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Out of Country Certification
According to the State Board for Educator Certification,
an applicant who has been issued a standard certificate
or credential by an authorized licensing agency in another
country may apply for a Texas certificate. The credential
must be equivalent to a certificate issued by the State
Board for Educator Certification (SBEC), and must not
have been revoked, suspended, or pending such action.
SBEC will evaluate an expired credential provided it
was standard at the time of issuance. A statement issued
by the authorized licensing agency in another country
specifying eligibility for standard certification upon
completion of certain employment or examination requirements
will have the same standing as a standard certificate.
To apply for a review of credentials, all applicants
must submit the following items directly to :
State
Board for Educator Certification
PO Box 13917
Austin, Texas 78711-3917
Questions: 1-888-863-5880
www.sbec.state.tx.us:
- An
Application for Certification for Out-of-State
Certificate Holders (SBEC-OS9) with items 1-24 completed
- $175
fee (nonrefundable)
- An
original, course-by-course evaluation for professional
licensing of all college-level
credits prepared
by an acceptable
credential evaluation service. The evaluation
must be signed by an authorized representative
of the evaluation service and must verify that the applicant:
- holds
the equivalent of a bachelor's degree granted by
an accredited institution
of higher education
in the United States, including the month,
day, and year that
the degree was conferred,
- has
completed an educator preparation program, including
a teaching
practicum, and
- holds
an appropriate educator certificate or credential
issued by another country,
including the effective date
and validity period of the certificate,
certification area(s), and grade level(s).
- An
original written statement provided by the
authorized licensing agency in the issuing
country that the credential is in good standing,
and has not been revoked, suspended,
or sanctioned for misconduct and
is
not pending disciplinary
or adverse action. The statement
must be in the English language or must be
accompanied by a translation in English
from an approved credential evaluation
or translation
service;
- Documentation
of immigration/citizenship status; (if currently
in the US)
- Documentation
of English language proficiency as evidenced by one
of the following:
- Completion
of an undergraduate or graduate degree
at an institution of higher education
in the United
States;
- Completion
of an undergraduate or graduate degree
at an institution of higher education
outside the
United
States where
the primary language
of instruction
was English;
- Completion
of a state-approved educator preparation
program within the United States;
- Verification
of three
creditable years of teaching
experience
in an educational
setting
within the
United States
or, if earned
outside the
United States,
in an
educational
setting where the primary
language
of instruction was English;
or
- Verification
of satisfactory
scores
on an English
language
proficiency
exam(s)
approved
by SBEC.
- The
Test of Spoken English (TSE), registration category
TSE-P,
administered by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) has been selected as
the test to measure
oral English
language
proficiency for Texas educator certification. The State Board for Educator
Certification approved a
score
of 50 on the TSE
as the minimum level of oral English proficiency needed to perform
the duties of a teacher
in the
Texas public schools. A copy of the TSE Information Bulletin and registration
form may be obtained
by contacting
ETS at
(609) 771-7100. Additional information about the TSE may be obtained from the
TSE web site at www.toefl.org. The SBEC
code number for registration purposes is 8225. Applicants must enter this number
on the answer
sheet
when
taking the exam or, for those who have previously
taken the exam, on the Score Report
Request
Form. These
scores
will then be reported to SBEC by ETS.
For additional information or questions about State
Board requirements, please contact them directly at www.sbec.state.tx.us or 1-888-863-5880.
Please note: If you are unable to provide the above documents
to establish your certification status please contact
Dallas ISD Alternative Certification Program to download
an application at http://www.dallasisd.org/altcert/ or call (972) 925-6700.
Additionally, employment in Dallas ISD is contingent
upon the successful completion of all hiring paperwork,
a Criminal Background Check and a successful interview
with a district representative. An interview will be
scheduled once all State Board for Educator Certification
documents are reviewed and accepted by SBEC. |
