CO2023 Resident Certification

CO2023 Resident Cohort Checklist

For certification-seeking students only

***Please do not complete any certification checklist items until you have been formally admitted. To be formally admitted, you must sign your enrollment agreement through Relay GSE, and you must sign an admittance letter that will be sent to your relay e-mail address from DocuSign.

All students must submit evidence of completing certification requirements to Relay through their Admissions Platform while a prospective student or through the “My Checklists” feature on their Okta page once they are an enrolled student. For more details, please reference this Support Center article or email support@relay.edu.

The requirements below are organized by milestone according to when proof of completion is due. You will work towards completion of these requirements throughout the program, and you will submit proof of completion for each item as you receive it. Please note specific deadlines on the following page for each task.

Please retain all proof of completion documents for your records (e.g. test score reports, workshop certificates, etc.).

Upon Admission

• Sign letter accepting formal admission into the Relay Texas ACP signed within three business days of receipt

Within 30 days of completing the Reading Development & Assessments Course

• First attempt on Science of Teaching Reading Exam (if required for certification field)

Due August 31, 2021

• Completed Texas Educator's Code of Ethics training

Due November 1, 2021

• First attempt on TExES Content Exam

Due April 15, 2022

• Passed TExES Content Exam

• Passed Science of Teaching Reading Exam (if required for certification field)

• Completed 30-Hr Field-Based Experiences

• Passed English as a Second Language Supplemental Exam (if required by employer)

Due June 30, 2022

• Passed PPR Exam

• Obtained a lead teaching position in assigned certification area

• School Authorization and Internship Eligibility Form Returned from District

• Completed TEA-approved fingerprinting & pass TEA background check

• Applied for your Probationary/Intern Certificate; Received by first day of school

• Completed Year 1 Relay coursework (no upload to My Checklist required)

Due June 30, 2023

• • Completed Year 2 Relay coursework (no upload to My Checklist required)

  • Completed Texas required workshops

  • Completed internship of one academic year with required pre-observation conferences, observations, and post-observation conferences

  • Interacted with campus-assigned mentor teacher throughout internship

  • Gained recommendation from field supervisor and principal

  • Passed PPR Exam (if not passed during pre service)

  • Applied for and received Standard Certificate