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Originally posted by missjeff
Thanks for the information. I teach Special Education-Resource. I had a temporary teaching certificate last year, but since then I have taken and passed Praxis 1 & 2, but someone told me that I would not be able to just move to Texas or ATL and start teaching I would have to take another job mabey as an aide or something else until I become certified in Texas. I don't know. I'm trying to get certified through a certification program. I graduated in Sociology. That's for all your advice. I really appreciate it.
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When I graduated from Southern I was an education major so all I had to do here was take the TEXES/EXCET which is the "Praxis" for Texas. However my husband was a Thereputuc Rec. major and he teaches. When we moved here 4 years ago to teach all you needed was a bachelors degree, then it was a defeciency plan, then you had to be accepted in an ACP program, then you had to be actually enrolled in one. Now you need to be in an ACP program but also have taken and passed the first part of the TEXES to be considered "highly qualified". So the requirements are getting tougher. "No Child Left Behind" means every kid must have a "highly qualified teacher" for 2005-06.
My husband just finished his ACP program yesterday(Praise God) he went through ACT Houston
http://www.acthouston.com/ This program usually is a whole semester but he went through the Summer session which was only 5 weeks. If you go to their website it will link you to every school district in the Houston area so you can see that districts requirements. Places like Alief, Aldine, Fort Bend won't even talk to you unless you are certified or close to it but HISD, and the smaller districts are easier to get into. Since you are special ed, they may make major exceptions for you. Thre is a HUGE shortage in every district in Spec. Ed, I would call every schhol district and explain to them your situation and let them tell you do you meet the requirements to be considered for a job. Trust me, as any teacher can tell you, Spec. Ed, Billingual, math and science are suffering from HUGE shortages so you may be able to walk right in and get hired on the spot. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
MeezDiscreet I am going to PM you.