{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-298.5","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 22.1-298.5","heading":"Regulations governing licensure; endorsement in dual language instruction pre-kindergarten through grade six","body":"A. As used in this section, \"dual language instruction\" means instruction that is delivered in English and in a second language.B. In its regulations governing licensure established pursuant to § 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'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.2018, c. 391.","path":["Title 22.1. Education","Chapter 15. Teachers, Officers and Employees","Article 2. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/22.1-298.5/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:14:54Z","sha256":"49d964c1f33a159d80c6b76f978a67e4059b92f5362578f882f2d91564612465","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-298.4","next":"us-va/va.-code-22.1-298.6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}