CSRA RESA TAPP
Purpose:
Identify and
Prepare
Teachers for
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CSRA RESA TAPP
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 Approved by the Professional Standards
Commission
 Specifically designed for individuals who meet
certain criteria
 Partnership between CSRA Regional Educational
Service Agency and our member public school
systems
 NOT alternative certification, but rather a different
PROCESS
 All of the content and pedagogy knowledge, skills,
and dispositions required in any other PSC
approved certification program are included
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 CSRA RESA Member School Systems
Burke County
Emanuel County
Jefferson County
Lincoln County
Richmond County
Warren County
Columbia County
Glascock County
Jenkins County
McDuffie County
Taliaferro County
Wilkes County
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Eligibility Requirements
 Be employed and recommended by a Georgia public school system in
the CSRA RESA region in a classroom teaching position for the
coming school year
 Bachelor’s Degree or higher from PSC-Approved Accredited
Institution
 Minimum 2.5 GPA (cumulative overall—Bachelor’s only) OR
acceptance into a graduate program OR degree received over 10 years
ago
 College major that matches the content area you wish to teach OR
passing scores on the GACE Content Assessment(s) for the content
area(s) you wish to teach OR transcript evaluation by CSRA RESA to
provide evidence of content knowledge in the content area you wish to
teach.
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Eligibility Requirements cont’d
 Have passing score on GACE Basic Skills
Assessment or meet exemption
requirements with another test (Praxis I,
SAT, ACT or GRE)
 Have not held prior teaching certification or
completed a teacher education program
 Satisfactorily complete a Georgia Criminal
Background Check (GCIC)
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CSRA RESA Teacher Certification Options
1. Early Childhood Education (PreK – 5)
2. Middle Grades Education (4-8)
Math, Science, Language Arts, Social Studies and Reading
3. Secondary Education (6-12)
Math, Science, English and History
4. P-12/6-12 Fine Arts & Electives
PE/Health, Art, Music, Foreign Language, Business Education
and Technology Education.
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 Attend CSRA RESA’s TAPP initial 80-hour training course
during July.
 Attend additional training seminars and complete
coursework during the two year internship.
 Tuition of $2100 (includes all coursework, books,
observation costs, etc.)
 State funding currently covers $600 of the tuition for each
candidate.
 $1,500 due on or before the first day of class.
 Less expensive than ONE semester in a college!!
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 Candidates are assigned a support team
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Administrator
Mentor
System TAPP Coordinator
RESA TAPP Coordinator
 Support team members observe, model,
instruct, advise, critique, and help develop
action plans for the candidate.
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 Transcript analysis determines individual
requirements each candidate must complete.
 Coursework is a combination of face-to-face
seminars, online courses, and computer-based
courses.
 If not passed prior to entering TAPP, candidate
must take GACE content assessment(s) within the
first semester of the program.
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Candidates complete a professional portfolio based
on competencies found in “Frameworks for Teaching”
by Charlotte Danielson.
Portfolio submitted in February/March of
candidate’s second year.
Upon successful completion of all requirements,
candidates are recommended for clear, renewable
certification.
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Seminar Topics:
Pedagogy/Methods – How to teach your content at your
grade level
Best Practices – Research-based strategies for engaging
students in the learning process
Educator Ethics – How NOT to lose your job
Differentiation – Varying teaching methods and tasks for
individual needs based on learning styles, interests
and/or ability levels.
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Seminar Topics:
Multiculturalism – How culture affects a student’s
education
At-Risk/Poverty – Strategies for helping students in
these situations
Classroom Management – How to develop and maintain
an effective learning environment
Assessment – How to determine if students are meeting
the learning goals and what to do if they are not
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Special Georgia Requirements:
The Exceptional Child – Introduction to meeting the
needs of Special Ed and Gifted students
Computer Competency – Course or test to show basic
knowledge of computer use in the classroom (In-Tech)
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For more information contact:
Karen Murdock
karen@csraresa.org
or
Esther Wells
esther@csraresa.org
706-556-6225 ext.119
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