- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
Master Teacher Certificate
To qualify for a Master certificate, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Meet all requirements for the Professional certificate
- Hold a current Initial or Professional certificate
- Hold current National Board certification issued by NBPTS
- Complete application and fees
The Master certificate is valid for five (5) years and is renewable.
Renewal
To renew a Master certificate, an applicant must meet the following requirements:
- Current, renewed National Board certification
- Renewal credit (Six semester hours of credit taken during the life of the Master certificate being renewed. A minimum of three semester hours must be upper division or graduate credit.)
- Verification of employment in an Alaska public school district in a position requiring a certificate. If an applicant is not employed in this capacity at the time of renewal, fingerprint cards will be required.
- Complete application and fees (All fees are non-refundable.)
For certificates issued on September 2, 2011 and beyond, the six renewal credits earned must be:
- Related to the certificated person’s employment at the time of renewal, if the employment requires a certificate;
- Related to the certificated person’s endorsements, or
- A required element of a program that will lead to an endorsement under 4 AAC 12.395 that the certificated person seeks to acquire.
If the requirements to renew a Master certificate have not been met, an applicant must meet all current renewal requirements for the Professional certificate.
Addtitional Requirements
Special Education
If you wish to teach special education to children with disabilities, you must, in addition to meeting other requirements for teacher certification, secure an endorsement based upon completion of an approved teacher training program in special education.
Preschool Special Education
If you wish to teach preschool children with special needs and are not eligible for an endorsement in preschool special education, you must have completed at least six (6) semester hours in early childhood special education in addition to holding a teaching certificate with a special education endorsement. (This does not constitute an endorsement in Early Childhood Special Education.)
Gifted
If you wish to teach gifted children, you must, in addition to meeting requirements for teacher certification, have completed at least six (6) semester hours in gifted education. (This does not constitute an endorsement.)
Vocational Education
If you wish to teach vocational trades, you must have an endorsement in vocational education or a Type M Limited Certificate.