M-DCPS
ADD-ON CERTIFICATION PROGRAM The Add-On Certification
Program is a district level program authorized by state
board rule and approved by the Florida Department of
Education for the purpose of assisting the district in
meeting priority needs in critical staffing
areas. The Add-On Certification
Program provides a mechanism through which teachers can
expand their areas or levels of certification in designated
instructional or special program areas or add endorsements
to their certificates. Through the Add-On Certification
Program teachers can use approved inservice courses or a
combination of approved inservice courses and
college/university credits to add new certification coverage
areas or endorsements
to their certificates. Add-On
Certification
Program

Certification
Coverage
Areas
Endorsements
Requirements
Instructional
Programs
1500
Biscayne Blvd,Suite 221
Miami, FL 33132
Gabriel Quintero, District Director
Phone: (305) 995-7459
03/13/03
An endorsement is a rider on a certificate with a designated coverage. Endorsement are based on methods of teaching content areas that target particular levels, stages of development, and/or circumstances.