By State / Iowa

High-stakes exams in Iowa.

These Iowa exams are state-specific. The content, administrator, and passing score differ from other states. Built To Pass doesn’t teach the content; it teaches the strategy layer that works on any of them.

Teacher certification in Iowa

Iowa uses Praxis Subject Assessments (Praxis II). Its exams include:

Praxis Subject Assessments (Praxis II): overview Praxis Elementary Education: Multiple Subjects (5001)Praxis Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (5018)Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching K-6 (5622)Praxis Principles of Learning and Teaching 7-12 (5624)Praxis Mathematics (5165)Praxis Middle School Mathematics (5164)Praxis English Language Arts: Content Knowledge (5038)Praxis General Science (5436)Praxis Social Studies (5581)Praxis Special Education: Core Knowledge and Applications (5354)Praxis Teaching Reading: Elementary (5205)Praxis Biology (5236)

Beyond the classroom

Licensure & entrance exams in Iowa

Real estate, insurance, nursing, the trades and more. Every one of these is state-specific, and the same strategy layer works on all of them.

School leadership in Iowa

Principal and administrator candidates in Iowa take:

SLLA (School Leaders Licensure Assessment)

Paraprofessional in Iowa

Iowa requires no paraprofessional exam. What it requires instead:

Completion of an approved paraeducator certification program

Verification that you finished high school or the equivalent

Mandatory reporter training for child abuse

School-district HR in Iowa

There is no separate Iowa exam just for school HR directors. Where the district requires a license, HR and personnel directors are covered by the administrator credential above. The national, school-specific HR certification is:

pHCLE: school HR / human capital certification (AASPA)

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