From the Educator Certification Blog
September 2022 Certification Updates
Mon, Oct 3 2022
Certification Changes and Updates
Updates to Certification Rules
All teachers and persons who are required to be fingerprinted to work in the classroom are required to have an Identity Verified Prints (IVP) fingerprint clearance card. Information on obtaining and IVP Fingerprint Card may be found here.
Note: Applicants who are using degrees or coursework completed through a foreign institute of higher education to meet certification requirements must submit a foreign equivalency evaluation. You may access a list of foreign credentialing agencies here.
If you are a recent graduate of an in-state approved educator prep program, you should obtain an Institutional Recommendation