Applicants who hold a professional teaching license from another state or have completed an approved teacher preparation program in another state must submit a passing score on a reading instruction assessment if applying for a teaching license in one of the following areas:
- Early Childhood Education
- Elementary Education
- Special Education Infant-3rd
- Special Education 1st-8th
- Special Education 6th-Adult
- ESOL PK-12
These applicants may submit one of the following assessments to meet the requirements:
Pearson Foundations of Reading
| 190 or 890
| 240
|
|---|
Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary
| 5205 | 159
|
|---|
| Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary Education (taken before September 1, 2019) | 5203 | 162 |
|---|
Beginning July 1, 2025, ALL applicants who hold a professional teaching license from another state or have completed an approved teacher preparation program in another state must submit a performance assessment as part of the requirements for licensure. The requirements differ based on the
pathway to teacher licensure:
Out-of-State Teacher Preparation Program Completers
edTPA (any scorable assessment will be accepted)
PPAT (any scorable assessment will be accepted)
A National Board Certificate
An effective rating on a Maryland local school system performance evaluation if the applicant is employed under a Temporary Professional License
Out-of-State Professional License Holders
edTPA (any scorable assessment will be accepted)
PPAT (any scorable assessment will be accepted)
A National Board Certificate
An effective rating on a Maryland local school system performance evaluation if the applicant is employed under a Temporary Professional License
National Board Certificate Holder - no performance assessment required