Delivering Well Prepared Teachers Policy
Georgia requires middle grades certification (grades 4-8) for all middle school teachers. Teacher preparation programs must prepare candidates in at least two of the following areas of concentration: reading, language arts, mathematics, science or social science. The state defines an area of concentration as a minimum of 15 semester hours.
All new middle school teachers are required to pass a specific subject-area test, one of the "Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators" tests, to attain licensure.
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