Agency
Department of Education
Board
State Board of Education
Meeting:
Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL)

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 4/20/2026  9:00 am
Type Physical Location Only 
Location James Monroe Building | Conference Room B
101 N. 14th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219 
Board Website https://www.doe.virginia.gov/ 
Agenda document pdf Meeting Agenda 4/15/2026   (275k)
Minutes document agency has not posted
Purpose of the meeting
The Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) Meeting will be held Monday, April 20, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is an in-person public meeting. The Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure is pleased to receive public comment at each of its regular meetings. Public comment is only accepted during the public comment period, not during standing committees. To allow the Advisory Board sufficient time for its other business, the total time allotted for public comment will generally be limited to thirty (30) minutes. Individuals seeking to speak to the Board will be allotted three (3) minutes each. Those wishing to speak at the Advisory Board should contact Dr. Bryan Jackson at Bryan.Jackson@doe.virginia.gov or (804) 786-2302. Speakers are urged to contact Dr. Bryan Jackson in advance of the meeting. Because of time limitations, those people who have not registered to speak prior to the day of the Advisory Board meeting cannot be assured that they will have an opportunity to appear before the Advisory Board. In order to make the limited time available most effective, speakers may provide multiple written copies of their comments. The Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) advises the Board of Education and submits recommendations on policies applicable to the qualifications, examination, licensure and regulation of school personnel including revocation, suspension, denial, cancellation, reinstatement and renewals of licensure, fees for processing applications, standards for the approval of preparation programs, reciprocal approval of preparation programs and other related matters as the Board of Education may request or the Advisory Board may deem necessary. The final authority for licensure of school personnel remains with the Board of Education.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Bryan Jackson  / Office of Licensure Director
Address: James Monroe Bldg.
101 N. 14th St., 25th Floor
Richmond, 23218
Email Address: bryan.jackson@doe.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)786-2302    FAX: ()-    TDD: ()-   
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.