Certification Compliance To Be Met – Guidance Document

How to Read Each Category

• Area

  – These are course codes for the area of certification.  We have not included all possible codes here, but the most common include the following:
  • 1016E – Code for ESOL Endorsement
  • 1062E – Code for Gifted Endorsement
  • 10146 – Code for Reading Endorsement
  • 10166 – Code for ESOL Course(s) only - NOT Endorsement

• Area / Endorsement

  – Select the hyperlinked name below to visit the PCBS website with more detailed information regarding what you need to do to be in compliance.

• • ESOL ENDRSMNT - Category 1: You need to earn a Full ESOL Endorsement. 
  • ESOL - Category 2, 3, 4: You need ESOL Course(s), but NOT a full Endorsement.
  • READING ENDRSMNT - You need a Reading Endorsement. 
  • GIFTED ENDRSMNT - You need a Gifted Endorsement. 

These compliance areas require that you sign up in PLN to take the necessary course(s).  Click on the name to learn more.

• • A Subject Area - You need to take and pass a Subject Area test, such as MG General Science, French, Art Ed, Elementary Ed K6, etc.

This compliance area requires that you sign up on the FTCE website to take and pass a test.  Click on the name to learn more.

• • TEMPORARY LICENSES – If you see language that does not match any category above, you hold a temporary certificate with requirements outlined by your District Vocational/CTE/TTT program.  If you have questions, reach out to your coordinator.

• YR1/YR2/YR3

  - This is addressing the 1^st, 2^nd, and/or 3^rd year you have been out of field, and a “Y” or “N” indicates whether that year’s requirement was met.  Endorsements are tracked yearly and require ongoing participation (see more in the links above).  If you see an “N” below a year, you did not meet compliance.  If you see a “Y” you are/were on track for that year and should continue your coursework.

• CMP

  – This means Complete, and it will only show a “Y” or be blank.  If it is blank, you are not finished.  You should not see a “Y” because you are receiving the report.

• HA

  – This stands for “Hiring Agreement” and relates directly to your Period of Contract Agreement that you sign during onboarding when hired. Here are some examples:

• • ES = ESOL
  • RD = Reading
  • OF = Out of Field
  • GI = Gifted

• EXPIRE

  - This is the year of the final deadline or expiration date, which is usually June 30^th but may depend on when you were hired. 

• • ESOL Endorsement – 3 years with 1, 60-hour course completed each year.  This means teachers must complete one course each year regardless of how many they complete the year prior or after until the endorsement is complete.
  • ESOL Course – 1 year
  • Reading Endorsement – 3 years, and teachers cannot provide Tier 3 instruction until this requirement is met.
  • Gifted Endorsement – 2 years
  • Out of Field Subject Area – 1 year, and the teacher may not be out of field for a subject again.