Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 505-2-.04 - Induction Certificate
(1)
Summary: The Induction
certificate is part of Georgia's tiered teacher certification system that
provides a statewide structure for the professional development of early career
educators and educators new to the state of Georgia and assures the
effectiveness of these educators by: (a) confirming an individual has met the
minimum requirements for becoming an educator in Georgia; (b) providing a
structure of support for early career educators (early career educator is
defined as one who is new to the profession with fewer than three [3] years of
experience); and (c) requiring individuals to meet certain requirements before
attaining a professional certificate.
(2)
Five (5)-Year Induction
Requirements.
(a) Individuals prepared
by a Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC)-accepted educator
preparation program.
1. Complete a
GaPSC-approved educator preparation program at the appropriate degree level as
defined in the applicable teaching or service rule and receive verification of
program completion.
2. Meet the
following Special Georgia requirements as outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.24 SPECIAL GEORGIA
REQUIREMENTS:
(i) Attain a passing score on
the following assessments:
(I) GACE content
assessment in the field of preparation. If no GACE content assessment is
available for the certification field requested, the applicant is exempt from
this requirement.
(II) GACE
Educator Ethics Assessment.
(ii) Satisfy the Special Education
requirement with a grade of B or better.
(iii) Meet Standards of Conduct.
3. Apply for certification
following procedures outlined in Rule
505-2-.27 CERTIFICATION APPLICATION
PROCEDURES.
(b)
Individuals prepared by a state-approved out-of-state provider and fulfilling
field and clinical experiences in Georgia.
1.
Complete an educator preparation program through an institution
administratively based outside of Georgia at the appropriate degree level as
defined in the applicable teaching rule and receive verification of program
completion.
2. Meet the following
Special Georgia requirements as outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.24 SPECIAL GEORGIA
REQUIREMENTS:
(i) Attain a passing score on
the following assessments:
(I) GACE content
assessment in the field of preparation. If no GACE content assessment is
available for the certification field requested, the applicant is exempt from
this requirement.
(II) GACE
Educator Ethics Assessment.
(ii) Satisfy the Special Education
requirement with a grade of B or better.
(iii) Meet Standards of Conduct.
3. Apply for certification
following procedures outlined in Rule
505-2-.27 CERTIFICATION AND
APPLICATION PROCEDURES.
(c) Individuals prepared by a state-approved
out-of-state educator preparation program and fulfilled field and clinical
experiences out-of-state or by holding a Professional out-of-state certificate
with less than three (3) years of successful experience while holding a
professional certificate.
1. Meet one of the
following:
(i) Hold a valid or expired
professional out-of-state certificate based on completion of a state-approved
educator preparation program at the appropriate degree level as defined in the
applicable teaching field rule.
(ii) Complete an educator preparation program
through an institution administratively based outside of Georgia at the
appropriate degree level as defined in the applicable teaching rule and receive
verification of program completion.
(iii) Have completed the equivalent of a
United States educator preparation program in a U.S. territory or another
country, as evidenced by a course-by-course credential evaluation prepared by a
GaPSC-accepted foreign credential evaluation agency.
2. Attain a passing score on the following
assessments:
(i) GACE content assessment in
the field(s) of certification. The content assessment may be exempted based on
requirements outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.24 SPECIAL GEORGIA
REQUIREMENTS. If no GACE or other GaPSC-approved content assessment is
available for the certification field requested, the applicant is exempt from
this requirement.
(ii) GACE
Educator Ethics Assessment.
3. Induction certificates may be issued
without the Special Education requirement to individuals who completed a
state-approved out-of-state program or hold a professional out-of-state
certificate; however, the Special Education requirement must be completed with
with a grade of B or better to convert or extend the certificate.
(3)
One (1)-Year
Induction Requirements.
(a) Issuance.
1. Issued to individuals meeting all
requirements for the Five (5)-Year Induction certificate with the exception of
the GACE content assessment.
(i) Have passed
the GACE Educator Ethics Assessment.
(ii) Must be requested by the employing
Georgia local unit of administration following procedures outlined in Rule
505-2-.27 Certification and
Application Procedures.
(4)
Three (3)-Year Induction
Requirements.
(a) Issuance.
1. Issued to individuals holding a Five
(5)-Year Induction or a One (1)-Year Induction certificate and assigned
out-of-field.
(i) Must be requested by the
employing Georgia local unit of administration following procedures outlined in
Rule 505-2-.27
Certification and Application Procedures.
(ii) For Service fields, an individual must
satisfy the requirements outlined in the Provisional Certificate section in the
individual Service field rule excluding outlined assessments.
(5)
Adding a new field.
(a) Please
see the requirements to add a field in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.34 ADD A FIELD.
(6)
Conversion.
(a) Five (5)-Year Induction to Professional.
1. Three (3) years of successful educator
experience as outlined in GaPSC Rule
505-2-.05 PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE.
(i) An individual may convert prior to the
end validity date of the Five (5)-Year Induction certificate upon meeting the
experience requirement.
(b) Three (3)-Year Induction to Five (5)-Year
Induction.
1. Specific requirements,
including required assessments that must be completed to convert the Three
(3)-Year Induction certificate will be printed on the certificate and outlined
in correspondence accompanying the certificate. Additional information may be
found on the GaPSC web site at www.gapsc.com.
(c) One (1)-Year Induction to Five (5)-Year
Induction.
1. Pass the required assessment(s)
for certification in the field of program completion.
(7)
Exceptions.
(a) The Induction certificate cannot be
extended with the following exceptions:
1.
Individuals who have received more than one (1) unsatisfactory annual
evaluation while holding the Induction certificate may be eligible for a second
Five (5)-Year Induction certificate, at the request of the employing LUA, if it
can be demonstrated that the deficiencies evident in the first Induction period
have been remediated. Earning a second Induction certificate in these
circumstances would be a one-time opportunity that could not be
repeated.
2. Individuals holding a
One (1)-Year Induction certificate with a Three (3)-Year Induction certificate
to teach out-of-field may convert and extend the certificates to full validity
once assessment requirements are met to convert the One (1)-Year Induction
certificate.
(b) An
individual who has previously held an Induction Pathway 1, 2 or 3 certificate
may apply for a Five (5)-Year Induction certificate by meeting the following
requirements:
1. Has earned less than three
(3) years of successful educator experience within five (5) years of the date
of application.
2.
Has
passed the GACE Educator Ethics Assessment.
(8)
Restrictions.
(a) The One (1)-Year Induction certificate is
not available to candidates who have completed field and clinical experiences
in Georgia as part of a state-approved educator preparation program and
obtained professional certification in another state by submitting Georgia
experience earned while holding a Non-Professional certificate.
(b) The One (1)-Year Induction certificate is
not available to individuals who held/hold a Provisional certificate or
equivalent and have completed all program requirements except passing the GACE
content assessment.
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