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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People claiming the teachers at privates aren’t certified don’t know what they’re talking about. That’s really outdated info, for this area at least. Even all the ADW catholic schools require certification now. [/quote]

That is incorrect.  Most privates, perhaps  not the Big 3, have zero credentialing requirements. Zero. With regards  to others, including Big 3 or Big 5, it's discretionary unless it is a policy. It's not  a law or regulation.

The private schools I am aware of generally **do not** have credentialed,  or even qualified,  staff. These are small and large secular and parochial  settings all across the DMV  and Baltimore  Co, which has a large number of private  schools. There is a private school organization, AIMS, that encourages mainstream best practices, and that's a plus if a school belongs, but most do not. If I were to teach or send a child  to a private school, being affiliated with this organization would  be a consideration.  The school can gain affiliation with this organization with specified criteria that is worthwhile. [/quote]

I really wish we could rid DCUM of this fallacy. ADW and AoB (the Catholic schools in the region) both require MSDE certification. A teacher may begin teaching without it, but they must be working toward it in a set amount of time. (Incidentally, this is also true of public schools in the area. I used to work in a public high school and about 1/10 of our staff did not have certification. I was tasked with helping new teachers prepare to take the Praxis.) I now work in a Catholic school. We are 100% MSDE certified. Many of us are actually former public school teachers. As for best practices? I attend far more professional development trainings now than I did as a public school teacher. I am observed far more now than I was as a public school teacher, using the same Danielson framework. Can we please put this "parochial settings... do not have credentialed, or even qualified, staff" fallacy to rest?

(I'll also say that credentialing requirements are too easy to get. They alone are not the mark of a qualified teacher.)

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Maybe  your school does,  but there are many  Catholic privates in Baltimore Co ., DC, and Montgomery Co that don't.  There are also  many other private schools, including parochial  schools, that  are not Catholic schools. Your school is, in fact, the exception. It is true that most private schools do not require any qualification, do not require any professional development. So,  no,  we do not have to rid DCUM of this fallacy.

Credentialing requirements for an Advanced Professional involves graduate degrees and a lot of coursework. Each  additional qualification( i e., Special Ed,  Reading, SLP, Administrator, ) requires their own set of coursework and  experience.  No,  it  isn't easy or quick.

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I have an APC. I’m aware of the requirements.

Here’s the link to ADW certification requirements: 
https://www.sites.google.com/site/adwteacher/professional-development/certification-cohorts/faqs

Here’s the link to AOB certification requirements:
https://www.archbalt.org/employment/additional-information-for-teaching-positions/

You can also use those sites to see how many of the schools in this region belong to these two groups. There are only a few independent Catholic schools, mostly at the high school level. I have a friend who works in one of them. She has to be certified. [/quote]

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