Steps to Teach at Georgia Professional Standards Commission
PSC Alternative Routes See 3B
GACE: Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators

Coastal Plains RESA One-Year Supervised Practicum
OYSP Documents

Requirements for the practicum candidate

• employed by a system

• degree in closely related field

• GPA of 2.5 or higher in all college-level work completed within the last ten years

• received clearance for non-renewable teacher certification

• meet the requirements for GACE content assessments (previously Praxis I and Praxis II) and the GACE Professional Pedagogy assessment (previously Praxis PLT)

• meet all other requirements of the employing school system

During the practicum, the candidate must complete an extensive portfolio aligned with Danielson’s framework with artifacts and unit plans for a minimum of five (5) instructional periods, etc. These documents and observation records will be uploaded to a PSC database.

The school must provide the following support.

• building administrator to serve on the support team and evaluate the beginning teacher

• school-based mentor preferably TSS endorsed

• mentor meets with the teacher weekly for a minimum of 36 out-of-class hours for the year

• mentor observes the teacher a minimum of 6 times

• mentor conducts pre and post conferences for each observation

• mentor meets with the beginning teacher support team at least 3 times

• beginning teacher support team: building administrator, mentor, RESA supervisor

Cost: $3500 (approximately) per participant

Interested applicants should contact the Human Resources Officer of the employing school system.