Latest Certification News
- October 2026 cert Alert: New Connecticut Educator Certification System - Overview and Launch
- April 2026 Cert Alert: Emergency Educator Certification Endorsements for the 2026–27 School Year
- December 2025 Cert Alert: Educator Certification & Teacher Education and Mentoring (TEAM)
- October 2025 Cert Alert: Implementation of Public Act No. 25-168: Educator Certification Fees
- March 2025 Cert Alert: Emergency Educator Certification Endorsements for the 2025-26 School Year
- February 2025 Cert Alert: Implementation of Public Act No. 24-41 (Effective July 1, 2025)
- 2024 Legislation Affecting Educator Certification - Public Act No. 24-41
- Emergency Educator Certification Endorsements for the 2024–25 School Year (April 2024)
- Enhanced Reciprocity Phase II: A New Pathway for Out-of-State Educators to Obtain Connecticut Certification (March 2024)
- Integrated Early Childhood Cross Endorsements in accordance with Public Act No. 23-159 (December 2023)
- Public Act No. 23-159: An Act Concerning Assorted Revisions and Additions to Education Statutes (July 2023)
- Connecticut Educator Preparation Program Certification Alert Regarding edTPA - Public Act: 23-159 (June 2023)
- Emergency Educator Certification Endorsements for the 2023–24 School Year (June 2023)
- Teacher Residency Programs (April 2023)
- Enhanced Reciprocity for Educator Certification (February 2023)
- Electronic Submission of District-Based Applications & Forms (August 2022)
- Streamlined process for submission of Application for Substitute Teacher Authorization for Candidates Who Have Not Completed a Bachelor’s Degree (ED174 Form)
- Emergency Pathways to Temporary Special Education Authorizations for Para-Educators (updated August 2021)
Certification News/Alerts (2017 to 2022)
- Cross-Endorsement Policy – #089 (Marketing Education, 7-12), #090 (Occupational Subject – Technical Schools), and #098 (Trade & Industrial Occupations – Comprehensive High Schools)
- Public Act 21-144: Bilingual Education Certification Requirements Guidance (updated October 2021)
- Foundation of Reading Memo (July 9, 2021)
- Emergency Educator Certification Endorsements for the 2020–21 School Year
- Temporary Certification Application Guidance for CT Educator Preparation Providers (EPPs)
- Temporary Processing Steps for Temporary 90-Day Certificates (ED172/ED172A), Long-Term Substitute Authorizations (ED175), DSAPs (ED177), Emergency Coaching Permits (ED186) and Resident Educator Certificates (ED199)
- Temporary Procedural Guidance for District Human Resources Personnel Regarding ED 126 Submissions
- In-State Connecticut Educators: New Endorsement Designated As Shortage Areas For The 2020–21 School Year
- Connecticut Welcomes Educators Displaced by the 2019 & 2020 Earthquakes [English] [Spanish]
- In-State Connecticut Educators: 2019 Legislation Affecting Educator Certification - Public Act No. 19-74 (February 2020)
- Out-of-State Educator Applicants: 2019 Legislation Affecting Educator Certification - Public Act No. 19-74 (February 2020)
- In-state Connecticut educators: 2018 legislation affecting educator certification (Updated January 2019)
- Out-of-state educator applicants: 2018 legislation affecting educator certification (Updated January 2019)
- District alert: New legislation (Updated January 2019)
- Master’s Degree Requirement (Updated November 2017)
New Test Requirements
- New Foundations of Reading (July 2021)
- Important Change: Core Academic Skills Test (Updated January 2017)
- Subject Area Assessment Excellence Scores for Praxis II/ACTFL Adopted June 2010 (Updated September 2016)
- World Languages (May 2015)
- Elementary (Updated February 2015)
- Early Childhood Education (January 2015)
- Reading Endorsements (January 2015)
- Basic Skills Test Waiver Criteria (Updated January 2015)
- New Reading Survey Requirement for Grade K–3 Teachers (Updated June 2014)
- New Testing Requirement for Special Education and Reading Endorsements (June 2013)