INSPIRE TEXAS | Educator Certification by Region 4

INSPIRE TEXAS is recognized by school district administrators as the premier alternative certification program in the state of Texas. INSPIRE TEXAS was started at the request of school districts within the Region 4 Education Service Center area. The program was approved by the Texas Education Agency in 1990 and recommended the first cohort of alternatively certified teachers in 1991. The program has rapidly expanded. Over 15,000 educators have been certified from the time of the program’s inception. Two National Bilingual Teachers of the Year and many other outstanding educators have completed our certification programs INSPIRE TEXAS continues to focus on preparing highly-qualified candidates for schools and children across the state of Texas. Our goal is not to be the biggest program; it is to be the program that does the very best to prepare future teachers for success in the classroom.