It's finally over!

It's finally over! After four months of workshops, tests, paperwork, etcetera I have finally completed the process for all local school systems to substitute teach and most of the two-page requirements for NY state teacher certification. I can now sub in public, private, charter, Catholic, Islamic, and private schools here. What a long road it has been! At the moment, I still am awaiting the test results for the third of four state tests I took about a month ago and for three mandated workshops to be added to my list of fulfilled requirements for NY state certification. Now, I just have a year's worth of grad school and one more test on special education laws to pass. The next obstacle to overcome will be acquiring scholarships or grants of some kind in order to pay for my master's debt free. I refuse to go into any debt when I know my grades are good enough and my heart/determination strong enough to stay debt free.