The Office of Instructional Licensure is designed to help new instructional employees secure everything needed to acquire an instructional license in Virginia. It also helps current employees with the recertification process and assists currently licensed employees with additional salary requests.
Licensed positions include teachers, librarians, principals, assistant principals, school counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, occupational, physical, music, and art therapists, and school-based technology specialists.
FCPS employees in licensed-positions must hold and maintain a valid license with appropriate endorsement(s) issued by the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), which should be reflected on the VDOE’s public license query. Licensed-positions include teachers, librarians, principals, assistant principals, counselors, psychologists, social workers, occupational/physical/music/art therapists, and school-based technology specialists.
Each Instructional employee is assigned a licensure assistant to help answer any and all questions about their instructional license. Licensure assistants are based on an employee's last name and their contact information can be found on our Employee Hub.
Non-FCPS employees should visit the VDOE's public licensure website for licensure information.
iteach provides an alternative route to licensure in the state of Virginia. iteach is the only non-institution of higher education accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
FCPS offers the opportunity for additional salary to newly hired and current teacher-scale employees. Employees who meet one of the following five available salary credit adjustments listed below may submit a salary request application.
FCPS employees can visit the Employee Hub for information and guidance on completing the 5-year professional license renewal process.
Non-FCPS employees should visit the VDOE's public licensure website to access renewal information.
Employees must send a signed and dated letter requesting an endorsement be added or changed to the Office of Licensure. Appropriate supporting documentation (such as official transcripts, assessment score sheets, college verification forms, etc.) must accompany the letter. Your licensure assistant (Employee Hub)can be contacted for further details.
Employees must submit a signed and dated letter to the Office of Licensure requesting an endorsement be removed from their license. Endorsements required for a current teaching assignment cannot be removed from a license.
Those holding an out-of-state license or having completed a teacher certification program should initiate their initial Virginia licensure application process directly with the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE).
Those individuals interested in Virginia licensure who do not hold an out-of-state license or have not completed a teacher certification program can read learn of the requirements for teaching in Virginia.
Gatehouse Administration Center
8115 Gatehouse Road, suite 1100
Falls Church, VA 22042
Human Resources representatives are available for assistance Monday – Friday (8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.) by calling 571-423-3000 or 1-800-831-4331. Submit questions or concerns for Human Resources, as well as upload forms and other documents, through the FCPS StaffConnect portal.
