INTERESTED
IN BECOMING
A TEACHER?  
GRIFFIN RESA
W H E N ?  
B E G I N S  S U M M E R  2 0 2 6
Application is required.
GaTAPP 
is 
the 
Georgia 
Teacher 
Academy 
for
Preparation and Pedagogy.  This program is job-
embedded and leads to initial certification. 
The GaTAPP program is designed to attract highly
motivated 
professionals 
outside 
the 
teaching
profession who hold a Bachelor’s degree or higher
from a regionally accredited college/university and are
interested in pursuing a teaching career. 
A P P L I C A T I O N
D E T A I L S  
HOW TO ACCESS  APPLICATIONS
Contact Griffin RESA’s Alternative
Certification Department for next
steps. 
Create a Griffin RESA Profile and
submit completed application to
listed mailing address.  
Once your application is completed
and 
submitted, 
register 
for 
the
Essentials of Effective Teaching class
at www.griffinresa.net 
R E G I S T E R  
F O R  
E S S E N T I A L S
O F  E F F E C T I V E  T E A C H I N G
Q U E S T I O N S ?  
Contact Griffin RESA’s Office of Alternative
Certification
Email: TAPP@griffinresa.net 
Phone: (770) 229-3247
GRIFFIN RESA
440 Tilney Avenue 
Griffin, Ga 30224
(770) 229-3247
TAPP@griffinresa.net 
Join Griffin RESA’s Next
GA TAPP Cohort for 
Teacher Certification 
WHAT is GaTAPP?
GaTAPP Eligibility
Have a bachelor’s degree from an accredited
college/university. 
Passing score on GACE II Content Area tests prior
to entry in the area you will be teaching. 
Pass the Georgia Educator Ethics Assessment
(#360).
Have a job offer as a beginning teacher in a
Griffin RESA-member systems (Butts, Fayette,
Griffin-Spalding, Henry, Lamar, Newton, Pike,
Thomaston-Upson).
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