- Cama-i, quyana tailuci!
- (Central Yup’ik)
- "Greetings, thank you for coming!"
Miscellaneous Certificates and Processes
The Alaska Teacher Certification office issues four types of miscellaneous certificates:
The following processes are available:
Certificates
Type E: Early Childhood Education
The Early Childhood Education certificate is a renewable five-year certificate for those who help in preschools or as instructional aides in public school primary classes. It does not allow the holder to be a regular classroom teacher.
Requirements:
- For an Associate I, you will need either a Childhood Development Associate (CDA) award or the completion of a 30-credit college program that includes at least 400 hours of supervised practice.
- For an Associate II, you will need an Associate I plus an approved associate degree (AA) program in early childhood education.
- Completion of the four Mandatory Trainings
- Submission of a fingerprint card
- Complete application and fees
Retired/Lifetime Certificate
Anyone who retired from teaching while holding a valid Alaska teaching certificate will qualify to apply for the Retired/Lifetime certificate. Applicants are not required to hold a current Alaska teaching certificate to be eligible for the Retired certificate. To verify the effective dates of your Alaska certificate, e-mail Teacher Certification
To apply for the Retired certificate, you will need the Retired Certification application (docx).
A background clearance is required of all Retired certification applicants who have not previously passed a criminal background check with EED for teacher certification. E-mail Teacher Certification and a certification analyst will review your file to determine if fingerprint cards will need to be submitted with your application.
Application for the Retired/Lifetime certification must include the following items:
- Retired Certification application (docx)
- Completion of the four Mandatory Trainings
- Submission of a fingerprint card
- Complete application and fees
- Certificate fee of $240 (All fees are non-refundable.)
- Fingerprint processing fee of $60 (if necessary)
The Retired certificate will allow you to accept short-term substituting positions (any position not more than 120 days in length) with an Alaska public school district. While holding the Retired certificate you are eligible to be paid at a certified rate. (4 AAC 12.380)
While holding a Retired certificate you may not accepted a full time position. You are limited to certified substitute, and long term substitute teaching while holding the Retired/Lifetime certificate.
The Retired/Lifetime certificate is valid for the life of the certificate holder.
Reinstatement of Retired/Lifetime
Holders of a Retired/Lifetime certificate may reinstate their regular certificate within five years of the regular certificate’s expiration date. Six semester hours or nine quarter hours of credit must have been earned from a regionally accredited university within five years of the reinstatement application.
Student Teaching Authorization
Student teachers serving in Alaska public schools must receive authorization from the Teacher Certification Office. To apply for authorization, submit a complete student teacher authorization form and a fingerprint card prior to your planned student teaching experience.
Next Step: Apply for the Initial 2- or 3-year Teaching Certificate
Processes
Add an endorsement
For holders of a teaching, administrative, or special services certificate who wish to add or remove, one or more endorsements. (An individual who applies for an Initial teacher certificate with a valid out-of-state certificate must have an Institutional or State recommendation on file with the Teacher Certification Office to be eligible to add an endorsement.)
Name change
Notify the Teacher Certification Office if your name and/or address has changed.
Background Check
Submit one fingerprint card prior to submitting your completed application. If the certification application is received within 90 days of the background check submission, the application packet will not require an additional fingerprint card.
Synchronize Certificates’ End Dates
Individuals holding more than one certificate with the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development may request that one or more certificates’ duration is abbreviated so that all certificates held expire on the same date.