Profiling Alternatively Licensed Teachers:

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Profiling Alternatively Licensed Teachers

• Who really are they

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2000-2004Ohio AEL per LEA type

• 17 -rural, low-high poverty, low SES
• 15 -small town-small city, low-moderate
• SES, moderate to high poverty
• 40 -urban, moderate to low SES, moderate
• to very high poverty
• 12 -urban/suburban, high to very high SES
• 6 -joint vocational SDs, Educ Service Ctrs
• 10 -other

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Ohio AEL by teaching field2000-2004

• 37 -special ed
• 13 -math
• 20 -sciences
• 7 -foreign languages
• 5 -business ed
• 3 -English
• 3 -computer science
• 12 -other

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Charter College RFP

• Ohio Department of Education RFP conditions
• a. math/science/foreign language/special ed
  licensure
• b. technologically integrated
• c. future employers high needs LEAs
• d. apprenticeship

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Wright Charter College

• Wright State University, Dayton, OH proposal
• math/sciences/foreign languages 40 seats
• special ed 5 seats
• Alternative Educator License
• online courses just-in-time Praxis II prep
  training for classroom applications
• state-wide high needs LEAs
• apprenticeship

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Teaching fields

• Mathematics
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Biology
• Spanish
• French
• German
• Intervention Specialist

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Gender

• Male 50
• Female 50

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Past careers

• Engineering chemical, aeronautical, civil,
  industrial
• Health sciences
• Industrial sciences
• Business marketing, sales, financial services,
  training program designer
• Prison system, youth detention center
• College teaching as adjunct
• Overseas English language teaching
• Security supervisor
• Substitute teaching
• Analytical chemist/llab supervisor
• Computer systems analysis/information networks
• Project engineer, nuclear facility

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Past teaching experiences

• Coaching tennis, basketball, football
• H.S. guest teaching
• Substitute teaching
• Community College adjunct
• In-house training program delivery
• Church school
• Youth groups American Legion/Veterans of Foreign
  Wars
• Future Farmers
• Scouts of America
• Sponsor band
• Vicarious Married to teacher
• Vicarious Son/daughter, niece/nephew, cousins of
  teachers

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Transcript evidenceUndergraduate GPA

• High 3.0 to 4.0 60
• Medium 2.5-2.9 30
• Low below 2.5 10

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Performance in licensure courses

• ED 604 Adolescent Development Excellent
• ED 670 Adolescent Development Excellent
• ED 600 Classroom Management Excellent
• ED 670 Classroom Management Excellent
• 50 better than the academic quality of licensure
  candidates in the traditional programs

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Motivation/Commitment

• 100 highly motivated, despite major drop in
  salary from previous career
• 100 eager to make a difference in the lives of
  students in high needs LEAs
• 100 commitment to stay in this new career called
  teaching