Certification Pathways & The Registration & Continuing Teacher & Leader Education Requirement Opening Frame The Issue Labels Traditional Cert Pathways Transitional A Pathways Transitional A Pathways Continued Registration Registration Requirements Sponsors CTLE Questions Pathways to CTE Certification & New State Ed. Requirements:   Our next generation of Career & Technical Education teachers will enter the profession via a vast array of pathways.  A traditional college bound student who wishes to become a teacher has all of the supports of their approved college program and impending certification recommendation, but what about individuals entering the CTE teaching profession through alternative pathways? What about our current CTE teachers, and their certification maintenance requirements?  Through this session we will explore various pathways to CTE certification, and discuss the new Registration and Continuing Teacher and Leader Education requirement.  Ann Jasinski & Phil Dettelis Phil Dettelis Assistant: Technology Education Career & Technical Education Team 518-486-3659 Eric Suhr Bureau Chief: CTE Career & Technical Education Team 518-486-1547

Frame The Issue Shortage of CTE teachers Certification is a barrier to entry in the teaching profession What are the alternative pathways to certification for CTE teachers? What are the new certification maintenance requirements?

Let’s Talk About Labels Certification Office CTE Teacher Certification - Trade & Technical titles including Health Occupations (others are referred to as classroom teacher titles) Highly Qualified Teacher - A teacher who is appropriately certified to deliver instruction in a particular course Approved Program Pathway A college teacher prep program that culminates in a recommendation from the college for certification CTE Office CTE Teacher Certification - Agriculture, Business, FACS, Health Occupations, Technology, Trade & Tech Highly Qualified Teacher - A CTE teacher who also holds a certification in Math, Science, ELA, Social Studies, and/or Art (formerly HOUSSE) Approved Program & Graduation Pathways A High School CTE program of study that has been approved by SED & series of courses and experiences that fulfill NYSED graduation requirements

Traditional Pathways To Certification Approved Program Pathway Individual Evaluation Pathway Reciprocity or “Completion of a College Teacher Education Program in Another State” “Endorsement of a Classroom Teacher Certificate” Additional Certification Pathway Supplementary Certificate

Transitional A Pathways To Certification Option A: Associate Degree & 2 years work experience Option B: High School Diploma & 4 years work experience Option C: Associate Degree & 2 years college teaching experience Option D: NYS Full Private Career School Teacher License and 2 years teaching exp.

Transitional A’s Continued Option G: Industry Credential & 2 years work experience Option H: Enrolled in an approved CTE program, & 1 year work experience or a passing score on an industry accepted CTE exam Option I: Currently certified 7-12 CTE teacher with 2 years work experience or industry-recognized credentials in another CTE area Note: All of these teachers must also complete the workshops, fingerprint clearance and have an employment and support commitment in NY.

Teacher Registration Requirements Beginning on July 1, 2016 Certificate holders must select a Registration Status This applies to: see handout #1 http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/pdf/Registration%20Table.pdf Permanent or Professional School Leaders Permanent or Professional Classroom Teachers Level III Teaching Assistants A certificate holder’s status can be either “Registered” or “Inactive” How do I sign up? see demonstration Go to your TEACH account at http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/ Registration   Beginning on July 1, 2016, any holder of a certificate that is valid for life must select a Registration status, Registered or Inactive, during the 2016-2017 school year. Certificate holders choose a registration status based on their employment status. Holders of the following certificate types must choose a registration status: Permanent or Professional School Leaders Permanent or Professional Classroom Teachers Level III Teaching Assistants Employment status: Certificate holders are required to maintain a status of “Registered” if they are practicing in a New York State school district or Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES).  Practicing means employed 90 days or more during a school year by a single applicable school in New York in a position requiring certification.  Certificate holders may choose a status of “Inactive” if they are not practicing in a NYS school district or BOCES. 

Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Requirements Teachers are required to complete 100 hrs. of CTLE   CTLE must be rigorous and taken from Approved Sponsors CTLE must be in Content, Pedagogy or Language Acquisition CTLE records must be maintained for at least three years from the end of the registration period 15% of the CTLE Requirement must be dedicated to language acquisition addressing the needs of English Language Learners. Exception: Cert holders with the “English to speakers of other languages (all grades)” or a “bilingual extension” must complete 50% in Language Acquisition Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE)   Certificate holders will be required to complete CTLE if they are required to Register and hold a Professional Classroom Teacher, Professional School Leader certificate or Level III Teaching Assistant.  Facts about CTLE: CTLE must be rigorous and taken from Approved Sponsors CTLE must be in Content, Pedagogy or Language Acquisition 15% of the 100-Hour CTLE Requirement must be dedicated to language acquisition addressing the needs of English Language Learners. A CTLE certificate holder who holds a professional certificate in the certificate title of English to speakers of other languages (all grades) or a bilingual extension must complete 50% of their 100-Hour CTLE requirement dedicated to language acquisition addressing the needs of English Language Learners.

Who Can Offer CTLE Hours? List of eligible entities who may apply See Handout #2 http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/CTLE_Sponsor_Table.html To offer CTLE hours you must be an approved “Sponsor” Records Retention for 8 years Application types “Attestation or Full Application” Professional Association Sponsor registration See Handout #3 http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/CTLE_Sponsor_Home.html

CTLE Questions? Log into TEACH account Sponsor Applications http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/ Sponsor Applications http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/CTLE_Sponsor_Home.html CTLE questions contact information http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/registrationcontact.html General Info Regarding Registration, & CTLE http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/Registration_CTLE_home.html CTLE FAQ http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/CTLE.html

Approved Program Pathway Completed all of the program’s requirements (i.e. course work, student teaching, and workshops) Teacher Exams Fingerprints Note: This occurs in a registered NYS college teacher preparation program that culminates in a recommendation for certification from the college

Individual Evaluation Pathway Transcripts Student Teaching Required Workshops Teacher Exams Fingerprints

Reciprocity Transcript Evaluation Bachelor’s degree with a min GPA of 2.5 Required Workshops Teacher Exams Fingerprints

Endorsement Of A Classroom Teacher Certificate Considered a subset of Reciprocity Valid teacher cert in a comparable area Three years teaching experience within the past five years Bachelor’s degree with a min GPA of 2.5 Required Workshops Teacher Exams Fingerprints

Additional Certification Pathway NYS Teacher Certificate 30 credit hours of content in the additional certificate area Transcript Evaluation Required Workshops Teacher Exams Fingerprints

Supplementary Certificate Similar to the Additional Certificate Pathway except: 12 credit hours of content in the additional certificate area School sponsor who is willing to hire them Only valid when teaching in the sponsoring school Only valid for three years

Option A An associate degree or its equivalent in the career and technical field in which a certificate is sought and 2 years of work experience career and technical field in which a certificate is sought

Option B A High School Diploma and 4 years of work experience in the career & technical field in which a certificate is sought

Option C Associate degree or its equivalent in the career & technical field in which a certificate is sought and 2 years of satisfactory teaching experience, excluding experience as a teaching assistant, at the post-secondary level in the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the department

Option D Hold a valid NYS Full Private Career School Teacher License in the career and technical field in which a certificate is sought and has worked under that license for 2 years

Option G Hold an industry acceptable credential in a career and technical education subject and have at least two years of acceptable work experience in the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the department

Option H Enrolled in a NYS approved career and technical education program registered pursuant to section 52.21 of this Title, or its equivalent in the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area and have either: at least one year or satisfactory work experience in the career and technical area to be taught or in a closely related area or receive a passing score on an industry accepted career and technical examination that demonstrates mastery in the career and technical education subject for which a certificate is sought or a closely related area as approved by the department through a request for qualifications process

Option I Currently certified 7-12 grade teachers in any CTE subject area, and have at least two years of acceptable work experience in the certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable to the department, or who hold industry-recognized credentials, where available.

HOUSSE Highly Objective Uniform State Standard of Evaluation Note: This no longer applies as it was part of the past NCLB legislation

Registered, Practicing, & Inactive Certificate holders are required to maintain a status of “Registered” if they are practicing in a New York State school district or Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Practicing means employed 90 days or more during a school year by a single applicable school in New York in a position requiring certification. Certificate holders may choose a status of “Inactive” if they are not practicing in a NYS school district or BOCES.