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Tiered Certification and GaTAPP
- Jeffrey Homan, Ed.S.
- jhoman_at_gacharter.org
- Stefan McCain, M.A.
- smccain_at_gacharters.org
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Four Tiers of Certification
- 1. Pre-Service
- 2. Induction
- 3. Professional
- 4. Advanced Professional Lead Professional
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Pre-Service
- This certification is issued to teacher
candidates who are qualified to participate in
field experiences and student teaching - In most cases, this certificate is requested on
behalf of the candidate by a college or
university teacher-preparation program
administrator - Not a pre-requisite for any other certification
tier in Georgia.
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Induction
- This certification is intended for teachers with
fewer than 3 years of experience in the last 5
years - Teachers with this certification must meet
additional qualifications in order to qualify for
a Professional certificate.
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Induction Pathway 1
- This pathway is for those who have completed an
educator preparation program in the state of
Georgia - Passing score on the GACE Program Admission
Assessment (basic skills), GACE Content
Assessment, and GACE Educator Ethics Assessment,
edTPA, and successful completion of Identifying
and Educating Exceptional Children.
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Induction Pathway 2
- This pathway is for those who have completed an
educator preparation program in another U.S.
state but completed student teaching in Georgia - Completion of a GaPSC-approved educator
preparation program, passing score on the GACE
Program Admission Assessment (basic skills), GACE
Content Assessment, GACE Educator Ethics
Assessment, edTPA, and successful completion of
Identifying and Educating Exceptional Children.
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Induction Pathway 3
- This pathway is for those who have completed all
parts of an educator preparation program in
another U.S. state, professionally certified
out-of-state educators with less than 3 years of
experience within 5 years of the date of
application, and professionally certified
out-of-state educators who have met the
Induction, but not Professional, passing score on
the GACE content assessment - GACE Educator Ethics and Identifying and
Educating Exceptional Children are required for
conversion to a Professional certification.
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Induction Pathway 4
- This pathway is for those individuals who are
hired to begin teaching in a Georgia school
before completing an educator preparation program
- A bachelor's degree or higher
- Passing score on the GACE Program Admission
Assessment (basic skills), GACE Content
Assessment, and GACE Educator Ethics - For most candidates, this is admission to a
Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and
Pedagogy (GaTAPP) program or a M.A.T. Program.
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Performance-Based Professional
- Teachers with a minimum of 3 years of experience
(in the last 5 years) who have been evaluated for
at least 2 years on TKES and for leaders who have
completed a Georgia performance-based
certification program - At least 2 Proficient or Exemplary TKES annual
performance ratings earned within the last 5
years - Professional level passing score on the
appropriate GACE content assessment or exemption.
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Performance-Based Professional Educational
Leadership
- Completion of a GaPSC-approved Performance-Based
Educational Leadership program at the specialist
or doctoral degree level - Professional level passing score on the GACE
Educational Leadership content assessment - Standard Professional Educational Leadership
certificates were issued to Georgia educators who
completed a GaPSC-approved Educational Leadership
certification program prior to September 30,
2009.
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Standard Professional
- This certificate is issued in all service fields,
as well as to leaders who have not completed a
performance-based program and to teachers who do
not have the TKES evaluations required for the
Performance-Based Professional certificate - At least 3 years of experience within the last 5
years - Professional level passing score on the
appropriate GACE content assessment or exemption
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Standard Professional Certificate in Service
Fields
- Curriculum Instruction
- Instructional Technology
- Media Specialist
- School Counseling
- School Nutrition Director
- School Psychology
- School Social Work
- Speech and Language Pathology
- Teacher Leadership
- See GaPSC for specific information for each...
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Advanced Professional
- Teachers who demonstrate expert classroom
practice, but will not be issued until more data
about TKES evaluations is available - At least 5 years of acceptable educator
experience and one of the following advanced
degree in teaching field certificate in
curriculum and instruction or instructional
technology NBPTS - A minimum number of Exemplary TKES annual
performance ratings and no unsatisfactory
evaluations (TBD).
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Lead Professional
- Passing score on GACE Teacher Leadership
Assessment - At least 5 years of acceptable educator
experience and one of the following Teacher
Leadership Certification advanced degree in
teaching field and Teacher Leader, Coaching, or
Teacher Support Coaching endorsement NBPTS
and... - A minimum number of Exemplary TKES annual
performance ratings and no unsatisfactory
evaluations (currently issued to those who meet
all other requirements until more data is
available).
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Key Transitions or Conversions
- Induction to Professional complete the
requirements outlined in the correspondence
issued with your Induction certificate. The
documents you need to submit with your
application for conversion are also included in
that correspondence, which can be accessed
through your MyPSC account. - Professional to Advanced Professional Advanced
Professional certificates will not be issued
until more data about TKES evaluations is
available.
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Questions
- Jeffrey Homan
- Director of Certification Programs
- jhoman_at_gacharters.org
- 678-544-8152
- Stefan McCain
- Program Specialist
- smccain_at_gacharter.org
- 917-428-9300
