UPDATE 10/ane: Please note that the TEA Text Waiver has now expired. Please read this post to acquire the current requirements to become hired.

Now Is the Fourth dimension to #GetHired

If yous've been waiting for "the right moment," wait no longer! The moment is now.

Governor Abbott has just released a groundbreaking update, which temporarily allows candidates to be issued an Intern Certificate earlier passing a content test. This means that candidates enrolled with Texas Teachers can exist eligible to receive their one-year Intern Document without having to pass the TExES content examination prior to getting hired*. There truly has never been a more opportune fourth dimension to become a instructor. Have reward of this ticking opportunity before it'south likewise belatedly. Fall 2020, yous tin be hired as a teacher before passing your TExES content exam!

Interested? Here's what yous need to do! To become eligible for hire, you lot must obtain your Statement of Eligibility, by completing the post-obit:

  1. Complete your required online Pre-Service Training Modules (institute under the "Grooming Progress" page in the Intern Portal)
  2. Complete 30 Field-Based Experience Hours (currently 100% online; complete the TCR 000 Field Ascertainment and Reflection course)
  3. Pass your content exam

That'south it! Consummate these ii uncomplicated tasks, and y'all are ready to #GetHired!

*Valid until October ist, 2020.

Offset the Clock!

An opportunity this amazing won't last long. Act at present and secure your Intern Document while the requirement to pass your TExES content test is waived for getting hired in Autumn 2020. This allowance volition only be extended through October 1, 2020. Currently, you may earn your Argument of Eligibility and obtain your Intern Certificate to #GetHired when y'all complete your required online grooming modules and 30 Field-Based Experience Hours. If yous do non finish these two requirements in guild to be recommended for the Intern Certificate before October 1, 2020, you lot will be required to laissez passer the TExES content exam prior to getting hired.

If you are hired and recommended for the Intern Document…

BEFORE Oct 1, 2020 = TExES content exam Not REQUIRED

Later on Oct ane, 2020 = TExES content exam REQUIRED

Keep the Proficient News Coming

Candidates seeking their Intern Certificate are not the only individuals who do good from Governor Abbott's waiver! As many of our classrooms accept undergone a virtual transition, classroom teacher training is following suit. Governor Abbott volition let districts to nearly employ teachers for the 2020-2021 school year, allowing teachers to consummate their classroom grooming in a virtual setting. This applies to teachers who are:

  • completing a Traditional Teaching Internship
  • admitted into a Clinical Teaching programme

Again, this is a  limited-fourth dimension opportunity, so brand sure to take reward of it. Texas Teachers is dedicated to helping you lot make information technology to the classroom and achieve your dream of teaching!

Common Questions from Candidates

When does the TExES content exam waiver begin?
As of Monday, June 8, 2020 (6/viii), candidates are no longer required to pass their TExES content exam before receiving their Intern Certificate for the Fall 2020 semester.

Who is affected past this change?
Only candidates who accept not already been hired, and are not currently on an Intern or Probationary Certificate, are affected by this new update.

Do I need to pass my TExES content exam to get hired?
No, you do not! Currently, the only matter you need to practice in order to go hired is to obtain your Statement of Eligibility (SOE). To obtain your SOE, you lot must complete your required online Pre-Service Grooming Modules and your 30 Field-Based Experience hours.

Can I complete all my FBE hours and my Pre-Service Training Modules online?
Yes! All requirements may now exist completed 100% online (you may find everything under the "Training Progress" page in your Intern Portal). Check out this blog post for online study tips and resources.

Will I ever be required to take my TExES content examination?
Yes, eventually. While it is not a requirement to go hired, you are required to take your TExES content exam by the cease of your internship yr and before you lot volition receive approving for the PPR test. It is highly recommended that y'all secure a testing engagement as soon as possible because you will not exist approved for the PPR exam (taken during your intern year), unless your TExES content exam is passed.

Should I nevertheless take the TExES content exam now?
Yeah, absolutely! If you've been studying and preparing, we highly recommend taking the examination. It will eventually be required, and passing it now will boost your employability. School districts may actively seek candidates who already have their exam passed.

Should I complete my FBEs and Pre-Service Grooming Modules before searching for a job?
Yeah, nothing else has changed. To earn your Statement of Eligibility and get hired, the TEA still requires y'all to complete your online Pre-Service Preparation Modules and your 30 Field-Based Feel hours.

What should I complete commencement – my FBEs or my Pre-Service Grooming Modules?
You tin can consummate these in any order. We recommend working on both at the aforementioned time.

What are my Pre-Service Preparation Modules?
The Pre-Service Training Modules are all the modules in your intern portal that are labeled "Required" and the electives the with **. The other electives can exist completed at a afterwards time.

Do I have to complete my Project or my Elective Training Modules to get my SOE?
Yeah and No. You volition need to complete the Electives with ** to get admission to exist eligible for your SOE. All other Elective and Projection Training Modules are non required at this time.

When should I first searching for a job?
Afterward you complete your FBEs and Pre-Service Preparation Modules, y'all may receive your Statement of Eligibility (SOE). We recommend searching for a task after you have obtained your SOE.

What is the Statement of Eligibility (SOE)?
Your SOE is a document that informs schools you are eligible for rent.

How do I become my Statement of Eligibility (SOE)?
Your SOE will automobile-populate in your Intern Portal and be available for download once all Pre-Service Requirements are completed.

How long does it take to get my Statement of Eligibility (SOE)?
It ordinarily takes betwixt 3-5 business days to receive your SOE, subsequently you have requested it.

How do I apply for an Intern Certificate?
You must apply and pay for the Intern Certification in your TEAL business relationship. Make certain to select A+ Texas Teachers as the recommending entity.

What happens if I am non recommended for my Intern Certificate before October 1, 2020?
If you earn your Intern Certificate after October one, 2020, you volition be required to pass the TExES content exam and possibly complete all pre-service courses and FBE hours earlier getting hired.

What happens if I exercise not go a job before October one, 2020?
If you are not hired before October 1, 2020, yous will be required to laissez passer the TExES content exam and possibly complete all pre-service courses and FBE hours before getting hired.

Is the PACT exam also waived?
Unfortunately, no. The PACT test is notwithstanding required for admission if required.

Should I take the PACT exam if I want to pursue a field of study expanse that requires it, even if I have a 2.5+ GPA?
Please email Enroll@TexasTeachers.org to discuss mayhap switching to another content area.

What is your Enrollment Letter?
You lot would commonly proceeds access to your Enrollment Alphabetic character in your Intern Portal once y'all demonstrate Subject Matter Knowledge by passing your TExES content test(s). With this waiver, the Enrollment Alphabetic character and Statement of Eligibility (SOE) will both be bachelor in your Intern Portal once eligible.

Do I need an Enrollment Letter to get hired?
In about cases, you lot practise not, nonetheless, information technology may be requested and/or required by your commune. Your  Statement of Eligibility (SOE) is your ticket to get hired. To larn more than about the new TExES content exam waiver and your Argument or Eligibility requirements, delight visit the TEA website.

I'm already pedagogy on my Intern Certificate, simply desire to pursue a new subject; does this update apply to me?
You lot are not eligible for this exam waiver. If you want to pursue a new subject expanse, you could possibly exist eligible to modify certification areas but you must contact a Plan Advisor to discuss potential approval and additional fees. It is highly advised that you lot stop your Internship Year and earn your Standard Certificate before pursuing a new subject.