Summer Conference Attendees - Take the APENS Exam in Waco
Waco Convention Center – Ranger Rooms 1&2

Texas leads the nation in the number of adapted physical educators who have been certified through the Adapted Physical Education National Standards Exam (APENS). More and more school districts in Texas are requiring individuals teaching adapted physical education to be certified and APENS is currently the only certification in Texas. Even if your school district does not require certification, passing the APENS examination, and subsequent status as a Certified Adapted Physical Educator, is one way for you as a professional to insure accountability in teaching students with disabilities.

The APENS Exam will be given on July 16, 2006 as part of the TAHPERD Summer Conference and on-site registrations will be accepted. The exam is scheduled from 12:00 – 3:00 pm and will begin promptly at 12:00 pm. If you are preregistered for the exam (see below) you should arrive no later than 11:45 am.  If you are registering on-site you should arrive no later than 11:30 am to complete an exam application (see below for on-site registration information).

Preregistration – To receive an application packet call 1-888-APENS Exam, email Davist@cortland.edu  or go to the APENS website www.cortland.edu/apens and print out the application materials. The Exam Application and the $100.00 examination fee must be received in the APENS Office, Cortland, New York, no later than June 16, 2006 if you are pre-registering. Applicants pre-registering must bring the authorization letter from the APENS office and a photo ID in order to be admitted on the day of the exam.

On-site Registration – Register on-site in Waco. Registration for the APENS Exam in Waco will take place from 11:30 – 11:50 am in Ranger Rooms 1&2 located on the first floor of the Waco Convention Center.  The exam will start at 12:00 pm and all candidates must be in the room at that time. Individuals registering on-site will complete the Exam Application, provide the $100.00 examination fee (check or money orders only should be made payable to APENS), and have a photo ID to be admitted to the examination.

Reminder: Upon passing the examination, all candidates will need to submit additional information to receive certification, including: part two of the application, a copy of current teaching certification in physical education, verification of at least 200 hours of experience teaching physical education directly to individuals with disabilities, and official transcripts from each college/university attended.

Contact Deborah Buswell at buswelld@sfasu.edu or 936-468-1661 for additional exam dates this summer..