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.  

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