The Baltimore County Public School system (BCPS) is seeking candidates in the core subject fields who would like to teach special education at the elementary or secondary level and who do not meet requirements for teacher certification.  These candidates may be eligible to participate in an alternative pathway toward certification through the BCPS/Goucher College Maryland Approved Alternative Preparation Program.

• Fall (2009) employment for those who successfully complete course requirements during the Summer 2008
• Mentor support
• Significantly reduced tuition for required coursework at the graduate level at Goucher College
• Courses tailored to the needs of the participants
• Courses are graduate level and will be accepted towards a Masters program at Goucher College
• A supportive cohort of like-minded professionals
• Eligibility for a Standard Professional Certificate I (SPCI) upon successful completion of the RTC Program
• The opportunity to make an immediate difference in the lives of children

Minimum Requirements

ELEMENTARY Special Education
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• Bachelor’s or higher degree with 36 semester hours or more:
• Science – 6
• Social studies – 6
• English – 6
• Math – 6
• 9 more from above core areas and/or fine arts and foreign language.
  (50% of credits must be taken at same institution of higher education)
• 2.7 GPA in 36 hours
• Qualifying scores on *Praxis I (Reading, Writing, and Mathematics) and *Praxis II (#0014).

Visit the Educational Testing Services website: www.ets.org/praxis for test administration dates.

SECONDARY Special Education
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• Bachelor’s degree or higher with 24 semester hours in English, Math, Science, or Social Studies and 6 related hours, for a total of 30 hours.  (50% or credits must be taken at same institution of higher education, 12 credits must be upper division coursework, no “D” or lower grades.)
• 2.7 GPA in above area of concentration
• Qualifying scores on *Praxis I (Reading, Writing, and Mathematics) and on Praxis II for the selected area of content:  English #0041, Math #0061, Biology #0235, History and Social Studies #0081, etc..

Timeline

• Attend the “Open House” Monday, November 5, 2007 - 7:00 P.M. at Goucher College – to obtain information.
• Submit application, resume’, and transcript(s) by March 14, 2008 to begin program in summer, 2008. 
• Complete Praxis I and Praxis II for content area
• Interviews will be held following receipt of application, transcript, references and completion of credit review.
• Selection of candidates will occur by April 18, 2008.
• Summer coursework will begin in June 2008.

Directions:

From Dulaney Valley Road – enter the campus and drive past the gate house.  Take your first left after the gate house (this is an access road to the loop road).  At the end of the road, turn right onto the loop road.  Go approximately 1/3 mile to Van Meter Hall.  The parking lot is on the left and Van Meter is on the right.  If you go past the chapel you have gone too far.  When you enter Van Meter you will be on the basement level.  Make an immediate left into Van Meter B10.

For more information, contact:

Jennifer Dunkle – jdunkle@bcps.org or 410-887-2945