• "An Emergency Permit is not a certificate we issue here at Texas Teachers.  We recommend intern certificates, and in order to qualify for an intern certificate you must first pass your content exam, complete your required online courses and 30 hours of field-based experience."  (Or just pass content exam(s) if Late Hire) 


  • "An Emergency Permit does not count toward becoming fully certified.  It utilizes one of the 3 certificates TEA allows in a lifetime and will not contribute toward completing our program." 


  • "I encourage you(Intern) to  pass your content exam, finish your field-based experience, and complete your required online training to gain access to your SOE.  With your SOE you will be immediately eligible for hire and for an intern certificate." (Or just pass content exam(s) if Late Hire)


  • All interns will be subject to an Emergency Certification fee of $275.


  • In order to go an emergency certificate, interns first must obtain an deficiency plan from Texas Teachers.  (See Deficiency Plan Requests) 


  • Texas Teachers will not start issuing deficiency plans until the 23-24 school year is actively in session.  Until then, interns still have plenty of time to complete their pre-service to qualify for an intern certificate.  




For Internal Knowledge: 

  • An Emergency Permit is issued by districts and is a quick fix to have a teacher be in compliance with the district and state.  It does NOT count toward becoming certified or time taught. 
  • It does NOT benefit our interns to teach on an Emergency Permit and we do not want to encourage our interns to go this route.  
  • We only issue deficiency plans for first time emergency permits.  Interns who previously taught on an emergency permit would not qualify for a second, and need to complete phase 1 requirements for hire on an intern cert.