Teacher Alternative Preparation Program

About the Program

Entry Requirements

All applicants must be hired and/or recommended for participation by a participating Independent School District as a Teacher of Record in a certification area offered by the TAPP.

Admission into the ESC-20 TAPP requires that all applicants meet the following standards required by the State Board for Educator Certification and ESC-20.

Official transcript from the degree conferring university
Foreign transcripts evaluated by an entity approved by SBEC
Cleared criminal history check

Program Fees

	ESC-20/TAPP Fee	Stipend	SBEC Fee
CONTENT PREPARATION CYCLE
Content Preparation Summer Training	$ 500
Summer Institute	$ 500
INTERNSHIP CYCLE AND CONTINUED TRAINING
Internship	$3000	$2000
Initial Probationary Teaching Certificate			$ 52
SBEC Fingerprinting			$ 45
TExES (each test)			$ 82
Texas Oral Proficiency Test (TOPT)*			$ 82
CERTIFICATION
Teacher Certification Fee			$ 77
The above SBEC fees are estimated and are not guaranteed. Fees outside of the control of the Teacher Alternative Preparation Program are subject to change. All fees applied to ESC-20/TAPP are non-refundable. Note: The new teacher and member will both receive stipends of $500 for continued involvement in Years 2 and 3. * Applies to Bilingual Generalist interns only.

Employment & Probationary Certificate

Once employed as a teacher of record, the candidate must complete and submit an application to ESC-20. The application is accessible online under Forms. Furthermore, the candidate must immediately go to SBEC Online, www.sbec.state.tx.us, apply for the Probationary Certificate and fingerprint check, and submit to SBEC the applicable fees.