Endorsement Programs
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Professional Learning and Development provides additional support for endorsement programs in ASD, ESOL, Reading, Gifted, and Athletic Coaching. Click on the links below for more information on each endorsement program.
Reading Endorsement Updates
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WHO NEEDS READING ENDORSEMENT?
- Any K-12 teacher, including ESE and ESOL, who is providing intensive reading intervention (i.e., MTSS Tier 3 students as defined by the district’s K-12 Comprehensive Reading Plan)
- Teachers who teach any grade 7-12 state-coded reading course
- Any teacher, including ESE and ESOL, who is teaching reading to retained third graders, including summer camp students
- Literacy Coaches
- School district personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students during internships will be required to have a certificate or endorsement in reading if any of the following occur:
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- Internship takes place in a kindergarten through grade 3 setting
- Teacher preparation candidate is enrolled in any of the following preparation programs:
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- Elementary Education (grades K-6) or Prekindergarten-Primary Education (Age 3 through grade 3)
- Middle Grades English (grades 5-9)
- English (grades 6-12)
- Exceptional Student Education K-12
- Reading (grades K-12)
- Reading (endorsement)
- English to Speakers of Other Languages (grades K-12)
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House Bill 7011: Beginning July 1, 2024 instructional personnel may NOT earn the reading endorsement soley by achieving a passing score on the K-12 reading certification subject area assessment.
House Bill 7055: On November 15, 2019, the State Board of Education approved an amendment to rule 6A-4.0292, F.A.C., Specialization Requirements for the Reading Endorsement-Academic Class. The amendment will allow teachers who receive a passing score on the Reading Subject Area Exam to be awarded the Reading Endorsement without completing the previously required coursework. The full memo can be found here.
Reading K-12 Exam Information can be found here. It is recommended only teachers with significant experience teaching reading and some coursework in reading, take the test. Preparation is recommended prior to paying for and taking the exam. The following study guide for the K-12 Reading Exam has been prepared using materials from the Florida Teacher Certification Exam website and some additional DOE resources in K-12 Reading.
Reading Information
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CLICK HERE to go to the 240 Tutoring Ultimate Guide to the Reading K-12 Exam. You will find study materials and helpful information. If you are interested in getting a discounted rate for a 30-day program, please email Lynnette Thorstensen for a discount code.
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How to find reading courses on my ProGOE transcript
NEW How to Find Reading Courses on Your ProGOE transcript.pdf 147.41 KB (Last Modified on July 2, 2020) -
Directions for running 40 hour requirement report
Directions for running a report to assist teachers who are renewing in 2025 and after.pdf 250.13 KB (Last Modified on August 27, 2021)
ASD Information
Gifted Information
ESOL Information
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S169-Explanations for columns on report
Teachers ELL History Report-Colum Headings-Explanations.doc 33 KB (Last Modified on August 29, 2022) -
ESOL FTCE Preparation Materials
These materials may be used by teachers interested in taking the shortened route to ESOL endorsement. Teachers may take two ESOL courses through our district add on program and then take the ESOL K-12 Florida Teacher Certification Exam. If they pass the exam, they would be able to submit an application to have the endorsement added to their teaching certificate. We recommend teachers take Applied Linguistics and Methods of Teaching as their two courses.
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6A-1.0503 Definition of Qualified Instructional Personnel
This is the legislation explaining Out of Field rules for ESOL teachers. Look at # 2 on the second page.
Athletic Coaching Information
National Board Certification Information
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For those new to Brevard Public Schools holding a National Board Certification, please use the following application to apply for your NBCT supplement
National Board Certified Teachers - National
Vanessa Acosta, ext. 11209 is your contact for NBCT