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1. GCSA GaTAPP Program Registration 2012-2013

Thank you for registering for the Georgia Teacher Academy for Preparation and Pedagogy PREGaTAPP program offered through The Georgia Charter Schools Association.

The program listed below are facilitated by GCSA staff. Course descriptions, training formats, course completion requirements, and costs can be found in the Professional Development Course catalog found on the GCSA website at www.gacharters.org (Services tab - CharterUniversity).

*Registering for the PREGaTAPP program does not confirm your enrollment in the program. This will happen via a formal review process and upon completion of the application packet and transcript review. The PREGaTAPP program is intended to help those wanting to enter the field of teaching, professional development and teacher highly qualified and certification support via our online system (LiveText) and face to face workshops as needed. The goal is to get you prepared to enter the GaTAPP and meet the federal mandate for highly qualified status to provide administrators across the state a viable pool of teacher candidates to hire from. The goal is to recruit, hire, and retain effective charter school teachers from fields including education and those experienced through other areas in the workforce. We have had great success getting teachers jobs who were ready and willing to go through our GaTAPP program starting prior to the beginning of the school-year hired (June 2013). Let us help get experienced individuals into P-12 classrooms in an effort to improve student achievement.

Payment for the program is due prior to participation in the program. If you wish to pay in installments, please contact the GaTAPP Program Director at jsergi@gacharters.org.

Thank you again for your interest.

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* 1. Please complete your contact information.

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* 2. Are you currently employed and if yes, in what field?

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* 3. Professional development course(s) for which you are preregistering:

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* 4. Please describe how you will be paying for your PREGaTAPP Program Fee? The GaTAPP Program Fee is $500.00 which covers your LiveText fees. GCSA MAY cover $250.00/$500.00 fees with a grant if the program is successfully completed and monies are confirmed as available. You will not be charged anything until the program starts and once we secure the cohort for Jan. 2014, we will contact you with payment date (typically on or near the 7th of the month the cohort starts). And at that time or before, if you decide not to join the program, no charges will be applied. Credit Card information just holds your spot, as there are only a specified number of spots in this cohort. The fee is non-refundable if you begin the program and decide to withdraw at a later date. Once credit cards are charged, no refunds will be provided.

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* 5. A form of payment must be entered to hold your seat in this program. No program fess will be charged until the program begins in January 2014. You will pay in two installments, one the day the program starts and the final one at the end of the program (if you complete the program this may be covered by GCSA with a $250 subsidy through a grant upon successful program completion).

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* 6. What is your birthdate (we need to set-up LiveText account for Program Entry and transition. The majority of our program is online and delivered via LiveText.

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* 7. What grade levels are you seeking certification?

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* 8. What content area are you seeking certification?

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* 9. Do you currently hold any form of a teaching certificate here in Georgia or another state.

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* 10. If you hold a non-renewable Certificate, what is the certificate ID #? If you do not, please leave blank.

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* 11. Have you passed or exempted all sections of the GACE Program Admission's Test (formally GACE Basic Skills)?

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* 12. Have you passed the GACE in the content area you are seeking certification?

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* 13. What GACE tests have you passed, including field numbers?

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* 14. If you have not taken the GACE Program Admission's Test OR Content, when do you plan to take, see new GACE website at www.gace.ets.org. You must first register for a MyPSC account to gain eligibility and select the option about seeking to enter a GaTAPP program...

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* 15. What is your MyPSC #? If you do not have a MyPSC account, go to www.gapsc.com and create one before completing this survey. Do NOT leave blank.

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* 16. Please provide a brief statement about your teaching and learning philosophy.

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* 17. Do you hold a Bachelor's degree and if yes, from what institution and in what area? Do you hold any other higher degrees, and if yes, from what institution and in what areas? (i.e., Ohio University MED Secondary Education in Biology) PLEASE BE specific with institution and degree. Please also indicate exact GPA and date degree CONFERRED.

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* 18. Are you seeking entry into the PREGaTAPP program directly from a degree program?

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* 19. If you are not seeking entry into a PreGaTAPP directly from a degree program, what career are you currently transitioning from? Please explain.

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* 20. If you are currently not employed in a career, what types of jobs/careers have you held after degree completion?

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* 21. Do you have any immediate questions about the program, payment plan, process, etc. that I can email you a response to at this time?

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* 22. Please email an unofficial copy of your transcripts to jsergi@gacharters.org to begin the process. Do you have a copy currently or do you need to order? GCSA will contact you to confirm registration for PREGaTAPP and email you when the program specifics are available. If you have any questions, you can email me at Juli Sergi, jsergi@gacharters.org.

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