Adding a subject
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- Teachers with a Professional Certificate should complete the application called District Add Subject through their FLDOE account and pay the $75 fee to the district.
- Ensure the FLDOE has posted your exam score on your account before paying the fee.
- Current MCPS employees may submit the $75 fee to MCPS via the Payroll Deduction Authorization Form. Charter employees may submit the $75 fee to MCPS via a personal check or credit card.
- Teachers with a Temporary Certificate should complete the application called Addition of Subject through their FLDOE account and pay the $75 fee to the DOE. Once the subject is added, scan a copy of the updated certificate to the Employment Services Division Certification office.
- Exception: If you pass the Reading K-12 exam, complete the application called District Add Endorsement (see below).
- All graduate level subject areas, i.e. Educational Leadership or School Counseling must be processed by the FLDOE and payment submitted directly to them.
Adding an endorsement
For teachers with a Professional or Temporary Certificate, to add one of the following endorsements to your certificate, complete the requirements, submit the application called District Add Endorsement through your FLDOE account and pay the $75 fee to the district.
- Current MCPS employees may submit the $75 fee to MCPS via the Payroll Deduction Authorization Form. Charter employees may submit the $75 fee to MCPS via a personal check or credit card.
- ESOL courses may be taken for free through Canvas. Teachers will be notified via email when registration is open for ESOL courses.
- Methods of Instruction for ELLS (Teachers on a Temporary certificate will take Methods as a college course.)
- Applied Linguistics
- Cross Cultural Communications
- Curriculum and Materials
- Testing and Evaluation for ELLS
- Reading courses may be taken for free through Canvas.
- Foundations of Reading Instruction
- Research- Based Literacy Strategy for All Content Areas
- Foundations of Reading Assessment for Teachers and Principals
- Differentiating Instruction and Assessment
- Demonstration of Accomplished Practices
- Gifted courses may be taken for free through FDLRS-BEESS Portal. The courses are only offered once per year.
- Nature and Needs of Students who are Gifted
- Theory and Development of Creativity
- Guidance and Counseling for Gifted
- Special Populations of Gifted
- Curriculum Development for Gifted
- Once a course is completed, add it into Canvas.
To add any other endorsement to your certificate, including the ASD endorsement, complete the application called Addition of Subject through their FLDOE account and pay the $75 fee to the DOE. Notify the Certification office when applying to add the ASD Endorsement.
- Autism Spectrum Disorder courses may be taken for free through FDLRS-BEESS Portal. The courses are only offered once per year through FDLRS-BEESS Portal. ASD courses may also be taken through a university. The ASD endorsement is for teachers who have an ESE subject area on their certificate.
- Nature, Needs, Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Augmentative/Alternative Communication Systems and Assistive/Instructional Technology for Students with ASD
- Applied Behavioral Analysis and Positive Behavior Supports for Students with ASD
- Once a course is completed, add it into Canvas.