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Notifying as a Certified Tutor

Q. I am new to home instruction. I have a Virginia teaching license, and I am unsure how to file. Help!

A. Individuals with a current Virginia teaching license may either file to be recognized as a Virginia-certified tutor or teacher under the compulsory attendance law or comply with Notice of Intent option (ii) under the home instruction law.

Compulsory Attendance Law: Virginia-Certified Tutor or Teacher, § 22.1-254(A)

The individual may be a parent or a non-parent who holds a current Virginia teaching license.
The individual may teach his or her own children or teach other children.
To be acknowledged as a Virginia-certified tutor or teacher, individuals should submit a copy of their teaching license to the superintendent stating they are complying with the Virginia-certified tutor or teacher statute as referenced in § 22.1-254(A).
The superintendent should provide a letter confirming the individual’s status as a Virginia-certified tutor or teacher in compliance with § 22.1-254.
When the individual’s Virginia teaching license is renewed, they must submit their renewed license to the superintendent and receive a new letter acknowledging their Virginia-certified tutor or teacher status.
Virginia-certified tutors or teachers (including parents who use this method of instruction) are not required to submit annual notices of intent, evidence of progress, or provide personal data about the children receiving their instruction in compliance with this section of Virginia law.

Home Instruction Law: Notice of Intent option (ii), § 22.1-254.1

Only a parent or legal guardian who holds a current Virginia teaching license can homeschool under option (ii) of the home instruction statute.
Parents, as defined in § 22.1-213.1, may only teach their own child(ren) under option (ii) of the homeschool statute.
Parents are required to comply with the homeschool law in the same manner as other homeschool parents by providing annual notification, a list of subjects to be taught in the coming year, and evidence of academic progress each year.