NEW HAMPSHIRE EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION

Agenda

New EIS System Update Certification Quick Review Update: Professional Standards Board HQT Review Additional Questions and Answers

Please visit https://mydoe.nh.gov to access DOE Systems.

Your i4see Coordinator can grant secure access to EIS.

As an ‘educator’ you can view your credentials & edit your profile.

Superintendents can view credentials & assignments, and recommend renewals.

Superintendents can view educator credentials.

The superintendent or HR staff can manage the course assignments in EIS.

Note: To begin the assignment process you can extract courses from your SIS.

With assignment information loaded, Superintendents can recommend for renewals.

And there is more to come…Contact the DOE with Questions

Problems with security and access to the EIS Assignment Module: ask your i4see coordinator (see the i4see home page for your

coordinator - http://www.ed.state.nh.us/education/datacollection/i4see/i4seeContacts.asp)

or contact Mike Cote at the i4see help desk i4seeHelp@ed.state.nh.us Problems with your i4see course or student class submissions (these

can be used to update the EIS assignment data) contact i4seeHelp at i4seeHelp@ed.state.nh.us or contact Cyndy Currier one of our i4see and Performance Plus

trainers:  (603) 801-0444 or ccurrier@mac.com Questions about the new Educator Information System contact eisHelp at eisHelp@ed.state.nh.us or contact Lisa Landenberger at (603) 271-2409

CERTIFICATION QUICK REVIEW

ALTERNATIVE I – In-state ALTERNATIVE II – Out-of-State ALTERNATIVE III – Non-traditional Plan

competency basedA: Portfolio/oral reviewB: National CertificationC: Transcript review for

administrator

CERTIFICATION QUICK REVIEW

ALTERNATIVE IV Non-traditional plan 1-3 years– Critical Shortage– Business Administrator– Career Technical Education Specialty areas

ALTERNATIVE V – Non-traditional plan 1-2 years

- Content major /gpa

- Teaching areas

CURRENT APPLICATION PROCESS

APPLICATION– ALTERNATIVE 1– ALTERNATIVES 2-5 (available on DOE website)– PARAPROFESSIONAL (available on DOE website)

New:Educator Information System (EIS)

CREDENTIALS

BEC – Beginning Educator Credential EEC – Experienced Educator Credential Professional Certificate – Issued prior to 1976 to

eligible candidates Intern (up to 3 years; administrator up to 6 years) ParaeducatorUNDER REVIEW:• EEC – Document effectiveness• Master Teacher/Teacher Leader

ENDORSEMENTS ON A CREDENTIAL

EXAMPLES: Elementary Education K-8 and K-6 Music K-12 Mathematics 5-8 and 7-12 General Special Education K-12 Principal K-12

OTHER

In process of certification Emergency permission to employ Personnel action – on line Revoked credentials list

TESTING REQUIREMENTS

ON LINE– Basic academic skills –

Praxis I or equivalent test– Subject area assessment

Praxis or equivalent test

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARD

• Advisory to State Board of Education on Certification and Professional Development

RSA 186:60

Membership• Teachers/Specialists (9)• Administrators/Higher Education (9)• Lay persons (2)• Division Director

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS BOARDCONSIDERATIONS

General special education Master plan Individual preparation plan Teacher certification

– Approval process– Pedagogy– Experiences

COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION

Advisory to State Board on approval of teacher education

RSA 190 Membership

– Higher Education– Professional Personnel– Lay Person– Others

RECENTALY ADOPTED RULES

Social Studies 5-8, 5-12 English Language Arts 5-8, 5-12

RECENTALY ADOPTED RULES(continued)

Science– Middle School– Life Sciences– Physics– Chemistry – Earth Space Science

Mathematics 5 – 8 and 7 - 12

PARAPROFESSIONALS

Voluntary – Para educator I– Para educator II (meets HQT)

HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER

HQT vs HET (Highly Effective Teacher)

Frequently Asked Questions

Special Educators and HQT Elementary and Middle School HOUSSE Credentialing and HQT Highly Effective Teacher

Alternative Routes and HQT

Alternative IV

Check for content. We encourage districts to have the candidate pass the content test prior to hiring

Alternative V

Single subject area candidates pursuing an Alt V have met the content requirement for HQT, but still need to complete the certification process which may include the Praxis II subject test