Tiered%20Certification%20and%20GaTAPP

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Tiered Certification and GaTAPP

• Jeffrey Homan, Ed.S.
• jhoman_at_gacharter.org
• Stefan McCain, M.A.
• smccain_at_gacharters.org

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Four Tiers of Certification

• 1. Pre-Service
• 2. Induction
• 3. Professional
• 4. Advanced Professional Lead Professional

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Pre-Service

• This certification is issued to teacher
  candidates who are qualified to participate in
  field experiences and student teaching
• In most cases, this certificate is requested on
  behalf of the candidate by a college or
  university teacher-preparation program
  administrator
• Not a pre-requisite for any other certification
  tier in Georgia.

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Induction

• This certification is intended for teachers with
  fewer than 3 years of experience in the last 5
  years
• Teachers with this certification must meet
  additional qualifications in order to qualify for
  a Professional certificate.

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Induction Pathway 1

• This pathway is for those who have completed an
  educator preparation program in the state of
  Georgia
• Passing score on the GACE Program Admission
  Assessment (basic skills), GACE Content
  Assessment, and GACE Educator Ethics Assessment,
  edTPA, and successful completion of Identifying
  and Educating Exceptional Children.

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Induction Pathway 2

• This pathway is for those who have completed an
  educator preparation program in another U.S.
  state but completed student teaching in Georgia
• Completion of a GaPSC-approved educator
  preparation program, passing score on the GACE
  Program Admission Assessment (basic skills), GACE
  Content Assessment, GACE Educator Ethics
  Assessment, edTPA, and successful completion of
  Identifying and Educating Exceptional Children.

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Induction Pathway 3

• This pathway is for those who have completed all
  parts of an educator preparation program in
  another U.S. state, professionally certified
  out-of-state educators with less than 3 years of
  experience within 5 years of the date of
  application, and professionally certified
  out-of-state educators who have met the
  Induction, but not Professional, passing score on
  the GACE content assessment
• GACE Educator Ethics and Identifying and
  Educating Exceptional Children are required for
  conversion to a Professional certification.

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Induction Pathway 4

• This pathway is for those individuals who are
  hired to begin teaching in a Georgia school
  before completing an educator preparation program
  
• A bachelor's degree or higher
• Passing score on the GACE Program Admission
  Assessment (basic skills), GACE Content
  Assessment, and GACE Educator Ethics
• For most candidates, this is admission to a
  Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and
  Pedagogy (GaTAPP) program or a M.A.T. Program.

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Performance-Based Professional

• Teachers with a minimum of 3 years of experience
  (in the last 5 years) who have been evaluated for
  at least 2 years on TKES and for leaders who have
  completed a Georgia performance-based
  certification program
• At least 2 Proficient or Exemplary TKES annual
  performance ratings earned within the last 5
  years
• Professional level passing score on the
  appropriate GACE content assessment or exemption.
  

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Performance-Based Professional Educational
Leadership

• Completion of a GaPSC-approved Performance-Based
  Educational Leadership program at the specialist
  or doctoral degree level
• Professional level passing score on the GACE
  Educational Leadership content assessment
• Standard Professional Educational Leadership
  certificates were issued to Georgia educators who
  completed a GaPSC-approved Educational Leadership
  certification program prior to September 30,
  2009.

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Standard Professional

• This certificate is issued in all service fields,
  as well as to leaders who have not completed a
  performance-based program and to teachers who do
  not have the TKES evaluations required for the
  Performance-Based Professional certificate
• At least 3 years of experience within the last 5
  years
• Professional level passing score on the
  appropriate GACE content assessment or exemption

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Standard Professional Certificate in Service
Fields

• Curriculum Instruction
• Instructional Technology
• Media Specialist
• School Counseling
• School Nutrition Director
• School Psychology
• School Social Work
• Speech and Language Pathology
• Teacher Leadership
• See GaPSC for specific information for each...

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Advanced Professional

• Teachers who demonstrate expert classroom
  practice, but will not be issued until more data
  about TKES evaluations is available
• At least 5 years of acceptable educator
  experience and one of the following advanced
  degree in teaching field certificate in
  curriculum and instruction or instructional
  technology NBPTS
• A minimum number of Exemplary TKES annual
  performance ratings and no unsatisfactory
  evaluations (TBD).

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Lead Professional

• Passing score on GACE Teacher Leadership
  Assessment
• At least 5 years of acceptable educator
  experience and one of the following Teacher
  Leadership Certification advanced degree in
  teaching field and Teacher Leader, Coaching, or
  Teacher Support Coaching endorsement NBPTS
  and...
• A minimum number of Exemplary TKES annual
  performance ratings and no unsatisfactory
  evaluations (currently issued to those who meet
  all other requirements until more data is
  available).

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Key Transitions or Conversions

• Induction to Professional complete the
  requirements outlined in the correspondence
  issued with your Induction certificate. The
  documents you need to submit with your
  application for conversion are also included in
  that correspondence, which can be accessed
  through your MyPSC account.
• Professional to Advanced Professional Advanced
  Professional certificates will not be issued
  until more data about TKES evaluations is
  available.

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Questions

• Jeffrey Homan
• Director of Certification Programs
• jhoman_at_gacharters.org
• 678-544-8152
• Stefan McCain
• Program Specialist
• smccain_at_gacharter.org
• 917-428-9300