The “K” in Project KNOTtT represents KANSAS.  Kansas is working collaboratively among institutions of higher educaiton (IHEs) and high need school districts (LEAs) to provide an alternative route to teacher licensure.  The Kansas partner IHE’s include:

• Wichita State University
• Fort Hayes State University
• Pittsburg State University
• Midwest Associated College Consortium
    Mid-America Nazarene
    Baker University
    St. Mary’s College

Dallas ISD Alternative Certifcation Program (ACP) is a premier teacher prep program since 1986. The program  has successfully certified over 25,000  teachers for the school district, many of whom have become school leaders in Dallas ISD and other school districts. Through a continuous-improvement process, the Dallas ISD Alternative Certification Program remains one of the top educator preparation programs in the state. The Dallas ISD-ACP has several advantages over other alternative certification programs: 
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• Guaranteed Teaching Position (critical areas)
• Pre-paid salary during the Internship Program
• Intensive Summer Training
• Knowledgeable ACP Coordinator
• Lower program fees than other area programs

Project KNOTtT (Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Texas Transition to Teaching) is a consortium of colleges and universities in Kansas, Nevada, Ohio and Texas.  UNLV is the only Nevada institution in this consortium. Dr. Martha Young is the Program Director at UNLV for Project KNOTtT.  The program offered through UNLV is based on the grant requirements to prepare 15 “high needs” teachers in math and science each year through alternative routes to licensure. 

• The 15 candidates accepted each year in Project KNOTtT will have an option to select Teaching English as a Second Language, English language arts, mathematics or science emphases in the Masters of Education degree.  Dr. Young will serve as academic advisor.  
• This degree is offered through UNLV’s Department of Curriculum & Instruction. 
• A significant portion of this program is online. 
• In collaboration with CCSD’s Alternative Routes to Licensure program (www.ccsd.net), a major purpose of the project is for UNLV and CCSD to jointly support all Project KNOTtT candidates. 
• You will be eligible to apply for financial aid and assistance will be provided in enrolling in UNLV.  You will be granted in-state residency status as a Project KNOTtT candidate.
• A stipend of $3,000 is provided as a refund for tuition and expenses as you pursue your licensure requirements.

Contact Information:                                                                                                                                                                                                 Dr. Martha Young, Director, Project KNOTtT (Nevada) and Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Email:  martha.young@unlv.edu
Phone:  702.895.0836
Mailing Address:  3541 Barcelona St
                                    Las Vegas, NV 89121-3543

Project KNOTtT is a project to assist participants who want to earn a provisional teaching license through the Ohio alternative licensure pathway.  This is a federal grant through the United States Department of Education.  Eligible school districts working with Ohio University include:       Barnesville Exempted Village, Bellaire Local, Federal Hocking Local, Gallia County Local, Gallipolis City, Martins Ferry City, Meigs Local, Rock Hill Local, Western Local, Vinton County Local

Ohio University

University Outreach and the College of Education

12941 Stonecreek Drive

Pickerington, Ohio 43147

Wright State University

The Wright State University KNOTtT site in Ohio services community schools in Dayton, Springfield, and Columbus, in addition to Dayton and Trottwood public schools. KNOTtT participants teaching in these schools are supported by tuition reimbursement for courses toward the Alternative and Provisional licenses, by gaining access to the many test preparation modules for Praxis II tests, and by WSU faculty in choosing appropriate courses toward these licenses.

http://www.cehs.wright.edu/academic/teacher_education/alternative-license/index.php

The KNOTtT
partners are university Colleges of Education (Institutes of Higher
Education), high need school districts, non-profit organizations, and
foundations that will work independently and interdependently to
recruit, prepare, support, and retain 545 teachers of record in four
states in the core academic secondary subjects of mathematics, science,
English/language arts, foreign languages, English as second language,
and special education (K-12).

ABOUT PROJECT KNOTtT

Project KNOTtT is a federally funded Transition to Teaching (TtT)
partnership designed to support recruitment, selection, training,
coaching, and mentoring to retain teachers in high need, hard to staff
school districts. As a national initiative, Project KNOTtT

addresses the teacher shortages in the subject areas of math, science,
English/language arts, foreign languages, English as a second language,
and special education (K-12). This five year project serves 545
new teachers pursuing nontraditional routes to certification in four
states: Kansas, Nevada, Ohio, and Texas.
Led by The Ohio State University, these four states will collaborate
with national partners to knot together three strategic strands of
support for alternative certification programs:
Strand 1: Online Learning Community
Strand 2: Mentoring
Strand 3: Quality Indicators

National partners include the National Association of Alternative
Certification, Association of Teacher Educators, Youth Policy
Institute, and The Thomas B. Fordham Institute.

OUR GOAL = QUALITY!

Through the synergy of connecting programs, participants, and partners to three strategic strands, Project KNOTtT’s goal is to produce quality in nontraditional education programs. The first strategic strand
is building an online learning community to host a variety of online
resources and e-tutorials to help teachers pass their state mandated
subject matter tests. The second strategic strand focuses on e-content coaching and program mentoring. The third strategic strand

connects national resources to identify effective characteristics of
nontraditional teacher preparation programs through quality indicators.