Subsequent Certificates or Endorsement
One option for professional development for moving from Initial
to Standard certification or renewing Standard/Master teaching
certificates is to receive a subsequent certificate or endorsement.
Under the new rules for certification and assignment of educational
staff, subsequent certificates are to be earned through passage
of all relevant tests and completion of either a full or "focused"
certification program offered by an institution of higher
education that has been approved to offer that program. Each
institution is expected to provide candidates with information
about how to apply for such a certification program and how
the institution will determine what prior coursework and experience
can be counted toward the requirements for the subsequent
certificate (i.e., how it will conduct a "gap analysis").
Candidates who complete a full or focused subsequent certification
program will be recommended for the certificate by entitlement.
Issuance of subsequent certificates on the basis of transcript
review will not be available for applications received after
December 31, 2004.
Evidence of Completion
Evidence that the certificate or endorsement was issued during
the time that he or she held the Initial teaching certificate.
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