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and7\n\nReceives a recommendation from the employing school division for a Teach For America license in the endorsement area in which the individual seeks to be licensed.B\n\nIn addition to the criteria set forth in subsection A, any individual who seeks an endorsement in early childhood, early\/primary, or elementary education shall either (i) agree to complete such coursework in the teaching of reading as may be prescribed by the Board pursuant to regulation during the first year of employment or (ii) achieve a passing score on a reading instructional assessment prescribed by the Board pursuant to regulation.C\n\nTeachers issued a Teach For America provisional license shall not be eligible for continuing contract status while employed under the authority of a Teach For America license and shall be subject to the probationary terms of employment specified in § 22.1-303.D\n\nThe Board may extend any Teach For America license for one additional year upon request of the employing school division, provided that no Teach For America license shall exceed a total of three years in length.E\n\nNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon completion of at least two years of full-time teaching experience in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth or a preschool program that receives state funds pursuant to § 22.1-289.09, an individual holding a Teach For America license shall be eligible to receive a renewable license if he has (i) achieved satisfactory scores on all professional teacher assessments required by the Board and (ii) received satisfactory evaluations at the conclusion of each year of employment.F\n\nNotwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Board shall issue a Teach For America license to any individual who (i) has completed two years of successful teaching in the Teach For America program in another state, (ii) is not eligible to receive a renewable license, and (iii) meets the criteria set forth in subsection A.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":208961,"text":"Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Board shall issue a two-year provisional license, hereafter referred to as the Teach For America license, to any participant in Teach For America, a nationwide nonprofit organization focused on closing the academic achievement gaps between students in high-income and low-income areas, who submits an application and meets the following criteria:","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"A1"},"1":{"id":208962,"text":"Holds, at minimum, a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"A1","prefix_anchor":"A1","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"A2"},"2":{"id":208963,"text":"Has met the requirements prescribed by the Board for all endorsements sought or has met the qualifying scores on the content area assessment prescribed by the Board for the endorsements sought;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"A2","prefix_anchor":"A2","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A1","next_prefix":"A3"},"3":{"id":208964,"text":"Possesses good moral character according to criteria developed by the Board;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","3"],"prefix":"3","entire_prefix":"A3","prefix_anchor":"A3","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A2","next_prefix":"A4"},"4":{"id":208965,"text":"Has been offered and has accepted placement in Teach For America;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","4"],"prefix":"4","entire_prefix":"A4","prefix_anchor":"A4","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A3","next_prefix":"A5"},"5":{"id":208966,"text":"Has successfully completed pre-service training and is participating in the professional development requirements of Teach For America, including teaching frameworks, curricula, lesson planning, instructional delivery, classroom management, assessment and evaluation of student progress, classroom diversity, and literacy development;","type":"section","prefixes":["A","5"],"prefix":"5","entire_prefix":"A5","prefix_anchor":"A5","level":2,"prior_prefix":"A4","next_prefix":"A6"},"6":{"id":208967,"text":"Has an offer of employment from a local school board to teach in a public elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth or a preschool program that receives state funds pursuant to § 22.1-289.09; 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This law was first created in 2013. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 53<\/a> and 440<\/a> 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. 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 2020, chapters 860<\/a> and 861<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":62685,"section_number":"22.1-289.09","catch_line":"Programs designed to promote educational opportunities","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-289.09\/"}],"permalink":{"id":183057,"object_type":"law","relational_id":57049,"identifier":"22.1-299.4","token":"22.1\/15\/2\/22.1-299.4","url":"\/22.1-299.4\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-299.4\/","token":"22.1\/15\/2\/22.1-299.4","dublin_core":{"Title":"Teach For America license","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-299.4","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> Notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, the Board<\/span> shall issue<\/span> a two-year provisional license, hereafter referred to as the Teach For America license, to any participant in Teach For America, a nationwide nonprofit organization focused on closing the academic achievement gaps between students in high-income and low-income areas, who submits an application and meets the following criteria: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Holds, at minimum, a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Has met the requirements prescribed by the Board<\/span> for all endorsements sought or has met the qualifying scores on the content area assessment prescribed by the Board<\/span> for the endorsements sought; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Possesses good moral character according to criteria developed by the Board<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Has been offered and has accepted placement in Teach For America; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Has successfully completed pre-service training and is participating in the professional development requirements of Teach For America, including teaching frameworks, curricula, lesson planning, instructional delivery, classroom management, assessment and evaluation of student progress, classroom diversity, and literacy development; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Has an offer of employment from a local school board<\/span> to teach in a public elementary<\/span> or secondary school in the Commonwealth or a preschool program that receives state funds pursuant to § 22.1-289.09<\/a>; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Receives a recommendation from the employing school division for a Teach For America license in the endorsement area in which the individual seeks to be licensed. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> In addition to the criteria set forth in subsection A, any individual who seeks an endorsement in early childhood, early\/primary, or elementary<\/span> education shall either (i) agree to complete such coursework in the teaching of reading as may be prescribed by the Board pursuant to regulation during the first year of employment or (ii) achieve a passing score on a reading instructional assessment prescribed by the Board pursuant to regulation. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Teachers issued a Teach For America provisional license shall not be eligible for continuing contract<\/span> status while employed under the authority of a Teach For America license and shall be subject to the probationary terms of employment specified in § 22.1-303<\/a>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The Board may extend any Teach For America license for one additional year upon request of the employing school division, provided that no Teach For America license shall exceed a total of three years in length. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> Notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, upon completion of at least two years of full-time teaching experience in a public elementary<\/span> or secondary school in the Commonwealth or a preschool program that receives state funds pursuant to § 22.1-289.09<\/a>, an individual holding a Teach For America license shall be eligible to receive a renewable license if he has (i) achieved satisfactory scores on all professional teacher assessments required by the Board and (ii) received satisfactory evaluations at the conclusion of each year of employment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> Notwithstanding any provision of law<\/span> to the contrary, the Board shall issue<\/span> a Teach For America license to any individual who (i) has completed two years of successful teaching in the Teach For America program in another state, (ii) is not eligible to receive a renewable license, and (iii) meets the criteria set forth in subsection A. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nTEACH FOR AMERICA LICENSE (\u00a7 22.1-299.4)\n\nA. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Board shall issue a\ntwo-year provisional license, hereafter referred to as the Teach For America\nlicense, to any participant in Teach For America, a nationwide nonprofit\norganization focused on closing the academic achievement gaps between students\nin high-income and low-income areas, who submits an application and meets the\nfollowing criteria:\n\n 1. Holds, at minimum, a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited\n institution of higher education;\n\n 2. Has met the requirements prescribed by the Board for all endorsements\n sought or has met the qualifying scores on the content area assessment\n prescribed by the Board for the endorsements sought;\n\n 3. Possesses good moral character according to criteria developed by the\n Board;\n\n 4. Has been offered and has accepted placement in Teach For America;\n\n 5. Has successfully completed pre-service training and is participating in the\n professional development requirements of Teach For America, including teaching\n frameworks, curricula, lesson planning, instructional delivery, classroom\n management, assessment and evaluation of student progress, classroom\n diversity, and literacy development;\n\n 6. Has an offer of employment from a local school board to teach in a public\n elementary or secondary school in the Commonwealth or a preschool program that\n receives state funds pursuant to § 22.1-289.09; and\n\n 7. Receives a recommendation from the employing school division for a Teach\n For America license in the endorsement area in which the individual seeks to\n be licensed.\n\nB. In addition to the criteria set forth in subsection A, any individual who\nseeks an endorsement in early childhood, early\/primary, or elementary education\nshall either (i) agree to complete such coursework in the teaching of reading as\nmay be prescribed by the Board pursuant to regulation during the first year of\nemployment or (ii) achieve a passing score on a reading instructional assessment\nprescribed by the Board pursuant to regulation.\n\nC. Teachers issued a Teach For America provisional license shall not be eligible\nfor continuing contract status while employed under the authority of a Teach For\nAmerica license and shall be subject to the probationary terms of employment\nspecified in § 22.1-303.\n\nD. The Board may extend any Teach For America license for one additional year\nupon request of the employing school division, provided that no Teach For\nAmerica license shall exceed a total of three years in length.\n\nE. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, upon completion of at\nleast two years of full-time teaching experience in a public elementary or\nsecondary school in the Commonwealth or a preschool program that receives state\nfunds pursuant to § 22.1-289.09, an individual holding a Teach For America\nlicense shall be eligible to receive a renewable license if he has (i) achieved\nsatisfactory scores on all professional teacher assessments required by the\nBoard and (ii) received satisfactory evaluations at the conclusion of each year\nof employment.\n\nF. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the Board shall issue a\nTeach For America license to any individual who (i) has completed two years of\nsuccessful teaching in the Teach For America program in another state, (ii) is\nnot eligible to receive a renewable license, and (iii) meets the criteria set\nforth in subsection A.\n\nHISTORY: 2013, cc. 53, 440; 2020, cc. 860, 861.","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}}