Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Education
Board
State Board of Education
 Electronic Access 
Meeting:
Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL)

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 9/8/2025  8:45 am
Type Electronic Only 
Electronic Access https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrbxl9wHScrWKWIEoUWNIfQ/videos
Board Website www.doe.virginia.gov 
Agenda document pdf Meeting Agenda 8/29/2025   (185k)
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
The Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) Meeting will be held September 8, at 8:45 a.m. The meeting is electronic only and will be livestreamed on VDOE YouTube Channel. Public comment will be accepted. Written public comment is always accepted and should be emailed by noon Thursday, September 4, 2025, to Alice.Bryant@doe.virginia.gov with the subject line, ABTEL Comment for September 8, 2025. All written comments received by the deadline will be shared with Advisory Board members in advance of the meeting. For additional questions regarding the meeting, please dial (804) 750-8714. The Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) advises the Board of Education and submits recommendations on policies applicable to the qualifications, examination, licensure and regulation of school personnel including revocation, suspension, denial, cancellation, reinstatement and renewals of licensure, fees for processing applications, standards for the approval of preparation programs, reciprocal approval of preparation programs and other related matters as the Board of Education may request or the Advisory Board may deem necessary. The final authority for licensure of school personnel remains with the Board of Education.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Rob Gilstrap  / Assistant Superintendent
Address: James Monroe Bldg.
101 N. 14th St., 25th Floor
Richmond, 23218
Email Address: rob.gilstrap@doe.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)750-8714    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-   
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.