Virginia Administrative Code › Title 8 - EDUCATION › Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION › Chapter 543 - REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN VIRGINIA › Part VII - Competencies for Endorsement › Article 1 - General Competencies › Section 8VAC20-543-80 - Competencies and requirements for professional education programs

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. The professional
					 education program develops, maintains, and continuously evaluates high quality
					 education endorsement programs that are collaboratively designed and based on
					 identified needs of the preK-12 community. Candidates in education endorsement
					 programs shall demonstrate competence in the areas in which they plan to
					 practice and complete professional studies requirements and applicable
					 assessments, in addition to meeting requirements for specific licenses,
					 pursuant to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel (8VAC20-23). The
					 Licensure Regulations for School Personnel set forth the required degrees from
					 regionally accredited colleges or universities for licenses, endorsements, and
					 prerequisite licenses or endorsements for add-on endorsements.
B. All educator preparation programs must
					 ensure that graduates of candidates in general education teacher preparation
					 programs for kindergarten through 12th grade 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.
C. All education endorsement programs in
					 early/primary education preK-3, elementary education preK-6, middle education
					 6-8, and history and social sciences must include local government and civics
					 instruction specific to Virginia.
D. Candidates in education endorsement
					 programs demonstrate an understanding of competencies, including the core
					 concepts and facts of the disciplines and the Virginia Standards of Learning,
					 for the content areas in which they plan to teach where required.
E. Candidates in early/primary education
					 preK-3, elementary education preK-6, and special education complete a minimum
					 of six semester hours of reading coursework as outlined in the reading
					 competencies.
F. Candidates seeking
					 an early/primary education preK-3 or an elementary education preK-6 endorsement
					 must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours each in English, history and
					 social sciences, mathematics, and science addressing competencies set forth in
					 this chapter or complete the following:
1.
					 English: complete six semester hours in English and pass a rigorous assessment
					 in elementary English prescribed by the Board of Education.
2. History and social sciences: complete six
					 semester hours in history and social sciences, complete a methods of teaching
					 elementary history and social sciences course, and pass a rigorous assessment
					 in elementary history and social sciences prescribed by the Board of
					 Education.
3. Mathematics: complete
					 six semester hours in mathematics, complete a methods of teaching elementary
					 mathematics course, and pass a rigorous assessment in elementary mathematics
					 prescribed by the Board of Education.
4. Science: complete six semester hours in
					 laboratory sciences in two science disciplines, complete a methods of teaching
					 elementary science course, and pass a rigorous assessment in elementary science
					 prescribed by the Board of Education.