Teacher s Certificate

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1 Teacher s Certificate Academic Application Package for applicants who completed their teacher education program in Prince Edward Island Send all documentation to: Office of the Registrar Certification and Standards Section Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture Holman Centre, Suite Water Street Summerside, Prince Edward Island C1A 1B6 Tel:(902) Fax:(902) [email protected] Effective Date: May 11, 2011 FORM NUMBER PEI # 1 - Eng

2 GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING FOR A PEI TEACHER S CERTIFICATE Please read carefully before completing this application form. Certification Requirement Under the PEI School Act, no candidate for a teaching position in the province of Prince Edward Island may enter into an agreement to teach (verbal or otherwise) with a school board until such candidate has had their credentials evaluated by the provincial Registrar for Teacher Certification. To be accepted for a teaching assignment with a PEI school board, the candidate must hold a valid PEI teacher s certificate attesting that they possess the necessary qualifications for teacher certification and indicating that they are free to teach in the public schools of the province of Prince Edward Island. Application Requirements: The following is a checklist of items required by the Office of the Registrar for use when assessing and processing an application for a P.E.I. Teacher s Certificate. Proof of identity such as a copy of your Birth Certificate Proof of eligibility to work in Canada such as an official copy of your Social Insurance Number card. [A PEI Teacher s Certificate will not be issued to an applicant who is not authorized to work in Canada. Rather, a Conditional Letter of Eligibility will be issued to those who qualify for certification until such time as a proof of authorization to work in Canada is provided to the Registrar.] A Criminal Background Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen not older than three months from the date received by the Registrar Official transcript(s) sent directly from all universities attended Proof of completion of the BE d program A completed application form ACT-PEI#3 A $ Evaluation Fee Any additional applicable fees Please note that some of the above listed items should be included with the application form when submitting it to the Registrar. Other items must be requested by the applicant and sent separately to the Office of the Registrar. Official transcripts, for example, should be ordered from the university by the applicant and must be sent directly from the issuing post-secondary institution to the Office of the Registrar. Official documents sent should clearly identify the applicant. We do not accept transcripts that are faxed, ed or handdelivered. Document Policy All documents received by the Registrar become the property of the Department of Education. You are therefore advised to make a copy of of each document that you submit. TE: The school boards require the original Criminal Record Check while the Office of the Registrar will accept a copy. You should hold on to your original as it will be required by the school board (s) to which you apply. Original Documents that Require Official Translation: Original documents must be provided to the Registrar in the language in which they were issued. If the original documents are written in a language other than English or French, the Registrar will provide a copy of the original document to the applicant who then must arrange for an official translation to be completed by an accredited translator. The official translation must be returned with the copy of the original to the Registrar. Language Proficiency Requirements: Teachers are language models for students. Teachers must be effective communicators in order to offer effective instruction. You should be aware that a satisfactory level of language proficiency in English and/ or in French is required to teach in Prince Edward Island public schools. A satisfactory level of language proficiency in English or French is a condition of certification. Proof of language proficiency may be requested by the Registrar where an applicant has completed one or more of their educational levels in a language other than English or French. Assignment of a Certificate Level: The Registrar will examine the academic credentials provided by the applicant including all official transcripts and copies of degrees and diplomas and assign a level based upon these credentials according to the criteria outlined in Teacher Certification and Standards Board policies. You should take care to ensure that all official supporting academic documentation is provided to the Registrar so that the certificate level you are assigned is commensurate with you academic qualifications. You will be assigned a certificate level according to the criteria as follows. Certificate Levels Assigned: When you receive your PEI Teacher s Certificate, it will be assigned a level (4, 5, 5-A,6 or 7) based

3 upon an assessment of completed academic studies. The assigned certificate level determines the level at which you are paid once you have signed a contract with a school board. The levels are as follows. An Academic Level Certificate 4... who has successfully completed an approved one hundred and twenty (120) credit hour pre-service teacher education program, or a ninety (90) credit hour undergraduate degree plus a minimum thirty (30) credit hour recognized pre-service teacher education program resulting in a degree. An Academic Certificate Level 5... who has successfully completed an approved undergraduate academic bachelor's degree or equivalent and an approved pre-service teacher education bachelor's degree program or equivalent totalling a minimum of one hundred and fifty (150) credit hours. An Academic Certificate Level 5-A... who has successfully completed one full additional approved academic year of study in education which includes a minimum of thirty (30) credit hours beyond the requirements for the Certificate 5. An Academic Certificate Level 6... who has successfully completed a masters degree program in education or in an approved academic area which is related to the PEI public school system degree resulting in a minimum of one hundred and eighty (180) credit hours of cumulative study at the university level. A masters degree which was counted as the pre-service teacher education program for certification purposes can not be counted towards this level. An Academic Certificate Level 7... who has completed an additional masters degree or doctoral degree in an approved area resulting in a minimum of two hundred and ten (210) credit hours of cumulative student at the university level. There is currently no pay increase associated with this level. [Note: Certificate levels vary from province to province. An Academic Certificate 5, for example, may not have the same name, value or requirements in other jurisdictions. If you are not in agreement with the level assigned to your certificate by the Registrar, you should contact the Registrar immediately. ] Verifying the Levels: Information on the requirements for each level can be found on the web site. Levels Assigned to the Academic Teacher s Certificate can be found at: pdf PEI School Board Employers: There are two school boards in PEI. When seeking employment teaching in Prince Edward Island, you will need to contact one or both school boards and make application for employment. When applying for a teaching position or to substitute teach, you will be required to provide a copy of your PEI teacher s certificate. Persons interested in substitute teaching must apply initially to the Registrar for an authorization. Authorizations to Substitute Teach: Initial Application Once certified, you may be interested in working as a substitute teacher. In order to be eligible to substitute teach in the school boards of Prince Edward Island, you must first obtain an Authorization to Substitute Teach from the Office of the Registrar. Applicants may apply for a Certified Substitute Authorization by completing Section 5 of this application form. Upgrading from a Non-Certified Substitute Teacher Authorization to Certified Substitute Teacher Authorization: If you are already authorized as a Non-Certified Substitute Teacher and wish to move to a Certified authorization, please indicate this as well in Section 5 of this form. As a Certified Substitute Teacher...! there is no need to apply for renewal of your authorization annually or to pay an additional or annual fee, however, you are responsible for notifying the school board or school boards each school year of your availability to substitute teach! while your authorization is valid in all school boards, you should indicate in Section 5 of this form the school board or school boards where you wish to have your Certified Substitute Teacher Authorization sent! employers are obliged to call a certified teacher in advance of a Non-Certified Substitute to fill suitable assignments! you receive a higher daily pay rate! you may accept contract positions longer than twenty (20) consecutive days in duration

4 Employer Contact Information The English Language School Board Shakespeare Drive Stratford, PE C1B 2V8 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 8600 Charlottetown, PE C1A 8V toll free phone phone fax La Commission scolaire de langue française 1596, route 124 Abram-Village (PEI) C0B 2E0 Telephone : (902) Fax : (902) [email protected] Applying for Teacher Certification Outside of PEI If you are not from Prince Edward Island and are returning to your home province to teach, or if you are planning on applying for teaching positions in other jurisdictions outside of PEI, you will require that a Statement of Professional Standing be issued and sent on your behalf by the PEI Office of the Registrar. A Statement of Professional Standing attests that your PEI Teacher s Certificate is in good standing and that your license to teach has never been suspended, revoked or cancelled. The Statement of Professional Standing is required by the regulatory body in each jurisdiction. This could be a ministry or department of education or a college of teachers. The cost of issuing one Statement of Professional Standing is $25. You can request a Statement of Professional by completing Section 4 of the application form found in this package. You must include a $25 payment for each Statement of Professional Standing requested. If you wish to request a Statement of Professional Standing at a later time, including anytime since you submitted this application, you may use the application form for a Statement of Professional Standing found on our web site. A complete list including contact information for the regulatory bodies in each Canadian jurisdiction can be found on our web site as well. Fee Policy Fees may be paid by cheque or by money order made payable to the the Minister of Finance. Fees may be paid in cash at the Office of the Registrar located in the Holman Building in Summerside. Fees are non-refundable unless the application has been withdrawn and in the event that no staff time has been invested in processing the application. Please note that we are currently unable to accept online or credit card payments. Fee Structure: Evaluation of Credentials for a PEI Teacher s Certificate...$ Request to have a Statement of Professional Standing f o r w a r d e d t o a n o t h e r jurisdiction...$25.00 Submission of the Completed Application: The required fee of $ made payable to the Minister of Finance, as well as the completed application form and required supporting documentation must be received by the Registrar before a teacher certificate will be issued. All documents and applicable fees are to be sent to: Office of the Registrar Certification and Standards Section Department of Education, Early Learning & Culture Holman Centre, Suite Water Street Summerside, PEI C1N 1B6 For Help or Assistance: *When requesting an update on the status of your application, you are asked to submit your request via e-mai to [email protected]. Please include Application Status Update Request in the subject line of your and in the body include your full name and the nature of your application. *to ask a question or obtain information, you may the Registrar at [email protected] *to obtain assistance with your application form, you may telephone the Office of the Registrar at For Additional Information, visit our web site at: ber=

5 Application for an Academic Teacher's Certificate (For Applicants who completed their teacher education program in P.E.I.) Ensure that official transcripts for all post-secondary years of study are sent directly from the post-secondary institution to the Office of the Registrar. We do not accept faxed, ed or hand-delivered transcripts. SECTION 1: REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AND FEES Please indicate if the following documents are enclosed, have been requested from the issuing authority or are not applicable to you. Enclosed Requested Not 1. Proof of identity such as a copy of your birth certificate Applicable 2. Proof of eligibility to accept employment in Canada such as a copy of your Social Insurance Number card. 3. Criminal Background Check & Vulnerable Sector Screen 4. Official transcripts sent directly from all post-secondary institutions you have attended including UPEI 5. The $ evaluation fee in the form of a Cheque or Money made payable to the Minister of Finance 6. The $25.00 fee for each Statement of Professional Standing requested payable to the Minister of Finance SECTION 2: IDENTIFICATION If you were educated in or have gone by another name than the one shown here, please provide documentation to support the name change such as a marriage certificate. First Name Middle Name (s) Surname* Address Telephone Address Date of Birth Social Insurance Number *Previous Name (if applicable): Describe document provided to verify name change:

6 SECTION 3: EDUCATION Post Secondary Education Official transcripts are required for all university study that you completed. Transcripts must be requested by yourself and be mailed directly to the Office of the Registrar. Please list here below, beginning with the most recent, the university and or universities attended and from where you have requested that transcripts be sent. Name & Address of University: Name of Degree Attained: Dates Attended: From (Month & Year) : To (Month & Year) : Name & Address of University: Name of Degree Attained: Dates Attended: From (Month & Year): To (Month & Year) : Name & Address of University: Name of Degree Attained: Dates Attended: From (Month & Year): To (Month & Year) : Secondary Education Name of High School: Graduation Year: Address of High School: Language of Instruction: Please indicate by checking or by indicating the language of study for each education level completed. Primary/ Elementary (K to 6) English Secondary (7 to 12) English Post Secondary Undergraduate English Post Secondary Postgraduate English French French French French Other Other Other Other

7 SECTION 4: APPLYING FOR CERTIFICATION OUTSIDE OF PEI If you are currently T planning on seeking certification outside of PEI, you may skip this section. If you are applying for a teacher s license in a jurisdiction or jurisdictions outside of PEI, you will require that a Statement of Professional Standing be forwarded on your behalf to the other appropriate regulatory body or regulatory bodies. Please list the name and address of the regulatory body or regulatory bodies where you wish to have your Statement of Professional Standing sent. 1. Name of Licensing Body or Authority Address: $25.00 fee included 2. Name of Licensing Body or Authority Address: $25.00 fee included I hereby request that the Prince Edward Island Registrar for Teacher Certification send the above licensing authority or authorities a Statement of Professional Standing concerning the status of my Prince Edward Island Teaching Certificate. Date Signed: Signature: SECTION 5: EMPLOYMENT IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND APPLYING FOR AN AUTHORIZATION TO SUBSTITUTE TEACH IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND If you are not planning to substitute teach in Prince Edward Island, you may skip this section. Complete this section to request either an Initial Authorization to Substitute Teach at the Certified Rate or an Upgrade from a Non-Certified Authorization to Substitute Teach to a Certified Authorization to Substitute Teach. Yes, I would like to apply for an initial Authorization as a Substitute Teacher Yes, I would like to move from a Non-Certified Authorization to a Certified Authorization as a Substitute Teacher. Yes Yes No, not at this time No, not at this time Please indicate below to which PEI school board (s) you authorize the Office of the Registrar to send your Certified Authorization to Substitute Teach. ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL BOARD APPLYING FOR TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS IN PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE If you are not planning on applying to teach in Prince Edward Island, you may skip this section. Please indicate below to which PEI school board (s) you authorize the Office of the Registrar to send your Certification Information. ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL BOARD COMMISSION SCOLAIRE DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE I hereby request that the Prince Edward Island Registrar for Teacher Certification send the above school board employer(s) my certification information as indicated above. Date Signed: Signature:

8 SECTION 6: PERSONAL BACKGROUND DISCLOSURE QUESTIONS All questions in this section must be answ ered. For every affirmative answ er (yes), please attach a written explanation on a separate piece of paper. 1. Have you ever had an application for an Authorization to Substitute Teach suspended or revoked? 2. Have you ever had an application for a teacher s certificate denied in any other jurisdiction? 3. Have you ever been found guilty of misconduct by a teaching authority or other educational organization? 4. Have you ever, for any reason other than non-payment of fees had a teacher s certificate suspended or revoked in another jurisdiction? 5. Have you ever been asked by a teacher education program provider to w ithdraw from a teacher education program or practicum? 6. Have you ever been convicted, been given an absolute or conditional discharge, or received a pardon for a criminal offence? 7. Are there any outstanding charges against you? 8. Have you ever been terminated or had restrictions imposted on your em ployment as a teacher by an em ploying school district, education authority or other organization w ith respect to your conduct, competence or capacity? Submission of an application that is m isleading or false, in whole or in part may lead to the denial of a teacher s license. DECLARATION I declare that all inform ation given on this application is true, correct and com plete to the best of my knowledge and I hereby authorize the PEI Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture to verify the above inform ation. I accept responsibility for advising in writing the PEI Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture of any change to the information contained in the Personal Background Disclosure section. DATE: SIGNATURE: Pursuant to sections 7 and 11 of the School Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. S-2.1, personal information on this form will be used for the purpose of verifying identity and salary placement purposes. If you have any questions about this collection of personal information, you may contact Registrar s Office of the PEI Department of Education, Early Learning and Culture, Tel RESET FORM Form last updated on October 21, 2015