Alternate Route to Certification for Teachers of English Learners

Earn a Bilingual and/or TESOL Cross-Endorsement While You Continue to Teach!

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Applications for fall 2025 cohorts will be accepted beginning April 1, 2025.

PROGRAM OF 
STUDY

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Districts interested in hosting their own cohort should contact John Gustafson at jgustafson@aces.org for details and pricing.

ARCTEL is an advanced educator preparation program approved by the CT State Board of Education. It was developed by ACES in response to the statewide shortage of qualified, certified PreK-12 educators in the areas of Bilingual Education and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) in CT.  Educators who complete the program of study, as well as CT standardized testing requirements, will earn cross-endorsement #111, TESOL PreK-12 and/or may be eligible to earn a bilingual cross-endorsement in their content area. In addition, all certified educators who earn cross-endorsement #111 through the ARCTEL program are eligible for CT adult education endorsement #088, English to Non-English Speaking Adults.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADMISSION

To be considered for admission, applicants must:

  • Hold a valid CT teaching certificate
  • Be employed by a CT PreK-12 school or school district during the program of study