Welcome
to
Humble ISD's
Certification Office
TExES,
ExCET and TExMAT Testing dates :
October 21, 2006
December 9, 2006
February 24, 2007
TOPT
date:
October 28, 2006
February
3, 2007
TASC-ASL and TASC
November
4, 2006
Humble
ISD Professional Library at
the ISC building is now in possession of 15 volumes of TExES review manuals
on the following subjects:
PPR
(all levels), Special Education, ESL, Music, EC-4 Bilingual, 8-12 Social
Studies, 4-8 Social Studies, 8-12 Science, 8-12 ELAR, 4-8 ELAR, Gifted and
Talented, and Reading Specialist.
Now at the PRC! Manuals for the EC-4 Generalist, 4-8 Generalist, ESL EC-4
and 4-8, Math 4-8 and 8-12 and Languages other than English - Spanish.
REVIEW CLASSES ARE AVAILABLE
IN THE HOUSTON AREA:
NORTH HARRIS COUNTY COLLEGE OFFERS SESSIONS AT THE CAMPUS
ON W. W. THORNE BLVD. THE FEE IS $35 (DUE AT REGISTRATION) AND YOU MUST
REGISTER IN THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE IN THE ACADEMIC BUILDING.
TExES
REVIEWS IS A COMPANY THAT OFFERS CLASSES, STUDY GUIDES AND WORKBOOKS
FOR MOST CONTENT AREAS. GO TO www.texesreviews.com
FOR THE FULL OFFERING OF SERVICES. HUMBLE ISD INTERNS HAVE FOUND THIS
COURSE TO BE EFFECTIVE!
THE
TESTING COMPANY,now ETS, OFFERS THE OFFICIAL TExES GUIDES FOR A FEE AT www.texes.ets.org
REGION
IV EDUCATION
SERVICE CENTER
HAS AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF REVIEW CLASSES ON THEIR WEBSITE. GO TO www.esc4.net
AND CLICK ON e-catalog.
Harris
County Department of Education offers review sessions. Please contact
Debra Anderson at HCDE. Her telephone # is 713-696-1304. Review
Classes
University
of Houston - Downtown will
offer a review session for EC-12 Pedogogy and Professional Responsibilities
(PPR).
Registration Form
Pair
up with a teacher on your
campus who has recently passed the test for which you are preparing.
FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS
1.
I have a Bachelor's degree in a field other than Education. How can I
become certified to teach in Humble ISD
schools? For a teaching position
in Humble ISD, there are three routes to certification available to you:
Standard Certification
through a Texas University
Alternative Certification with a Probationary
Certificate
Texas One Year Certificate based on teacher certification
in another state
|
Alternative Certification
|
Kingwood
College Continuing Education
North
Harris College ACT-Houston A
Career in Teaching Houston A+
Texas Teachers |
Requirements
include: |
2. I am certified
in another state and I have relocated to Texas. How do I become
certified in Texas?
Please contact the State Board for Educator Certification
Information and Support Center at 1-888-863-5880 or online at http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/Teachers from
other states are eligible for a Texas One Year Certificate after an application
process which includes an online application, fee, fingerprinting, and review
of credentials.
New Humble ISD employees are required to complete all these steps before the
first day of employment.
During the first year of teaching in Texas, out of state candidates must pass
the appropriate Texas examinations ( TExES, TOPT, TASC ) for certification. Employment
contracts will not be renewed in April, 2007 if the testing requirements and
full Texas certification are not complete.
The 77th Texas Legislature allowed for SBEC to conduct
a study of test comparability among other states and that process is currently
underway. Please check with SBEC on the most up to date findings of that study.
Some candidates may soon qualify for a test exemption. The
SBEC website has a page with detailed information on the comparability study
of out of state testing. Click here
to view the results
3.
My Standard Certificate expires this month. How do I renew my certificate
with SBEC?
Aides
and teachers who were issued a 5 year Standard Certificate after September
1, 1999 must renew the certificate every five years. You can renew up to 6
months ahead of the expiration date. Please go to:
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline/certinfo/renewcertonline.asp
and follow the directions. Pay online with a credit
card.
4.
I am certified in Texas and have been teaching elementary school for
2 years, how do I become eligible to teach at the high school level?
You must
take and pass the secondary content area test (ExCET or TExES) and apply to
have the teaching field added to your certificate.
This involves an online application and a fee after passing the appropriate
test.
5.
I have passed the TExES for ESL. Am I now certified to teach ESL?
No, it is not added to your certificate
as a teaching field until you apply online with SBEC and pay the fee. Go to
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline
and make application and pay with a credit card. Your certificate will be
issued in a few weeks.
6.
I have been out of teaching for many years and wish to come back into the
field of education. Is my 1982 Texas Teacher Certificate still
valid? Am I still certified?
If you have not taught since the 1985-1986 school year
and did not pass the TECAT, your Texas Certificate is invalid. In order
to revalidate your certificate you must either pass THEA, which replaces the
TASP, (offered at local colleges and universities) -OR- pass any TExES
or ExCET (register online at http://www.texes.ets.org
). The THEA and the TExES are administered by Educational Testing Service and you must register for the tests ahead of time.
For General information and
registration at ETS you may call:
1-866-902-5922
You may go to the ETS website to read more about registration
or to register online. Go to:
http://www.texes.ets.org
ONLINE REGISTRATION IS AVAILABLE
24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK
Telephone registration is also available. Call ETS to
register by phone M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at
1-866-902-5922
Testing
dates for the TExES:
October 21, 2006
December 9, 2006
February 24, 2007
The next TOPT:
October 28, 2006
ETS offers computer
administered testing for a few areas of certification. At this time you can
register by phone and take the test at University of Houston, North Harris
County College, and Region IV at a time convenient to you! The three tests
which are currently available are EC-4 Generalist,
EC-4, 4-8, 8-12, and EC-12 Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities,
and EC-12 Special Education. The test fee is $82 per
test.
Call ETS at:
1-866-902-5922
| Links: | ETS | SBEC |
| Region IV | TRS | TEA |
| Humble ISD | TExES | Kingwood College |