District Fingerprinting Procedures for Non-Certified Employees under Senate Bill 9
An introduction to Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) was outlined in a Texas Education Agency (TEA) letter to administrators dated October 5, 2007. Senate Bill 9 was passed by the 80th Legislature and mandates that TEA acquire criminal history reports on charter school employees, certified and currently employed educators, substitutes, and non-certified employees hired after January 1, 2008. This notice is to provide insight on how the process will follow for non-certified employees hired after January 1, 2008...
Information on Senate Bill 9 (SB 9)
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is preparing to implement procedures related to the implementation of Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) also known as the �Fingerprinting Bill� which was passed by the 80th Legislature...
Languages Other Than English (LOTE) EC-12 Certification Testing Now Available For Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Vietnamese
The State Board for Educator Certification has approved the use of language examinations developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign ...
Senate Bill 9
Senate Bill 9 (SB 9) also known as the “Fingerprinting Bill” was passed by the 80th Legislature and signed into law by Governor Perry on June 15, 2007. SB 9 authorizes and requires greatly expanded criminal history information reviews for most classes of educators and school employees, including...
Deadline to Apply for ExCET-Based Certificates Scheduled for Deletion in Fall 2009
Educators wishing to obtain certificates that are scheduled for deletion in fall 2009, regardless of your route to certification, must meet all certification requirements by August 31, 2009.
Certification Training for School Districts and Educator Preparation Programs
The Texas Education Agency, Division of Educator Certification and Standards, has scheduled two certification information and training sessions for school districts and educator preparation programs.
Educators Must Update Their Mailing Address/Name Change
In accordance with the Texas Administrative Code §230.431 (c) An applicant for or holder of an educator's certificate shall provide SBEC a current United States mailing address...
Test Center Complaints
If you have comments about the test center or the conditions under which you took a test, please submit them in writing to ETS...
New Application Process for Educational Aides
Effective immediately, employing Texas public schools must enter basic profile information online before an educational aide can set up an account and apply for...
New Procedures for Certification Test Approval
Effective September 1, 2006, educators/certification candidates may register for a state certification exam (TExES, ExCET, TOPT, TxMaT or TASC/TASC-ASL) if one of the following... |