Licensure
For information regarding licensure in Virginia, please visit the Virginia Department of Education website.
On April 8, 2024, the Governor of Virginia approved House Bill 731, which eliminates the Virginia Communication and Literacy Assessment (VCLA) as a requirement for initial licensure. This assessment requirement remains in effect through June 30, 2024.
Effective July 1, 2024, individuals will no longer be required to pass the VCLA as a requirement for initial licensure. After June 30, 2024, individuals who have been cited for the VCLA, and who have completed all other initial licensure requirements, may submit a request to update their evaluation and be issued a full, renewable license. Individuals who are employed in a Virginia educational agency should work directly with their employing agency’s human resources or licensure representative in submitting this request.
Meet Your NNPS Licensure Team
The Newport News Public Schools Human Resources Department has two dedicated Licensure Coordinators to assist you: Tanya Andreas and Amber Litchford.
To ensure efficient support with your licensing, renewals, and endorsements, please contact the coordinator assigned to your school or facility.NNPS Licensure Coordinators
Tanya Andreas
(757) 881-5061 x.56125
Schedule an appointment with Tanya Andreas
Assigned schools:
- An Achievable Dream Academy
- An Achievable Dream Middle & High
- Carver Elementary
- Crittenden Middle
- Deer Park Elementary
- Discovery STEM
- Enterprise Academy
- Gildersleeve Middle
- Heritage High
- Hidenwood Elementary
- Hilton Elementary
- Hines Middle
- Huntington Middle
- Juvenile Detention
- Marshall Early Learning
- Newsome Park Elementary
- Point Option
- Riverside Elementary
- Saunders Elementary
- Sedgefield Elementary
- Warwick High
- BT Washington Middle
- Watkins ECC
Amber Litchford
(757) 881-5061 x.56142
Schedule an appointment with Amber Litchford
Assigned schools:
- BC Charles Elementary
- Denbigh ECC
- Denbigh High
- Dutrow Elementary
- Ella Fitzgerald Middle
- General Stanford Elementary
- Greenwood Elementary
- Jenkins Elementary
- Katherine Johnson Elementary
- Kiln Creek Elementary
- Knollwood Elementary
- McIntosh Elementary
- Menchville High
- Palmer Elementary
- Passage Middle
- Richneck Elementary
- Sanford Elementary
- Stoney Run Elementary
- Woodside High
- Yates Elementary
- Adult Learning & GED Program
Next Steps & Resources
Bookmark the Page: Make sure you bookmark the NNPS Licensure page for quick access to forms, FAQs, guidelines, and licensure requirements.
Questions? Review the resources on the licensure page first, then reach out directly to your designated coordinator listed above.
Transcript Instructions
The VDOE has precise rules for accepting transcripts for licensure. You must follow these rules to ensure the VDOE accepts your transcripts. You can submit transcripts for licensure in one of the following ways:
- Bring them to HR in the original sealed envelope from the college or university
- Order transcripts and have them mailed directly to [email protected] from the college or university
