Training Location:
ACE Academy
3901 Shoal Creek Blvd
Austin, Texas 78756
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The goal of this Cohort is for teacher candidates to secure a teaching position and earn a full salary with benefits for the school year beginning in August 2011.

For candidates who do not secure a Paid Internship with a school or school district, they will be placed in a 12-week Clinical Teaching position to earn their Standard Certificate.

Application Deadline: extended to January 18 in the areas of
Math, Science and Special Education

Program Orientation: Monday, January 10, 2011, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm

Content Coursework: January to May 2011
Classes are held one night a week from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. with outside projects, study sessions and independent work.

* There will be no classes the week of March 14th-18th for Spring Break.
**Special Education teacher candidates will attend their content class Monday nights as well as a Special Education class. These class dates will be held on Wednesday night from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm on March 23, 30, April 6, 13 and 20.


Observation in Public Schools: January to May 2011
During the Spring semester, teacher candidates will participate in 100 hours of hands-on classroom experience in a school with a certified classroom teacher. This component of our program is designed to give our candidates classroom experience as well as build their teaching portfolio.

Practice TExES Content Exam: Tuesday, March 8, 2011

TExES Content Exam: April 2011

Resume Writing Seminar: Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities (PPR) Coursework: June 2011
For all certification areas, classes are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with outside projects, study sessions and independent work.

TExES PPR Exams: June 2011

Internship Year begins: Aug 2011
Interns are hired as full-time teachers and work under the supervision of e2. They earn a first year teacher salary as well as receive full benefits with their employing school/school district.

Clinical Teaching: Fall 2011 OR Spring 2012
For teacher candidates who have not secured an internship. They will be placed in a classroom with a certified teacher and teach for 12 weeks, full-time to earn their Standard Certificate.

Intern / Clinical Teaching Seminars: Oct 2011, Nov 2011, Mar 2012 and Apr 2012
Meetings are held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Attendance is required.

Apply for Standard Certificate: April 2012

Internship Year ends: May 2012

(All fees are subject to change. See Refund Policy below)

We accept money orders and most credit cards.
Payments can be made online
If you will be applying for financial aid, all items must be completed prior to the first day of class.

*Includes labs and materials. Students use their own graphing calculators in the Math Course.

**Payment Options for One-Year Paid Internship:
1) Payment in Full: due September 1, 2011
OR
2) Pay As You Go Plan: Payments will be broken down into equal installments and can be drafted from your paycheck over a 10-month period.


***Payment Options for Clinical Teaching:
1) Payment in Full: due September 1, 2011 or January 1, 2012
OR
2) Pay As You Go Plan: Payments can be broken down into equal installments over the three-month period.

Additional fees (also subject to change) paid to other agencies include:
$47.00 – SBEC Fingerprinting
$82.00 – TExES PPR Exam
$82.00 – TExES Content Exam
$52.00 – Probationary Certificate
$77.00 – Standard Teacher Certificate

Refund Policy
Refunds will be made as follows:
Deposits for courses are non-refundable. This deposit reserves your place in the course.
70% Prior to 2nd class meeting for second payment
0% after 2nd class meeting
Request for refunds must be made in writing to e2. Refund requests require approximately 30 days to process.