Secondary Specialty Add-On

Secondary Specialty 6-12 Area Add-On



Secondary Specialty Area Add-On Certification

Core Content Area as defined in NCLB

 

* * * Adopted as Policy at June 2004 BESE Meeting * * *

 

The chart below identifies requirements to be completed in order to add-on a certification level and/or a certification area within levels to an existing valid teaching certificate.

 

Secondary 6-12 Speciality Area Add-On (Endorsement) in Core Content Area as defined in NCLB [English, Foreign Language, Math, Science, Social Studies, Speech.]

Requirements

  

 

  • For Individual holding a valid early childhood certificate (PK-K, PK-3) 

 

  • Elementary certificate (e.g., 1-4, 1- 5, 1-6, 1-8),

 

  • Upper Elementary or Middle School certificate  (e.g., 4-8, 5-8, 6-8), or mild/moderate certificate

 

 

  

     
    1. Achieve passing score for PRAXIS Secondary Specialty Area Exam in the content area

                              or

          Accumulate 30 credit hours in

          the specialty content area

     

      2. Achieve passing score for

          PRAXIS Principles of Learning

          and Teaching 7-12 

  • For Individual holding a valid secondary certificate e.g. 6-12, 7-12, 9-12),

 

  • or an all-level K-12 certificate (art, dance, foreign language, health, PE, H&PE, music)

 

 

1.  Achieve passing score for

     PRAXIS for Secondary

     Specialty Area Exam in the

     content area

                         or

     Accumulate 30 credit hours in

     the specialty content area

 

 

NOTE:  Add-on (endorsement certifications not identified in this proposed policy will continue to follow requirements currently in place in Bulletin 746. 

 

Endorsement (Add-on) Policy, October 2003 (Revised December 2003, June 2004)           


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