The Office of Teaching Initiatives can also be contacted by telephone at ; please note that callers may have to remain on hold for long periods of time. The regulations pertaining to specific situations regarding certification can be difficult. Contact your local union president for help. Be prepared to provide your name, Social Security number and a brief description of the situation. NYSUT offers a variety of materials to help new members such as certification fact sheets available at www.
Your union can make these items available at strategic times during the year. For more information about your union and how your colleagues can help you build a successful career, contact your union representative or your local president.
E-mail or Member ID. Forgot your password? Date of birth:. Please enter both a valid email and date of birth to continue! Professional Development :. Initial Certification is valid for five years. All teaching experience must be verified using this form: Verification of Paid Experience Form. If you will not have the requirements completed for professional certification by the expiration date of your initial certification, you will need to apply for a time extension or a reissuance.
Step 1 - Determine the correct pathway for your application. It is your responsibility to research the requirements and complete them in order to become certified. To research the requirements for your certificate:. After you submit your application, you must check its status throughout the review process Account Information page, Certificates tab, View Evaluation History. A few notes on this:. The Dignity for All Students Act mandates that anyone applying for a New York State teaching license or certificate after December 31, complete six hours of training on harassment, bullying and discrimination in schools.
Classroom teachers, administrative and supervisory personnel, paraprofessionals and pupil personnel service professionals are required to hold a certificate issued by New York State in order to be employed in the state's public schools. Certificates are issued in a wide variety of titles in each of these three major categories. In addition, New York State also requires that coaches, visiting lecturers and teachers of adult, community and continuing education obtain a special license.
All applicants for certificates, licensees, or permits must undergo a fingerprint-supported criminal history background check. State law requires the State Education Department to conduct these background checks for all school personnel, including applicants for certification, in addition to all prospective employees of school districts, charter schools and boards of cooperative educational services BOCES. An individual who holds more than one classroom teaching certificate may meet the three-year experience requirement with any three years of classroom teaching experience.
For instance, a teacher who holds the Childhood Education Grades and English Grades certificates could satisfy the experience requirement for both certificates by teaching for three years in an elementary classroom, three years as a secondary English teacher, or a combination of both. Please note that service in one of the three certificate areas classroom teaching, pupil personnel service, and school leadership may not be used to satisfy the experience requirement in either of the other two areas.
As long as you hold the minimum degree usually a bachelor's degree, with a minimum 2. In order to receive a written evaluation of your status for a certificate you must file an application, submit payment, and submit official transcripts. Yes, you must hold a New York State certificate to teach in the state's public schools.
Reciprocity under the Interstate Agreement of Qualification of Educational Personnel is limited to coursework requirements only. You must complete any examination requirements a member state may have. You may be interested in an alternative teacher certification program specifically designed for career changers.
While you must meet all coursework and other requirements, these programs offer a time-shortened, intensive preparation program operated cooperatively by a college and school district. Alternative programs also allow you to be employed as a teacher while in the program.
This is called incidental teaching. The requirements for New York State certificates can be found at www. There are no separate requirements for a New York City license other than the availability of a vacancy in the certificate area and the recommendation of a principal to hire the person for the vacancy.
The position must match the state certificate. This determines your tenure track and your seniority for excessing and layoff. Breadcrumb Teaching Certification.
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