Classroom-based Alternate Pathway

Although LEAs may be approved to offer a program in any certification area, LEAs may target their critical needs in recruiting and admission to their Classroom-based preparation program.

An Alternative Teaching Certificate will be issued. If the candidate has passed the appropriate Arizona Teacher Proficiency Assessment or has met the subject knowledge requirement in another way, the subject area/level will be denoted on the Alternative Teaching Certificate. Classroom-based standard certificate valid statewide issued upon completion of program.

Programs must show efficacy to be approved. Participants must show student growth to obtain certification as well as meet subject knowledge and professional knowledge exam or waiver requirements. If the candidate teaches in a Structured English Immersion classroom the candidate must hold a valid Structured English Immersion, an English as a Second Language, or a Bilingual Endorsement.

Early childhood and Elementary candidates must complete coursework/approved trainings in the following areas:

• Research-based instructional strategies for delivering differentiated reading instruction, assessment, intervention and remediation to support readers of varying ages and ability levels, including students with dyslexia;

• The science of reading, including systematic phonics instruction.