The CASE Teacher Transition Policy helps bridge the certification gap between incoming and outgoing new teachers. Teachers must be certified to use the curriculum published by CASE 4 Learning to maintain instructional consistency in an agricultural program that utilizes CASE 4 Learning.
CASE certification is the key to accessing CASE 4 Learning curriculum. A teacher who completes CASE professional development receives a certification to access specific courses. CASE certification stays with a teacher throughout their career regardless of their employment.
When a CASE-certified teacher leaves a school, the incoming teacher can apply for a probationary period to use the curriculum in which the previous teacher was certified for one school year. The school district and incoming teacher must commit to the incoming teacher attending a CASE Institute within one year of receiving probationary access. If more than one CASE course is offered, the new teacher must complete certifications for all courses at a rate of at least one course per year.
An incoming teacher can access the CASE curriculum for the course(s) in which the former teacher was certified for ONE instructional year after completing the following steps.
If the incoming teacher does not have a MyCASE account, they need to create one to access the curriculum once it is granted.
Accurate billing contact information helps expedite the invoicing process; access will not be added to your MyCASE account until the invoice is paid in full.
Include a letter from the administration committing to sending the incoming teacher to a CASE Institute for the specific course certification at the end of the school year.
Include a purchase order number for reference.
The non-certified teacher completes CASE Foundations, approximately 1 hour of online professional development.
Pay the certification fee.
An invoice is sent after the curriculum access form has been completed and reviewed by CASE 4 Learning for accuracy.
This fee is credited towards the cost of professional development the following summer.
This policy was adopted by the CASE Advisory Committee on November 9, 2011, and amended in April 2013.
A CASE-certified teacher serving as a cooperating teacher in a pre-service program is responsible for educating the secondary students taught by a pre-service (student) teacher. Therefore, Pre-service teachers may access and teach CASE curricula under the mentorship and supervision of the CASE-certified teacher during their student teaching placement. The cooperating CASE-certified teacher is responsible for arranging access to the curriculum via print or electronically while under their supervision. The pre-service teacher is responsible for removing all electronic copies of the curriculum from their personal devices and turning in all printed documents to their cooperating teacher.
Pre-service teachers cannot teach or utilize any CASE curricula after completing student teaching unless they complete a CASE certification. If a non-certified pre-service teacher is found to be using CASE curricula after student teaching, they will be violating copyright and subject to legal copyright implications.
Non-Certified Substitute Teachers Using CASE
When a substitute is needed, and the CASE-certified teacher is responsible for the education of the secondary students taught by the substitute teacher, the CASE-certified teacher can arrange for the substitute teacher to access the curriculum via print or electronically while under their supervision.
Suppose the substitute teacher is found to be using CASE curricula in classrooms where the responsible teacher is not certified. In that case, the substitute teacher will be violating copyright and subject to legal copyright implications.
When a substitute is needed for a CASE-certified teacher leaving the school and not returning, the school must request curriculum access and pay a fee. The fee will be the full certification costs for accessing the curriculum before January 1st of the current school year or half the certification cost for accessing the curriculum after January 1st of the current school year. Once CASE receives payment, CASE will provide temporary curriculum access. The payment for access can go towards the CASE professional development costs for a teacher of the school’s choosing before the start of the next school year. The substitute teacher is responsible for removing all electronic copies of the curriculum from their devices and destroying all print documents by the end of the school year.
Suppose the substitute teacher is found to be using CASE curricula in classrooms where the replaced teacher was not certified. In that case, the substitute teacher will be violating copyright and subject to legal copyright implications.
CASE is an initiative of the National Council for Agricultural Education (The Council).
