NEA believes that all teachers should be “profession-ready” from their first day of responsibility for student learning. This means that before becoming a teacher-of-record, teacher candidates must demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed for effective classroom practice. While teachers continue to learn and grow after entering the profession, no candidate should ever be called a “teacher” without demonstrating the ability to improve student learning. Candidates who are placed in classrooms and expected to learn how to teach on the job are not profession-ready.
All persons entering the teaching profession must have had enough opportunities to witness, implement, and reflect on quality teaching and learning and demonstrate classroom readiness by successfully completing a pre-service, classroom-based performance assessment prior to receiving full state licensure. The Vermont Agency of Education Educator Licensure Page has tutorials and FAQs on how to obtain your license in Vermont. If you have specific questions, feel free to email Juliette Longchamp at [email protected] or schedule a meeting with her here. Some quick links are below.
Online Licensing System for Vermont Educators (ALiS)
