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Teacher Certification
The Teacher Certification program provides support to school personnel in coordination with the State Board for Educator Certification's (SBEC) certification/permit rules and regulations. Answers to certification and permit questions based on the rules and regulations listed in the Texas Administrative Code, Title 19, Part VII, Volume I, Chapter 230 and the Teacher Certification Handbook, and other services are provided to area school districts as listed below:
>> Respond to questions regarding all areas of teacher certification
>> Communicate to appropriate school personnel the certification/permit options that are open to them given their specific situation
>> Upon request, receive and examine permit applications for accuracy and notify appropriate school personnel when additional action is needed
>> Process permit applications upon request and notify superintendents of permit approval or denial
>> Provide region-wide workshops on Teacher Certification Basics, Permit Procedures, and changes in Teacher Certification
>> Respond to questions regarding the following examinations:
    TExES - Texas Examinations of Educator Standards
ExCET - Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas
TOPT - Texas Oral Proficiency Test
THEA - Texas Higher Education Assessment
>> Provide certification personnel with a Procedures Manual which contains a permit flowchart, permit checklists, permit requirements, instructions for completing permit forms, and examples of completed permit forms
>> Respond to questions regarding to teachers being "highly qualified" as defined under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
For more information contact Dr. John Abbott at (903) 988-6839.
Region VII Education Service Center
1909 North Longview Street
Kilgore, Texas 75662
Main Line: 903/988-6700
Fax: 903/988-6708
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