The Region XIII Educator Certification Program prides itself on working to meet the needs of our school districts. With the recent disappearance of the emergency teaching permit, school districts were left with few options when faced with the need to employ an applicant who was not certified and our program entrance deadline had passed.
In response to this, Region XIII created a program cycle specifically for our school districts faced with these circumstances. The intent of the program is to support districts in their efforts to staff during the spring through late summer months as well as assist them in meeting federal highly qualified requirements.
The Region XIII District Referral Program is a 12-month accelerated preparation program for all content areas and grade levels. This program holds all of the same requirements as our traditional educator certification program; however, it is unique in that a Principal or Human Resources Department referral to the program is required. Teaching interns in the District Referral Program are hired by a district as the teacher of record with full pay and full benefits. Upon successful completion of the internship year along with related program and state licensing requirements, participants earn a Standard Teaching Certificate.
Teaching with Full Pay:
During the internship year, the teacher-intern is hired by a district as the teacher of record with full pay and full benefits. Upon successful completion of the internship year along with related program and state licensing requirements, participants earn a Standard teaching certificate specific to their teaching assignment/area of study.
Curriculum
The program curriculum is aligned with the State Board for Educator Certification standards and educational Best Practices. All curriculum is taught by certified staff and content area experts. All classes are held on evenings (6-9 pm) and Saturdays (9-4 pm).
Training Topics include:
- establishing a positive classroom environment
- preparing for first days/weeks of school
- managing student/classroom behavior
- planning and creating developmentally appropriate instruction (curriculum and lesson plans)
- delivering instruction
- preparing for formal classroom observations
- developing and using student assessments
- understanding student diversity and instructional differentiation
- using a variety of instructional strategies to increase rigor and relevance
