Regional Certification Officer/ Recruitment Specialist Ken Ziegler Regional Certification Officer/ Recruitment Specialist Capital Region BOCES Regional Certification Office 900 Watervliet Shaker Road, Suite 102 Albany, NY 12205 kenneth.ziegler@neric.org 518-862-4942 phone 518-862-4903 fax

Discussion topics for today - Registration & new CTLE requirements - Employment of Substitute Teachers without a Valid NYS Teaching Certificate (Individuals with Expired Certificates) - New regulations for Interstate applicants - Time extensions vs. Initial Reissuance certificates - New forms required to verify experience for a classroom teacher or TA 

Registration & CTLE ( http://www. highered. nysed How scary is it really?

Registration & CTLE ( http://www. highered. nysed How scary is it really?

Registration & CTLE ( http://www. highered. nysed How scary is it really?

Registration & CTLE ( http://www. highered. nysed Who must register every 5 years? Permanently Certified Teachers/Administrators Professionally Certified Teachers/Administrators Level III Certified Teaching Assistants Retirees (if they are working more than 90 days in a single school year) When can you register? - Prior to, during, or after your birth month (After the first registration period, SED will assess a $10.00 per month late fee) When must you register? - Prior to June 30, 2017

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed Anyone who receives their Professional or Permanent certification with an issue date of July 1, 2016 will automatically be registered for their first 5 year cycle Who must maintain 100 CTLE hours during each 5 year cycle? - Professionally Certified Teachers - Professionally Certified School Administrators - Level III Certified Teaching Assistants

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Language Acquisition Requirements - Holders of Professional English to Speakers of Other Languages certificates or Bilingual Extension Annotations are required to complete a minimum of 50 percent of the required CTLE clock hours in language acquisition aligned with the core content area of instruction taught, including a focus on best practices for co-teaching strategies, and integrating language and content instruction for English language learners.

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Language Acquisition Requirements - All other Professional certificate holders must complete a minimum of 15 percent of the required CTLE clock hours in language acquisition addressing the needs of English language learners, including a focus on best practices for co-teaching strategies, and integrating language and content instruction for English language learners. Level III Teaching Assistant certificate holders must complete a minimum of 15 percent of the required CTLE clock hours dedicated to language acquisition addressing the needs of English language learners and integrating language and content instruction for English language learners.

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed CTLE Language Acquisition Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners Requirements Certificate type % of 100 hr. CTLE requirement devoted to Language Acquisition Can Exemption for the Language Acquisition apply? Professional Classroom (other than ESOL) 15% May apply (does not reduce the 100 hr. requirement) Professional School Leader Level III Teaching Assistant Professional ESOL 50% Exemption does NOT apply Professional Bilingual Extension

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed Quick tips If it is included in your district’s Professional Development plan, it will count as CTLE Individuals are responsible to maintain verification for up to 3 years beyond the 5 year cycle CTLE hours can be received through other sources Additional approved CTLE provider list can be found at http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/CTLESponsors.html (as of 10/16/2016 there were 333 approved providers) Anything taken after July 1, 2016 can be used for the first 5 year cycle, regardless of when your first 5 year cycle starts

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed Quick tips (cont.) Any change of name or address for a certificate holder must be updated by the holder in the TEACH system within thirty days of such change. A certificate holder who fails to inform the Department of his or her name or address change may be subject to moral character review.  For credit-bearing university or college courses, each semester-hour of credit shall equal 15 clock hours of CTLE credit, and each quarter-hour of credit shall equal 10 hours of CTLE credit. Neither teachers nor districts report CTLE to SED. Records are kept by both, and SED has a form that can be used for reporting. http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/pdf/CTLE%20Certificate%20of%20Completion%20Form.pdf

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed

Registration & CTLE (cont. ) ( http://www. highered. nysed

- Employment of Substitute Teachers without a Valid NYS Teaching Certificate

- Employment of Substitute Teachers without a Valid NYS Teaching Certificate The amendment to 80-5.4 allows a district or board of cooperative educational services to employ an individual without a valid teaching certificate as a substitute teacher beyond the 40-day limit, for up to an additional 50 days (90 days total) in limited circumstances where the district superintendent or the superintendent certifies that the district or BOCES, as applicable, has conducted a good faith recruitment search and there are no available certified teachers that can perform the duties of such position.  In rare circumstances, a district or BOCES may hire a substitute teacher beyond the 90 days, if a district superintendent or superintendent attests that a good faith recruitment search has been conducted and that there are still no available certified teachers who can perform the duties of such positon and that a particular substitute teacher is needed to work with a specific class or group of students until the end of the school year.

New regulations for Interstate applicants (http://www. highered. nysed

For Classroom Teaching Titles New regulations for Interstate applicants (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/teachrecother.html) For Classroom Teaching Titles - Possess a valid, comparable U.S. State or Territory certificate in the subject of your application - Have three years of certified public school teaching experience in a single U.S. State or Territory in the subject of your application, within five years of the application date and submit a completed Classroom Teacher Rating Form (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/pdf/Verification%20of%20Paid%20Experience%20for%20Classroom%20Teaching%20Endorsement%20pathway.pdf) - Bachelor’s Degree - Minimum 2.5 cumulative GPA - Fingerprint Clearance

(no testing requirements) New regulations for Interstate applicants (cont.) (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/teachrecother.html) Completion of all required workshops 1 - DASA (Dignity For All Students Act ) (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/dasa.html) 2 - Child Abuse (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/ca.html) 3 - SAVE (School Violence Prevention and Intervention) (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/save.html) 4 - Autism (http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/autism.html) - Required for - All SWD certifications - Deaf and Hearing Impaired - Blind and Partially Sighted - Speech and Hearing Handicapped (no testing requirements)

Time extension vs. Initial Reissuance certificates

Time extension vs. Initial Reissuance certificates Validity period Time Extension 2 years from the date that the original Initial expires Initial Reissuance 5 years from the date of issuance Requirements Application with attestation that you have a valid reason for the extension 75 Professional Development hrs. satisfied within the immediate 12 months prior to entering the application Completion of the CTE specific to the certification being sought Has to have less than 3 years of full time teaching

Necessary forms to proceed from Level I or II to Level III T. A Necessary forms to proceed from Level I or II to Level III T.A. or Initial/Provisional to Professional/Permanent

Necessary forms to proceed from Level I or II to Level III T. A Necessary forms to proceed from Level I or II to Level III T.A. or Initial/Provisional to Professional/Permanent All forms are available at http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/teach/experience_add_verify.html

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