Transcript certificatetypes-2013 - Education Professional Standards Board

Certificate Types
and
Their Usages
Educational Professional Standards Board
Established as part of the 1990 Kentucky
Education Reform Act to oversee the education
profession.
The standards and accreditation agency for
Kentucky teachers and administrators and for
programs of education at Kentucky colleges and
universities.
www.epsb.ky.gov
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HQ Status and Certification
Under NCLB, “Highly Qualified” involves the
“Three-legged stool”
1.Full state certification
2.Mastery of subject matter
3.Baccalaureate level degree
4.NOTE: HOUSSE Index has not been
phased out by EPSB.
www.epsb.ky.gov
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FULL Certificate Types
Professional (formerly Provisional or Standard)
• Completion of complete teacher education
program & KTIP, either by regular or alternative
route
• Issued for 5-year terms
• Must have MA degree within 10 years; then
renewable by 3yr experience
Limited
• Teacher from out of country working on MOA
with KDE
• 3 year limit
www.epsb.ky.gov
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FULL Certificate Types
Provisional Internship
• Statement of eligibility cannot be used as a
certificate so confirmation of employment is
required
• This is then issued for one-year term to allow
completion of KTIP (apply early to insure
KTIP participation)
www.epsb.ky.gov
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FULL Certificate Types
Probationary (must pass Praxis to be HQ)
• Issued to allow teacher who has completed a
teacher education program to complete
coursework and testing to add a new area
• Issued for one year; renewable twice more with
6 new hours (usually need more to complete
program in three years)
• Varying prerequisites are necessary in these
cases (see appropriate application form)
www.epsb.ky.gov
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Probationary Forms
(Must hold another KY certificate or SOE...except IECE)
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IECE (birth to primary)
Exceptional children
Middle school
Gifted Education
Technology Education
Information Technology
Library Media
Director of Pupil Personnel
Director of Special Education
www.epsb.ky.gov
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TC-BP
TC-19
TC-MG
TC-GP
TC-3 (via KDE)
TC-3 (via KDE)
TC-29
TC-40
TC-28
FULL Certificate Types
Temporary Provisional (need Praxis or major to
be HQ-except in special education)
• Issued to those in a university Option 6, 7 or
Option 8 (Teach For America) alternative
certification program and offer of employment
• Form TC-TP
• Initial issuance; two renewals (3 total)
• MUST pass all assessments before KTIP
www.epsb.ky.gov
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Candidate Selection for
Teaching Positions
Governed by KRS 160.345 (2) (h) whereas the
superintendent may forward candidates (to the
SBDM council) who:
– have pending certification based on recent
completion of preparation requirements;
– out of state preparation, or
– alternative routes to certification pursuant to
KRS 161.028 & 161.048. (TPs are here)
www.epsb.ky.gov
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Alternative Route Candidates
for Teaching Positions
May be considered along with those who
hold “regular” certification IF:
– they have written verification that they have
been admitted to a KY university’s alternative
route program, AND
– this verification is obtained during the time of
the vacancy’s posting.
www.epsb.ky.gov
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Considering Alternative Route
Candidates
Make sure your personnel office verifies the
eligibility of alt route candidates before
interviewing
– Upon hiring, they can be issued a Temporary
Provisional (TP) certificate for one year when the
district applies.
(These are also sometimes called “Option 6” candidates.)
– The TP may be renewed for two more years as long
as the teacher remains in the university program and
is employed in the teaching area of the certificate.
www.epsb.ky.gov
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HQ Considerations when hiring
Alternative Route Candidates
Those on a TP certificate are NOT necessarily
“Highly Qualified” for federal reporting
purposes
– Special education TPs are HQ for special
education ONLY, not for any content areas
– Other content area TPs are not HQ until they
pass the appropriate KY Praxis test(s) or
unless they hold an academic major in the
content area they are teaching
www.epsb.ky.gov
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General considerations with
any teaching candidate
Remember that it is possible for teachers to
be certified but not “highly qualified” for a
position
– Anytime you consider a candidate without full
Professional KY certification, work with your
district personnel office before making a job
offer (this includes new graduates with the
“statement of eligibility”
www.epsb.ky.gov
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NOT FULL State Certification
Emergency
• Must have B.A. degree + other criteria
• May not be reissued (except under limited
circumstances)
• TC-4F & superintendent must have no other
candidates; board order # required
• TC-4VE used for vocational emergency certs
www.epsb.ky.gov
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NOT FULL State Certification
Conditional
• Teacher has completed teacher ed program
• Has attempted all assessment but has not
passed one or more
• Assistance plan with local university must be
filed along with TC-1 form and
recommendation
• District agrees to costs of plan
www.epsb.ky.gov
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NOT FULL State Certification
Adjunct
• For part-time employment only
• TC-25 form
• Must have offer of employment
• Employment must not “displace” fully certified
teacher
• Degree in subject to be taught
www.epsb.ky.gov
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NOT FULL State Certification
• Temporary
• Used for out-of-state teachers w/less than two
years experience needing to pass KY
assessments
• Form TC-35; only valid for six months
• No KY certified teacher can be available for
position when this is requested
• Also used for principal candidates who have
completed all coursework, but lack tests (good
for one year) using TC-36I or TC-36O
www.epsb.ky.gov
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Other Forms and Issuances
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TC-3/vocational certificates (via KDE)
TC-8/ROTC Instructor
TC-26/Gifted ED Coordinator
TC-27/Consultant
TC-32/Deletion of Certificate
TC-161/SLP Assistant
www.epsb.ky.gov
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Other Information to Remember
• “Reciprocity” does not mean an automatic
certificate for “out-of-staters”
• Rank changes are not granted for a collection
of hours; must be programs
• TC-HQ may be explored to add a new area
for a fully certified teacher; may help with
math/science categories
www.epsb.ky.gov
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Hiring the Right Person for
the Position
• Use the EPSB website at www.epsb.ky.gov
• This can help you find the CONTENT AREA
PERMISSIONS for any of your teachers
before you schedule them
• Look up the name, locate the correct person,
then click on “Permissions” tab on the left side
of the screen
www.epsb.ky.gov
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EPSB Certification Division
Contact Information
Cindy Godsey (LEAD)
[email protected]
General Inquiries: [email protected]
Education Professional Standards Board
Division of Professional Learning & Assessment
100 Airport Road
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: 502-564-4606 Toll Free: 888-598-7667
www.epsb.ky.gov