Teacher Education & Licensure
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2015
- Approving Education Programs Offered by Virginia Institutions of Higher Education as Required by the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia (8VAC20-542-10 et seq.)
Resolution Number 2015-33: November 19, 2015 - Granting Approval to Add New Education (Endorsement) Programs at Bluefield College, Emory and Henry College, James Madison University, Mary Baldwin College, and Virginia Wesleyan College
Resolution Number 2015-32: November 19, 2015 - Approving Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers, Principals, and Superintendents
Resolution Number 2015-24: July 23, 2015 - Granting Approval to Add New Education (Endorsement) Programs at George Mason University
Resolution Number 2015-17: June 25, 2015 - Approving Nominations to Fill Vacancies on the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure
Resolution Number 2015-13: March 26, 2015 - Approval of List of Licensure Assessments and Pass Scores
Resolution Number 2015-8: March 26, 2015
2014
- Approving New Education (endorsement) Programs at Bluefield College, George Mason University, James Madison University, Mary Baldwin College, Old Dominion University, Radford University, Regent University, University of Virginia, and Washington and Lee University
Resolution Number 2014-54: November 20, 2014 - Accrediting the Teacher Education Program at Ferrum College
Resolution Number 2014-53: November 20, 2014 - Clarification of the Subtest Numbers for the Praxis II Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects Test
Resolution Number 2014-32: September 18, 2014 - Approving Nominations to Fill Vacancies on the Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL)
Resolution Number 2014-29: July 24, 2014 - Accrediting the Teacher Education Program at Lynchburg College
Resolution Number 2014-26: June 26, 2014 - Approving a Passing Scores for the Reading and Language Arts Subtest (5002) and Mathematics Subtest (5003) of the Praxis II Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects Test
Resolution Number 2014-21: May 22, 2014 - Approving a Passing Score for the Praxis II Middle School Science Test (5440)
Resolution Number 2014-20: May 22, 2014 - Adopting a Passing Score for the Praxis II Health and Physical Education: Content Knowledge Test (5857)
Resolution Number 2014-10: March 27, 2014 - Accrediting the Teacher Education Program at Bridgewater College
Resolution Number 2014-9: February 27, 2014 - Adopting a Passing Score for the Praxis II Family and Consumer Sciences Test
Resolution Number 2014-4: February 27, 2014
2013
- Approving Education Programs Offered by Virginia Institutions of Higher Education
Resolution Number 2013-53: November 21, 2013 - Granting Approval to Add New Education (Endorsement) Programs at Averett University, Hollins University, Lynchburg College, Old Dominion University, Randolph College, Randolph-Macon College, Shenandoah University, Sweet Briar College, and Virginia Wesleyan College
Resolution Number 2013-52: November 21, 2013 - Adopting Passing Scores for the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators Assessment as the Prescribed Entry Requirement into an Approved Education Program
Resolution Number 2013-37: June 27, 2013 - Adopting Passing Scores for the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA); the Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5031); the Praxis Middle School English Language Arts (5047); the Praxis Middle School Mathematics (5169); the Praxis English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038); and the Praxis Mathematics: Content Knowledge (5161)
Resolution Number 2013-36: June 27, 2013 - Accredits the Teacher Education Program at the University of Mary Washington
Resolution Number 2013-27: May 23, 2013 - Accredits the Teacher Education Program at Sweet Briar College
Resolution Number 2013-13: March 28, 2013 - Granting Approval to Washington and Lee University (Rockbridge Teacher Education Consortium – RTEC) to Offer Education (Endorsement) Programs and Approving Education (Endorsement) Programs
Resolution Number 2013-10: February 28, 2013 - Approving New Education (Endorsement) Programs at University of Virginia, Averett University, Mary Baldwin College, Radford University, Regent University, and Virginia Commonwealth University
Resolution Number 2013-9: February 28, 2013
2012
- Approving Recommended Nominations to Fill Vacancies on the Board of Education’s Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure
Resolution Number 2012-52: November 29, 2012 - Approving the Accountability Measurement of Partnerships and Collaborations Based on PreK-12 School Needs Required by the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia
Resolution Number 2012-49: November 29, 2012 - Approving Revised Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Superintendents
Resolution Number 2012-36: September 27, 2012 - Approving Revisions to the Advancing Virginia’s Leadership Agenda Guidance Document: Standards and Indicators for School Leaders and Documentation for the Principal of Distinction (Level II) Administration and Supervision Endorsement
Resolution Number 2012-32: September 27, 2012 - Adopting Revised Guidelines for Distributing National Board Certification Incentive Awards
Resolution Number 2012-23: June 28, 2012 - Approving the revised Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Principals
Resolution Number 2012-3: February 23, 2012
2011
- Approving Education Programs Offered by Virginia Institutions of Education as required by the Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia
Resolution Number 2011-51: November 17, 2011 - Approving Cut Score for the Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE): Reading Specialist Assessment
Resolution Number 2011- 31: May 19, 2011 - Approving Cut Score for the Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE): Elementary and Special Education Teachers Assessment
Resolution Number 2011-30: May 19, 2011 - Revising Definitions of At-Risk of Becoming Low-Performing and Low-Performing Institutions of Higher Education in Virginia as Required by Title II of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA)
Resolution Number 2011-29: May 19, 2011 - Approving Cut Score for the Reading for Virginia Educators: Reading Specialist Assessment
Resolution Number 2011-28: April 28, 2011 - Approving Cut Score for the Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE): Elementary and Special Education Teachers Assessment
Resolution Number 2011-27: April 28, 2011 - Adopting Revised Guidelines for Uniform Performance Standards and Evaluation Criteria for Teachers and Virginia Standards for the Professional Practice of Teachers
Resolution Number 2011-26: April 28, 2011 - Adopting Guidelines to Implement the Provisions of Section 22.1-302(A) of the Code of Virginia Pertaining to the Employment of Substitute Teachers
Resolution number 2011-20: March 24, 2011 - Approving Cut Score on the Praxis Art: Content Knowledge Assessment
Resolution Number 2011-18: March 24, 2011 - Approving Cut Score for the Praxis Technology Education Assessment
Resolution Number 2011-17: March 24, 2011 - Approving Cut Score and Implementation Dates for the Praxis Braille Proficiency Test
Resolution Number 2011-16: March 24, 2011 - Adopting Criteria for Identifying Alternative Routes to Teacher Licensure as “Low Performing” or “At Risk of Becoming Low Performing” Required by Title II of the Higher Education Opportunity Act
Resolution Number 2011-12: February 17, 2011
2010
- Adopting Passing Scores for Praxis II World Language Assessments in German, French, and Spanish and Approving Assessments and Passing Scores as Another Option to Meet Endorsement Requirements for Native Speakers or Candidates Who Have Learned the Foreign Language
Resolution Number 2010-23: June 24, 2010 - Granting Accredited Status: Professional Education Program at Virginia Wesleyan College
Resolution Number 2010-22: June 24, 2010 - Approving Passing Score for the Praxis II Business and Information Technology Assessment
Resolution Number 2010-20: May 27, 2010 - Granting Accredited with Stipulations Status: Professional Education Program at Washington and Lee University
Resolution Number 2010-19:May 27, 2010 - Granting Accredited Status: Professional Education Program at Averett University
Resolution Number 2010-15: April 22, 2010 - Granting Approval to Add New Education (Endorsement) Programs at Bluefield College, Christopher Newport University, Lynchburg College, Randolph-Macon College, the University of Richmond, and the College of William and Mary
Resolution Number 2010-14: April 22, 2010 - Adopting Option to Meet the Praxis I Reading and Writing Test for Entry into an Approved Preparation Program
Resolution Number 2010-10: March 18, 2010 - Adopting Accredited with Stipulations Status for Virginia Wesleyan College
Resolution Number 2010-9: March 18, 2010 - Approving Accountability Measurement of Partnerships and Collaborations; Granting Approved Status for Administration and Supervision PreK-12 at the University of Richmond
Resolution Number 2010-8: February 24, 2010 - Adopting Passing Score for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA)
Resolution Number 2010-7: January 14, 2010 - Adopting Approved Status for College of William and Mary and University of Virginia; Approved With Stipulations Status for St. Paul’s College
Resolution Number 2010-6: January 14, 2010
2009
- Regarding the Certification of Braille Instructors
Resolution Number 2009-38: November 17, 2009 - Granting “Conditional Approval” for New Endorsement Programs at Norfolk State University and Virginia State University
Resolution Number 2009-12: February 19, 2009 - Granting Full Accreditation to Professional Education Program at Saint Paul’s College
Resolution Number 2009-7: January 15, 2009 - Granting “Conditional Approval” for New Endorsement Programs at the University of Mary Washington and the University of Virginia
Resolution Number 2009-6: January 15, 2009
2008
- Approving Advancing Virginia's Leadership Agenda Guidance Document: Standards and Indicators for School Leaders and Documentation for the Principal of Distinction (Level II) Administration and Supervision Endorsement
Resolution Number 2008-45: November 20, 2008 - Granting Conditional Approval for New Endorsement Programs
Resolution Number 2008-43: October 23, 2008 - Approving Accountability Measurement of Partnerships and Collaborations Required by Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education Programs in Virginia
Resolution Number 2008-42: October 23, 2008 - Granting "Conditional Approval" for New Endorsement Programs: Emory and Henry College, Liberty University, Old Dominion University, Shenandoah University, Sweet Briar College, and The University of Virginia's College at Wise
Resolution Number 2008-29: June 19, 2008 - Adopting Virginia Standards for the Professional Practice of Teachers
Resolution Number 2008-24: May 21, 2008
2007
- Granting Continuing Accreditation to the Teacher Education Program at Ferrum College
Resolution Number 2007-38: October 18, 2007 - Granting Conditional Program Approval to Hampton University for an Additional Endorsement
Resolution Number 2007-37: October 18, 2007 - Granting Continuing Accreditation: Lynchburg College and Endorsement Areas of Mathematics and Music Education Approved with Stipulations
Resolution Number 2007-20: May 30, 2007 - Granting Continuing Accreditation: Bridgewater College, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Virginia State University
Resolution Number 2007-12: March 29, 2007 - Adopting the High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) for Cultural Exchange Teachers in the VIF Program
Resolution Number 2007-11: March 29, 2007
2006
- Approving ABTEL's Recommendations to Grant Continuing Program Approval with Stipulations to the Teacher Education Program at Saint Paul's College
Resolution Number 2006-13: May 24, 2006 - Approving ABTEL's Recommendation to Grant Continuing Accreditation to the Teacher Education Programs at Eastern Mennonite University, Marymount University, and Virginia Union University
Resolution Number 2006-12: May 24, 2006 - Accepting Report Clarifying the Determination of the VCLA Cut Scores
Resolution Number 2006-11: April 26, 2007 - Adopting the Cut Score for the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment
Resolution 2006-6: March 22, 2006 - Approving the ABTEL Recommendation to Grant Continuing Program Approval to the University of Mary Washington and Sweet Briar College
Resolution 2006-2: February 15, 2006
2005
- Establishing Policy for Implementing in Virginia Approved Programs the Virginia Communications and Literacy Assessment
Resolution Number 2005-23: November 30, 2005 - Establishing Criteria for Implementing Experiential Learning Credits for Alternate Route Applicants Seeking Initial Licensure
Resolution Number 2005-18: October 26, 2005 - Establishing Cut-Scores for the Virginia Reading Assessments for Elementary and Special Education Teachers
Resolution Number 2005-11: July 27, 2005 - Revising Requirements and Establishing Guidelines for the Professional Teachers' Examinations: Virginia and Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA), Praxis II, and the Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA)
Resolution Number 2005-9: June 22, 2005 - Adopting Requirements for Highly Qualified Special Education Teachers and Revising the High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) to Include Special Education Teachers
Resolution Number 2005-7: April 20, 2005 - Granting the Superintendent of Public Instruction Authority to Approve the Issuance of Certain Licensure Requests on Behalf of the Board of Education
Resolution Number 2005-5: February 23, 2005
2004
- Approving ABTEL's recommended cut-score of 165 for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) to be Effective July 1, 2005, for Principals and Assistant Principals
Resolution Number 2004- 45: November 17, 2004 - Establishing Proficiency Levels for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview and the Writing Proficiency Test as Alternate Tests to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Proficiency Test for Teachers and Advanced Students
Resolution Number 2004-42: September 21, 2004 - Accepting Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) as an Option for Accreditation of College and University Teacher Education Programs
Resolution Number 2004-37: July 21, 2004 - Exempting Teachers of Early Childhood Special Education, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Teachers of Students with Severe Disabilities from the Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA) Requirements
Resolution Number 2004-34: June 23, 2004 - Approving American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Oral Proficiency Interview and the Writing Proficiency Test as alternative assessments for the Modern Language Association (MLA) Proficiency Test for Teachers and Advanced Students
Resolution Number 2004-33: June 23, 2004 - Defining Alternate Route for Highly Qualified Teachers
Resolution Number 2004-21: April 28, 2004 - Adopting Cut-Score Using the SAT as a Substitute Test for Praxis I
Resolution Number 2004-15: March 24, 2004 - Adopting the High Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation (HOUSSE) for Virginia
Resolution Number 2004-5: February 25, 2004 - Establishing a Qualifying Score on the SAT as a Substitute Test for Praxis I
Resolution Number 2004-1: January 7, 2004
2003
- Approving Proposal to Discontinue the Current Teacher Preparation Program and Establishing a New Teacher Preparation Program at Christopher Newport University
Resolution Number 2003-29: July 23, 2003 - Continuing of Program Approval of the Teacher Preparation Programs at Hampton University and Norfolk State University
Resolution Number 2003-25: June 25, 2003 - Announcing Intent to Establish the Math Specialist Endorsement
Resolution Number 2003-23: June 25, 2003 - Adopting ABTEL's Recommendations to Enhance the Teaching of Reading
Resolution Number 2003-19: April 29, 2003 - Approving the Results of the Standard-Setting Study for the ParaPro Assessment for Paraprofessionals
Resolution Number 2003-10: March 26, 2003
2001
- Continuing Accreditation of Approved Programs at Eastern Mennonite University, Marymount University, and the University of Virginia
Resolution Number 2001-31: July 26, 2001 - Establishing Cut-scores for Praxis II: Elementary Education Content Knowledge Test and the Health and Physical Education Content Knowledge Test
Resolution Number 2001-30: July 26, 2001 - Establishing Alternative for the Praxis I Assessments for Initial Licensure
Resolution Number 2001-19: April 26, 2001
2000
- Establishing Standards Governing the Issuance of a Regular Five-year License to Individuals Holding a Local Eligibility License
Resolution 2000-14: September 28, 2000 - Establishing Joint Task Force on the K-12 Teaching Profession in Virginia
Resolution Number 2000-2: May 25, 2000
1999
- Establishing Cut Scores for Praxis II Teacher Assessments
Resolution Number 1999-7: June 24, 1999
1998
- Raising the 18-hour Cap to Twenty-four Hours Across the Board for Professional Studies and Teacher Education
Resolution Number 1998-2A: May 28, 1998
1996
- Adopting New Fee Schedule for Teacher Licensure
Resolution Number 1996-7: June 27, 1996