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Computer-based Praxis I Vouchers Available for tests taken August-September 20, 2008

Praxis II Registration Form Due Date: August 21, 2008Test Date: September 13, 2008

Refer to the ETS Website for forms and registration information at: www.ets.org/praxis
Sponsored by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), Office of Educator Licensure and Quality, located at 51 N Street, NE 3rd Floor

The OSSE will fund the test and registration fees for Praxis I and Praxis II exams for all eligible public school teachers in the District of Columbia on a first come, first served basis.

For more information visit: mailto:%20hqt.help@dc.gov or call (202) 741-5311 or (202) 741-5900.

Praxis Fee Assistance Program

Registration Instructions for All Test-Takers

You must be a currently appointed/employed public school teacher in the District of Columbia to qualify for this program.

You are eligible to register for more than one test.

Registrations will be processed on a first come, first served basis for fully complete registration forms until program funds have been expended.

Detailed registration information can be found on the ETS website.

Please send an email to mailto:%20hqt.help@dc.gov if you have further questions.

Praxis I Registration Instructions
- Test fee assistance for Praxis I is only available for computer-based tests taken from August 2008 until September 20, 2008.
- Pick up a Praxis I voucher from the Office of Educator Licensure and Quality - 51 N Street, NE, 3rd Floor between the hours of 1 pm and 6 pm (Mon.-Fri.). You will need the voucher to make an appointment with a computer-based testing center (list available at www.ets.org/praxis).
- Vouchers will be available for pick-up from August 18-September 15, 2008 (or earlier based on a limited quantity of vouchers; they will be distributed first come, first served).
- Bring evidence of current employment, e.g., pay stub, original new hire letter, or other letter from your school’s principal verifying current employment when you come to pick up the voucher.
- To complete the registration process, contact the testing center where you would like to take the Praxis I.
- Voucher recipients who do not take the test will be required to repay OSSE the full registration and test fee by October 30, 2008.

Praxis II Registration Instructions

- Test fee assistance for Praxis II is only available for the paper-based test administration on September 13, 2008.
- Print out a paper registration form from the ETS website.
- Fax the completed registration form and evidence of current employment, e.g., pay stub, original new hire letter, or other letter from your school’s principal verifying current employment to (202) 741-8868; or deliver it to the Office of Educator Licensure and Quality - 51 N Street, NE, 3rd Floor between the hours of 1 pm and 6 pm (Mon.-Fri.). You may also scan and email your completed form to mailto:%20hqt.help@dc.gov. For DCPS employees, an alternate drop-off location is the DCPS Office of Human Resources at 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 6th Floor (office closes at 5 pm).
- The due date for the paper-based registration form is August 21, 2008.
- When completing the paper-based registration form, please fill out all requested information EXCEPT the Payment section.
- It is not permissible to transfer fees to the next available test date. Do not check this box on the form.
- Fill in the Total Amount Due in the Surcharges and Taxes section.
- Write out the closing statement indicated on the registration form and provide your signature.

OSSE will fund all DC required Praxis II tests except ESL: Teaching English as a Second Language and ECE: Education of Young Children (not core areas under No Child Left Behind).

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