                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

REGULATIONS GOVERNING LICENSURE; ENDORSEMENT IN DUAL LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION
PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE SIX (§ 22.1-298.5)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;dual language instruction&#8221; means
instruction that is delivered in English and in a second language.

B. In its regulations governing licensure established pursuant to &#xA7;
22.1-298.1, the Board shall provide for licensure of teachers with an
endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six. In
establishing the requirements for such endorsement, the Board shall require, at
minimum, coursework in dual language education; bilingual literacy development;
methods of second language acquisition; theories of second language acquisition;
instructional strategies for classroom management for the elementary classroom;
and content-based curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

C. Each teacher with an endorsement in dual language instruction
pre-kindergarten through grade six is exempt from the Virginia Communication and
Literacy Assessment requirement but is subject to the subject matter-specific
professional teacher&#8217;s assessment requirements.

D. No teacher with an endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten
through grade six is required to obtain an additional endorsement in
early/primary education pre-kindergarten through grade three or elementary
education pre-kindergarten through grade six in order to teach in
pre-kindergarten through grade six.

HISTORY: 2018, c. 391.