Your Statement of Status Eligibility Letter Lists Your Certification Requirements

The Florida Legislature requires that all teachers in the state have met certain uniform requirements. If you are a career changer you are permitted to complete those requirements while you are on a five-year temporary certificate.

Your Statement of Status Eligibility (SOE) gives a list of requirements that are based upon the information you submitted when you were applying for a temporary certificate to include your college transcripts.

Those certification requirements are listed under the section labeled Professional Certificate. Based upon your personal requirements there will generally be three buckets of items to get done as pictured in the graphic below.

Just like your driver's license, your teacher certification is considered your own thing so you will need to determine how you will fulfill your certification requirements and then make arrangements to complete them. This is the confusing part.

I see many people spend time and money on things they don't need to do. I hear these stories all the time. One lady I talked to said she'd just completed a $40,000 master's degree only to find out it didn't meet the requirements listed on her SOE! How heart breaking!

Narrowing down a good pathway with someone with lots of experience doing this is a time and money saving option. Talk to me before you spend time and money!

I'd love to help you. Contact me at TCRFlorida863@gmail.com to set up a consultation.

*Always check with official sources before making career decisions. The Florida Department of Education and other appropriate official agencies are the final authorities regarding certification requirements.