State Reciprocity Document 7-19
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U.S. State Reciprocity 2017/2018 State Education Requirements Testing Temporary Certificate Offered Sped Ed. Endorsement-see ELL Endorsement-see Other Notes specialeducationguide.com http://www.eslteacheredu.org Alabama Bachelor’s degree from regionally Praxis Subject Assessments or Emergency Certificate if candidate In general, the ALSDE will grant a ESL courses PRAXIS II ESOL accredited school and state- equivalent test; may be waived if meets all requirements except candidate with a valid out-of-state approved teacher preparation candidate has 3 years of professional testing. teaching license a comparable program. teaching experience. license to teach in Alabama, except at the doctorate level. Alaska Bachelor’s degree from regionally Basic Competency Exam. See Non-renewable one-year Tier I Initial Yes,Undergraduates seeking to Through an institutional accredited school and state- https://education.alaska.gov/FAQ/T Certificate while meeting State become special education teachers recommendation approved teacher preparation eacherCertification/All#q26 requirements typically major in education or By earning an academic major or program. special education minor in the ESL subject area By earning the relevant Praxis II exam score Arizona Bachelor’s degree from regionally Professional and Subject Knowledge Reciprocity candidates receive non- bachelor’s degree from an Assessment of Professional CRC Required from Arizona. accredited school and state- exams – See the Arizona Department renewable 3-Year Reciprocal accredited institution before Knowledge: Elementary; AND Candidates must take state- approved teacher preparation of Education for accepted exams. Provisional Teaching Certificate; pursuing an initial teaching Elementary Education (Subtests I approved courses in the Arizona and program. May be waived with three years of converted to 6-Year certificate after certificate. 45 semester hours of and II) SEI US Constitutions or pass an full-time teaching experience. two years of successful teaching in education courses, including 21 equivalency exam to upgrade to a Arizona and meeting state hours in special education and eight standard teaching certificate. requirements. hours of practicum. Arkansas Bachelor’s degree from regionally Basic skills, content area, and Provisional license for reciprocal The Office of Educator Licensure will The Office of Educator Licensure will CRC Required from Arkansas. accredited school and state- pedagogy testing for the certificate teacher certification candidates who add the new area upon receipt of a add the new area upon receipt of a Endorsements in Early Childhood, approved teacher preparation held. Waived with three years of meet all requirements except completed and signed licensure completed and signed licensure Elementary Education, Middle program. teaching experience or comparable Content or Pedagogy testing. application form requesting the new application form requesting the new Childhood, or Secondary Social certification from the National Board area with a copy of the Praxis II area with a copy of the Praxis II Studies require approved course in for Professional Teaching Standards Specialty Area score report reflecting Specialty Area score report reflecting Arkansas History. (NBPTS). a passing score for the area to be a passing score for the area to be added. added. U.S. State Reciprocity 2017/2018 California Bachelor’s degree from regionally California’s Basic Skills test Preliminary certificate if all Applicants who want to teach Any teacher assigned to provide Candidates with less than 2 years of accredited school and state- requirements except testing are special education students must instruction to English learners (ELs) experience must complete an approved teacher preparation met. apply for a Education Specialist will need an authorization for approved teacher induction program. Instruction Credential. In addition to instruction to ELs in addition to an program. Candidates with less than a bachelor’s degree special authorization in the content area of 2 years of experience must complete education teachers must complete a instruction. The authorization is an approved teacher induction teacher preparation program that based on the rights and needs of the program. focuses on special education. students to an appropriate https://www.ctc.ca.gov/docs/defaul education. t- source/leaflets/cl808.pdf?sfvrsn=98 8051f8_0 Colorado Bachelor’s degree from regionally PLACE or Praxis Subject Assessments No Your "Added Endorsement" Colorado’s version of an ESL CRC Required from Colorado. accredited school and state- in select areas required; waived with application and supporting endorsement is the Culturally and approved teacher preparation 3 years full-time teaching documents will be evaluated to Linguistically Diverse Educator program. experience. determine the endorsement(s) for endorsement. This endorsement which you qualify in Colorado. This does not stand alone and you must evaluation will be based on your have the 24 credit hours as we approved program and may require outline in our worksheet, so we will you to submit course descriptions to ask you to take and pass a content clarify the content of your special exam in another content area, so education program. that we may issue you a license with both endorsements. Most commonly, applicants will take and pass one of the Colorado-approved content exams in Elementary Education U.S. State Reciprocity 2017/2018 Connecticut Bachelor’s degree from a regionally Praxis Core and Praxis Subject http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/ Teachers who hold a valid Complete a State-Approved All Connecticut school employees accredited school and state- Assessments in content area pdf/cert/obtaining1109aw.pdf Connecticut teaching certificate Educator Preparation Program must submit a state and national with endorsements in integrated approved teacher preparation required. Candidates who wish to early childhood special education, Pass the PRAXIS II Examination criminal background check at least program. Teacher preparation teach Early Childhood or Elementary elementary education, middle Apply for Certification as an ESL 30 days before being placed in a waived with 30 months of full-time Education must also take the grades education, secondary Educator in Connecticut school. experience. Connecticut Foundations of Reading academic subjects, special Achieve a Provisional and subjects, or special education may test, administered by Pearson. Early cross endorse among these same Professional Teaching Certificate Childhood and Elementary Education endorsement areas, provided that Achieve Cross-Endorsement in teachers must also pass the they complete appropriate testing TESOL Connecticut Teacher Certification and course work requirements. Please note that to add Examinations (CTCE) Early Childhood endorsement #112, #113 or #102, exam. an institutional recommendation from a regionally accredited college or university upon completion of a state-approved teacher preparation program in the specific area is required. 30 credits of special ed courses Delaware Bachelor’s degree from a regionally Based on credentials evaluation. No Must include coursework in special 15 credits in additional coursework Delaware state law requires accredited school Praxis CORE or Praxis Subject education Structure of the Eng Lang, Second teachers to submit to a state and Assessments may be required after Lang testing, Teaching Literacy for federal criminal background check review. ELL, Second Lang Acquisition, and a child protection registry check Methods of Teaching ELL before being placed in a school. Florida Bachelor’s degree from a regionally Comparable basic knowledge, Temporary certificate in area of http://www.fldoe.org/teaching/certi 15 semester hours (five courses) or Submit fingerprints for a background accredited school. content, and pedagogy exams. The bachelor’s degree major if basic fication/administrative-rules/6a-4- (300 in-service hours) in the ESOL check. Teaching license must be next step is to complete the required knowledge or pedagogy exam 01795.stml subject area (these courses must be equivalent to Florida Professional Florida Teacher Certification requirements are not met for 3 approved by the Florida Department Certificate. Examinations (FTCE). Those who years. of Education Bureau of Educator pass all three sections of the exam Certification in a course-by-course will qualify for a Florida Professional analysis): Certificate. U.S. State Reciprocity 2017/2018 Georgia The new, four-tier certification Georgia Assessments for the Teaching license must be Completion of a state-approved Program Admission Test As in all US states, all prospective process for beginning teachers in Certification of Educators required if Professional or equivalent; educator preparation program or English to Speakers of Other Georgia public school employees Georgia includes a Pre-Service less than 5 years experience or who temporary or provisional not possession of a professional out-of- Languages (ESOL) Test The ESOL must submit to state and federal certification, which is required for have not previously passed a accepted. state educator certificate (valid or assessment covers your specific background checks. Georgia also candidates to complete the content assessment. expired). If you are certified out-of- knowledge relating to the field of employs an additional screening mandatory student teaching state, please include a copy of your ESL, and is divided into two subtests method called