Troops to Teachers


 
Troops to Teachers (TTT) is a U.S. Department of Education and Department of Defense program managed by the Defense Activity for Non Traditional Education Support (DANTES) with support offices in states across America. The primary objective is to help recruit quality teachers for schools that serve students from low-income families and to relieve teacher shortages, especially in math, science, special education, and other critical subject areas. TTT provides information, advice, and funding to eligible veterans, Reservists, and active duty personnel who are about to leave active service and want to pursue teaching as a second career. In Louisiana, the state office operates under LDVA. Financial assistance may be in the form of stipends of up to $5,000 to help pay for teacher certification programs or bonuses of $10,000 for those who commit to teach in schools serving a high percentage of students from low-income families. Participants who accept a stipend or bonus must agree to teach for three years in districts/schools that serve a qualifying percentage of students from low-income families and must obtain licensure/certification within that time frame.

Teacher Certification

Louisiana's Department of Education Teacher Preparation site, www.teachlouisiana.net, offers a variety of pathways that lead to a teaching career in Louisiana and offers an ability to view a listing of Louisiana's Approved Teacher Preparation Programs and listed positions. Individuals who have previously earned a bachelor's degree may consider enrolling in an alternative certification program through which one may teach and work toward a Louisiana teaching certificate. Prerequisites of each alternate teaching preparation program differ, but each program type requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Since Praxis exams are required for state certification, the exams are part of the admission standards as well as the completion standards of alternate programs. See www.ets.org/praxis for more information. Complete details on program eligibility can be accessed at www.troops-to-teachers.org.

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