MCPS Conditional Teaching License

[Anonymous]

Is it possible to get hired as a teacher in MCPS conditionally if I have a bachelors in early childhood education but haven’t passed a praxis test yet?

[Anonymous]

Ask HR. They need teachers. I’ve transferred schools taking a position split between departments with the agreement that I would pass the praxis for the content area that I wasn’t certified for. (Had to show I was signed up for the test before they assigned me the job.)

[Anonymous]

I believe you get 2 years after you pass the Praxis I but you must be taking coursework towards a specific area and pass the Praxis II within the 2 years

[Anonymous]

2 years

[Anonymous]

Can you skip Praxis if you have high scores another exams like the SAT or GRE?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you skip Praxis if you have high scores another exams like the SAT or GRE?

You can skip the Praxis Core if you have a high enough SAT/ACT score (maybe GRE..not sure) OR a 3.0 on your last degree earned. You will still need to take a PLT Praxis based on grade level and then if you're teaching elementary, a Teaching Reading test..if high school, a content test.

[Anonymous]

You can old test out of the Praxis I but the SAT has to be current enough, you can't test out of the content area Praxis

[Anonymous]

*You can test out of the Praxis I but the SAT has to be current enough, you can't test out of the content area Praxis

[Anonymous]

Renewing this thread because I have some questions about getting jobs at MCPS.

Is it possible to get a conditional license and a related position with a) Praxis subject text; c) Praxis core or GPA requirement? Does one have to have already attended a teacher preparation program in order to get the conditional license (even if teaching higher level secondary course and have masters in that subject)?

[Anonymous]

Seeing how mcps hired all of those teachers from the Philippines last year, I would think you’d be able to get a job. But who knows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seeing how mcps hired all of those teachers from the Philippines last year, I would think you’d be able to get a job. But who knows.

Teachers from the Philippines are very well trained and except for how to deal with the poor behavior of American students.

[Anonymous]

I know someone in their 3rd year of teaching with a conditional license with zero praxis exams taken.

[Anonymous]

Yes you're good, apply and get your certificate within 2 years, mcps pays for it

[Anonymous]

I am a conditionally certified MCPS elementary teacher. The new regs give you 5 years to complete the certification requirements. One way to complete the coursework is to do Moreland's TeachNow program. Warning: it is intense to do on top of a full time teaching schedule. It isn't hard - just a fair amount of coursework on top of teaching. It is a 9 month program. Managing the coursework on top of being a new teacher is a lot - people do it but if you have your own school age kids (like I do) it is hard to do.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this information!

So...if you can get a job......you can get a conditional license even if you haven't done a teacher preparation program. And then you can do Moreland TeachNow or other way to get the coursework within the 2-5 year time frame. Is that correct?

Thanks for the help with this!