| Program/Location/Year Program Initiated |
Certification/Degree |
Partners |
Total Program Graduates |
2004 Candidate Cohort |
Candidate Demographics (2004 unless otherwise noted) |
Program Faculty |
Program Duration |
Preservice Program |
Inservice Program |
Cost per Candidate/Who Pays |
| Alternative Certification
Program/Hillsborough
County, Florida/1998 |
Elementary
Secondary |
School District of
Hillsborough County |
530 |
Rolling
admission;
no cohort |
59% Female
41%Male
71%White
18%Afr. Am.
8%Hispanic
3%Asian Am.
(2003 data) |
District teachers |
1-2 years |
18 course work
hours (optional) |
108-120 course
work hours |
$1,600
District pays $800
Candidate pays
$800 |
Educator Certification
Program/Region XIII,
Austin, Texas/1989 |
Elementary
Secondary
Special Education
Bilingual Education |
Region XIII Education
Service Center
Region XIII School
Districts |
2,082 |
236 |
79% Female
21% Male
Majority are White
(2003 data) |
Region XIII
education
specialists |
17 months |
50 online course
hours; 180 course
work hours;
2-week
(60 hours) summer
field experience |
Approximately
100 course work
hours |
$5,200
Candidate pays |
Georgia Teacher Alternative
Preparation Program
(Northwest and Metro
Regional Educational Service Agencies [RESA])/
Georgia/
NW: 2001
Metro: 2003 |
Middle Grades
Secondary
Special Education
Early Childhood
Education
(Metro only) |
School districts in
NW Georgia and
metropolitan Atlanta
|
NW: 64
Metro: 23 |
NW: 43
Metro: 40 |
NW:
66% Female
34% Male
76% White
17% Afr. Am.
3% Hispanic
3% Asian Am.
(2003 data) |
Master teachers
and administrators
|
2 years |
80 course work hours
Year 1: 6 seminars
Year 2: 4 seminars |
Up to 250 course
work hours plus
5 days field work
in a different
school |
NW: $2,250
Metro: $2,700
Case by case;
combination of
candidate, school,
RESA |
New York City Teaching
Fellows/New York/2000
|
Elementary plus
master’s degree
Secondary plus
master’s degree
Special Education
Bilingual Education |
NYC DOE
The New Teacher
Project
Area universities |
5,748* |
2,000 |
66% Female
34% Male
58% White
19% Afr. Am.
13% Hispanic
5% Asian Am.
5% Other |
Area universities |
2-3 years |
7-week program:
80 hours student
teaching, plus 6 to 9
graduate credits |
Varies by
university |
$12,000 licensure
plus master’s
District pays
$8,000
Candidate pays
$4,000 |
Northeastern California
Partnership for Special
Education/Chico,
California/1989 |
Special Education |
Cal. State Univ., Chico 57 local ed. agencies Commission on Teacher Credentialing U.S. Dept. of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
331 |
60 |
74% Female
26% Male
88% White
9% Hispanic
2% Native American
2% Asian Am.
15% Individuals with
disabilities |
Calf. State Univ.,
Chico special education faculty |
2 years |
One-day orientation
("survival training") |
36-57 units
of university
course work |
$10,000 average
Candidate is
responsible but
may receive a
scholarship of
$5,200-$10,000 |
Wichita Area Transition
to Teaching/Wichita,
Kansas/1992 |
Secondary with
master’s degree
option |
Wichita State Univ.
Wichita Public Schools |
234 |
26 |
65% Female
35% Male
85% White
15% Other
|
Wichita State
Univ. College of Education faculty
|
2 years |
9 credit hours
(3 courses) |
At least
24 credit hours |
Program with
licensure $4,800
Plus master’s
degree $6,400
Candidate pays |
