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The '''American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence''', often referred to as the '''American Board''', was launched with a $5 million federal grant from the [[U.S. Department of Education]] in 2001.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Paige backs reform in certification of teachers |url=http://www1.udel.edu/educ/whitson/897s05/files/Paige%20backs%20reform%20in%20certification%20of%20teachers.htm |access-date=2023-07-18 |website=www1.udel.edu |archive-date=2023-07-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230718010857/http://www1.udel.edu/educ/whitson/897s05/files/Paige%20backs%20reform%20in%20certification%20of%20teachers.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> The non-partisan, [[non-profit organization]]'s mission is to certify subject experts, experienced professionals, career changers, and military veterans as teachers and was endorsed by U.S. Education Secretary [[Rod Paige]].<ref name=":0" /> [[Shawn Arévalo McCollough]] serves as the President and chief executive officer.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Shawn Arévalo McCollough - President & CEO|url = http://abcte.org/about-us/president/|website = ABCTE {{!}} American Board|access-date = 2015-11-24|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151125133330/http://abcte.org/about-us/president/|archive-date = 2015-11-25|url-status = dead}}</ref>

The online, [[alternative certification|alternative teaching certification]] program is approved in [[Florida]], [[Idaho]], [[Mississippi]], [[Missouri]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Ohio]], [[Oklahoma]], [[North Dakota]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[South Carolina]], [[Tennessee]], [[Arkansas]], and [[Utah]],<ref>{{Cite web|title = How to Become a Teacher, Teach, Become Certified to Teach|url = http://abcte.org/teach/|website = ABCTE {{!}} American Board|accessdate = 2015-11-24|language = en-US|archive-date = 2015-11-25|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151125135116/http://abcte.org/teach/|url-status = live}}</ref> and was launched in [[Arizona]] as the Arizona Center for Teacher Preparation in 2013.<ref>AZ TV7, http://www.aztv.com/story/22526262/arizona-center-for-teacher-preparation-to-address-teacher-shortages {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130710190426/http://www.aztv.com/story/22526262/arizona-center-for-teacher-preparation-to-address-teacher-shortages |date=2013-07-10 }}</ref>  Former Arizona Governor [[Jan Brewer]] endorsed the program,<ref name="AZ3">{{Cite web|url=http://azctp.org/testimonials-2/|title=Testimonials}}</ref> which addresses the shortage of math and science teachers in the state.<ref name="AZ">{{Cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/ariz-teachers-recruit-idUSnPNDC38485+1e0+PRN20130625|title=Teachers Recruiting Teachers - Arizona Center for Teacher Preparation…|date=July 10, 2013|website=archive.ph|access-date=December 8, 2024|archive-date=July 10, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130710190326/http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/25/ariz-teachers-recruit-idUSnPNDC38485+1e0+PRN20130625|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>