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Any such program shall include the following components:1\n\nAny teacher accepted as a clinical faculty member shall be designated adjunct faculty;2\n\nPrior to being assigned student teachers, all clinical faculty members shall be required to attend training programs offered by accredited public or private institutions of higher education which are designed to improve their skills in supervising and evaluating student teachers;3\n\nClinical faculty members shall be given the responsibility for the grading and evaluation of the student teachers assigned to them in cooperation with appropriate full-time faculty members at the institution; and4\n\nSuch data on the clinical faculty program as may be required by the Board of Education shall be provided by the institution in a timely manner.C\n\nAny governing board that chooses to implement a clinical faculty program pursuant to subsection B shall develop standards for acceptance of public or private school teachers as clinical faculty members. Public or private school teachers may apply to the institution of higher education for acceptance as clinical faculty members for the purpose of supervising and evaluating student teachers.D\n\nThere is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section such sums as the General Assembly may from time to time determine to be necessary. The Board of Education shall serve as fiscal agent for the training institutions and the clinical faculty programs.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall allocate from such funds as are appropriated, moneys to participating training institutions for the purpose of compensating clinical faculty members. The Board, in consultation with the training institutions, shall set such compensation.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education, set criteria for the programs implemented by the training institutions. The Board may also issue such guidelines as may be necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section. The training program criteria set by the Board and the Council and the guidelines issued by the Board shall not be subject to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). However, prior to establishing such criteria or issuing such guidelines, the Board and the Council shall consult with the Office of the Attorney General and provide opportunity for public comment.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":310390,"text":"As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Clinical faculty member” means a licensed public or private school teacher who meets the standards of the board of visitors or other governing body for acceptance in an institution’s clinical faculty program.\n\t\t\t“Student teacher” means an individual enrolled in a program for training teachers in an accredited institution of higher education located in this Commonwealth.\n\t\t\t“Training institution” means an accredited public or private institution of higher education which has implemented a training program for public school teachers designed to improve skills in supervising and evaluating student teachers.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":310391,"text":"The governing board of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth or accredited private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth may establish a clinical faculty program utilizing specially trained public school teachers as supervisors of student teachers. 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This law was first created in 1990. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 800 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1990 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 1992, chapter 132.<\/p>","references":[{"id":85029,"section_number":"23.1-607","catch_line":"Compensation of cooperating teachers","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-607\/"},{"id":54368,"section_number":"23.1-612","catch_line":"Unfunded scholarships","order_by":null,"url":"\/23.1-612\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":86911,"section_number":"2.2-4000","catch_line":"Short title; purpose","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-4000\/"}],"permalink":{"id":182899,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86673,"identifier":"22.1-290.1","token":"22.1\/15\/1\/22.1-290.1","url":"\/22.1-290.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-290.1\/","token":"22.1\/15\/1\/22.1-290.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Clinical faculty programs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-290.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Clinical faculty member<\/span>” means a licensed public or private school teacher who meets the standards of the board<\/span> of visitors or other governing body<\/span> for acceptance in an institution’s clinical faculty program.\n\t\t\t“Student teacher<\/span>” means an individual enrolled in a program for training teachers in an accredited institution of higher education located in this Commonwealth.\n\t\t\t“Training institution<\/span>” means an accredited public or private institution of higher education which has implemented a training program for public school teachers designed to improve skills in supervising and evaluating student teachers<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The governing board<\/span> of any public institution of higher education in the Commonwealth or accredited private institution of higher education in the Commonwealth may establish a clinical faculty program utilizing specially trained public school teachers as supervisors of student teachers<\/span>. Any such program shall include the following components: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Any teacher accepted as a clinical faculty member<\/span> shall be designated adjunct faculty; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Prior to being assigned student teachers<\/span>, all clinical faculty members<\/span> shall be required to attend training programs offered by accredited public or private institutions of higher education which are designed to improve their skills in supervising and evaluating student teachers<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Clinical faculty members<\/span> shall be given the responsibility for the grading and evaluation of the student teachers<\/span> assigned to them in cooperation with appropriate full-time faculty members at the institution; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Such data on the clinical faculty program as may be required by the Board<\/span> of Education shall be provided by the institution in a timely manner. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Any governing board<\/span> that chooses to implement a clinical faculty program pursuant to subsection B shall develop standards for acceptance of public or private school teachers as clinical faculty members<\/span>. Public or private school teachers may apply to the institution of higher education for acceptance as clinical faculty members<\/span> for the purpose of supervising and evaluating student teachers<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this section such sums as the General Assembly may from time to time determine to be necessary. The Board<\/span> of Education shall serve as fiscal agent for the training institutions<\/span> and the clinical faculty programs.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall allocate from such funds as are appropriated, moneys to participating training institutions<\/span> for the purpose of compensating clinical faculty members<\/span>. The Board<\/span>, in consultation with the training institutions<\/span>, shall set such compensation.\n\t\t\tThe Board<\/span> shall, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education, set criteria for the programs implemented by the training institutions<\/span>. The Board<\/span> may also issue<\/span> such guidelines as may be necessary for the implementation of the provisions of this section. The training program criteria set by the Board<\/span> and the Council and the guidelines issued by the Board<\/span> shall not be subject to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000<\/a> et seq.). However, prior to establishing such criteria or issuing such guidelines, the Board<\/span> and the Council shall consult with the Office of the Attorney General<\/span> and provide opportunity for public comment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nCLINICAL FACULTY PROGRAMS (\u00a7 22.1-290.1)\n\nA. As used in this section, unless the context requires a different meaning:\n\t\t\t“Clinical faculty member” means a licensed public or private\nschool teacher who meets the standards of the board of visitors or other\ngoverning body for acceptance in an institution’s clinical faculty\nprogram.\n\t\t\t“Student teacher” means an individual enrolled in a program for\ntraining teachers in an accredited institution of higher education located in\nthis Commonwealth.\n\t\t\t“Training institution” means an accredited public or private\ninstitution of higher education which has implemented a training program for\npublic school teachers designed to improve skills in supervising and evaluating\nstudent teachers.\n\nB. The governing board of any public institution of higher education in the\nCommonwealth or accredited private institution of higher education in the\nCommonwealth may establish a clinical faculty program utilizing specially\ntrained public school teachers as supervisors of student teachers. Any such\nprogram shall include the following components:\n\n 1. Any teacher accepted as a clinical faculty member shall be designated\n adjunct faculty;\n\n 2. Prior to being assigned student teachers, all clinical faculty members\n shall be required to attend training programs offered by accredited public or\n private institutions of higher education which are designed to improve their\n skills in supervising and evaluating student teachers;\n\n 3. Clinical faculty members shall be given the responsibility for the grading\n and evaluation of the student teachers assigned to them in cooperation with\n appropriate full-time faculty members at the institution; and\n\n 4. Such data on the clinical faculty program as may be required by the Board\n of Education shall be provided by the institution in a timely manner.\n\nC. Any governing board that chooses to implement a clinical faculty program\npursuant to subsection B shall develop standards for acceptance of public or\nprivate school teachers as clinical faculty members. Public or private school\nteachers may apply to the institution of higher education for acceptance as\nclinical faculty members for the purpose of supervising and evaluating student\nteachers.\n\nD. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this\nsection such sums as the General Assembly may from time to time determine to be\nnecessary. The Board of Education shall serve as fiscal agent for the training\ninstitutions and the clinical faculty programs.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall allocate from such funds as are appropriated, moneys to\nparticipating training institutions for the purpose of compensating clinical\nfaculty members. The Board, in consultation with the training institutions,\nshall set such compensation.\n\t\t\tThe Board shall, in cooperation with the State Council of Higher Education,\nset criteria for the programs implemented by the training institutions. The\nBoard may also issue such guidelines as may be necessary for the implementation\nof the provisions of this section. The training program criteria set by the\nBoard and the Council and the guidelines issued by the Board shall not be\nsubject to the Administrative Process Act (§ 2.2-4000 et seq.). However,\nprior to establishing such criteria or issuing such guidelines, the Board and\nthe Council shall consult with the Office of the Attorney General and provide\nopportunity for public comment.\n\nHISTORY: 1990, c. 800; 1992, c. 132.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}