1. 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
Eric Suhr
Bureau Chief: CTE
Career & Technical Education Team

2. 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?

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. Teacher Registration Requirements
Beginning on July 1, 2016 Certificate holders must select a Registration Status
This applies to: see handout #1
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
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 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. 

8. 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.

9. Who Can Offer CTLE Hours?
List of eligible entities who may apply
See Handout #2
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

10. CTLE Questions? Log into TEACH account Sponsor Applications
Sponsor Applications
CTLE questions contact information
General Info Regarding Registration, & CTLE
CTLE FAQ

11. 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

12. Individual Evaluation Pathway
Transcripts
Student Teaching
Required Workshops
Teacher Exams
Fingerprints

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

14. 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

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

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. 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

20. 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

21. 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

22. Option H
Enrolled in a NYS approved career and technical education program registered pursuant to section 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

23. 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.

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

25. 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.