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1. What is Georgia
TAPP? |
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GaTAPP is an acronym for The Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy®.
- Provides various paths to Clear Renewable Certification based on an assessment of the Teacher-Candidate’s credentials, experiences, knowledge, skills, and dispositions
- Is utilized by the State of Georgia to help reduce Georgia's teacher shortage
- Enables individuals with a Bachelor's degree or higher (who meet eligibility requirements for the program) to teach early childhood, middle-grades, or secondary education
- Is delivered by various PSC-approved program providers throughout Georgia
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2. What are the
Georgia TAPP eligibility requirements for candidates? |
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Candidates must have:
- A Bachelor's degree in an appropriate field from a PSC-approved accredited college or university [Link to related fields document]
- A passing score on the GACE® Basic Skills Assessment (All three parts: reading, writing, and math) or exempt by one of the following:
- SAT, ACT, or GRE scores high enough to exempt this requirement). View GACE® basic skills requirement for exemption scores ) To obtain SAT or GRE scores, you can contact the Educational Testing Service at www.ETS.org. ACT scores can be obtained at www.ACT.org. SAT and ACT scores are also available on high school transcripts.
- Passed the Praxis I test prior to September 1, 2006.
- Hold a Master’s degree or higher
- Major in teaching field or a passing score on the GACE Content Assessment (Note special requirements for OYSP , CA , and ADAC [Link to Matrix]. Teacher Candidates in these paths must pass specific GACE Assessments prior to admission to the program. Adjunct Path must pass the licensure assessment for the field or, if there is no licensure exam, must pass the GACE Content Assessment.)
- A satisfactory criminal background check (The employing system usually does the criminal background check.)
- An offer of a full-time or part-time teaching position for at least two classes per day by a participating school system
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3. What is a program
provider? |
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Program providers are colleges, universities, Regional
Education Service Agencies (RESAs), or Local Education Agencies
(LEAs) approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission
(PSC) to offer a Georgia TAPP program.
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4. Who are the
program providers? |
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Please visit the Program
Providers list for current Georgia TAPP programs
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5. How long
are the GaTAPP paths to Clear Renewable Certification? |
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The Georgia TAPP paths are a minimum of one year with mentor/coaching and may take no more than 3 years to complete.
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6. I understand
that I must secure a job offer to participate in Georgia TAPP;
how do I accomplish this? |
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The PSC has a Recruitment Services Division for
teachers. Please visit www.teachgeorgia.org
for additional information.
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7. How much does
Georgia TAPP cost? |
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The tuition costs for candidates will be determined
by the
program provider.
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8. I tried
filling out an application for the Georgia TAPP program online
and ran into complications. (See response in #10) |
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9. I filled out
an application for the Georgia TAPP program online. How soon will
I hear from you? (See response in #10) |
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10. How do I
get an application for the Georgia TAPP program? |
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The PSC approves the programs offered by the program
providers. It does not provide applications or select candidates
for the Georgia TAPP program. The program providers supply prospective
program candidates' information for their programs.
Please visit a list of Program
Providers and contact information.
Teach Georgia at www.teachgeorgia.org
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11. Can a previously
certified teacher with two years of teaching experience be a Georgia
TAPP candidate? |
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The GaTAPP program is designed for individuals who have not completed an education program in teaching and have no state Clear Renewable Teacher certification or its equivalent. |
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12. Can a Georgia
TAPP teacher-candidate change school systems and continue in the
program? |
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Teacher-candidates may change school systems and continue in the program, provided that it is a satisfactory arrangement with the employing school system and the GaTAPP provider. |
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13. What is the
GACE® Basic Skills Assessment? |
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The GACE® Basic Skills Assessment is a series of three basic skills tests
(mathematics, reading, writing) for which Georgia TAPP teacher-candidates
must have passing scores in order to apply for an intern certificate.
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14. How do I
register for the GACE® tests? Where and when
are the tests given? |
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For information, visit the GACE® web site at www.gace.nesinc.com.
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15. What are
the exemptions for PSC's basic skills requirement? |
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Exemptions include the candidate’s holding a Master’s degree or higher from a PSC approved college or university or qualifying scores on one of the following assessments: |
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ACT - 21 English & 22 Mathematics or 43 Combined
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GRE - 490 Verbal & 540 Quantitative or 1030 Combined
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SAT - 480 Verbal & 520 Mathematics or 1000 Combined
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How long are the test scores valid (ACT, GRE or SAT)?
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To secure PRAXIS, SAT or GRE scores, contact Educational Testing Service at www.ETS.org. ACT scores can be obtained at www.ACT.org. GACE® scores are sent from www.nesinc.com.
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17. How can I
obtain my scores? |
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To secure PRAXIS, SAT or GRE scores, contact Educational
Testing Service at www.ETS.org. ACT
scores can be obtained at www.ACT.org. GACE® scores are sent from NES.
If a candidate has difficulty in obtaining the scores from the testing agency, check high school transcripts or college records.
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18. Can I retake
the SAT instead of taking the GACE® Basic Skills Tests to obtain qualifying scores? |
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Yes.
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19. Is a 2.5
GPA essential? For example, can a 2.49 be rounded off to 2.5? |
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No, GPA's are not rounded up, but approved providers can determine whether or not to accept the GPA for paths except the Core Academic Path which requires a 2.5 GPA.
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20. Where and
when are Georgia TAPP informational meetings/sessions held? |
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Program providers may offer GaTAPP information sessions for their GaTAPP paths. Please visit the PSC's
website at Program
Providers
to obtain this information.
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21. Does GaTAPP involve my going back to school full-time? |
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No. Teacher-candidates will teach during the day and attend seminars and Georgia Special Requirement classes in summer or evening while in the GaTAPP program. The instruction candidates take is individualized and determined by the Candidate Support Team (A school-based administrator, school-based mentor/coach, Provider Supervisor, and a content specialist if not already represented by a member of the team).
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22. Will I be
paid for teaching while participating in GATAPP®? |
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Yes. GaTAPP Teacher-Candidates are paid the same as teachers with a Non-renewable Certificate plus local supplements as determined by the school system. Pay Schedule
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