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Find yourself at the head of the class through the Virginia Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Program
The Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Program is designed to provide an option for career professionals to enter Virginia’s classrooms. The career switcher program recognizes the life experiences of qualified individuals and provides participants with skills needed to pursue a teaching career in Virginia.
Individuals interested in enrolling in a career switcher program must apply for admission directly to a certified program provider. These providers are listed below. Applicants must make certain they have met the prerequisites stated below and have submitted their applications and all other required documents directly to a career switcher program provider.
Program Providers
Career switcher program providers are responsible for recruiting, screening, and selecting applicants. Providers must document that individuals accepted into their career switcher programs meet all Board of Education requirements.
The following certified career switcher program providers are available in Virginia. Contact a program provider directly to inquire about the application process.
- Offers endorsements in preK-12, secondary, middle education, and elementary education.
- Locations: Norfolk, Hampton, Portsmouth and Virginia Beach
- Phone: 757-453-6856
- Offers endorsements in preK-12, secondary, middle education, and elementary education.
- Location: Virginia Beach, Online Program with optional M.Ed.
- Phone: 757-352-4479
- Offers endorsements in preK-12, secondary, and middle education*
*Shenandoah University does not offer an endorsement in elementary education. - Locations: Winchester, Leesburg, Fredericksburg
- Phone: 540-535-3552
- Virginia Community College System (Educate Virginia)
- Offers endorsements in preK-12, secondary, middle education, and English as a second language*
*The Virginia Community College System (Educate Virginia) does not offer an endorsement in elementary education. - Locations:
- Blue Ridge Community College
- Central Virginia Community College
- J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College
- John Tyler Community College
- Northern Virginia Community College
- Southwest Virginia Community College
- Tidewater Community College
- Virginia Western Community College
- Phone: 804-523-5671
- Offers endorsements in preK-12, secondary, middle education, and English as a second language*
The former Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Programs, listed below, have been discontinued and are no longer accepting candidates.
- George Mason University
- Spotsylvania County Schools
- University of Virginia Richmond Center
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Western Virginia Public Education Consortium (WVPEC)
Prerequisite Requirements
An individual seeking a provisional license through the career switcher program must meet the following prerequisite requirements:
- Complete the application process by making application to one of the career switcher certified program providers listed above;
- A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university;
- The completion of requirements for an endorsement in a teaching area or the equivalent through verifiable experience or academic study;
- At least five years of full-time work experience or its equivalent;
- Virginia qualifying scores on the professional teacher’s assessments prescribed by the Board of Education. See Professional Teacher’s Assessment Requirements(PDF).
Course of Study
Level I Preparation
Intensive Level I preparation includes a minimum of 180 clock hours of instruction, including field experience. This phase includes, but is not limited to, curriculum and instruction (including instructional technology), reading in the content area, language acquisition, differentiation of instruction, classroom/behavior management, instructional design based on assessment data, human growth and development and other specific course work related to the Virginia Standards of Learning.
Level I requirements must be completed during the course of a single year and may be offered through a variety of delivery systems, including distance learning programs. After completing Level I preparation, candidates may be awarded a one-year Provisional Career Switcher License (July 1 to June 30 of given year). The Provisional Career Switcher License is active for the first year after the completion of the program requirements. During this time, candidates are expected to seek and obtain employment in a Virginia public school division or accredited nonpublic school in Virginia. If a candidate is unsuccessful in finding employment during the first year of the life of the Provisional Career Switcher License, the license may be extended annually for up to two additional years upon the recommendation of an employing school division or accredited nonpublic school. A Provisional Career Switcher license is limited to a total of three years.
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Level II Preparation
Level II preparation begins during the first year of employment. During this year, a minimum of five seminars will be provided by the career switcher program provider to expand the intensive preparation requirements associated with instructional categories and topics. Seminars include a minimum of 20 instructional hours. A variety of instructional delivery techniques will be utilized to implement the seminars.
During Phase II a trained mentor must be assigned to assist the candidate during the first year of employment.
Level III Preparation (if required)
An additional year of preparation, if required, will be conducted by the Virginia employing educational agency to address needed areas of improvement identified in the candidate’s professional improvement plan. During Level III the employing educational agency may request a one-year extension of the Provisional Career Switcher License.
Recommendation for a Five-Year Renewable License
The holder of a Provisional Career Switcher License will be eligible to apply for a five-year renewable license after the completion of the following:
- Successful completion of Level I, Level II and Level III (if needed) of the Career Switcher Alternative Route To Licensure Program;
- Submission of a recommendation from the Virginia employing educational agency; and
- Recommendation of the administrator of the career switcher program.
Program Background
- The Virginia Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Program was created in response to Senate Joint Resolution 384 and the 1999 Appropriation Act (Item 127D and 129Q). The legislation was designed to provide an alternative pathway to teaching for individuals who had not completed a teacher preparation curriculum but had considerable life experiences, career achievements, and academic backgrounds that are relevant for teaching in pre-K through grade 12.
- The Board of Education approved conducting a pilot program for the career switcher program for military personnel during the summer of 2000. An amendment to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel to establish an initial “Career Switcher” Alternative Route to Licensure Program for military personnel was approved by the Board during the fall of 2000. The Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure Pilot Program for Military Personnel for the 2000-2001 academic year, concluded on June 30, 2001. On November 30, 2000, the Board approved expanding the program to other professions.
- On November 27, 2001, the Board of Education approved the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel 8 VAC 20-21-01 et. seq. – Establishing a Career Switcher Alternative Route to Licensure. Those regulations became effective February 13, 2002.
- Refer to the Licensure Regulations for School Personnel for a complete description of the current requirements for this alternate route to licensure.
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Assistant Director, New Student and Family Programs
Orientation and Family Programs at George Mason University is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic person to serve as the Assistant Director, New Student and Family Programs. George Mason University has a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff, and strongly encourages candidates to apply who will enrich Mason's academic and culturally inclusive environment.
The Assistant Director, New Student and Family Programs facilitates the coordination and implementation of the summer and winter orientation programs, as well as oversees the development and maintenance of the marketing and communications plan related to orientation for new students and families. The Assistant Director also supports initiatives to ease the college transition for new students beyond the traditional orientation programs.
This key responsibilities of this position are as follows:
- Assist in the coordination of logistical components and student-centered programs for Orientation and other key departmental and divisional initiatives;
- Develop, train, recruit, supervise and evaluate the Student Coordinator team (which comprises of former Patriot Leaders who are hired to aid in the planning and implementation of departmental initiatives);
- Support in the development of comprehensive, educational new student programming, including Mason Reads, Preamble, and Welcome2Mason;
- Co-supervise, select, and train the annual summer NODA interns (2-3 individuals);
- Support the planning and implementation of new student and family programs within OFPS;
- Manage communication and marketing plan for Orientation and new student programs, in coordination with Marketing & Design Specialist.
Required Qualifications:
Master's degree in higher education, student personnel, counseling or a related field; preferred candidates will also have one full-time year of professional experience in a higher education environment. Additionally, successful candidates must have a strong working knowledge of new student and family programs; student and family transitional issues; student leadership and training development; mentoring and advising of student leaders; and have experience designing, developing and executing large-scale programming initiatives.
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Applicants must demonstrate experience designing and executing large-scale program assessment, and be able to analyze data and create meaningful reports. Highly developed organizational management and problem-solving skills.
Special Instructions to Applicants:
For full consideration, applicants must apply for position number FA437Z at https://jobs.gmu.edu/; complete and submit the online application; and upload a cover letter, resume, and a list of three professional references with contact information.
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George Mason University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, committed to promoting inclusion and equity in its community. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.
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