She holds Texas
educator certificates in elementary grades 1 - 8 with Bilingual and English as a Second Language endorsement and mid-management administrator, and is a certified T - TESS appraiser and trainer.
But an issue that has not received nearly enough attention is that one of the most valuable tools the state has in these situations is sanctioning or
revoking educator certificates — not only those of the educators in question, but those who fail to report them.
In 2012, the Connecticut General Assembly passed new legislation requiring a master's degree to advance most provisional
level educator certificates to the professional level.
Besides the bachelor's in early childhood education, Toledo offers three master's degrees online, as well as a variety of certificates, such as the
virtual educator certificate which is designed for teachers who want to become online or virtual teachers.
Out - of - state candidates applying for teaching certification in Connecticut must have completed a state - approved educator preparation program at a regionally accredited college or university from another U.S. state or have a minimum of 30 months of full - time experience under the other state's
valid educator certificate.
The CT State Department of Education has approved all of The Graduate Institute's Master of Arts degrees as acceptable for meeting the subject - specific requirements for the purpose of obtaining the professional
educator certificate.
State Continuing Education Clock hours, or SCECHs, are used as an alternative to renewing
an educator certificate.
An educator certificate that has been suspended under this section is automatically reinstated at the end of the suspension period, provided the certificate did not expire during the period of suspension.
For educator certification (any questions related to
educator certificates and renewals, TEAL account access, name changes, address updates), educator testing, educator preparation programs or fingerprinting questions please call (512) 936-8400.
Connecticut General Statutes, Section 10 - 145b (g), state that «on or after July 1, 2016, to qualify for a professional
educator certificate, a person who holds or has held a provisional educator certificate... shall hold a master's degree in an appropriate subject matter area, as determined by the State Board of Education, related to such teacher's certification endorsement area.»
A law that just went into effect will impact teachers getting their first Connecticut
educator certificate on or after July 1, 2016, but educators who already hold a Connecticut educator certificate will not be impacted.