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Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-500 - Science - physics

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in physics;
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in physics or
				  32 semester hours in physics, including the following coursework: mechanics,
				  electricity and magnetism, optics, and modern physics and other preparation
				  consistent with the competencies required for the endorsement; or
3. Earned an endorsement in another science
				  discipline and at least 18 semester hours in physics, including preparation in
				  each of the following areas: mechanics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and
				  modern physics.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-540 - Special education early childhood (birth-age five years)

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in early childhood special education; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in early
				  childhood special education or 27 semester graduate hours in early childhood
				  special education, including at least one course in each of the following:
a. Foundations and legal aspects of special
				  education: 3 semester hours;
b.
				  Assessment for diagnosis, program planning, and curriculum-based measurement to
				  document progress for young children with typical development, disabling, and
				  at-risk conditions: 3 semester hours;
c. Curriculum and instructional programming
				  for preschool: 3 semester hours;
d.
				  Speech and language development and intervention: 3 semester hours;
e. Medical aspects: 3 semester
				  hours;
f. Social and emotional
				  skills and behavior management for early childhood: 3 semester hours;
g. Consultation, co-teaching, coaching, and
				  mentoring: 3 semester hours;
h.
				  Family-centered intervention: 3 semester hours; and
i. Early childhood elective: 3 semester
				  hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-590 - Speech communication (add-on endorsement)

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and a license issued by the
				  Virginia Board of Education with a teaching endorsement in a teaching area;
				  and
2. Completed a minimum of 15
				  semester hours in speech communication.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-600 - Theatre arts preK-12

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A.
				  Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in theatre arts; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in theatre
				  arts or 33 semester hours distributed among the following areas:
a. Directing: 6 semester hours;
b. Technical theatre: 9 semester
				  hours;
c. Cultural context and
				  theatre history: 3 semester hours;
d. Performance: 6 semester hours;
				  and
e. Dramatic literature: 9
				  semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part V - Licensure Regulations Governing PreK-12, Special Education, Secondary Grades 6-12, and Adult Education Endorsements › Section 8VAC20-23-610 - Visual arts preK-12

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and graduated from an approved
				  teacher preparation program in visual arts; or
2. Earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed a major in visual
				  arts or 36 semester hours in art distributed in the following areas:
a. Two-dimensional media: 12 semester
				  hours;
b. Three-dimensional media:
				  12 semester hours;
c. Cultural
				  context and art history: 6 semester hours;
d. Evaluation and criticism and aesthetics: 3
				  semester hours; and
e. Related
				  areas of the fine arts: 3 semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-620 - Administration and supervision preK-12

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A. An endorsement in administration and
				  supervision preK-12 consists of Level I, which is required to serve as a
				  building-level administrator or central office instructional supervisor, and
				  Level II, which is an optional endorsement to which an experienced
				  building-level administrator may aspire. Individuals shall meet the
				  requirements for the administration and supervision preK-12 endorsement through
				  one of the four options listed in this section. A school leader's assessment
				  prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education shall be passed for all
				  individuals who are seeking an initial endorsement authorizing them to serve as
				  principals and assistant principals in the public schools. Individuals seeking
				  an initial administration and supervision endorsement who are interested in
				  serving as central office instructional personnel are not required to take and
				  pass the school leaders assessment prescribed by the Virginia Board of
				  Education.
B. Level I, Option I:
				  Approved program route to Level I administration and supervision preK-12
				  endorsement. To become eligible for a Level I endorsement under this option,
				  the candidate shall have:
1. Earned a
				  master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university;
2. Completed three years of successful,
				  full-time experience in a public school or accredited nonpublic school in an
				  instructional personnel position that requires licensure in Virginia;
3. Completed an approved program in
				  administration and supervision from a regionally accredited college or
				  university;
4. Completed a
				  deliberately structured and supervised internship that is focused on student
				  academic progress for all students and that:
a. Provides significant experiences within a
				  school environment for candidates to synthesize and apply content knowledge and
				  develop professional skills through school-based leadership
				  experiences;
b. Shall occur in a
				  public or accredited nonpublic school;
c. Provides exposure to five different
				  multiple sites, such as elementary, middle, high, central office, and agency,
				  with diverse student populations; and
d. Documents a minimum of 320 clock hours, of
				  which 120 clock hours are embedded as experiential field-based opportunities
				  experienced during coursework; and
5. Satisfied the requirements for the school
				  leaders licensure assessment prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education.
				  Individuals seeking an initial administration and supervision endorsement who
				  are interested in serving as central office instructional personnel are not
				  required to take and pass the school leaders assessment prescribed by the
				  Virginia Board of Education.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-630 - Division Superintendent License

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
An individual may be a candidate for the list of eligible
					 division superintendents and the renewable Division Superintendent License
					 through the completion of the requirements in one of the following four
					 options:
1. Option I. The individual
				  shall have:
a. Earned a doctorate degree in
				  educational administration or educational leadership from a regionally
				  accredited college or university; and
b. Completed five years of educational
				  experience in a public or an accredited nonpublic school, two years of which
				  shall be successful, full-time teaching experience at the preK-12 level and two
				  years of which shall be in administration and supervision at the preK-12
				  level.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-640 - Mathematics specialist for elementary education

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Completed at least three years of
				  successful, full-time teaching experience in a public or accredited nonpublic
				  school in which the teaching of mathematics was an important responsibility;
				  and
2. Either:
a. Graduated from a graduate-level approved
				  mathematics specialist elementary education preparation program - master's
				  degree from a regionally accredited college or university required;
				  or
b. Completed a graduate- level
				  program in mathematics, mathematics education, or related education field -
				  master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university required -
				  with at least 21 semester hours undergraduate or graduate mathematics
				  coursework distributed in the following areas:
(i) number and operations;
(ii) rational numbers;
(iii) geometry and measurement;
(iv) probability and statistics;
(v) algebra and functions; and
(vi) at least nine semester hours of graduate
				  coursework pertaining to mathematics education in mathematics instructional
				  leadership, evaluation of mathematics curriculum and instruction, mathematical
				  learning theory, and student assessment for mathematics.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-650 - Mathematics specialist for elementary and middle education

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Completed at least three years of
				  successful, full-time teaching experience in a public or accredited nonpublic
				  school in which the teaching of mathematics was an important
				  responsibility;
2. A Virginia
				  license with a Mathematics - algebra I (add-on) or mathematics (secondary)
				  teaching endorsement (6-12); and
3.
				  Either:
a. Graduated from a graduate-level
				  approved mathematics specialist elementary and middle education preparation
				  program - master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
				  required; or
b. Completed a
				  graduate- level program in mathematics, mathematics education, or related
				  education field - master's degree from a regionally accredited college or
				  university required - with at least 21 semester hours of undergraduate or
				  graduate mathematics coursework distributed in the following areas;
(i) number and operations;
(ii) rational numbers;
(iii) geometry and measurement;
(iv) probability and statistics;
(v) algebra and functions; and
(vi) at least nine semester hours of graduate
				  coursework pertaining to mathematics education in mathematics instructional
				  leadership, evaluation of mathematics curriculum and instruction, mathematical
				  learning theory, and student assessment for mathematics.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-660 - Reading specialist

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Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Graduated from a state-approved
				  graduate-level reading specialist preparation program - master's degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university required - that includes course
				  experiences of at least 30 semester hours of graduate coursework in the
				  competencies for the endorsement, as well as a practicum experience in the
				  diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties;
2. Satisfied the requirements for the reading
				  specialist assessment specified by the Virginia Board of Education; and
3. At least three years of
				  successful classroom teaching experience in which the teaching of reading was
				  an important responsibility.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-670 - School counselor preK-12

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Endorsement requirements.
1. Option I. The candidate shall have:
a. Earned a master's degree from a regionally
				  accredited college or university in a state-approved school counselor
				  preparation program that shall include at least 100 clock hours of internship
				  and practicum experiences in the preK-6 setting and 100 clock hours of
				  internship and practicum experiences in the grades 7-12 setting; and
b. Two years of successful, full-time
				  teaching experience or two years of successful, full-time experience in school
				  counseling in a public or an accredited nonpublic school. Two years of
				  successful, full-time experience in school counseling in a public or an
				  accredited nonpublic school under a nonrenewable Provisional License may be
				  accepted to meet this requirement.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-680 - School manager license

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The
				  school manager license is intended to provide for the differentiation of
				  administrative responsibilities in a school setting. A school manager is
				  licensed to administer noninstructional responsibilities in an educational
				  setting. For example, a school manager is restricted from evaluating teachers,
				  supervising instruction, developing and evaluating curriculum, and serving as a
				  school's student disciplinarian.
B.
				  To earn a school manager license, the candidate shall:
1. Have earned a baccalaureate degree from a
				  regionally accredited college or university;
2. Have three years successful, full-time
				  managerial experience; and
3. Be
				  recommended for the license by a Virginia school division
				  superintendent.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-690 - School psychology

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Endorsement requirements:
1. Option I. The candidate shall:
a. Complete an approved program in school
				  psychology;
b. Earn a baccalaureate
				  degree from a regionally accredited college or university and complete 60
				  graduate-level hours, 54 of which are academic coursework, exclusive of
				  field-based experiences, that culminate in at least a master's degree;
				  and
c. Complete an internship that
				  is documented by the degree-granting institution. The internship experience
				  shall occur on a full-time basis over a period of one year or on a half-time
				  basis over a period of two consecutive years. The internship shall occur under
				  conditions of appropriate supervision, that is, the school-based supervisor
				  shall be licensed as either a school or clinical psychologist. The internship
				  shall include experiences at multiple age levels, at least one half of which
				  shall be in a public or accredited nonpublic school setting.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-700 - School social worker

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Earned a master's of social work degree
				  from a regionally accredited college or university with a minimum of 60
				  graduate-level semester hours; or earned an advanced standing master's of
				  social work degree from a regionally accredited college or university with a
				  minimum of 30 graduate-level semester hours;
2. A minimum of six graduate semester hours
				  in education to include six semester hours from two of the following courses:
a. Foundations of education and the teaching
				  profession (3 semester hours);
b.
				  Characteristics of special education (3 semester hours);
c. Human development and learning (3 semester
				  hours); or
d. Classroom and
				  behavior management (3 semester hours).
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel › Section 8VAC20-23-710 - Vocational evaluator

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Endorsement requirements:
1. Option I. The candidate shall be certified
				  as a vocational evaluation specialist by holding a professional vocational
				  evaluator (PVE) credential or a certified vocational evaluator (CVE) specialist
				  credential, meeting all standards and criteria of the Commission on
				  Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists
				  (CCWAVES).
2. Option II. The
				  candidate shall have earned a master's degree in vocational evaluation, career
				  and technical education, special education, or rehabilitation counseling from a
				  regionally accredited college or university and completed 15 graduate semester
				  hours distributed in the following areas:
a.
				  Tests and measurements: 3 semester hours;
b. Medical and educational aspects of
				  disability: 3 semester hours;
c.
				  Occupational information and job analysis: 3 semester hours;
d. Purposes and practices of vocational
				  evaluation: 3 semester hours; and
e. Career, life planning, and transition
				  services: 3 semester hours.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-720 - Revocation

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. A license
				  issued by the Virginia Board of Education may be revoked for the following
				  reasons:
1. Obtaining or attempting to obtain
				  a license by fraudulent means or through misrepresentation of material
				  facts;
2. Falsification of school
				  records, documents, statistics, or reports;
3. Conviction of any felony;
4. Conviction of any misdemeanor involving
				  moral turpitude;
5. Conviction of
				  any misdemeanor involving a student or minor;
6. Conviction of any misdemeanor involving
				  drugs (not alcohol);
7. Conduct
				  with direct and detrimental effect on the health, welfare, discipline, or
				  morale of a student or minor;
8.
				  Misapplication of or failure to account for school funds or other school
				  properties with which the licensee has been entrusted;
9. Acts related to secure mandatory tests as
				  specified in subsection A of §
											22.1-292.1 of the Code of
				  Virginia;
10. Knowingly and
				  willfully with the intent to compromise the outcome of an athletic competition
				  procure, sell, or administer anabolic steroids or cause such drugs to be
				  procured, sold, or administered to a student who is a member of a school
				  athletic team, or fail to report the use of such drugs by a student to the
				  school principal and division superintendent as required by clause (iii) of
				  subsection A of §
											22.1-279.3:1 of the Code of
				  Virginia. Any person whose 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;
11. Revocation, suspension, surrender,
				  cancellation, invalidation, or denial of, or other adverse action against, a
				  teaching, administrator, pupil personnel services, or other education-related
				  certificate or license by another state, territory, or country; or denial of an
				  application for any such certificate or license;
12. Founded case of child abuse or neglect
				  after all administrative appeals have been exhausted;
13. Notification of dismissal or resignation
				  pursuant to subsection F of §
											22.1-313 of the Code of
				  Virginia; or
14. Other good and
				  just cause in the best interest of the public schools of the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-730 - Cancellation

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A. A license may be
				  canceled by the voluntary return of the license by the license holder in
				  response to a petition for revocation or suspension or pursuant to a court
				  order. Reasons for cancellation are the same as those listed under
				  8VAC20-23-720 A.
B. The individual may voluntarily return the
				  license to the division superintendent or the Superintendent of Public
				  Instruction with a written, signed statement requesting cancellation. The
				  individual shall acknowledge in the request that he understands that the notice
				  of cancellation will include the statement: "The license holder voluntarily
				  surrendered his teaching license and requested cancellation. Reasons for
				  cancellation are the same as those for revocation." The individual shall also
				  acknowledge that he understands that the notice of cancellation will include
				  the statement: "The license holder voluntarily surrendered the license in
				  response to a petition for revocation or suspension or a court order." The
				  individual also shall acknowledge that he understands that the cancellation of
				  the license will be reported to division superintendents in Virginia and,
				  through a national clearinghouse, to chief state school officers of the other
				  states and territories of the United States. The division superintendent shall
				  forward any request for cancellation and, if applicable, the petition for
				  revocation or suspension to the Superintendent of Public Instruction within 14
				  days of receipt. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall cancel the
				  license and send the person a notice of cancellation by certified mail within
				  14 days of receipt of the request for cancellation.
C. A license that has been canceled may be
				  reinstated by the Virginia Board of Education if the board is satisfied that
				  reinstatement is in the best interest of the public schools of the Commonwealth
				  of Virginia. The individual seeking reinstatement shall submit a written
				  request and completed application to the board.. Notification to all
				  appropriate parties will be communicated in writing by the Virginia Department
				  of Education.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-740 - Suspension

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A. A license may be
				  suspended for the following reasons:
1.
				  Physical, mental, or emotional incapacity as shown by a competent medical
				  authority;
2. Incompetence or
				  neglect of duty;
3. Failure or
				  refusal to comply with school laws and regulations, including willful violation
				  of contractual obligations;
4. Acts
				  related to secure mandatory tests as specified in subsection A of §
											22.1-292.1
				  of the Code of Virginia;
5.
				  Knowingly and willfully with the intent to compromise the outcome of an
				  athletic competition procure, sell, or administer anabolic steroids or cause
				  such drugs to be procured, sold, or administered to a student who is a member
				  of a school athletic team, or fail to report the use of such drugs by a student
				  to the school principal and division superintendent as required by clause (iii)
				  of subsection A of §
											22.1-279.3:1
				  of the Code of Virginia. Any person whose 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; or
6. Other good and just cause in the best
				  interest of the public schools of the Commonwealth of
				  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-750 - Denial

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A. A license may be
				  denied for the following reasons:
1.
				  Attempting to obtain a license by fraudulent means or through misrepresentation
				  of material facts;
2. Falsification
				  of records or documents;
3.
				  Conviction of any felony;
4.
				  Conviction of any misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
5. Conviction of any misdemeanor involving a
				  student or minor;
6. Conviction of
				  any misdemeanor involving drugs (not alcohol);
7. Conduct with direct and detrimental effect
				  on the health, welfare, discipline, or morale of a student or minor;
8. Revocation, suspension, surrender,
				  cancellation, invalidation, or denial of, or other adverse action against, a
				  teaching, administrator, pupil personnel services, or other education-related
				  certificate or license by another state, territory, or country, or denial of an
				  application for any such certificate or license;
9. Founded case of child abuse or neglect,
				  after all administrative appeals have been exhausted; or
10. Other good and just cause in the best
				  interest of the public schools of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-755 - Written reprimand

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A. A written
				  reprimand of a license holder may be issued for the following reasons:
1. Acts related to secure mandatory tests as
				  specified in subsection A of § 22.1-292.1 of the Code of
				  Virginia;
2. Breach of employment
				  contract, in the event that a school board or division superintendent declines
				  to grant a license holder's request for release from an employment contract on
				  the grounds of insufficient or unjustifiable cause; and
3. In accordance with law and at the
				  discretion of the State Board of Education after reviewing the specific facts
				  and circumstances of a license holder's case and determining that the license
				  holder's conduct is not sufficiently serious or harmful to merit the withdrawal
				  of a license, any of the reasons that a license may be revoked or suspended
				  listed in
				  8VAC20-23-720 A and
				  8VAC20-23-740 A,
				  respectively, except (i) conviction of any violent felony set forth in the
				  definition of barrier crime in subsection A of § 19.2-392.02 of the Code
				  of Virginia; (ii) any offense involving the sexual molestation, physical or
				  sexual abuse, or rape of a child; and (iii) conduct listed in
				  8VAC20-23-720 A 10 and
				  8VAC20-23-740 A 5,
				  which requires revocation or suspension of a license by the State Board of
				  Education under subsection A of § 22.1-292.2 of the Code of
				  Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-760 - Expired license

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Written reprimand of a license holder may be issued for
					 any reason listed in 8VAC20-23-755 A. Action against a license issued by the
					 Virginia Board of Education may be taken for any of the reasons listed in
					 8VAC20-23-720 A,
					 8VAC20-23-740 A, or
					 8VAC20-23-750 A even if
					 the license is expired, as long as the basis for the reprimand or action
					 occurred prior to the issuance of the license or while the license was
					 active.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia (8VAC20-23-10,
						8VAC20-23-40,
						8VAC20-23-50,
						8VAC20-23-720,
						8VAC20-23-755, 8VAC20-23-760,
						8VAC20-23-800)
						.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-770 - Right to counsel and transcript

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A license holder or applicant shall have the right, at his
					 own expense, to be represented by an attorney or other representative at (i)
					 any local school board hearing provided for in
					 8VAC20-23-720 F 2 or
					 8VAC20-23-740 F 2, (ii) the
					 investigative panel hearing provided for in
					 8VAC20-23-780 A, or (iii) in
					 proceedings before the Virginia Board of Education as specified in
					 8VAC20-23-780 C. The hearing before
					 the local school board provided for in
					 8VAC20-23-720 F 2 or
					 8VAC20-23-740 F 2 and the
					 investigative panel hearing provided for in
					 8VAC20-23-780 A shall be recorded,
					 and, upon written request, the license holder or applicant shall be provided a
					 transcript of the hearing at his own expense. Any such hearing before the
					 Virginia Board of Education shall be recorded, and, upon written request, the
					 license holder or applicant shall be provided a transcript of the hearing at no
					 charge.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-790 - Right of applicant or license holder to appear at hearing

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An applicant or a license holder shall have the right to
					 appear in person at the hearings held by the local school board, the
					 Superintendent's Investigative Panel, Virginia Board of Education, or board
					 committee described in this part unless he is confined to jail or a penal
					 institution. The local school board or Virginia Board of Education, at its
					 discretion, may continue such hearings for a reasonable time if the applicant
					 or license holder is prevented from appearing in person for reasons such as a
					 documented medical condition or mental impairment.
Statutory Authority: §§
												22.1-298.1
						and
						22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL › Part VII - Revocation, Cancellation, Suspension, Denial, and Reinstatement of Licenses › Section 8VAC20-23-800 - Notification

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Notification of the revocation, suspension, cancellation,
					 denial, or reinstatement of a license or the written reprimand to a license
					 holder shall be made by the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or his
					 designee, to division superintendents in Virginia and, through a national
					 clearinghouse, to chief state school officers of the other states and
					 territories of the United States.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299
						of the Code of Virginia (8VAC20-23-10,
						8VAC20-23-40,
						8VAC20-23-50,
						8VAC20-23-720,
						8VAC20-23-755,
						8VAC20-23-760,
						8VAC20-23-800) .
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 8VAC20-25-10 - Definitions

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The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Demonstrated proficiency" means a demonstrated level of
				  competence of the technology standards as determined by school
				  administrators.
"Electronic technologies" means electronic devices and
				  systems to access and exchange information.
"Instructional personnel" means all school personnel
				  required to hold a license issued by the Virginia Board of Education for
				  instructional purposes.
"Productivity tools" means computer software tools to
				  enhance student learning and job performance.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 8VAC20-25-20 - Administration of technology standards

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A. School divisions and institutions of
				higher education shall incorporate the technology standards for instructional
				personnel into their division-wide technology plans and approved teacher
				education programs, respectively, by December 1998.
B. School divisions and institutions of
				higher education shall develop implementation plans for pre-service and
				in-service training for instructional personnel. The implementation plan shall
				provide the requirements for demonstrated proficiency of the technology
				standards.
C. Waivers shall be
				considered on a case-by-case basis of the 18-hour professional studies cap
				placed on teacher preparation programs for institutions requesting additional
				instruction in educational technology.
D. School divisions shall ensure that
				newly-hired instructional personnel from out of state demonstrate proficiency
				in the technology standards during the three-year probation period of
				employment.
E. Course work in
				technology shall satisfy the content requirement for licensure renewal for
				license holders who do not have a master's degree.
F. School divisions shall incorporate the
				technology standards into their local technology plans and develop strategies
				to implement the standards by December 1998.
G. Institutions of higher education shall
				incorporate technology standards in their approved program requirements and
				assess students' demonstrated proficiency of the standards by December
				1998.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 25 - TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL › Section 8VAC20-25-30 - Technology standards

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A.
				Instructional personnel shall be able to demonstrate effective use of a
				computer system and utilize computer software.
B. Instructional personnel shall be able to
				apply knowledge of terms associated with educational computing and
				technology.
C. Instructional
				personnel shall be able to apply computer productivity tools for professional
				use.
D. Instructional personnel
				shall be able to use electronic technologies to access and exchange
				information.
E. Instructional
				personnel shall be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and use appropriate
				instructional hardware and software to support Virginia's Standards of Learning
				and other instructional objectives.
F. Instructional personnel shall be able to
				use educational technologies for data collection, information management,
				problem solving, decision making, communication, and presentation within the
				curriculum.
G. Instructional
				personnel shall be able to plan and implement lessons and strategies that
				integrate technology to meet the diverse needs of learners in a variety of
				educational settings.
H.
				Instructional personnel shall demonstrate knowledge of ethical and legal issues
				relating to the use of technology.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 8VAC20-30-10 - Responsibility

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Local school officials are responsible for evaluating and
				  awarding credit for educational achievement, other than that earned in the high
				  school program.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-224 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 8VAC20-30-20 - Minimum requirements for adult high school programs

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Adult high school programs are not part of the 9 through 12
				  high school program and shall meet the following minimum requirements:
1. Age. Only those students who are not
				subject to the compulsory attendance requirements of § 22.1-254 of the
				Code of Virginia shall be enrolled in an adult high school program.
2. Credit.
a. Satisfactory completion of 108 hours of
				classroom instruction in a subject shall constitute sufficient evidence for one
				unit of credit toward a high school diploma.
b. When, in the judgment of the principal or
				the superintendent, an adult not regularly enrolled in the grades 9 through 12
				high school program is able to demonstrate by examination or other objective
				evidence, satisfactory completion of the work, he may receive credit in
				accordance with policies adopted by the local school board. It is the
				responsibility of the school issuing the credit to document the types of
				examinations employed or other objective evidence used, the testing or
				assessment procedures, and the extent of progress in each case.
c. Credits earned in adult high school
				programs shall be transferable as prescribed in the Regulations Establishing
				Standards for Accrediting Public Schools in Virginia within the sponsoring
				school division and shall be transferable to public secondary schools outside
				of the sponsoring school division.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 8VAC20-30-30 - Minimum qualifications of teachers

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Teachers teaching in the adult high school program shall be
				  licensed and endorsed in the subject areas they teach.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-224 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 8VAC20-30-40 - Library facilities

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The adult high school program shall have library media
				  services, science laboratories, and computer technology accessible to
				  instructional staff and adult learners.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-224 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 8VAC20-30-60 - Administration and supervision

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The adult high school program shall be under the supervision
				  of the high school principal, assistant principal, or a qualified staff member
				  approved by the division superintendent.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-224 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section 8VAC20-30-70 - Guidance services

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The adult high school program shall have appropriate guidance
				  services available.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-224 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 30 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADULT HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS › Section - DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (8VAC20-30)

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National External Diploma Program Competencies, version 5.0,
				  January 2013, a CASAS program, as promulgated by the American Council on
				  Education and validated and endorsed by the U.S. Department of
				  Education
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-224 and
					 22.1-253.13:4 Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 40 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS › Section 8VAC20-40-10 - Applicability

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This chapter shall apply to all local school divisions in the
				  Commonwealth, regarding their gifted education services for students from
				  kindergarten through twelfth grade.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 40 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS › Section 8VAC20-40-55 - Parental rights for notification, consent, and appeal

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A. School divisions shall provide written
				notification to and seek written consent from parents and legal guardians to:
1. Conduct any required assessment to
				determine a referred student's eligibility for the school division's gifted
				education program;
2. Announce the
				decision of the identification and placement committee regarding a referred
				student's eligibility for and placement in the school division's gifted
				education program; and
3. Provide
				services for an identified gifted student in the school division's gifted
				education program.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 40 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR GIFTED STUDENTS › Section 8VAC20-40-70 - Funding

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Funds designated by the Virginia General Assembly for the
				  education of gifted students shall be used by school divisions in accordance
				  with the provisions of the appropriation act.
Statutory Authority
§ 22.1-16 of the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR HOME INSTRUCTION › Section 8VAC20-60-10

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Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-205 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR HOME INSTRUCTION › Section 8VAC20-60-20

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Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-205 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR HOME INSTRUCTION › Section 8VAC20-60-30

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Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-205 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR HOME INSTRUCTION › Section 8VAC20-60-40

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Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-205 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR HOME INSTRUCTION › Section 8VAC20-60-50

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Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-205 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR HOME INSTRUCTION › Section 8VAC20-60-60

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Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-205 of
					 the Code of Virginia.
Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 60 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE APPROVAL OF CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR HOME INSTRUCTION › Section 8VAC20-60-70

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Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-205 of
					 the Code of Virginia.