Welcome to Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for ...

Welcome to Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation

and Pedagogy(TAPP)

Introduction

Overview Admission Requirements Checklist Admission Requirements Additional Information Savannah/Chatham County Public School District Information What must I do when I have met admission requirements and have

been offered employment?

What must I do when I have not met admission requirements with the exception of being offered a full time teaching position?

Forms Candidate Application District Level Data, Assurances, and Payment

Tuition/Fees GACE Website Resources Contact Us

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

Overview

Oconee RESA is a Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved Educator Preparation Provider. Our alternative teacher preparation program is for individuals who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher but have not met the requirements for renewable teacher certification. Candidates are served through a blended (face-to-face/electronic model) to minimize teacher candidate travel and to minimize absences from the schools in which they teach. This program does not replace traditional teacher education programs offered by universities and colleges; instead, Georgia TAPP seeks to equip teacher candidates with skills that ensure a reasonable expectation of initial success in the classroom and to provide a supervised internship/induction program that will enable intern teachers to move toward subsequent mastery of teaching.

We offer training which will lead to professional renewable certification in the following fields.

? Early Childhood (P-5) ? Middle Grades (4-8) ? All Content Areas including CTAE (Career Technical and

Agriculture Education) ? Math ? ELA ? Reading ? Science ? Social Studies ? Secondary (6-12) ? All Content Areas including CTAE (Career Technical and Agriculture Education) ? All Core Content Areas ? Birth-5 ? P-12

-Art (P-12) -Health/PE (P-12) -Special Education (P-12) -Foreign Languages (P-12) -Technology Education (P-12) -Music (P-12) -Dance (P-12)

Select these links for additional information and Frequently Asked Questions about GaTAPP.

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

Admission Requirements Checklist

Bachelor Degree from a GaPSC Accepted Accreditation a grade point average of 2.5 or higher. (Official transcripts must be submitted with each TAPP application to Oconee RESA or accessible from the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) website; otherwise, TAPP application will not be processed.)

Pass GACE Program Admission Assessment or provide one of the exemption reports. Exemptions: SAT score report (combined verbal and math score of 1000) ACT score report (combined english and math score of 43+) GRE score report (combined verbal and quantitative score of 1030 before Aug. 1, 2011 or score of 297 after August 1, 2011)

Praxis I Report with a passing score if test was taken prior to September 1, 2006

Completed Ethics Entry Assessment (Test 350) (Submit to Oconee RESA a copy of certificate of completion)

Candidates must have been offered employment by a school district for at least half-a-day. Refer to for openings.

Submit to Oconee RESA Candidate Application

Submit to Oconee RESA District Level Data, Assurances, and Payment Form

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

Admission Requirements Additional Information

For some certificate fields and teaching assignments, GaTAPP candidates are required to pass the GACE II content area assessment before acceptance into the TAPP program. Click Here for Details To gain GaTAPP acceptance in most teaching fields or content areas, candidates are not required to pass the GACE II or Content Assessment; however, the candidate's college major must align with the field of certification sought, or the candidate's college transcripts must reflect the required concentration of in-field courses. Candidates must not have completed student teaching in undergraduate or graduate work. Candidates must not have held a Clear Renewable Teaching or Technical Specialist certificate. Candidates must provide official transcripts from all colleges or universities.

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

Savannah-Chatham County Public School District Information

If you are interested in enrolling in GaTAPP and have been offered employment in the Savannah-Chatham County Public School District, you may obtain a TAPP Application packet from Ms. Cheryl Morrison or Dr. Deonn Stone.

Cheryl Morrison cheryl.morrison@ 912-395-1228 Dr. Deonn Stone deonn.stone@ 912-395-5573 Ext. 1306

Oconee RESA GATAPP program is a Georgia Professional Standards Commission approved educator preparation program.

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

What must I do when I have met admission requirements and have been offered employment?

You have been offered employment with a Georgia school system. First, complete the Candidate Application. Next, submit the Admission Requirements (refer to the admission requirements checklist). Lastly, submit the District Level Data, Assurances and Payment to Oconee RESA.

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

What must I do when I have not met admission requirements except for being offered a full time teaching position?

You have not been offered employment with a Georgia school system. First, complete the Candidate Application. Next, submit the Admission Requirements (refer to the admission requirements checklist) to Oconee RESA. Following receipt of these documents, Dorothy Reynolds, GaTAPP Director, will analyze the transcripts to determine what content fields you are eligible to receive an induction certificate. Lastly, you will receive an email with this information. You may take a copy of this email with you when you interview for teaching positions.

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

FORMS

Candidate Application District Level Data, Assurances and Payment

Oconee RESA Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy(TAPP)

206 South Main Street Tennille, Georgia 31089

Updated: 2/17/17

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