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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8. Education
Agency 20. State Board of Education
Chapter 441. Regulations Governing the Employment of Professional Personnel
12/27/2024

8VAC20-441-10. Definitions.

The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Annual contract" means a contract between a probationary teacher, assistant principal, principal, or supervisor and the local school board that sets forth the terms and conditions of employment for one school year.

"Assistant principal" means a person (i) who is regularly employed full time as an assistant principal and (ii) who holds a valid license issued by the Board of Education necessary to be an assistant principal.

"Board" means the Virginia Board of Education, which has general supervision of the public school system.

"Breach of contract" means, for the purpose of this chapter, a teacher failing to honor a contract for the current or next school year without formal release from that contract from the local school board. "Breach of contract" does not include dismissal for cause.

"Coaching contract" means a separate contract between the employee and the local school board that includes responsibilities for an athletic coaching assignment.

"Continuing contract" means a contract between a teacher, assistant principal, principal, or supervisor who has satisfied the probationary term of service and the local school board.

"Current employer" means the local school board with which the employee is currently under contract.

"Extracurricular activity sponsorship contract" means a separate contract between the employee and the local school board that includes responsibilities, for which a monetary supplement is received, for sponsorship of any student organizations, clubs, or groups, such as service clubs, academic clubs and teams, cheerleading squads, student publication and literary groups, and visual and performing arts organizations except those that are conducted in conjunction with regular classroom, curriculum, or instructional programs.

"Next school year" means the school year immediately following the current contract year.

"Principal" means a person (i) who is regularly employed full time as a principal and (ii) who holds a valid license issued by the Board of Education necessary to be a principal.

"Prospective employer" means the division in which application for employment is made.

"Supervisor" means a person (i) who is regularly employed full time in an instructional supervisory position as specified in this chapter and (ii) who is required by the board to hold a license prescribed in this chapter to be employed in that position. An instructional supervisory position has authority to direct or evaluate teachers, assistant principals, principals, or other instructional personnel.

"Teacher" means a person (i) who is regularly employed full time as a teacher, guidance counselor, or librarian and (ii) who holds a valid teaching license.

Statutory Authority

§§ 22.1-16 and 22.1-302 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 34, Issue 6, eff. December 13, 2017.

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