Christian Schools of Florida Comprehensive Program

Guidelines for Administrators

Professional Education Competency Demonstration

The following Guidelines are presented in conjunction with the program for teacher seeking certification from the Florida Department of Education.

  1. Teachers seeking certification who are required to complete a PEC program must submit a Participant Information Form to the CSF Vice President for Teacher Certification. The teacher must apply for and meet the requirements for a Temporary Certificate. The local school administrator must submit to the FDOE a Request for the Issuance of an Initial Certificate (CT111). The teacher’s FDOE Statement of Eligibility will determine whether or not the PEC program is required.
  2. Since the Screening/Summative Observation Instrument (SSOI), based on the Florida Performance Measurement System (FPMS), is the instrument used to validate the competencies, the local school needs to have available at least one person who is qualified as an SSOI Observer and updated according to state requirements to participate in the PEC program administration.
  3. Since the Florida Performance Measurement System (FPMS) and the formative observation from the six domains are part of the criteria for demonstration, the local school is encouraged to have master teachers trained in the domains so they can work with the teachers enrolled in this program.

In addition, Christian Schools of Florida has been advised by the FDOE that the school must have personnel trained in Clinical Education on staff to assist in the administration of the PEC program.

  1. When the competencies have been demonstrated, the teacher’s portfolio should be sent to CSF Vice President for Teacher Certification for review. The VP will submit the Verification of the Demonstration of Professional Education Competence form CT 118 to the FDOE.
  2. Review Process: Oh an annual basis, the CSF Vice President for Teacher Certification will contact the designated individual in each organization to ascertain if an organization has permanently added a demonstration of a competency. The VP will convene a review committee to review these submissions. If approved by the review committee, it is sent to FDOE for approval.
  3. Correlations between the competencies, domains, and SSOI are listed below:

Domain 1--Competency 8
Domain 2
Domain 3--Competency 13, 14
Domain 4--Competency 15
Domain 5--Competency 14
Domain 6--Competency 13, 14
SSOI 6, 7--Competency 14
SSOI 11, 12, 13, &14--Competency 15

CSF Procedures

Forms needed:

Participant Information Form (1)
Competency Demonstration forms for each competency (17)
Verification of the Professional Education Competence (1)

  1. The teacher should apply for a Temporary Certificate in order to receive a Statement of Eligibility from the FDOE.
  2. The teacher may enter the program any time after the Statement of Eligibility is received. The Participant Information Form should be mailed to the CSF VP for Teacher Certification.
  3. The designated personnel at the school should meet with the teacher to develop a plan and timeline for the demonstration of the competencies.
  4. As each competency is demonstrated, the individual Competency Demonstration forms (following section) should be completed.
  5. Schools should maintain a portfolio throughout the year each teacher participating in the PEC program. The portfolio should have copies of all materials applicable to documenting the competency, including copies of test scores, observations, etc. This documentation should be filed behind each individual Competency Demonstration Form.
  6. When all competencies have been documented, the school administrator should complete the Verification of the Professional Education Competence form. The teacher’s portfolio and supporting documents should be sent to the CSF VP for Teacher Certification, along with the signed Verification Form.

CSF VP for Teacher Certification:

LuAnne Schendel
Orangewood Christian School
1221 Trinity Woods Lane
Maitland , FL 32751

  1. The VP for Teacher Certification will submit to the FDOE the Verification of the Demonstration of Professional Education Competence form CT 118.