ALT CERT

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Job : 4954372

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Nov 10, 2022 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

* THIS ASSIGNMENT IS RESTRICTED*

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* ONLY THOSE WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE AND SEEKING ACCEPTANCE TO THE AISD ALTERNATIVE CERTIFICATION PROGRAM MAY APPLY**

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Applicants for the AISD Teacher Academy Alternative Certification Program are subject to the Criminal History Background Check Requirements .

All candidates are required to go through a criminal history background check upon application to the program. Fingerprinting will also be completed as part of this process. The candidate will pay $50 for fingerprinting. Andrews ISD applicants accepted into the program can submit a receipt for reimbursement of the fee. Applicants from other districts will be required to pay the fee and will not be reimbursed by Andrews ISD.

Please visit the TEA website for more information on fingerprinting: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

According to 19 TAC §227.1(b), Educator preparation programs (EPPs) shall inform all applicants that:

(1) pursuant to the Texas Education Code (TEC), §22.083, candidates must

undergo a criminal history background check prior to employment as an educator; and

(2) pursuant to the TEC, §22.0835, candidates must undergo a criminal history

background check prior to clinical teaching.

According to 19 TAC §227.5,

(3) Applicant__An individual seeking admission to an educator preparation

program for any class of certificate.

(4) Candidate-An individual who has been formally or contingently admitted to an

EPP; also referred to as an enrollee or participant.

According to 19 TAC §227.1(d)(1), EPPs shall notify, in writing by mail, personal delivery, facsimile, email, or an electronic notification, each applicant to and enrollee in the EPP of the following regardless of whether the applicant or enrollee has been convicted of an offense:

(1) the potential ineligibility of an individual who has been convicted of an offense

for issuance of a certificate on completion of the EPP;

(2) the current State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) rules prescribed in

• 249.16 of this title (relating to Eligibility of Persons with Criminal History for a Certificate under Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 53, and Texas Education Code, Chapter 21); and

(3) the right to request a criminal history evaluation letter as provided in Chapter

227, Subchapter B, of this title (relating to Preliminary Evaluation of Certification Eligibility).

According to 19 TAC §227.101(c), a person who is enrolled or planning to enroll in an SBEC-approved EPP or planning to take a certification examination may request a preliminary criminal history evaluation letter regarding the person’s potential ineligibility for certification due to a conviction or deferred adjudication for a felony or misdemeanor offense.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) provides the right for an individual to request a Preliminary Criminal History Evaluation (PCHE). The evaluation is a service provided to the requestor for the nonrefundable fee of $50 and allows individuals the opportunity to have a review of an existing criminal history performed by agency staff. The review is based solely on the information that is provided by the requestor, and results are provided as a nonbinding opinion issued by the agency as to whether or…