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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you all feel when your kid has an uncertified teacher? Mine has a foreign language teacher with no background, no language degree[/quote]
I think as long as an extensive criminal background check was done, and the teacher has somewhat of a background in whatever course they’re teaching, there shouldn’t be a problem.

Professors, for example, don’t need to be certified teachers to teach, and I don’t have a problem with that either.

I think generally there’s too much red tape to becoming a teacher. Certification may be more necessary for teaching ES, but for MS and up, I don’t think it’s necessary. Isn’t it often trial by fire anyways? You can learn all the teaching theory you want, but what matters is actual classroom time. [/quote]

Yup! I agree with the above. I am a teacher with 15 years experience teaching a world language at a highly selective DC area private high school (with a BA & MA in my language). AFter leaving the classroom during covid due to childcare challenges, I'm considering to apply to teach in MCPS,  but I'm not state certified. I do have lots of teaching experience and am happy to take classes to complete certification, but it's expensive.  I could apply to teach a private again, but I want to be on the same school year schedule as my kids who are in MCPS.

It's a lot of hoops though...lots of paperwork, back and forth, etc to have my transcripts from undergrad & graduate school be evaluated to see which classes I need to take. And I might still have to student teach? And I won't have all my years of experience recognized in the step scale either. Argh.....

Given the shortage of teachers, I'd think they'd try to streamline things a bit for qualified and experienced teachers considering a change to public. [/quote]
Have you looked at the new Maryland teacher certification website?
https://www.marylandpublicschools.org/about/pages/dee/certification/index.aspx 
You create your own account, upload your documentation, they will review, and I think you will get info on what else you need to certify. If all you need is a few classes but have teaching experience, MCPS will hire you and put you straight into teaching. As long as you are in progress towards certification you can teach. My HS has hired two teachers from private schools in the past three years with this process.[/quote]

Lots of unnecessary red tape.  The poster is, essentially, asking for a sanity check to reduce the artificial hurdles and recognize the value brought (and resulting salary scale placement) based on logical alternatives to in-system seniority.[/quote]

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