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Virginia Department of Education
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Teacher Education and Licensure
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P. O. Box 2120
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Richmond, Virginia 23218-2120
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Biennial Report of Education (Endorsement) Programs
(September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2023)
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Standards for Biennial Approval of Education Endorsement Programs (8VAC20-543-40)
Certification of Standard 1 - Assessment Passing Rates
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Biennial Reporting Period: September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2023
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Name of Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University
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Std. #Description of Standard
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1Candidate Progress and Performance on Prescribed Board of Education Licensure Assessments. Candidate passing rates, reported by percentages, shall not fall below 80% biennially for program completers and program noncompleters. Program completers are individuals who have successfully completed all coursework, required licensure assessments, and supervised student teaching or required internship. Program noncompleters are those individuals who have been officially admitted into the education program and who have taken, regardless of whether the individual passed or failed, required licensure assessments, and have successfully completed all coursework, but who have not completed supervised student teaching or the required internship. Program noncompleters shall have been officially released (in writing) from an education endorsement program by an authorized administrator of the program.
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Ref.Description of Assessments
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AAcademic Skills Assessment: The prescribed test is the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA). This assessment is applicable to individuals seeking an initial teaching license. The VCLA is not required for add-on endorsements or for Administration and Supervision PreK-12, School Counselor PreK-12, School Psychology, or School Social Worker endorsements.
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BContent Assessment: The prescribed test is the Praxis Subject Assessment. This assessment is applicable to the following endorsements: Business and Information Technology; Computer Science; Early/Primary Education PreK-3; Elementary Education PreK-6; English; English as a Second Language; French; German; Family and Consumer Sciences; Health and Physical Education; History and Social Sciences; Marketing Education; Mathematics; Middle Education 6-8: English; Middle Education 6-8: History and Social Sciences; Middle Education 6-8: Mathematics; Middle Education 6-8: Science; Music Education-Instrumental; Music Education-Vocal/Choral; Science-Biology; Science-Chemistry; Science-Earth Science; Science-Physics; Spanish; Technology Education; and Visual Arts. Also, a Braille assessment is prescribed for the Special Education-Blindness/Visual Impairments PreK-12 endorsement.
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CVirginia Reading Assessment: The prescribed test for individuals seeking an initial teaching license with endorsements in Early/Primary Education PreK-3, Elementary Education PreK-6, Special Education-General Curriculum, Special Education-Deaf and Hard of Hearing PreK-12, or Special Education-Blindness/Visual Impairments PreK-12 is the Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE): Elementary and Special Education or Praxis®Teaching Reading:Elementary. The prescribed test for the Reading Specialist endorsement is the Reading for Virginia Educators (RVE): Reading Specialist or Praxis® Reading Specialist.
[Note: The previously approved Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA) for Elementary and Special Education Teacher or the Virginia Reading Assessment (VRA) for Reading Specialist may be reported if taken during the time the tests were required.]
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DSchool Leadership Assessment: The prescribed test, applicable to the Administration and Supervision PreK-12 endorsement only, is the School Leadership Licensure Assessment (SLLA).
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Key
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Not Applicable (N/A) = The licensure assessment is not prescribed for the respective approved education program.
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Instructions
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For each approved education program listed below, complete the following information as it pertains to the current biennial reporting period, September 1, 2021, through August 31, 2023.
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Step 1Enter the number of program completers for the current biennial reporting period.
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Step 2Enter the number of program noncompleters for the current biennial reporting period.
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 Note, the spreadsheet will automatically calculate the "Total Completers and Noncompleters" for each approved education program based on the sum of the "Rollover" completers and noncompleters and of your "Current Biennial Reporting Period" completers and noncompleters entries in Step 1 and Step 2.
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Step 3If there are ten or more "Total Completers and Noncompleters," then proceed to enter in each of the designated columns the number (i.e., zero or higher) of individuals who passed (P), who did not pass (NP), who did not take (NT), and who were not required to take (NR) the applicable licensure assessments for that approved program.
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Step 4If there are less than ten "Total Completers and Noncompleters" for an approved education program, then do NOT enter results for the respective licensure assessments for that approved education program. The number of the completers and noncompleters will be rolled over to the next biennial report.
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The "Pass Rate (%)" will automatically be calculated by the spreadsheet for each respective licensure assessment for each approved education program.
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Note 1: The current Regulations Governing the Review and Approval of Education in Virginia became effective August 23, 2018; This collection reflects program completers and newly reported program noncompleters. The number of program completers less than ten rolled over from the previous biennial reporting period. If the total number of "program completers" and "program noncompleters" is less than ten for an approved education (endorsement) program for the 2019-2021 period, the number will be rolled over to the next biennial report.
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Approved Education (Endorsement) Programs Rollover Only from Prior Biennial Reporting PeriodCurrent Biennial Reporting PeriodTotal Completers and NoncompletersVCLA (A)PRAXIS SUBJECT ASSESSMENT (B)RVE or VRA © or Teaching Reading: ElementarySLLA (D)*
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Number of Program CompletersNumber of Program NoncompletersNumber of Program CompletersNumber of Program NoncompletersPass Rate (%)PNPNTNRPass Rate (%)PNPNTNRPass Rate (%)PNPNTNRPass Rate (%)PNPNT
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Early/Primary Education PreK-3See Note 1 above.1111100.0%11100.0%1181.8%92Not applicable
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Elementary Education PreK-6See Note 1 above.152152100.0%152100.0%15289.5%13679Not applicable
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Math Specialist for Elementary/Middle Ed.See Note 1 above.44 4Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable
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Reading SpecialistSee Note 1 above.1919100.0%19Not applicable89.5%172Not applicable
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School Counselor PreK-12See Note 1 above.3333Not applicableNot applicableNot applicableNot applicable
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School Social WorkerSee Note 1 above.3838Not applicableNot applicableNot applicableNot applicable
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EngineeringSee Note 1 above.11 1Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable
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Visual Arts PreK-12See Note 1 above.4646100.0%46100.0%46.0Not applicableNot applicable
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Health and Physical Education PreK-12See Note 1 above.33 3 0Not applicableNot applicable
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Music Education - Instrumental PreK-12See Note 1 above.77 7 7Not applicableNot applicable
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Music Education - Vocal/Choral PreK-128See Note 1 above.513100.0%13100.0%13Not applicableNot applicable
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English See Note 1 above.1919100.0%19100.0%19Not applicableNot applicable
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History and Social SciencesSee Note 1 above.1515100.0%15100.0%15Not applicableNot applicable
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Mathematics9See Note 1 above.615100.0%15100.0%15Not applicableNot applicable
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Science - BiologySee Note 1 above.66 6 6Not applicableNot applicable
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Science - Chemistry4See Note 1 above.37 7 7Not applicableNot applicable
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Science - Earth Science6See Note 1 above.17 7 7Not applicableNot applicable
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Science - Physics7See Note 1 above.07 7 7Not applicableNot applicable
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Special Education - Early ChildhoodSee Note 1 above.55 5Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable
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Special Education - Adapted Curriculum K-129See Note 1 above.71643.8%7Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable
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Special Education - General Curriculum K-12See Note 1 above.292979.3%23Not applicable82.8%2414Not applicable
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Administration and Supervision PreK-12See Note 1 above.4242Not applicableNot applicableNot applicable88.1%375
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Administration and Supervision PreK-12 (central office only)See Note 1 above.00Not applicableNot applicableNot applicableNot applicable
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*NOTE: An individual who has taken the SLLA, regardless of whether the individual passed or failed, must be reported under the full Administration and Supervision PreK-12 program. Only individuals who have NOT taken the SLLA and are seeking the Administration and Supervision PreK-12 (central office only) endorsement may be reported under the Administration and Supervision PreK-12 (central office only) program.
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