Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 7 - STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION
Chapter 230 - PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR PREPARATION AND CERTIFICATION
Subchapter D - TYPES AND CLASSES OF CERTIFICATES ISSUED
Section 230.37 - Probationary Certificates
Universal Citation: 19 TX Admin Code ยง 230.37
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) General provisions.
(1) Certificate classes. A
probationary certificate may be issued for any class of certificate except
educational aide.
(2) Requirement
to hold a probationary certificate. A candidate seeking certification as an
educator must hold a probationary certificate while participating in an
internship through an approved educator preparation program (EPP).
(b) Requirements for issuance. A probationary certificate may be issued to a candidate seeking certification as an educator who meets the conditions and requirements prescribed in this subsection.
(1) Bachelor's degree. Except as
otherwise provided in rules of the State Board for Educator Certification
related to certain career and technical education certificates based on skill
and experience, the candidate must hold a bachelor's degree or higher from an
accredited institution of higher education. An individual who has earned a
degree outside the United States must provide an original, detailed report or
course-by-course evaluation of all college-level credits prepared by a foreign
credential evaluation service recognized by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).
The evaluation must verify that the individual holds, at a minimum, the
equivalent of a bachelor's degree issued by an accredited institution of higher
education in the United States.
(2)
General certification requirements. The candidate must meet the general
certification requirements prescribed in §
230.11 of
this title (relating to General Requirements).
(3) Fee. The candidate must pay the fee
prescribed in §
230.101
of this title (relating to Schedule of Fees for Certification
Services).
(4) Fingerprints. The
candidate must submit fingerprints in accordance with §
232.35(c)
of this title (relating to Submission of Required Information) and the Texas
Education Code (TEC), §22.0831.
(c) Conditions. The validity and effectiveness of a probationary certificate is subject to the following conditions.
(1) Internship. The holder of a
probationary certificate must be a participant in good standing of an approved
Texas EPP, serving in an acceptable, paid internship supervised by the
EPP.
(2) Inactive status. A
probationary certificate will become inactive 30 calendar days after the
holder's separation from the school assignment or the EPP. The unexpired term
of a probationary certificate may be reactivated if the holder satisfies the
program enrollment and school assignment requirements specified in §
228.35
of this title (relating to Preparation Program Coursework and/or
Training.
(3) Term of a
probationary certificate. A probationary certificate shall be valid for a
12-month period from the date of issuance.
(4) Limit on preliminary certifications and
permits. Without obtaining standard certification, an individual may not serve
for more than three 12-month periods while holding any combination of the
following:
(A) intern certificates, limited
to one 12-month period maximum, as described in this subsection;
(B) probationary certificates, limited to two
12-month periods maximum, as described in this subsection;
(C) emergency permits as specified in
Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Permits); or
(D) one-year certificates as specified in
Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Texas Educator Certificates Based on
Certification and College Credentials from Other States or Territories of the
United States) and Chapter 245 of this title (relating to Certification of
Educators from Other Countries).
(5) Reduction in force exception. If an
educator is employed under a probationary certificate and is terminated or
resigns in lieu of termination before the end of the school year due to a
reduction in force, that probationary term shall not count as one of the two
allowed annual probationary terms.
(d) Testing requirements for issuance of a probationary certificate.
(1) Prior to
September 1, 2017, a candidate must meet the subject matter knowledge
requirements for issuance of a probationary certificate to serve an internship
in a classroom teacher assignment for each subject area to be taught:
(A) At the elementary school level, by
passing the appropriate content area certification examination(s), as
prescribed in Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Assessment of
Educators), appropriate to the grade level and subject matter assignment(s) as
prescribed in Chapter 231 of this title (relating to Requirements for Public
School Personnel Assignments).
(B)
At the middle or high school level:
(i) by
passing the appropriate content area certification examination(s), as
prescribed in Subchapter C of this chapter, appropriate to the grade level and
subject matter assignment(s) as prescribed in Chapter 231 of this title;
or
(ii) by completing coursework
that complies with the TEC, §
21.050,
and comprised of not fewer than 24 semester credit hours, including 12 semester
credit hours of upper division coursework in the subject area(s) taught;
or
(iii) in the case of career and
technical education assignments based on skill and experience, by satisfying
the requirements for that subject area contained in §
233.14
of this title (relating to Career and Technical Education (Certificates
requiring experience and preparation in a skill area)).
(C) A candidate who is the teacher of record
in a special education assignment must meet the appropriate subject matter
knowledge requirements prescribed in subparagraph (A) and/or (B) of this
paragraph and pass the appropriate special education certification
examination(s), as prescribed in Subchapter C of this chapter, appropriate to
the assignment(s) as prescribed in Chapter 231 of this title. If a candidate
has not passed the special education supplemental examination prior to the
beginning of an internship, an EPP may permit the internship assignment if:
(i) the EPP has developed a plan to address
any deficiencies identified through the candidate's previous attempt(s) on the
examination; and
(ii) the EPP
implements the plan during the initial internship. An EPP shall not permit an
additional internship if all examinations requirements are not met.
(D) A candidate who is in a
bilingual education and/or English as a Second Language (ESL) assignment must
meet the appropriate subject matter knowledge requirements prescribed in
subparagraph (A) and/or (B) of this paragraph and pass the appropriate
bilingual education and/or ESL certification examination(s), as prescribed in
Subchapter C of this chapter, appropriate to the assignment(s) as prescribed in
Chapter 231 of this title. If a candidate has not passed the bilingual
education supplemental examination, ESL supplemental examination, or the
Bilingual Target Language Proficiency test prior to the beginning of an
internship, an EPP may permit the internship if:
(i) the EPP has developed a plan to address
any deficiencies identified through the candidate's previous attempt(s) on the
examination(s); and
(ii) the EPP
implements the plan during the initial internship. An EPP shall not permit an
additional internship if all examination requirements are not met.
(2) Beginning September
1, 2017, a candidate must meet all testing requirements for issuance of a
probationary certificate.
(A) To meet the
subject matter knowledge requirements to be issued a probationary certificate
for an internship in a classroom teacher assignment, a candidate must pass the
appropriate certification examination(s), including the appropriate pedagogy
and professional responsibilities examination, as prescribed in Subchapter C of
this chapter.
(B) To meet the
subject matter knowledge requirements to be issued a probationary certificate
for an internship in a career and technical education classroom teacher
assignment that is based on skill and experience, a candidate must satisfy the
requirements for that subject area contained in §
233.14
of this title and pass the appropriate certification examination(s), including
the appropriate pedagogy and professional responsibilities examination, as
prescribed in Subchapter C of this chapter.
(e) Probationary certificate in a certification class other than classroom teacher. A probationary certificate may be issued for an assignment as a superintendent, principal, reading specialist, master teacher, school librarian, school counselor, and/or educational diagnostician to an individual who meets the applicable requirements prescribed in subsection (b) of this section and who also meets the requirements prescribed in this subsection.
(1) An applicant for a probationary
certificate in a certification class other than classroom teacher must meet all
requirements established by the recommending EPP, which shall be based on the
qualifications and requirements for the class of certification sought and the
duties to be performed by the holder of a probationary certificate in that
class.
(2) The individual must have
also been:
(A) accepted and enrolled to
participate in a Texas EPP that has been approved to prepare candidates for the
certificate sought; and
(B)
assigned in the certificate category being sought in a Texas school district,
open-enrollment charter school, or, pursuant to §
228.35
of this title, other school approved by the TEA.
(3) Effective September 1, 2017, to meet the
subject matter requirements for issuance of the probationary certificate in a
certification class other than classroom teacher, the individual must pass the
appropriate content pedagogy examination(s) for that certificate.
(4) The holder of a probationary certificate
in a certification class other than classroom teacher is subject to all terms
and conditions of an intern certificate prescribed in subsection (c) of this
section.
(f) Probationary certificate for intensive pre-service. A probationary certificate may be issued to an applicant who is admitted to an EPP intensive pre-service as prescribed in § 228.33 of this title (relating to Intensive Pre-Service) on or after January 1, 2020, who:
(1) meets the applicable requirements
prescribed in subsections (a)-(c) of this section;
(2) has met requirements of §
230.36(f)
of this title; and
(3) has obtained
a passing score, in accordance with 19 TAC §
151.1001 of
this title (relating to Passing Standards), on the required content pedagogy
tests prescribed in §
230.21(e)
of this title (relating to Educator Assessment).
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