Welcome to Teaching Excellence!

Congratulations on joining the Houston educational community and the 2019-2020 Teaching Excellence cohort! The Teaching Excellence Program is a teacher development and certification program for novice teachers which provides targeted professional learning and one-on-one instructional coaching to accelerate teacher effectiveness in year one and beyond. Please note the time-sensitive certification requirements you will need to complete prior to Summer Induction below.

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In order to be fully prepared for Induction, you need to ensure that you have fully read, understood, and completed each of the action items below. 

1. Review TE At-A-Glance
3. Take and Pass PACT/TExES Content Exam
5. Pre-Induction Assignments
7. Submit Official Transcript(s)
2. Plan to Attend Summer Induction
4. Complete Field Based Observations
6. Fingerprinting and Background Check
8. Submit Transfer Form (if necessary)
9. Utilize the TE Portal to keep up with your status

If you are having any difficulties accessing any of these documents, please reach out to teaching.excellence@yesprep.org.