Alabama Administrative Code - Relevant Sections
 Teacher Certification Standards 
 Teacher Education Standards 
 Subject and Personnel Codes 
 Current Related Memoranda 
 Alabama Educator Code of Ethics 

 Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT)
 Alabama Model 
 Current Related Memoranda 
 LEAs 
 Self Request for Highly Qualified 
 Special Education 

 Teacher Certification
 General Information, Options, and Procedures 
 Traditional Approaches to Certification 
 Alternative Approaches to Certification 
 Teacher Testing Requirements 
 Forms 
 Current Related Memoranda 
 Professional Development 

 Teacher Education
 Approved Programs In Alabama Colleges and Universities 
 AL/NCATE Partnership 
 Program Review Documents 
 Report Card for Colleges and Universities 
 Verification of Higher Degrees 
 Current Related Memoranda 
 Scholarships 
 Class A Sport Management 

 Teacher Recruitment and Placement
 Job Openings 
 Job Fair Schedule 
 Salary Information 
 Current Related Memoranda 
 Troops to Teachers 

 Teacher Testing
 Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program (APTTP) 
 Current Related Memoranda 

 Memoranda
 All Memoranda 
 Teacher Certification Memoranda 
 Teacher Education Memoranda 
 Teacher Testing Memoranda 
 Teacher Recruitment and Placement Memoranda 

Teacher Education & Certification FAQs

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #01: What is the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #02: When must the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program be taken and passed?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #03: May individuals submit applications for certification prior to taking the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #04: What kind of content is tested on the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #05: What are the minimum passing scores required for the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #06: Are individuals who already hold Alabama Professional Educator Certificates required to pass the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #07: Where and when may individuals take the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #08: How do individuals register to take the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #09: What is the cost for taking the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #10: May individuals whose religious convictions prohibit testing on the Saturday test dates take the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program on an alternate day?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #11: Does the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program include provisions for testing accommodations for the basic skills assessments for examinees with disabilities?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #12: How do individuals know if they are correctly registered for a basic skills assessment required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #13: How are examinees assigned to test centers for the administration of the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #14: How do individuals who register for a basic skills assessment required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program change the test date or test center for which they registered?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #15: What can registered examinees expect on the day of testing for the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #16: How long do the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program take to complete?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #17: Who will receive score reports for the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #18: How does an examinee obtain a duplicate score report or have a copy sent to another college or university for the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #19: Are refunds given to individuals who register for a basic skills assessment required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program but who do not test on the date for which they have registered?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #20: Is there a limit on the number of times that an individual may attempt a basic skills assessment required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #21: Will a score on the Alabama Basic Skills Test that was required for program admission 1992-2002 be accepted to meet the requirements for the basic skills assessments of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #22: Will a score from a teacher test taken for certification in another state be accepted to meet the requirements for the basic skills assessments of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #23: Do the basic skills assessments required in the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program satisfy the requirements for documenting “highly qualified” status under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001?

Basic Skills Assessments FAQ #24: May examinees use calculators on the Applied Mathematics assessment of the Alabama Prospective Teacher Testing Program during the test administration?

Additional Information about the APTTP may be obtained by contacting the
Teacher Testing staff in the Teacher Education and Certification Office at
Post Office Box 302101, Montgomery, AL 36130-2101, or (334) 242-9935, or
apttp@alsde.edu.

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