Alaska Educator Qualifications (formerly Highly Qualified)

Alaska no longer requires teachers to be "Highly Qualified" per Alaska regulations and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Under NCLB, teachers had to meet the high qualification requirement which was used for out-of-field. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which is the current authorization of ESEA, has eliminated highly qualified. In Alaska's ESSA State Plan, the required out-of-field definition is being determined.

The Alaska Department of Education & Early Development (DEED) is proposing the following definition:

Out-of-field teacher: A teacher teaching in a subject area that they are not endorsed to teach.

As Alaska transitions to implement ESSA, teachers are encouraged to continue to demonstrate content knowledge in the subject areas that they have teaching assignments. In addition, teachers are able to add endorsements with passing scores on the endorsement-related content area exam and two years of teaching experience in the content area. This option is only available where content area exam(s) have been identified and not for elementary, reading, or special education.

Visit Alaska Teacher Certification for more information about educator qualification requirements in Alaska.

Find your licensure area below to determine which test you need to take and to see the minimum qualifying score. To learn more about a specific test, click the test title. Once you know your test(s), find out how to register for Praxis^® tests and read the Praxis test retake policy.

In general, unless it is specifically stated that a calculator is permitted or required for a particular test, calculators may not be used on any Praxis tests (see Calculator Use).

If you test in Alaska at a testing center or using the Praxis at home solution, and your Praxis profile address is in Alaska, your score report will be sent automatically to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development.

If you test outside Alaska or your Praxis profile address is not in Alaska, your scores are NOT automatically sent to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development. To have your scores sent to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, you must select the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (state code 7027) as a score recipient when you register.

For all methods of Praxis testing, to request additional score reports you must select the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development (state code 7027) with each additional score report request.

TBA: To Be Announced. All TBA scores will be available once the test is required.

Visit Alaska Teacher Certification for more information about educator certification requirements in Alaska.

This page is a supplement to The Praxis^® Tests Information Bulletin.