Transcript Teacher Education/Licensure - Fort Hays State University

Advisor Meeting
By Office of Professional Services
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Welcome and Introductions – Kerry Schuckman
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Responsibilities of Professional Services Personnel – Andi Beckman, Kerry
Schuckman, Mike Karl
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Admission to Teacher Education – Andi Beckman, Kerry Schuckman
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Field Experience and Student Teaching – Mike Karl
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Licensure Information – Kerry Schuckman
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Andi Beckman, Sr. Administrative Assistant – reviews applications to
teacher education and student teaching, analyzes transcripts and screens
applications, communicates with candidates regarding their status
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Kerry Schuckman, Licensure Officer - recommends program completers for
licensure, advises on testing requirements, licensure requirements,
contact for T2T program
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Mike Karl, Director of Professional Services – arranges placements for
student teachers and field experiences and T2T practicums
Requirements
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2.75 cumulative GPA
Candidates with bachelor’s degree… either
cumulative 2.75 GPA or 2.75 on last 60 hours
Negative result of Background check. Validity
Screening Solutions or KS Emergency Sub License
Negative result of TB skin test.
Approval by COPTSP and approval from the
candidate’s department and having met all
departmental requirements.
Introduction Video (new requirement in the future)
Coursework
 Completed with a “C” or higher:
English Composition I, English
Composition II, Fundamentals of
Oral Communication, College
Algebra or higher, Elements of
Statistics
 Completed with a “C” or higher:
Foundations of Education, Human
Growth and Development, Early
Field Experience (secondary),
Children’s Literature (elementary),
Professional Practice and
Observation (elementary)
Testing
If no degree… must have PPST scores of Math 172, Writing 172, and Reading 173 OR have
ACT scores of 22 in Math-Total Score, English-Total Score, and Reading-Total Score. PPST
being discontinued – replaced with CASE test.
Deadlines
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deadline for Application to
Teacher Education (may change). Submit
semester before wanting to take restricted classes.
 February
15 and September 15 deadlines for
student teaching the following semester.
Waivers – what’s missing?
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Waiver allows candidate to take restricted
classes for one semester while still having a deficiency.
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Must apply by March 1 or October 1 the semester prior to wanting to
take restricted classes.
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Waivers will not be approved if there is more than one deficiency. For
example, missing one part of PPST and low GPA, or two parts of PPST, or
missing one class and one part of PPST.
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Only 1 waiver will be allowed.
Information Flow (TK20)
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Candidate completes Application to Teacher Education at
tk20.fhsu.edu
Andi reviews application for completeness and checks deficiencies.
Puts Comments on TK20/notifies applicant of any deficiencies.
Approval Sheet for applicant sent to advisor.
Department chair may want to review at department meeting to
receive input from faculty. Input regarding dispositions or concerns
sent to Andi for inputting in TK20 or advisor can input directly to
TK20 - approval not to be based on GPA, course deficiencies, etc.
Department chair returns Approval Sheet to Andi.
Faculty can view candidate files in TK20 at any time.
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Application to Student Teaching – Andi
◦ Cumulative and major GPA’s 2.75 or higher
◦ All content and education coursework completed
◦ All waiver requirements met (testing, required courses, etc.)
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Early Field Experience and Secondary School Experience
process
Supervision of student teachers and T2T practicum candidates
Candidate evaluations
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Presentation to Foundations of Education classes (recorded for online classes)
and Student Teaching classes
ETS Testing information/Dean’s Office pay for content testing for faculty
Standard of Excellence Certificate for FPA (new beginning Dec 2013)
Website: http://www.fhsu.edu/cert/
* Listing of all licensure programs/coursework
* COPTSP meetings held monthly – Policies on web
* Admission to Teacher Education requirements/Background check info
* Admission to Student Teaching requirements
* Initial Licensure requirements
* Renewing a teaching license
* Information about T2T program
T2T
Fort Hays State University
Transition to Teaching
Transition to Teaching (T2T) Program
* Alternative path to licensure
* Must hold bachelor’s degree or higher in a content area or have
equivalent coursework
* 2.75 GPA on last 60 hours
* Passed content test for their teaching field
* Hired at least half-time under contract in qualifying area
* Hired in Kansas or Idaho
* Pedagogy coursework is online - 4 day summer Induction
24 credit hours over 2 year period/can earn MSE
* Restricted teaching license
* FHSU has had over 350 T2T teachers since 2003
TEACHING LICENSES 101
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Initial License (2 yr), Professional License (5 yr), Restricted License (2 yr)
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Initial License: have bachelor’s degree, complete teacher education
program, pass content test, pass PLT test
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Renewal of Licenses
* must teach 1 year and be mentored
professional license
* Thereafter, 8 credit hours every 5 years or 160 in-service points
OR if have master’s degree, 6 credit hours every 5 years or
120 in-service points. FHSU faculty follow same requirements.
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Adding endorsements through testing