Career and Technical Education Seal

The Board of Education’s Career and Technical Education Seal will be awarded to students who earn a Standard or Advanced Studies Diploma and complete a prescribed sequence of courses in a career and technical education concentration or specialization that they choose and maintain a "B" or better average in those courses; or (i) pass an examination in a career and technical education concentration or specialization that confers certification from a recognized industry, trade or professional association; or (ii) acquire a professional license in that career and technical education field from the Commonwealth of Virginia. Please view the following Web link for additional information: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/VA_Board/resolutions/2000/2000-12.html.

(NOTE: The requirements in the 2006 SOA for seals take effect with the ninth-grade class of 2006-2007 and beyond. The requirements adopted in the 2000 SOA for the ninth-grade classes of 2001 through 2005, as stated here, will remain in effect for the graduating classes of 2007, 2008, and 2009.)

2000 SOA

2006 SOA

An explanation of all seal requirements can also be found on Page 10 of the Guidance Document Governing Certain Provisions of the Regulations Establishing Standards for Accrediting Public Schools In Virginia