The Professional Standards Commission and the Idaho Department of Education work together to provide Alternative Authorizations and Non-Traditional Routes for Idaho school districts/charters to hire educators to work as a certificated educator while completing the requirements for full certification. The information below provides the number of Alternative Authorizations and Non-Traditional Routes issued by each school year.
Alternative Authorizations
Alternative Authorizations are for school districts/charters looking to fill a position with a candidate that does not hold an appropriate certificate/endorsement.
The table below identifies the total numbers of employed educators working on Alternative Authorization or Emergency Provisional for each school year.
| School Year | Total number of Educators with a Certificated Assignment | Total Number of Authorizations with a Certificated Assignment | Percent of Educators working with an Alternative Authorization or Emergency Provisional Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 21,814 | 1177 | 5.4% |
| 2021-2022 | 20,983 | 923 | 4.4% |
| 2020-2021 | 20,673 | 851 | 4.12% |
| 2019-2020 | 20,458 | 798 | 3.90% |
| 2018-2019 | 20,054 | 885 | 4.41% |
Certificates Issued by Authorization Type
The following table identifies the total number of certificates issued based on the type of authorization. You can find more information regarding the different types of authorization by visiting the Alternative Authorizations webpage.
| School Year | Emergency Provisional Total | Alternative Authorization – Teacher to New Certificate | Alternative Authorization – Teacher to New Endorsement | Alternative Authorization Content Specialist | Alternative Authorization – Pupil Service Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 214 | 44 | 396 | 464 | 59 |
| 2021-2022 | 121 | 50 | 335 | 360 | 57 |
| 2020-2021 | 85 | 47 | 292 | 389 | 38 |
| 2019-2020 | 90 | 42 | 235 | 429 | 2 |
| 2018-2019 | 89 | 42 | 224 | 527 | 3 |
Non-Traditional Routes to Certification
Non-Traditional routes to certification are for candidates who are utilizing one of the State Board of Education approved non-traditional routes. These candidates complete prerequisite requirements before applying and receiving a three (3) year Interim certificate. The candidate continues their preparation while working as the teacher of record. They must complete additional requirements during the three (3) year Interim certificate in order to qualify for a renewable five (5) year certificate. The table below identifies the total number of employed educators working on a non-traditional route for each school year.
| School Year | Total number of Educators with a Certificated Assignment | Total Number of Non-Traditional Route Candidates with a Certificated Assignment | Percent of Educators working with a Non-Traditional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 21,814 | 957 | 4.38% |
| 2021-2022 | 20,983 | 1041 | 4.7% |
| 2020-2021 | 20,673 | 999 | 4.83% |
| 2019-2020 | 20,458 | 911 | 4.45% |
| 2018-2019 | 20,054 | 724 | 3.61% |
Non-Traditional Route Candidates
The following table identifies total number of non-traditional route candidates employed by specific route. Please click the number to open a detailed spreadsheet for each non-traditional route. You can find more information regarding the non-traditional routes by visiting the Non-Traditional Candidate webpage.
| School Year | American Board of Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) | College of Southern Idaho(CSI) | Lewis-Clark State College (LCSC) | Teach for America (TFA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 634 | 244 | 45 | 34 |
| 2021-2022 | 755 | 199 | 41 | 46 |
| 2020-2021 | 785 | 124 | 37 | 53 |
| 2019-2020 | 777 | 69 | 11 | 54 |
| 2018-2019 | 680 | N/A | N/A | 44 |