CERTIFICATE
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PURPOSE
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NOTES
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Provisional
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Entry credential between 9/2/98 and 2/1/04; was replaced by initial certification
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- No longer issued by NYS after 2/1/04
- Must apply for current Initial or Professional Certificate
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Initial
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Replaced Provisional certification; designates Classroom Teacher entry-level certificate
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- Issued in specific subject/grade level
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Valid for five (5) years
- Leads to Professional Certificate
- Eligible for Reissuance
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Initial Reissuance
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A reissuance of an Initial certificate that has expired.
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Permanent
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Final credential for Provisional certificate holders
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- Remains continuously valid
- No longer issued for Classroom Teacher titles by NYS
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Professional
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Replaces Permanent certification; designates next step in sequence of Initial to Professional certification; advanced-level for Classroom Teachers & CTE Teachers
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Available beginning 2/2/04
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Valid continuously with fulfillment of Continuing Teacher & Leader Education (CTLE) hours during five (5) year Registration period
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Supplementary Certificate
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Allows already certified teachers to teach in a different subject area where a need exists
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Valid for five (5) years while completing requirements for the Initial or Professional certification in the new subject area
- Requires school district recommendation on TEACH
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Leads to an Initial or Professional certificate, depending upon previous teaching experience
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Transitional A
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Credential for individuals in specific career and technical (CTE) subjects
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- Valid for three (3) years
- Requires Occupational Experience and school district recommendation on TEACH
- Leads to CTE Initial Certificate
- A single Time Extension available for three (3) years; requires statement of continued employment from school district and completion of Conditions for Time Extension Attestation (NYESD) form
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Transitional B
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Credential for individuals enrolled in a Transitional B alternative certification program
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Transitional C
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Credential for career changers holding a graduate academic or graduate professional degree enrolled in a Transitional C alternative certification program
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Transitional G
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Credential for higher education faculty with post secondary teaching experience in a Grades 7-12 certificate area or closely related subject; alternative certification pathway
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Valid for two (2) years
- Requires graduate degree and either undergraduate degree or graduate degree in the subject area of certification
- District Recommendation on TEACH required
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Leads to Initial Certificate
- A single Time Extension available for two (2) years; requires statement of continued employment from school district and completion of Conditions for Time Extension Attestation (NYESD) form
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Transitional J
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Credential for for military spouses of an individual on full-time active duty with the Armed Forces whose permanent duty station is in New York State
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- Valid for one (1) year from its effective date to give military spouses time to pass the EAS and CST exam(s).
- Requires employment and support commitment from school district on TEACH
- May be renewed once for an additional two (2) years if the EAS and CST exams(s) were passed before original certificate expiration.
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Internship
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Issued to candidates who are enrolled in a graduate-level, teacher preparation program leading to teacher certification; must have completed 50% of teacher preparation program
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Residency
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Issued to individuals who are enrolled in a New York State registered residency program and have an employment and support commitment from a partnering school district. The ‘residency’ is a structured, college-supervised experience connected to program learning goals that is at least one academic year long and includes at least 1,000 hours of clinical experiences.
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Valid for up to three (3) years while matriculated in program
- Leads to Initial Certificate
- Educational setting (District, grade level, subject) specific
- College recommendation on TEACH required
- Requires employment and support commitment from school district on TEACH as well
- Cannot be the teacher of record
- Graduation or leaving the program invalidates certificate; expiration date three months after the date of the recommendation
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Statement of Continuing Eligibility (SOCE)
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No SOCE titles are currently issued by State Ed;
Allows individuals to continue teaching subjects they taught in the areas of Theater, Gifted Education, American Sign Language, Special Education, and Computer Science before certification requirement changes where made
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Theater, Gifted Education, & American Sign Language
- Valid continuously
- Must had taught in area before September 1, 2006
- Transferable from one NYS School district to another
Teachers of Students with Disabilities Grade 7-12 Special Classes
- Valid continuously
- Specific to the subject of the SOCE (biology, chemistry, earth science, English Language Arts, general science, languages other than English, mathematics, physics, and social studies)
- Only valid for Special Classes
- Valid in school district where teaching when issued (not transferrable to other school districts)
Computer Science
- Valid for 10 years from the date issued
- Valid in school district where teaching when issued (not transferrable to other school districts)
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Permit for Service in Areas where No Certificate Exists
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For districts to employ an individual in a position for which no certificate currently exists (e.g.: NJROTC)
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Valid for two years
- District must request from State Ed
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May be extended for five year intervals
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Issued only for service in request this permit
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Permit for Service Under an Out-of-state Certificate for Certain Service members and Spouses
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For military service member or service members’ spouse who relocates their residency because of a military order or orders for military service in New York State; hold a valid, comparable educator certificate or license in good standing from out-of-state; actively used certificate or license during previous two years
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Valid for duration of the military orders or for the time period during which the out-of-state certificate or license is valid, whichever ends first
- Must submit to the full disciplinary and regulatory authority of the Board of Regents and the New York State Education Department (Attestation Form - NYSED)
- Permit holder subject to the moral character review process (NYSED) pursuant to Part 83 of the Commissioner’s regulations
- If full-time educator, will be considered a professional educator and appointed to tenure or to a probationary period in a tenure area
- Service for fives years or more subject to CTLE requirements pursuant to Part 80-6 of the Commissioner’s regulations
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Visiting Lecturer
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For districts to employ an individual with unusual qualifications in a specific subject
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Valid for one year
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Typically issued to teachers from other countries
- District recommendation on TEACH required
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