But proponents of the new rules say the current
teacher licensing process places too much emphasis on taking college courses.
Nevertheless, the final report notes that 42 states now rely on standardized tests in
the teacher licensing process.
States should improve
their teacher licensing processes to ensure that the effectiveness of all teachers is assessed on a regular basis as a condition for the granting and renewal of a state teaching license — regardless of the particular criteria for evaluation and tenure laid out in state tenure laws and collective bargaining contracts
Not exact matches
The first responsibility of the licensure
process is thus to make clear, through the development of standards, what the
license stands for — indeed, what it guarantees about the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the
teacher who holds it.
The Master Educator
License is a 10 - year certification available to
teachers who complete a National Board Certification by National Board of Professional Teaching Standards or a Wisconsin Master Educator Assessment
Process.
Students added by their individual
teachers can not be shared by multiple
teachers, and this
process can also lead to
licensing issues.
States can reserve up to 3 percent of their Title II funds for investments in «
teacher, principal, or other school leader certification, recertification
licensing, or tenure systems or preparation program standards and approval
processes to ensure that (i)
teachers have the necessary subject - matter knowledge and teaching skills, as demonstrated through measures determined by the State.»
Applications for the Pennsylvania teaching
license are now
processed by the
Teacher Information Management System (TIMS) and the Professional Educator Records Management System (PERMS).
Only about half of states allow the rigorous certification
process to count toward the renewal of
teacher licenses — a figure the National Board wishes to change.
Four factors perpetuate this patchwork system: from state - to - state, licensure exams are rarely a meaningful measure of readiness to teach; the bar for passing is often set too low; little uniformity exists across state lines; and current
processes limit the ability of
teachers to easily transfer their
licenses to other states.
Maryland does not explicitly make
teacher ineffectiveness grounds for dismissal, nor does the state distinguish the due
process rights of
teachers dismissed for ineffective performance from those facing other charges commonly associated with
license revocation, such as a felony and / or morality violations.
The Ohio Department of Education oversees the
licensing process, which is outlined below for those looking to learn how to become a
teacher in Ohio.
License Renewal for Teacher Mentors — Recommends streamlining the license renewal process for experienced teachers who serve as mentors to new te
License Renewal for
Teacher Mentors — Recommends streamlining the
license renewal process for experienced teachers who serve as mentors to new te
license renewal
process for experienced
teachers who serve as mentors to new
teachers.
The new state «alternative certification» law was supposed to go into effect Aug. 1, 2011, but the Minnesota Board of Teaching has yet to create a
process for
licensing the
teachers.
I also worked with the legislation on changing the alternative
licensing process and will continue to do whatever it takes to support this
process if it means
teachers like Mrs. Spotts and Mrs. Pastor will be able to touch the lives of all of our children.
Much hue and cry surrounds
teacher certificating and
licensing, not to mention effectiveness, but in the
process (readers will forgive the old man his fantasy, I hope), I've seen very little attention devoted to the student end of the student achievement gap.
In states in which
teachers must renew their
licenses, relicensure requirements can align with career pathways to ensure a streamlined
process through which accomplished
teachers continue in their roles.
This
process would involve developing new structures for
licensing and / or credentialing
teacher leaders and creating criteria - based models for selecting leaders.
Reports indicate that part of this increase is related to potential
teachers being unable to pass a new state test, known as the Foundations of Reading Test.74 As a result of staffing issues, the Wisconsin DPI has issued an emergency rule easing
licensing requirements and is pursuing a rule that would further ease the
licensing process and eliminate state GPA and Praxis test score requirements for
teacher prep programs.75 This increase in
teachers with alternative forms of certification may lead to future problems with
teacher retention.
The state raised
teacher salaries; required, funded and trained experienced
teachers as mentors; developed
licensing requirements and a staged
licensing process; and required ongoing professional development.
Dale Chu, Assistant Superintendent at the Indiana Department of Education, says those who oppose the change are «conflating»
teacher licensing with the schools» hiring
processes.
CoAIMH has supported a variety of professionals through the IMH Endorsement ® application
process, including but not limited to home visitors, early care and education
teachers / caregivers, early childhood mental health consultants, Early Intervention providers, psychologists,
licensed social workers, research faculty, and policymakers / administrators.