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Division of Educator Certification and Program Approval
Overview
Educator Licensure
Nonpublic School Approval
Teacher Preparation and Program Approval
Professional Standards & Teacher Education Board
Teacher and Principal Assessments
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The goal of this section is to coordinate the principal assessment program School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) for Administrator II certification; the teacher assessment program Educational Testing Service (ETS), Praxis CORE: Reading, Writing and Mathematics and Praxis II: Content and Pedagogy and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language (ACTFL) tests select foreign language for initial teacher certification; the optional Reading Assessment for elementary education teachers; and technology performance assessments to assure teacher candidates are proficient in the Maryland Teacher Technology Standards.
Teacher and Principal Assessments for Certification
Maryland Educator Assessment Requirements
Register for Praxis Assessments
Register for the ACTFL site to register for foreign tests (ACTFL Foreign Language Tests)
Educational Administration Approved Programs
Implementation of the Maryland Instructional Leadership Framework
Performance Criteria for Maryland Programs (Administration I Certificate)
Standards
Maryland Teacher Technology Standards
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