Certification
Information - Trade Technologies and Secondary Academic Subjects
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.
Please note: If you are not currently eligible for certification,
but would like to teach secondary academic subjects (English,
mathematics, science, or history/social studies) in Connecticut,
there are many options available. For more information,
go to the Department of Higher Education (DHE) web site at: http://www.ctdhe.org/eeic/pdfs/Teach.pdf or
to the State Department of Education (SDE) web site at: http://www.ctcert.org/.
Certification Requirements for Trade Technology Teachers (endorsement
#090)
Our requirements for initial hiring include holding a valid
Connecticut teaching certificate, eight years of employment
in the trade, and expertise in all major areas of the curriculum
with any applicable licenses. Teachers are expected to have also taken two courses
(VTE 113 and VTE 116), offered at Central Connecticut State University
(CCSU), 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 courses prior to
their first year of teaching are generally more successful in the
classroom. New students should complete a CCSU Application
Form and a Registration Form to sign up for a particular course.
Returning students are only required to complete a Registration
Form. CCSU will be offering VTE 113 and VTE 116 every semester. For
additional information, please contact Judi Murphy at 860-832-2265
or visit the CCSU website at: http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=502
To apply for a #090 endorsement, submit the following credentials
to the Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification:
- Application
(Form ED 170) and $100 money order or certified bank check,
payable to “Treasurer, State of CT”;
- A copy of a high school diploma or a high school transcript;
- Verification
from an employer of 8 years trade experience in the specific
trade technology subject requested. If
self-employed, the experience must be notarized;
- Official CCSU transcripts if you have completed VTE 113 or
VTE 116.
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/page.cfm?p=502
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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