DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 258
December 15, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K.
Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Revised
List of Credentials Approved for the Board of Educations Career and
Technical Education Seal, the Board of Educations Seal of Advanced
Mathematics and Technology, and Student-Selected Verified Credit |
At its
meeting on November 29, 2006, the Board of Education approved additional
industry certifications and examinations for the Board of Educations Career
and Technical Education Seal, the Seal of Advanced Mathematics and Technology,
and the student-selected verified credit, and removed certain industry
certifications and examinations from the approved list.
The Board of
Education also approved additional occupational competency assessments from the
National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI).
The revised
list of Board-approved certifications, licenses, examinations, and occupational
competency assessments can be accessed and downloaded at the following
Department of Education website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/VDOE/Instruction/CTE/certification/2006_11_29_Board_Approved_Credentials.pdf. The Web-based CTE Administrative Planning
Guide will be revised to reflect this Board action. The recently updated 2006-2007 version
contains most CTE course/program correlations to Board-approved certifications,
licenses, examinations, and occupational competency assessments as well as
summary information for each credential.
Questions
concerning these certifications should be addressed to Elizabeth M. Russell Elizabeth.Russell@doe.virginia.gov,
director, Office of Career and Technical Education, at 804-225-2847, or Gordon
F. Creasy Gordon.Creasy@doe.virginia.gov,
specialist for industry certification and licensure, at 804-225-2057.
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