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Report on state
certification requirements for teachers of Latin
from the Joint Committee on Classics in American
Education, a committee of the
American Philological Association and the American
Classical Association
updated 1 August 2004
This information is necessarily provisional because
states frequently revise their requirements; in some
cases precise details have been difficult to find.
Corrections and updated information are welcome.
1. Almost every state offers Latin as a teaching
subject
- exception, Delaware
- the following states offer (ancient, apparently)
Greek as a teaching subject: FL, GA, ID, MI
(theoretical only for Greek), MN, NJ, VT
- the following states use different
terminology
- Maryland "Foreign Language: Classical"
Massachusetts "Latin & Classical Humanities"
Minnesota "Classical Languages & Cultures"
NM, WY "Classical Languages"
2. The grade level for which teachers of these
subjects are certified differs; in most cases the level
at which a teacher may teach reflects pedagogical
preparation rather than preparation in Latin or classics
courses.
N-12 MS, NJ (N = "nursery")
P-9 MA
P-12 AL, GA, KS, KY, M,T TN
K-6 NY (must have 7-12 certification)
K-8 MN
K-9 MO (must be certified in another area)
K-12: SD, FL, ID, ME, MN, MO, MT, NV, ND, WA
1-12 LA
6-9 NC
5-12 MA
6-12 IL (elementary language cert. proposed), UT,
TX
7-12 AZ, CT, DC, GA, MD, MS, NV, RI, TN, WY
9-12 IN, NC
middle & high school: AK
"secondary" = AR, CA
"elementary to secondary" OK
3. All states require at least an undergraduate
degree.
These states require a very specific general
curriculum: AK, AR, IL, CA, DC, LA, MO, NV, NM, NY
4. The specific subject matter required varies
- Many states defer to preparing institution for
major (or minor) requirements
Major: AL, AK, FL plan 1, GA 1st option, KS,
KY, ME choice A, MA (also, competencies), MT, ND, NJ
alt; NV, NY
Major or minor: IN, MI, NV
Major and minor: MT
- Verified by local university: CA
- Specific number of semester hours
18 ME (choices B & C, with 18 add. hours
specified), MS (C average)
21 FL plan 3 (some specifics)
24 AZ, IA
30 DC, NJ (alt.), FL plan 2 (some specifics), IA, MO
(?), VA, RI (w/ specifics)
36 LA, NY (alt)
45 quarter hours GA (plan 2; some specifications)
45 (sem) ID
- Specific required courses
CT (= 39 hrs: 6 basic Latin; 24 additional; 9 in
related field), AR (= 27 hrs), LA (36 hrs = 12 basic,
12 literature in Latin; 12 electives)
- Specified teacher competencies, based on
standards: SD, MN, CO (=24 hours), MA (w/ bachelor's),
NH, VT, DC (= 30 hrs)
Competencies expressed as standards for preparatory
programs: WA, ND, UT, MI
5. Almost every state requires professional training
in education, but also offers one or more alternative
certification plans. As with the subject matter
requirements, some states defer to the preparing
institution, and some have specific requirements.
6. States vary in their subject matter testing
requirements. Many but not all states require basic
competency exams, like Praxis I.
- no testing required: AL, AZ, AR, IA,
ME, MS, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, ND, OK
- require Praxis II subject tests in some
subjects but not Latin: AK, AR, CO, CT, DC, FL,
HI, ID, IN, KS, LA, MD, MN, MS, MO, NC, NV, NH,
NJ,
OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, UT, VT, VA
- require Praxis II Latin: GA (not for
Greek), KY, TN, WV
- requires Praxis II FL pedagogy , but not
Latin: PA
- require state tests in Latin: MA, SC, TX,
NY, FL, IL, MI
- require state tests in some subjects but not
Latin: CA
Links to state webpages
and information on Latin
certification
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Alabama http://www.alsde.edu/html/sections/doc_download.asp?section=66&id=173
http://www.alsde.edu/html/HighlyQualified.asp
- o Alaska: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/TeacherCertification/
o Arizona:http://www.ade.state.az.us/certification
www.ade.state.az.us/asd/hqp/highly_qualified_memo.doc
o Arkansas: http://arkedu.state.ar.us/teachers/index.html
o California: http://www.ctc.ca.gov
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No
Child Left Behind and Teacher Certification
The
No Child Left Behind legislation requires that by
2005-06, all teachers must be highly qualified.To be
deemed highly qualified, teachers must have: 1) a
bachelor's degree, 2) full state certification or
licensure, and 3) prove that they know each subject
they teach.
In
order to increase the number of teachers who meet the
second criterion, most states provide alternative
routes to certification.
NCLB
also offers six ways for middle and high school
teachers to meet the third criterion, proof of their
knowledge of their subject.
1) a major in their subject
2) credits equivalent to a major in the subject
3) passage of a state-developed test
4) High, Objective, Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
(HOUSSE) (for current teachers only). States
may "develop an additional way for current teachers to
demonstrate subject-matter competency and meet highly qualified teacher
requirements. Proof may consist of combination of
teaching experience, professional development, and knowledge in the subject garnered
over time in the profession."
5) an advanced certification from the state
6) a graduate degree
The College of Education at the
University of Kentucky maintains a
comprehensive page of links:
http://www.uky.edu/Education/TEP/usacert.html
The National Association of State
Directors of Teacher Education and
Certification:
http://www.nasdtec.or
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