How to Apply for a Connecticut Academic Skills Assessment Waiver

A waiver may be granted by furnishing official proof of having met the criteria on the SAT, the ACT, the PAA, or the GRE. Official SAT, ACT, PAA and GRE scores are those scores sent directly from the respective testing company. Test score reports forwarded to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) directly from candidates cannot be accepted.

Applying for the Praxis I Waiver:

1. Create an account on the Connecticut Educator Certification System (CECS): http://sdeportal.ct.gov/cecscreateuser/default.aspx
2. Apply for the waiver online
3. Submit official score report by US mail to the CT State Department of Education office at the address below

CT State Department of Education
Bureau of Educator Standards and Certification
PO Box 150471, Room 243
Hartford, CT 06115-0471

Ordering Official Score Report

Have an OFFICIAL score report sent directly from the respective testing company (SAT, ACT, PAA, or GRE) to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) at the above address.

• SAT Test Score Request www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/sat/scores/sending.html
• ACT Test Score Request
  www.actstudent.org/scores/send/index.html
• PAA Test Score Request www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Cert/certform/ed_192.pdf
• GRE Test Score Request
  www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/Cert/certform/ed_192.pdf
  

Once the CSDE has processed your waiver, they will issue you an electronic waiver letter in PDF format. You should keep a copy of the waiver letter (in PDF and hard copy) for your records and forward a copy of the waiver letter PDF to Lisa Rasicot (l.rasicot@uconn.edu) to be placed in your file.

If you have questions concerning the Connecticut Academic Skills Assessment Waiver, call (860.713.6969) or e-mail (teacher.cert@ct.gov) the waiver coordinator.