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State licensure board outlines NORA to resolve uneven credit requirements for Algebra add-on and geometry endorsements
Summary
Staff presented a proposal to open regulations after data from educator-preparation programs showed wide variation in course credit values, creating barriers to the 24-semester-hour requirement for an Algebra 1 add-on; board members suggested alternatives including a 12-hour minimum or competency-based language.
Rob Gilstrap, presenting for the Virginia Department of Education, briefed the Advisory Board on Teacher Licensure (AdTel) on a proposed No-Notice-to-Open-the-Regulations (NORA) to address inconsistencies created when a law preserved a 24-semester-hour requirement for an Algebra 1 add-on endorsement. Gilstrap said data from 13 educator-preparation programs (EPPs) show credit values for comparable courses vary widely…
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