Career Pathways

The Florida Department of Education issues two types of Athletic Coaching Certificates, a 3-Year Temporary Certificate and a 5-Year Certificate.  The 3-Year Temporary is issued to give the coach time to complete the requirements for the 5-Year Certificate.  The 3-Year Temporary Certificate is not renewable.

Who needs it?

• Coaches who are paid a coaching supplement, but don’t hold a valid Department of Education Temporary or Professional Educator Certificate.  This includes cheerleading coaches if their assignment is a competitive sport.
• Unpaid volunteer coaches who are employees of the District School Board of Collier County and do not hold a Department of Education Temporary or Professional Certificate.

What is required for a 3-Year Temporary Athletic Coaching Certificate?
An application for Athletic Coaching Educator Certification must be made online with the Department of Education at https://flcertify.fldoe.org/datamart, prior to starting coaching. 

• A fee of $75.00 must be paid by either VISA or MasterCard to the Florida Department of Education.
• A valid First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) certificate issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
• Fingerprint results that are no older than one year.  
• The 3-Year temporary athletic coaching certificate is non-renewable.

What is required for a 5-Year Athletic Coaching Certificate? 

• Nine semester hours in athletic coaching to include the areas specified below (For certification requirements and course access information go to Course Information or Coach Education Center):
  • Three (3) semester hours in care and prevention of athletic injuries and the dangers of drug use, including performance-enhancing drugs,
  • Three (3) semester hours in coaching theory,
  •  A course in theory and practice of coaching a specific sport, and
• A valid First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) certificate issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross.
• An application for a 5-year certificate made online at https://flcertify.fldoe.org/datamart which includes the fee of $75.00 and verification of the completion of the above-mentioned course: official transcripts, certificate copies, etc.

The 5-year Athletic Coaching certificate must be renewed every five years by submitting an application and fee.  However, if the course requirements have changed since the last certificate was issued, the applicant must complete the new requirements to be eligible for another 5-Year Certificate.  

If you have questions, please contact the Certification Office at certification@collierschools.com.

Collier Adult Education offers a ParaProfessional program that leverages a learn-by-doing process that allows participants to practice and demonstrate what they are learning about what it means to be a ParaProfessional.  Intensive test preparation is also provided in order to prepare for the ParaPro exam, given by ETS.

Learn more about the ParaPro Program

Fingerprint screening is required for any college student requiring 100 hours or more in a school for an observation, field experience, or internship during a single semester. All application requirements must be completed prior to fingerprint screening.

Interns/Student Teachers are required to complete fingerprint screening and be cleared based on the District guidelines used for employees prior to serving as an intern/student teacher in the classroom. A minimum of 72 hours following fingerprinting should be allowed for clearances to be returned. You will receive a CCPS Intern Badge after clearance and payment have been confirmed. Approved interns will receive confirmation once the application requirements have been met. The confirmation e-mail will serve as authorization for fingerprinting.

Teaching in the Trades is a program that is designed for career changers and existing educators who have an interest in educating students at all levels (both children and adults) about careers in the trades industries.  The goal of the program is to share information about full and part-time teaching opportunities, to educate career changers on the teaching certification process, and how to successfully transition from the “real-world” to the world of trades-education.

Trades teachers are responsible to preparing lesson plans and providing students with relevant real-world, trades oriented, educational experiences using both traditional and distance learning models in order to qualify students for employment and career advancement. 

Work Sites

• Immokalee Technical College (iTECH)
• Lorenzo Walker Technical College (LWTC)

Starting Salary

• $57,000 annually (base: first year, 0 experience) to $74,600 (18 years verified experience)
• Degree Supplements: If you hold an advanced degree in your certification area, you may qualify for additional annual supplements:
  • Master's: $3,500
  • Specialist: $4,000
  • Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Speech Language Pathology: $2,500
  • Doctorate: $5,000

Benefits

• 100% District-paid Medical and basic term life insurance
• Paid Personal and Sick Leave
• A part of the Florida Retirement System (FRS)
• Free Employee Assistant/Wellness and Work-Life Balance Programs
• Additional voluntary benefits (vision, dental, flexible spending account, pet insurance)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree → Pass FL Subject Area Exam → Obtain FL Teaching Certificate

Responsibilities

• Fosters student achievement and development.
• Responsible for carrying out the teaching assignment.
• Works in cooperation with the instructional team and/or department chair in the education process.
• Collaborates with colleagues and develops lessons for the purpose of improving instruction and student performance.
• Communicates regularly with parents, administrators, and educational supports.

To recruit and retain highly qualified Special Education teachers, CCPS is developing a Special Education Assistant career development pipeline to build pathways from novice Special Education professional to strong teacher leader within Special Education. ESE Assistants are often encouraged by their building administrator to pursue certification due to their significant instructional experience, knowledge of the district, and interest in becoming a licensed teacher. In addition, Special Education Assistants are more likely to match the racial and linguistic diversity of the K–12 student population.

Starting Salary

• $19.15 / hr
• Education/Degree Supplements: The following list of degrees, certificates and/or courses will be addition money paid per hour to employees (highest earned only): 
  • $.50 ParaPro Exam Certificate
  • $.75 Sixty (60) credits earned from an accredited institution
  • $1.00 Associate degree from an accredited institution
  • $1.50 Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Benefits

• 100% District-paid Medical and basic term life insurance
• Paid Personal and Sick Leave
• A part of the Florida Retirement System (FRS)
• Free Employee Assistant/Wellness and Work-Life Balance Programs
• Additional voluntary benefits (vision, dental, flexible spending account, pet insurance)

Qualifications

• Title I location: 60 college credit hours, Associate’s degree (or higher); or passing score on ParaPro Assessment
• Non-Title I location: High school diploma / GED. 

Responsibilities

• Implement the District’s philosophy of education and instructional programs
• Assists the teacher(s) in providing a well-organized, smoothly functioning educational environment in which students with disabilities may take full advantage of the instructional program and available resources.
• Supports the efforts to organize and coordinate the classroom and school-wide programs for students with disabilities
• Works under the direct supervision and in close proximity of a Highly Qualified Teacher.

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The U.S. Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) is one of the largest character development and citizenship programs for youth in the world. The National Defense Act of 1916 established organized JROTC programs at public and private educational institutions. 

• All applicants must be fully certified by U.S. Army Cadet Command (USACC) to teach JROTC
• Applicants must currently be teaching an Army JROTC course or possess an Initial Certification letter from USACC
  • Noncommissioned Officers must be retired from the Army in the grades of E-6 through E-9
  • Warrant Officers must be retired from the Army in grade W-5
  • Commissioned Officers must be retired from the Army in the grades of W-1 through W-5 or O-3 through O-6

U.S. Army JROTC Application and Certification Process MUST be completed PRIOR to submitting a CCPS Application

• JQUIP requires a Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) Defense Self Service Logon (DS-Logon) account. If you do not have an account, you may register on the login page.  
  
  DMDC DS-Logon
   
  • Incomplete applications will be purged from JQUIP within 30 days of inactivity or 120 days after creation of application if not submitted.
     
• Must be submitted via US Army JROTC specifications
   
• Applicant MUST NOT be retired more than five years from date of application or earlier than six months from retirement before applying.
• Online Training - Good Teacher Ethics Training Course Certificate 
   
• Applicants must complete an interview conducted by a certified interviewer after receiving notification from Cadet Command - list of interviewers to be provided
   
• Interview

For additional Information - You may call the Army JROTC Instructor Management Division at 1-800-347-6641 or email at USARMY.KNOX.USACC.MBX.HQ-JROTC-IM@ARMY.MIL.