The Public Charter School District is offering a State Board of Education (SBE) approved, district embedded alternative certification program to prepare teachers in critical needs areas. In partnership with the South Carolina Department of Education and SC Public Charter School District, Charter Inspire Alternative Certification Pathway’s provides another option towards state certification. This program attracts, enriches, and retains highly qualified educators who will do whatever it takes and who believe in the missions of our charter schools to provide excellence in education.
To learn more about this alternative certification program or to apply, please visit the Charter Inspire website.
Certification Fields
The following certification fields are offered by the Charter Inspire Alternative Certification Pathway:
Primary Level
- Early Childhood (PK-3)
- Elementary (Grades 2-6)
K-12
- Art
- Dance
- Music Education
- Physical Education
- Spanish
- Special Education: Multi-Categorical
Middle Level (Grades 5-8)
- Middle Level Language Arts
- Middle Level Mathematics
- Middle Level Science
- Middle Level Social Studies
High School (Grades 9-12)
- Business and Marketing Education
- English
- Mathematics
- Science
- Social Studies
Eligibility
To be eligible for an alternative certification program, all applicants must first meet the general eligibility requirements in addition to any requirements set by the program. To review the general eligibility requirements, please visit the webpage Guidance for Prospective Alternative Route Certification Program Participants.
Potential candidates for Charter Inspire Alternative Certification Pathway must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college/university or an approved South Carolina institution with a teacher education program, completed a major in the certification subject area or a major equivalence in the certification subject area as defined by the South Carolina State Board of Education, and a passing score on the appropriate Praxis subject area assessment(s). For more information regarding eligibility, please visit the Charter Inspire website.
Certification Overview
Individuals interested in Charter Inspire will apply directly to the program provider and be evaluated for eligible certification fields. If eligible, applicants will continue the application process, including the application requirements for certification with the South Carolina Department of Education. After completion of the application process, the online training requirements, and confirmation of employment in the certification field, applicants will be issued their first Charter Inspire Alternative Route Teaching Certificate and become participants.
Participants who complete all program requirements after three years of program involvement will be issued a Professional Teaching Certificate.
Enrollment Inquiries
The South Carolina Department of Education does not facilitate eligibility evaluation or program participation for Charter Inspire. For information regarding this approved alternative certification program, please email Emalee Baker at ebaker@sccharter.org, or Virginia Burrows at vburrows@legacyearlycollege.org.
