An initial professional teaching certificate is valid for three years and can be renewed for five - year periods after that.
Not exact matches
The types of
teaching certificates available in Rhode Island are the
Initial Certificate, the
Professional Certificate, and the Advanced Certificate, which are valid for three, five, and seven years, respectively.
The Praxis Subject Assessments are not a requirement for
initial licensure, but teachers must take and pass the exam in order to advance to a
Professional certificate and continue
teaching in Alaska.
After successfully completing three years of
teaching experience and continuing education, those holding an
initial certificate may upgrade to a
Professional Education
Certificate.
Central's Endorsement - Only Program is available to certified teachers who hold the Washington State
initial, residency, continuing, or
professional teaching certificate and who wish to add a
teaching endorsement to their
certificate.
Central Washington University's Endorsement - Only Program is available to certified teachers who hold the Washington State
initial, residency, continuing, or
professional teaching certificate and who wish to add a
teaching endorsement to their
certificate.
Professional - Requires an applicant to (1) successfully complete, rather than merely complete, at least three years of effective, rather than satisfactory,
teaching and (2) have a record of effectiveness, rather than competence, while holding the
initial certificate.
CERTIFICATION FOR OUT - OF - STATE TEACHERS Requires SBE to issue an
initial certificate to an out - of - state teacher if he or she has
taught under an appropriate
certificate in other states, U.S. possessions or territories, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico for at least one year in the past CERTIFICATION FEES Reduces the fee for a
professional certificate from $ 375 to $ 200.
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING Authorizes local and regional boards of education to negotiate new salary schedules that align compensation for teachers holding
initial or
professional teaching certificates and additional compensation for teachers holding the distinguished educator designation who are performing additional responsibilities associated with the designation.
An individual applying for Alaska's
professional certification must complete two years of
teaching experience under either the
initial or second
initial certificates.