The Advisory Board on Teacher Education and Licensure (ABTEL) Meeting will be held Monday, March 23, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting is an in-person public meeting. Public comment will be accepted. Written public comment is always accepted and should be emailed by noon Friday, March 20, 2026, to Rob.Gilstrap@doe.virginia.gov with the subject line, ABTEL Comment for March 23, 2026. All written comments received by the deadline will be shared with Advisory Board members in advance of the meeting. For additional questions regarding the meeting, please dial (804) 750-8190. This number may be used for members of the public to alert VDOE staff if the audio or visual transmission of the meeting has failed. When VDOE staff is so alerted or is otherwise made aware that such transmission has failed, ABTEL will recess until public access is restored. 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.  

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