House Bill 238, approved by the 1962 General Assembly, directed the Council of Higher Education, in conjunction with the State Department of Education, to undertake a complete study of the instructional needs of the public schools of Virginia in terms of present and future teacher supply. We have the honor and pleasure to submit herewith the report of that study.

This report has been prepared under the direction of an Advisory Committee on Teacher Education, whose chairman was Mr. Fred O. Wygal, Acting President of Longwood College. A list of committee members appears on Page 1 of the report. Mr. James W. Bailey, the Council's Assistant Director for Program Studies, was the study director. Dr. William D. Hedges of the School of Education, University of Virginia, was consultant to the Advisory Committee.

At its meeting on December 9, 1963, the Council of Higher Education voted unanimously to accept and endorse the report of the Advisory Committee. We believe that the findings and recommendations contained herein provide valuable guidelines to the continued development of a strong program of teacher education in the Commonwealth.

In accordance with the directive of the Legislature, we have emphasized in this report the role that could be played by state-supported institutions of higher learning in preparing more qualified teachers. We also recognize, however, that many private colleges in the Commonwealth will continue to play a significant part in a strong program of teacher education.

We wish to take this opportunity to express publicly our deep and sincere appreciation to the Advisory Committee members, and to other staff members of the public and private colleges, and the State Department of Education, for their cooperation, assistance and guidance in the preparation of this report.

Respectfully submitted,

William Hugh McFarlane
Director