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VOLLUME 26
JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 1952
NUMBER 1
Let's Talk About Certification
By FRANK HUBERT
The certification study now being
made in Texas has as its goal the
establishment of high professional
standards for Texas educators. The
proposals are not designed to pen-
alize teachers now in service, nor
are they meant to jeopardize any
teacher's present position. Instead,
their purpose is to assure that new
persons entering the profession will
have the best possible preparation
for the work they will do.
The questions raised here are typ-
ical of those being asked daily by
teachers throughout the state. They
are important questions, and are
being answered in detail to give a
full understanding of the proposals
being made. Answers are based on
a preview of the new proposals for
certification that will be distributed
in booklet form to all local TSTA
units and to all school districts about
the first of the year.
Q: What's going to happen to
permanent certificates now in effect?
A: They will remain permanent,
just as the term implies. No holder
of a permanent certificate will have
to surrender it under any circum-
stances.
Q: What about the present "temp-
orary" certificates?
A: They will retain their validity
in accordance with the terms under
TEXAS STANDARD
which they were issued. New reg-
ulations will not affect the rights of
temporary certificate holders to pro-
gress to permanent status under
existing regulations.
Q: What about this statement that
teachers xuill "automatically receive
a new type certificate"? Will all
teachers automatically receive the
new certificates in addition to retain-
ing the privileges of their current
certificates?
A: The proposals provide that a
new-type certificates will be issued
to all degree-teachers now teaching
under one of the following certi-
ficates: permanent high school certi-
ficate; permanent elementary certi-
ficate; permanent special certificate;
state permanent certificate; perma-
nent kindergarten certificate; six-
year high school certificate; and six-
year elementary certificate.
In 1949-50 there were approxi-
mately 40,000 degree-teachers in
Texas with a certificate of one of
the types mentioned. When these
teachers receive the new certificates,
they actually will possess two valid
certificates.
Q: What happens to the present
four-year elementary certificate and
the two- and four-year high school
certificates?
A: These certificates will remain
valid until their expiration date, and
will be treated as the equivalent of
a new-type certificate. On expiration
they may be renewed under present
provisions. Also they may be con-
verted into permanent certificates
under present regulations. When this
is done, in addition to receiving the
permanent certificate, the teacher
will be issued a new-type certificate.
Q: What will be the validity span
of the new certificates that present
teachers will receive?
A: Teachers who have at least a
bachelor's degree and a permanent
certificate (or a six-year high school
or six-year elementary certificate)
will receive the new certificate cor-
responding to their degree status.
This new certificate will also be
marked permanent so that their
holders will not have to meet the
renewal requirements otherwise nec-
essary for the new certificates.
Q: Is teaching experience recog-
nized anywhere in this program?
A: Yes. For example, a teacher
with a bachelor's degree, a perma-
nent or six-year certificate, and eight
years of teaching experience will
receive a new "Standard" certificate
marked permanent. The standard
certificate will be based upon five
years of preparation for new teach-
ers. Also teaching experience in a
special subject area will be recog-
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Peace, Hazel Harvey. The Texas Standard, Volume 26, Number 1, January-February 1952, periodical, January 1952; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193766/m1/3/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Prairie View A&M University.