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Teacher
certification process goes online
Teachers now
are able to apply for initial and renewal certification online
and pay by credit card. Paper applications also remain an
option.
“We understand
that educators lead busy, hectic lives,” said Melody Schopp,
director of the Office of Accreditation and Teacher Quality. “We
wanted to provide them with the convenience of an online
application process available any time of the day or night.”
With the new
system in place, the department will not send paper
applications to each district for those teachers that are due to
renew this year. Instead, individual notices have been mailed to
the principal of each attendance center for distribution. The
notice encourages teachers to apply through the new online
system. The Web address listed on the notice will direct them to
the Office of
Accreditation and Teacher Quality’s Web site, which includes
both the online application and the link to a paper copy.
Teachers
should submit their renewal applications in a timely fashion.
Rules that became effective July 1, 2005, require applicants
whose certificates have lapsed to submit verification of their
passing scores on the state certification exams for each subject
or area authorization for which they are certified.
For more
information, contact the Office of Accreditation and Teacher
Quality at (605) 773-3553 or
certification@state.sd.us.
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