Add Additional Endorsements to 5-yr Professional License Via Passing Applicable Praxis II (limited to specific license types and endorsements)

Effective: September 21, 2007

Limited to specific license types and endorsements as indicated below:

• Biology (20235 - Biology: Content Knowledge – 155)
  
• Business and Information Technology (10100 - Business Education – 590)
  
• Chemistry (20245 - Chemistry: Content Knowledge – 153)
  
• Earth Science (20571 - Earth and Space Sciences: Content Knowledge – 156)
  
• English (10041 - English Language, Literature, and Composition: Content Knowledge – 172)
  
• Family and Consumer Science (taken before 9/2008)* (10120 - Family and Consumer Sciences – 550)
• Family and Consumer Science (taken after 9/2008) (10121 - Family and Consumer Sciences – 150)
  
• French Prek-12 (20173 - French: Content Knowledge – 169)
  
• German Prek-12 (20181 - German: Content Knowledge – 162)
  
• Health and Physical Education Pre-K-12 (20856 H&PE: Content Knowledge – 151)
  
• History & Social Sciences (10081 - Social Studies: Content Knowledge – 161)
  
• Marketing Education (taken before 9/2008)* (10560 - Marketing Education – 570)
• Marketing Education (taken after 9/2008) (10561 - Marketing Education – 147)
  
• Mathematics (10061 - Mathematics: Content Knowledge – 147)
  
  
• Middle Education Grade 6- 8 –
  
  • 10049 - Middle School English Language Arts – 164
    
  • 20069 - Middle School Mathematics – 163
    
  • 10439 - Middle School Science – 162
    
  • 20089 - Middle School Social Studies – 160
    
    
• Music education - Vocal, Choral, or Instrumental Pre-K-12 (10113 - Music: Content Knowledge – 160)
  
• Physics (10265 - Physics: Content Knowledge – 147)
  
• Spanish Prek-12 (10191 - Spanish: Content Knowledge – 161)
  
• Technology Education (10050 - Technology Education – 610)
  
• Visual Arts PreK-12 (10133 - Art: Content Knowledge – 159)
  

• Does not apply to individuals who are seeking prek-3 or prek-6 or other endorsement areas that do not have or match VA Praxis II requirement.
• Does not apply to individuals who hold a technical professional license, vocational evaluator license, pupil personnel services license, or division superintendent license.
• One or more endorsements may be added to a collegiate or post graduate professional license or a provisional license provided its specific endorsement requirements have been met.

To transmit your request to VDOE, please provide the two following items to FCPS Licensure Office:

1. Send your signed and dated letter to VDOE licensure requesting the addition of the endorsement(s) to your teaching licenses
   AND
2. Attach copies of your ETS score sheet(s) reflecting your passing Praxis II applicable to the endorsement(s) you are requesting in your letter.

Please email HRLicensure@fcps.edu  an inquiry if you have any questions regarding this licensure regulation change.

*Please note that the test codes changed for the Family and Consumer Sciences and Marketing Education tests effective September 1, 2008. The test scores will be reported on a different scale, so please note the change in the passing scores.