Thank
you for your interest in the Connecticut Technical
High School System. We have changed our
application requirements to be more consistent
with the needs of our school system and our curriculum.
To
teach in the Connecticut Technical High School
System: A teacher
must hold a valid certificate appropriate for
the assignment or position. The certificate
must be issued by the Connecticut State Department
of Education. An out-of-state certificate
is NOT acceptable for holding
a regular, contracted position in the Connecticut
Technical High School System.
Our
requirements for initial hiring include holding
a valid Connecticut teaching certificate, a
valid nursing or health occupation license,
and verification of employment in nursing or
the health occupation to be taught. In addition,
a bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) is required
for LPN teachers. Teachers are expected to have also
taken two courses in technical education (VTE
113 and VTE 116), only offered at Central Connecticut
State University prior to teaching in our schools. However,
an applicant who is otherwise eligible for certification
may be issued an interim educator certificate,
valid for one year, to allow time to complete
the required course work, which will also include
one specific course of study in special education. We
would then expect that course work will be taken
in the next available sessions. The VTE courses
cover the basics of teaching pedagogy and classroom
management. Teachers who take these two
VTE courses prior to their first year of teaching
are generally more successful in the classroom.
If you have taken undergraduate or graduate courses
that you feel are comparable to the VTE courses,
such as nursing education courses, provide a
course description with your application for
certification. The Certification Office
in Hartford will make the determination on whether
to accept your course work in lieu of the required
VTE courses.
PRACTICAL NURSE
EDUCATION (LPN) – Endorsement
#108
To apply for #108 certification,
you will need to submit the following credentials
to the Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification:
- Application (Form ED 170);
- $100
money order or certified bank check,
payable to “Treasurer, State of CT”;
- Copy of a valid registered nurse license;
- *Official
transcript showing completion of a bachelor’s
degree;
- **Praxis I PPST or a waiver;
- Verification of three years of nursing experience,
signed by an employer
HEALTH
OCCUPATIONS – Endorsement
#109
To apply for #109 certification,
you will need to submit the following credentials
to the Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification:
- Application (Form ED 170);
- $100
money order or certified bank check,
payable to “Treasurer, State of CT”;
- Copy of a valid license or certificate appropriate
to the particular health occupation to be taught.
- Copy of a high school diploma, high school
transcript, or equivalent;
- Verification of 8 years of experience in the
health occupation to be taught, signed by an
employer
Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification
Contact Information:
Connecticut
State Department of Education
Bureau of Educator Standards
and Certification
P. O. Box 150471 - Room
243
Hartford,
Connecticut 06115-0471
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TEACHER
CERTIFICATION SUPPORT |
- Phone: 860/713-6969 Consultant
support available 12:00 - 4:00. Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday. General questions
only.
- Fax: 860/713-7017
- Web site: www.ct.gov/sde Download
all forms, fact sheets, regulations,
other certification information.
- E-Mail: teacher.cert@ct.gov
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To
download Form ED 170, go to:
www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Cert/certform/ed_170.pdf
To download a list of approved special
education courses, go to:
http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&q=32138
If you need to complete course work at Central
Connecticut State University (CCSU), go to the
CCSU website at:
http://www.ccsu.edu/coned/SpecialPrograms/VTE/CTE.htm
*Please note: Public Health Regulations require anyone
serving as a teacher in an LPN program to hold
a Bachelor’s
of Science in Nursing (BSN). Therefore, you must
hold a BSN in order to be hired to teach
in our LPN program. In addition, an MSN must
be completed within 4-6 years of hire depending
on certification status.
**For more information on the Praxis I requirement
for #108 certification, go to: http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/cwp/view.asp?a=2613&q=321216. If
you qualify for a Praxis I waiver, download Form
ED 192 from the web site.
Please note: You must also submit
an employment application and resume to our Human
Resources Office in Middletown. If you have
already submitted an employment application, but
the one currently on file is more than six months
old, please update your application. Applications
that are past the six month timeline will be placed
in an inactive file. To print the application,
go to:
http://www.cttech.org/central/career-ops/how-to-apply.htm
For more information on the Connecticut Technical
High School System (CTHSS), including job vacancies,
go to the CTHSS web site at: www.cttech.org.
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