District Referral
Designed specifically for school districts needing to employ an uncertified applicant for a difficult-to-fill position during the spring or summer months.
About the Program
The Region 13 District Referral Program (DRP) is a 12-month accelerated preparation program for all content areas and grade levels. This program holds all of the same requirements as our traditional educator certification program; however, it is unique in that an applicant MUST be referred to the program by a district.
Application Process
- The hiring district must complete the referral form. The hiring principal or HR department submits the completed form to the ECP Certification Department.
- Instructions for Districts and Applicants
- District Referral Form to be completed by district
- Once given an application code, the applicant will complete the online application and pay the $100.00 non-refundable fee.
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Submit official college transcripts from ALL colleges to the ECP Certification Department.
- Official transcripts must be received in an unopened envelope sealed by the college or university.
- If your degree is from a foreign institution there will be additional transcript requirements.
- Submit required PACT Test Scores.
- If Selected, submit the Pre-Service Fee by due date.
Send ALL documents to: Educator Certification Program, Education Service Center Region 13, 5701 Springdale Road, Austin, TX 78723
Certification Options
Core Subjects
The Core Subjects EC-6 certification area will allow a participant to teach English language arts and reading (ELAR), math, science, social studies, music, art, health and physical education in Early Childhood through 6th grade.
ESL Core Subjects
The ESL Core Subjects EC-6 certification area will allow a participant to teach English, language arts and Reading (ELAR), math, science, social studies, music, art, health and physical education, Early Childhood through 6th grade to English Learners.
Bilingual Core Subjects
The Bilingual Core Subjects certification area allows participants demonstrating proficiency in Spanish to teach English language arts and Reading (ELAR), Spanish language arts and reading (SLAR) math, science, social studies, music, art, health and physical education, Early Childhood – 6th grade in a bilingual environment.
Dual Certification
The Dual Certification allows a participant to become certified in bilingual core subjects EC-6 and special education EC-12.
Middle Level
The middle level certification area will allow a participant to teach various subject areas in grades 4-8. Subject areas include math, science, social studies or english language arts and reading.
Secondary Level
The secondary level certification area will allow a participant to teach various subject areas in grades 7-12.
All Level
The all level certification area will allow a participant to teach various subject areas in grades EC-12. Subject areas include art, physical education, dance, music, theater, health and languages other than english (LOTE).
SPED EC-12
The SPED EC-12 certification area will allow a participant to teach in a variety of classroom settings in Early Childhood through 12th grade. These classroom settings include preschool program for children with disabilities (PPCD), life skills, resource, inclusion and behavior programs.
Certification Options
View all the certification options available
Program Requirements
Bachelor's Degree
Candidates must have a degree earned from and conferred by an accredited institution of higher education.
Min 2.5 Grade Point Average
Minimum 2.5 GPA on all coursework or 2.75 in the last 60 semester hours of completed coursework.
Official College Transcripts
Request your official transcripts be sent to the ECP office.
Pre-Admission Content Test
Applicants for this cycle must submit evidence of a passing score on the Pre-Admission Content Test (PACT).
Application
Complete our online application with all required documents.
Requirements
View your content area's specific certification requirements
Curriculum
Our certification program curriculum is aligned with Texas Education Agency standards and educational best practices. All curriculum is taught by certified staff and content area experts.
Training
About 2/3 of our classes are face-to-face and 1/3 of our classes are online. Participants employed by schools within the Region 13 service area, as well as those from schools within a 100-mile radius of Austin, attend classes at the Education Service Center Region 13 in Austin.
Participants will be required to attend training that will continue to build on instruction learned during pre-service training.
- delivering engaging instruction
- integrating content specific strategies into lesson design
- developing and using student assessments
- understanding student diversity and instructional differentiation
- preparing for formal classroom observations
- preparing for TExES PPR exam
- preparing for TExES content exams
- implementing Marzano’s high yield strategies
- developing and using a variety of questioning strategies
- integrating the core principles from The Fundamental Five
Technology
- incorporating the effective use of current technology in instruction
- evaluating students’ technologically produced products and projects
- utilizing technology applications in problem-solving situations and project-based learning activities
- using developmentally appropriate instructional practices, activities, and materials to integrate the Technology Applications TEKS into the curriculum
- managing technology platforms to increase communication with student families on academic and behavior progress