New Certification Exams
General Resources | New York State Teacher Certification Exams | EdTPA | School Building Leader | Memos / Communications | Certification Resources
In 2009 the Board of Regents approved a number of initiatives for the purpose of transforming teaching and learning and school leadership in New York State. One of those initiatives was to strengthen the assessments for the certification of teachers and school leaders, by creation of a teacher performance assessment and increased rigor of the content specialty exams. In May 2010, the Board reaffirmed the direction for the new exams, which includes the Academic Literacy Skills Test (ALST), the Educating All Students test (EAS), the Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), and the School Building Leader performance assessment (SBL), as well as revisions to the Content Specialty Tests (CSTs).
- New Certification Exam Frequently Asked Questions Posted
(176KB) | Updated 03/21/2013 - Certification Examination Changes (309KB)
- Conceptual Approval of Schedule for New Certification Examinations for Teachers and School Leaders (80KB)
- Teacher Performance Assessment, the edTPA (1MB)
- Recent Certification Changes
New York State Teacher Certification Exams
- Academic Literacy Skills Sample Questions | Posted 04/01/2013
- New Exam Frameworks
- Teacher Certification Examinations: Changes and Revisions webinar on 02/06/2013 | Posted 02/28/2013
- Educating All Students webinar on 02/06/2013 | Posted 02/28/2013
- Academic Literacy Skills Test webinar on 02/06/2013 | Posted 02/28/2013
- Teacher Performance Assessment for Initial Certification (148KB)
- edTPA for New York State
- Overview of the Teacher Performance Assessment Consortium (TPAC) (2MB) | Updated 07/16/2012
- Update on New Teacher Certification Examinations | Posted 04/9/2013
- Important Certification Examination Reminders for Candidates Applying for Trans B or C Certificates | Posted 04/9/2013
- Memo from John King on the New Certification Exam, January 2013 (91KB) | Posted 01/16/2013
- Memo From John L. D’Agati on Certification Examination Guidance and Framework Documents | Posted 12/18/2012
- Memo From John L. D’Agati on Certification Examination Development | Posted 12/18/2012
- Drafts of assessment frameworks and test designs for the first group of new and redesigned certification assessments are now available | Posted 05/03/2012
- August - Informational Webinar on Preparation Program Feedback Reports
- Slides for Informational Webinar on Preparation Program Feedback Reports (399KB) | Posted 08/23/2012
- July - Informational Webinar on Preparation Program Feedback Reports
- Slides for Informational Webinar on Preparation Program Feedback Reports (390KB) | Posted 07/24/2012
- Slides for Informational Webinar on Preparation Program Feedback Reports
- TEACH Online System Resources
- Teacher Certification Pass Rate Data (Title II)