Alternative Certification Information

Alternative Certification programs are authorized by the State Board for Educator Certification for individuals who hold a college or university degree but no teaching certificate.

Lewisville ISD interviews and considers fully certified teachers for its openings and makes only limited use of mentor-based alternative teacher preparation programs.

General Elementary Candidates: With the exception of elementary bilingual education applicants and a limited number of shortage areas within special education, Lewisville ISD does not interview, consider, or place general elementary candidates who are not fully certified.

Secondary Candidates: Secondary applicants participating in alternative certification programs are occasionally considered in a limited number of shortage areas only, once the District's pool of fully certified secondary candidates has been depleted.

Contact www.sbec.state.tx.us and click on “How to Become a Teacher in Texas” to obtain more detailed information on all Certification Programs.

LISD provides the following Alternative Certification Program information as a service to potential employees. This listing is not an endorsement.

General Requirements for all applicants to Texas Alternative Teacher Certification Programs:

1. Bachelor’s Degree from regionally accredited university.

2. 2.75 GPA in last 60 hours

3. 2.50 GPA in core hours

4. Score of 265 or higher on Reading TASP

5. Verification of competency reading, writing, math by passing score on any state basic skills test or grade of “B” in English Composition, literature and math

6. Successful interview with Alternative Certification Program Staff

SBEC List of Alternative Education Programs (Region X and Region XI cover the greater Dallas-Fort Worth areas)