Current NYS Certification and Professional Development ...



Current NYS Certification and

Professional Development Requirements

• If a teacher received certification after February,2004, he or she received an INITIAL certificate. (PROVISIONAL certificates are no longer issued.)

• An INITIAL certificate is valid for 5 years. During that time, the teacher must fulfill the requirements for a PROFESSIONAL certificate. (PERMANENT certificates are no longer issued.)

• To obtain a PROFESSIONAL certificate, the teacher must meet the following requirements:

➢ obtain a master’s or higher degree (Several options are listed on the NYS Education website: ()

➢ teach full time for 3 years in a public school or in a NYS approved school

(Classroom teaching experience includes experience earned in a public or approved nonpublic preschool or elementary, middle, or secondary school. Claimed experience may be in any grade or subject. Experience that is not full time may be credited on a prorated basis.)

➢ receive mentoring during the first year of teaching (exemption: teachers that have 2 years of previous experience)

➢ pass the required exams (eg. [pic]New York State Teacher Certification Exam - Liberal Arts & Science Test (LAST), [pic]New York State Teacher Certification Exam - Secondary Assessment of Teaching Skills (ATS-W) [pic]Content Specialty Test (CST) ).

➢ Obtain [pic]Fingerprint Clearance.

➢ Submit [pic]Citizenship Status - INS Permanent Residence or U.S. Citizenship.

• Once a teacher obtains the PROFESSIONAL certificate, the teacher must complete 175 hours of professional development every five years. Satisfaction of this requirement maintains the validity of the certificate. The District decides which PD activities are allowable.

• The professional development period begins on July 1 following the effective date of the teacher’s Professional teaching certificate.

If you have any questions, feel free to call Marie Costanza, Coordinator of the Career in Teaching Program, at 262-8541 or email her at the following address:

marie.costanza@.

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