CO2020 One Year ACP Deadlines

Certification - TFA Cohort Checklist (CO 2020 Non-Residents)

• Milestone 1 - due August 1, 2019
  • Pass the Content Test (PACT)
  • Sign letter to accept formal admission into Relay Texas ACP (at orientation or via DocuSign)
  • Review Certification Guide
  • Complete Texas Educator's Code of Ethics
  • Apply for your Probationary or Intern Certificate on TEAL (TEA-Log-in) and confirm fingerprint clearance
    • If you have passed BOTH the Content Test and the PPR, apply for a Probationary Certificate.
    • If you have passed the Content Test, but NOT the PPR, apply for the Intern Certificate
    • Receive fingerprint clearance (This requirement is often satisfied by the fingerprinting requirements of your employer.
• Milestone 2 - due October 21, 2019
  • Complete 30 Clock Hours of Field-Based Experience Log & Reflection
  • Complete 50 Clock Hours of Campus-Based Professional Development (Houston only)
• Milestone 3 - due February 15, 2020
  • Pass the Pedagogy and Professional Responsibility (PPR) test
  • Observations
    • Probationary Certificate: 2 of 3 observations completed by Milestone 2
    • Intern Certificate: 3 of 5 observations completed by Milestone 2
• Milestone 4 - due July 15, 2020
  • Final deadline to pass the PPR test
  • Complete the Suicide Prevention Workshop
  • Complete the Substance Abuse Workshop
  • Complete the Mental & Emotional Health Workshop
  • Complete the Digital Literacy Workshop
  • Complete the Appropriate Student Relationships Workshop
  • Complete the Dyslexia Workshop
  • Pass a minimum of 300 clock-hours of coursework
  • Observations
    • Probationary Certificate: 3 of 3 observations completed
    • Intern Certificate: 5 of 5 observations completed
  • Successfully complete internship of one academic year as teacher of record
  • Secure recommendation of campus administrator and field supervisor
  • Apply for your standard certificate