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 477, 478.
VA Code § 22.1-296 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-296. Payment of employees; reimbursement for private transportation; certain sick leave policies

A. Each school board shall provide for the payment of teachers, principals, assistant principals, and other employees monthly, semimonthly, or biweekly, as may be determined by the school board.However, school boards setting the school calendar so that the first day students are required to attend occurs prior to August 15 shall establish a payment schedule to ensure that all contract personnel are compensated for time worked within the first month of employment.B. All school board employees may be reimbursed for private transportation at a rate not to exceed that which is authorized for persons traveling on state business in accordance with § 2.2-2825. Whatever rate is paid, however, shall be the same for school board members and employees of the board.C. Each local school board shall adopt policies providing for leave without pay for school board employees with debilitating or life-threatening illness or injury, without regard to the employee's length of service with the school board.Code 1950, §§ 22-57.2, 22-72; 1954, c. 289; 1956, Ex. Sess., c. 60; 1959, Ex. Sess., c. 79, § 1; 1966, c. 691; 1968, c. 139; 1970, c. 71; 1971, Ex. Sess., c. 161; 1972, c. 511; 1975, cc. 308, 328; 1980, c. 559; 1998, c. 872; 2003, cc. 531, 557; 2005, c. 486; 2019, cc. 569, 570.
VA Code § 22.1-297 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-297. Assignment of teachers, principals and assistant principals by superintendent

A division superintendent shall have authority to assign to their respective positions in the school wherein they have been placed by the school board all teachers, principals and assistant principals. If the school board adopts a resolution authorizing the division superintendent to reassign such teachers, principals and assistant principals, the division superintendent may reassign any such teacher, principal or assistant principal for that school year to any school within such division, provided no change or reassignment during a school year shall affect the salary of such teacher, principal or assistant principal for that school year.Code 1950, § 22-205; 1956, Ex. Sess., c. 61; 1968, c. 643; 1980, cc. 559, 575.
VA Code § 22.1-298.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Virginia|Title 22.1 - Education|Chapter 15 - Teachers, Officers and Employees|§ 22.1-298.2. Regulations governing education preparation programs

A. As used in this section, "education preparation program" includes four-year bachelor's degree programs in teacher education.B. Education preparation programs shall meet the requirements for accreditation and program approval as prescribed by the Board of Education in its regulations.C. The Board of Education regulations shall provide for education preparation programs offered by institutions of higher education, Virginia public school divisions, and certified providers for alternate routes to licensure.D. The Board may prescribe requirements for admission to Virginia's approved education preparation programs in its regulations.E. The Board shall establish accountability measures for approved education programs. Data shall be submitted to the Board on not less than a biennial basis.F. The Board shall review and amend its regulations governing general education teacher preparation programs for kindergarten through twelfth grade to ensure graduates are required to demonstrate proficiency in (i) differentiating instruction for students depending on their needs; (ii) understanding the role of general education teachers on the individualized education program team; (iii) implementing effective models of collaborative instruction, including co-teaching; and (iv) understanding the goals and benefits of inclusive education for all students.G. The Board shall review and amend its regulations governing administrator preparation programs to ensure graduates are required to demonstrate comprehension of (i) key special education laws and regulations, (ii) individualized education program development, (iii) the roles and responsibilities of special education teachers, and (iv) appropriate behavior management practices.2006, cc. 27, 349; 2018, cc. 518, 748, 749; 2019, cc. 63, 407; 2021, Sp. Sess. I, cc. 451, 452.