Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part III - Licensure › Section 8VAC20-23-60 - Designations on licenses for career paths to teaching

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Designations on licenses will reflect
				  stages in the professional development of teachers and promote continuing
				  growth and career paths as educators.
B. Teaching licenses may be issued with one
				  of the following designations, and the designation will be processed as an
				  add-on endorsement. These designations will not apply to the Division
				  Superintendent License, School Manager License, International Educator License,
				  or Pupil Personnel Services License.
1.
				  Career Teacher: This voluntary teacher designation will be issued on a
				  renewable teaching license for individuals who have gained continuing contract
				  status in Virginia and who apply for the Career Teacher designation.
2. Mentor Teacher: This voluntary teacher
				  designation will be issued on a renewable teaching license for individuals who
				  have (i) achieved the Career Teacher designation, (ii) received a
				  recommendation for the designation from an employing Virginia school division
				  superintendent or designee or accredited nonpublic school head, (iii) served at
				  least three years as a mentor teacher in Virginia, (iv) documented
				  responsibilities as a mentor, and (v) completed a local or state mentor teacher
				  training program in accordance with the Virginia Board of Education
				  requirements for mentor teachers in the Virginia Board of Education Mentor
				  Teacher Guidelines.
3. Teacher as
				  Leader: This voluntary teacher designation will be issued on a renewable
				  teaching license for individuals who have (i) achieved the Career Teacher
				  designation; (ii) completed at least five years of successful, full-time
				  teaching experience in a Virginia public school or accredited nonpublic school;
				  (iii) received a recommendation from an employing Virginia school division
				  superintendent or designee or an accredited nonpublic school head; (iv) and
				  completed one of the following:
a. National
				  Board Certification or a nationally recognized certification program approved
				  by the Virginia Board of Education and a recommendation from an employing
				  Virginia school division superintendent or designee or accredited nonpublic
				  school head and documentation, in an approved Virginia Department of Education
				  format, verifying the individual's demonstrated skills and abilities as a
				  school leader and direct contributions to school effectiveness and student
				  achievement; or
b. A recommendation
				  from an employing Virginia school division superintendent or designee or
				  accredited nonpublic school head and documentation, in an approved Virginia
				  Department of Education format, verifying the individual's demonstrated skills
				  and abilities as a school leader and direct contributions to school
				  effectiveness and student achievement.