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Department of Education
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Title Guidelines for Assessment Requirements for Virginia Licensure
Document ID Employment & License
Summary The Virginia Board of Education shall issue a license to an individual seeking initial licensure who has not completed professional assessments as prescribed by the board if such individual (i) holds a provisional license that will expire within three months; (ii) is employed by a school board; (iii) is recommended for licensure by the division superintendent; (iv) has attempted, unsuccessfully, to obtain a qualifying score on the professional assessments as prescribed by the Virginia Board of Education; (v) has received an evaluation rating of proficient or above on the performance standards for each year of the provisional license, and such evaluation was conducted in a manner consistent with the Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents; and (vi) meets all other requirement
Effective Date 10/10/2024
pdf View document text     Posted On 11/20/2025                 Document on Town Hall
Explanation or Citations 8VAC20-23

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Public Comment Forums / Change History
Proposed Change Register Date Status
The proposed recommendation from the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) is to replace the discontinued Praxis® Family and Consumer Sciences (5122) test with the new Praxis® Family and Consumer Sciences (5123) test and set a passing score of 151 to earn a Family and Consumer Sc.... 10/20/2025 Forum ended on 11/18/2025 with 0 Comments.
Chapter 729 (HB 731) of the 2024 Acts of the Assembly requires that the Board of Education (“Board”) “eliminate the requirement for any individual to take and receive a passing score on the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment [“VCLA”] as a condition of the initial award or renewal of a re.... 9/9/2024 Forum ended on 10/8/2024 with 0 Comments.
The Assessment Requirements for Virginia License will replace the Guidelines for Prescribed Professional Teacher's Examinations. The proposed changes have removed experience exemptions to align with changed law. 1/31/2022 Forum ended on 3/1/2022 with 0 Comments.


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