Can a K-12 Public School Teacher transfer a license to West Virginia as a military spouse?
Not through the compact — West Virginia is not currently a Teaching compact member. A military-spouse K-12 Public School Teacher relies on VAEIA 2022 / 50 U.S.C. § 4025a, which requires West Virginia to recognize a valid out-of-state license upon relocation for military orders.
Your teacher-licensing authority in West Virginia
Issues a temporary teaching certificate to spouses of active-duty armed forces members who hold a current unencumbered out-of-state certificate and whose spouse is assigned to a duty station in West Virginia or within 50 air miles of its border.
Official source ↗About the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact
Newer compact (2023) for K-12 teachers. Allows teacher licenses to transfer between member states without re-testing or re-coursing. War Department helped fund development specifically for military families.
Official compact site ↗All Teaching member states
12 jurisdictions. Tap any to check that destination for this profession.