"Alternative licensure" refers to a different way of obtaining a license or certification in a particular field or profession. It provides an alternative pathway or option for individuals who do not follow the traditional or typical route to become licensed.
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Charter schools may only employ educators who hold a valid teaching license or who meet state board requirements
for alternative licensure or authorization.
I would only add that I get a sense that the opponents
of alternative licensure are somehow throwing as many wrenches into this as they possibly can.
The CESA 7 Teacher Development Center (TDC) Program is a one - to - three year accelerated, performance based, intensive
Alternative Licensure teacher preparation program for emergency licensed teachers and those wanting to add a license.
An analysis by Paul Peterson and Daniel Nadler found that states that
encourage alternative licensure have greater diversity in their teacher pools, for example (see «What Happens When States Have Genuine Alternative Certification?»
Meanwhile, policymakers and educators were slow to tap new pools of talent; it was not until the late 1980s that they started tinkering
with alternative licensure and midcareer recruitment.
* Though partnering with Relay GSE for this specific pathway program, candidates new to the special education profession who prefer to enroll in a
different alternative licensure programs in Illinois are also eligible for the same professional benefits.
On top of the flexibility created by last year's alternative certification law, CSP's bill would give charters where at least half of students are impoverished the ability to hire teachers who are licensed in other states and those who have
completed alternative licensure programs in other states and taught for at least two years in high - poverty schools.
Graduates of accredited colleges or universities whose bachelor's degree was not in education, and who have not yet earned a traditional teaching certificate, can still receive an alternative teaching certificate by following an Ohio Department of
Education alternative licensure pathway.
In Illinois these are commonly referred to
as alternative licensure programs, but some states (e.g., California) refer to them as internship programs.
The Indiana Department of Education has also approved
several alternative licensure routes to accommodate prospective teachers with non-education backgrounds and high - need school districts.
Therefore, our BOCES induction program and our
BOCES alternative licensure programs are critical to the success of our member school districts.
Data show that large numbers of new teachers in the Beehive State were not fully qualified in districts that
use alternative licensure programs, he said.
In the provisions of No Child Left Behind,
alternative licensure programs, and teacher pay plans, education reformers seek ways to improve the quality of the nation's teaching workforce.
Online Portfolio for
Alternative Licensure Use the Online Portfolio for Alternative Licensure (OPAL) to complete an individual profile and upload your portfolio template and support materials for review by officials in your district, by independent reviewers and the Public Education Department.
Alternative licensure is also available through the North Carolina Troops to Teachers program.
We have supported Denver Public Schools in their efforts to strengthen their school leadership pipeline by providing training for principals who mentor aspiring leaders, strengthening the curriculum for the Ritchie Fellows Program, and providing technical assistance around development of
an alternative licensure program for school leaders, and supporting the design of a new program that helps ready assistant principals to become principals.
For the second year in a row, Republican lawmakers are seeking major reforms to state education policies, including tenure reform, teacher evaluation and
alternative licensure.
My union has an entire propsal for
an alternative licensure program.
Heck, I am an instructor in
an alternative licensure program.
Just because we oppose
alternative licensure programs that are bad for kids, doesn't mean we oppose alternative licensure programs.
Our Alternative Licensure Program hires real teachers with real experience to guide and train our candidates to success - every step of the way.
Dane Stickney,
Alternative Licensure Instructor Dane transitioned into the classroom after 10 years as a newspaper reporter.
Sam McNitt,
Alternative Licensure Instructor I am a graduate of UC - Denver's Initial Professional Teacher Education program and spent eights years as a secondary English and ELD teacher in Aurora Public Schools.
Your Alternative Licensure Instructor is highly - trained with real classroom and field experience.
Erin Bache,
Alternative Licensure Instructor I have a B.A. and M.A. in Special Education with endorsements in Special Education and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education.
Dr. Julia Kantor,
Alternative Licensure Instructor I started my career in elementary education, teaching 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders in a New York City public school.
People who wish to teach and have a bachelor's degree but did not complete an educator preparation program may be able to become certified through Vermont's
alternative licensure program.
Jennifer Fox,
Alternative Licensure Instructor, Special Education Lead I have an M.Ed in Special Education & a graduate certificate in K - 12 Learning Disabilities & Emotional Disabilities from George Mason University.
Leslie Prock,
Alternative Licensure Instructor I have worked with ASPIRE for 3 years.
I taught during the day and attended
an alternative licensure program at night.
My staff here at the BOCES, the superintendents and I are all very optimistic that we will be able to use the findings of the Task Force to improve our induction and
alternative licensure programs.
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