{"id":573,"date":"2017-05-03T14:35:38","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T14:35:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/?p=573"},"modified":"2017-08-29T19:15:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T19:15:41","slug":"new-arizona-education-law-allows-alternative-paths-to-teacher-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/new-arizona-education-law-allows-alternative-paths-to-teacher-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"New Arizona Education Law Allows Alternative Paths to Teacher Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>UPDATE 8\/29\/2017: You can find the latest Arizona teacher certification news\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/arizona-approves-alternative-teacher-certification-program\/\">clicking here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey <a href=\"http:\/\/azgovernor.gov\/governor\/news\/2017\/05\/az-reforms-teacher-certification-empowering-principals\">signed an education bill<\/a> into law on May 2, Teacher Appreciation Day, which he requested from legislators earlier this year. The law allows for alternative paths to teacher certification amidst Arizona\u2019s dire teacher shortage.<\/p>\n<p>Under the new law, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.americanboard.org\">American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence<\/a> will be able to relaunch in Arizona and offer its online, affordable path to teacher certification. Enrollment for new candidates\u00a0will begin later this year.<\/p>\n<p>American Board focuses on recruiting qualified individuals who already live in communities suffering from the teacher shortage instead of hoping outsiders will move to rural areas and stay more than three years.<\/p>\n<p>Arizona is in need of more than 2,000 teachers, according to the <a href=\"http:\/\/aspaa.org\/\">Arizona School Personnel Administrators Association<\/a>. Shantel Tiner, an American Board alum and Arizona resident, is an example of how the alternative path to teacher certification programs can help individuals begin a fulfilling career as an educator.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always wanted to be a teacher. I knew I wanted to be one before I even finished my degree [in social work],\u201d said Shantel. \u201cAmerican Board was the best match because I could study from home and my son was in preschool at the time. American Board gave me the knowledge I needed.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-575\" style=\"width: 222px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DougDucey.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-575 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.americanboard.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/DougDucey-222x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gov. 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So let\u2019s get with the times, and place trust in our school boards, superintendents and principals by letting them make the hiring decisions, and remove the obstacles,\u201d said Gov. Ducey.<\/p>\n<p>The new law does exactly that, removing several obstacles which previously halted American Board from operating in Arizona.<\/p>\n<p>The nonprofit now looks forward to recruiting and training teachers who will stay long-term and helping Arizona communities begin to recover from the teacher shortage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UPDATE 8\/29\/2017: You can find the latest Arizona teacher certification news\u00a0by clicking here.\u00a0 Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed an education bill into law on May 2, Teacher Appreciation Day, which he requested from legislators earlier this year. The law allows for alternative paths to teacher certification amidst Arizona\u2019s dire teacher shortage. 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