TEACHING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR SPRING 2005 CYCLE
WACO, TEXAS —The Region 12 Teacher Preparation
and Certification Program (TPCP) is currently accepting
applications for its spring cycle until Friday, November
19.
The alternative certification program provides an
opportunity to individuals with a bachelor’s
degree to obtain a Texas teaching certificate, even
if they do not have a degree in education. In addition,
individuals who have a degree in education, but do
not have teaching certification in Texas may obtain
a valid Texas certification through the program. The
program will be offered in Copperas Cove and Waco.
Applications are due by Friday, November 19 and
classes begin on January 4 in Waco and February 3
in Copperas Cove. Participants will attend two evening
classes during the week and a full day of class on
Saturdays. After receiving several months of instruction,
participants will intern with local school districts
for the following school year.
The program offers certification training in elementary
education (early childhood through grade four), intermediate
education (grades four through eight), generic special
education, secondary composite science, secondary
composite social studies, secondary content areas,
elementary and intermediate bilingual education, and
English as a Second Language (ESL) education.
A $40 non-refundable application fee is required
to establish eligibility for entering the program.
Qualifications for each specialization area vary,
but all participants must have a bachelor’s
degree from an accredited college or university with
a grade-point average of 2.5 or higher and score a
minimum of 230 in math, 250 in reading, and 220 in
the writing sections of the Texas Higher Education
Assessment (THEA). Applications may be submitted at
TPCP’s Copperas Cove, Waco, or Killeen office.
After applications are submitted, participants must
pass a scored interview and writing sample, and be
recommended by the screening committee. Upon completion
of pre-assignment training and a commitment to ongoing
training during the school year, TPCP participants
are eligible to be employed as a teacher of record
for the 2005-06 school year. During the internship
year, participants are paid a starting teacher’s
salary by the local school district they are serving.
For more information, call (254) 297-1192 or visit
www.esc12.net/teacherprep.
ABOUT REGION 12 TPCP
The purpose of the Region 12 TPCP is to help individuals
make the most of their education and share it with
others through the fulfilling field of education.
The program offers certification in many areas and
is fully accredited by the Texas State Board for Educator
Certification. Classes are taught by master practitioners
and training is offered in two Central Texas locations.
ABOUT ESC REGION 12
ESC Region 12 is one of 20 centers throughout Texas
that assists 78 independent school districts and 11
charter schools in attaining the Texas Education Agency’s
goals and objectives. The center is based in Waco
with satellite offices in Copperas Cove, Corsicana,
Goldthwaite, Hillsboro, and Teague. The Region 12
service area includes Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls,
Freestone, Hamilton, Hill, Lampasas, Limestone, Mills,
McLennan, and Navarro counties.
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