Course & Information

A Message for Potential Candidates

 The Chattahoochee-Flint RESA GaTAPP program is designed to be:

 18 months for Middle Grades, Secondary, or P-12 Non-Special Education 

AND 

18 months-2 years for Elementary, Special Education, and Dual Elementary/Special Education 

•  Candidates shall attend every day of the 10-day Essentials of Effective Teaching course.

•  A Candidate Support Team (CST) comprised of the candidate’s school mentor teacher, the school administrator, and the RESA supervisor is assigned to the candidate. 

•  The CST may include a content specialist, as well as any other team member, deemed necessary. 

• Assessments of the candidate’s progress as a developing teacher are built into the program and are monitored by all members of the Candidate Support Team. 

• The mentor teacher and RESA Supervisor complete performance evaluations (classroom observations) of the Candidate and offer feedback and support. 

• The candidate’s abilities to create units of instruction and lesson plans are assessed as well as effectiveness on student learning. 

• Individual Certification Plans are developed to focus on weaknesses observed in the classroom and dispositions that need to be developed or strengthened. 

• Each candidate must observe four days in a school setting which will vary in socio-economic, cultural, and grade levels that are different from the candidate’s assigned school.  If in-person is not possible, an online resource will be given to do virtual observations. 

• Professional dispositions are nurtured throughout the program. Dispositions to be demonstrated are reviewed during the Essential’s course. 

• Each member of the Candidate Support Team completes a Teacher Dispositions Rubric three times during the program. The responses are used to guide the professional growth of the candidate. 

• Each candidate’s results on the multiple assessments are evaluated as part of the assessment system. Candidates will be provided additional support to successfully complete each one. 

• Each candidate must pass the HB671 Exceptional Children’s course. 

• Each candidate must pass the  HB 538 Georgia Literacy Act.

• Each candidate must complete and pass the EPiC Assessment during their last semester. 

• The candidate will submit a portfolio containing evidence of quality teaching and professionalism.  This will have to demonstrate the 24 competencies that are aligned with Danielson’s Enhancing Professional Practice: A Framework for Teaching and Georgia Teacher Keys  Effectiveness System (TKES).

• The portfolio will be evaluated by the RESA faculty, and the candidate must score proficiently on each competency.

• When the candidate has successfully met all the program requirements and passed the EPiC evaluation, Chattahoochee-Flint RESA will recommend the candidate for certification through the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (PSC) reporting system. 

• The candidate's school system must submit another application with the GaTAPP completion documents to the PSC to have the candidate’s certificate converted from a Provisional (BT) to a Clear, Renewable (IT5).