Instructions for Requesting Registration of Programs Leading to Certification in Educational Leadership
Based on 8NYCRR 52.21(c)

Updated 10/2/2006

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To enroll new candidates on or after September 1, 2004, in any program leading to certification as a school building leader, school district leader, or school district business leader, institutions must apply to the Department’s Office of College and University Evaluation (OCUE) for program registration based on the new standards adopted by the Regents on July 17, 2003 and amended on June 20, 2006, in subdivision 52.21(c) of the Commissioner’s Regulations. To register an educational leadership program, please use one or more of the four attached leadership application forms, and include a Signature and Program Information Page with each application. Programs that meet the new standards will be registered as leading to initial or professional certificates.

Programs achieving registration must also achieve accreditation by a professional education accrediting association or by the New York State Board of Regents by December 31, 2013.

Effective September 1, 2004, institutions should not enroll new candidates in programs that lead to provisional or permanent certificates as school administrator and supervisor (SAS), school district administrator (SDA), or school business administrator (SBA). By September 1, 2007, candidates enrolled in such programs will need to complete their programs, apply for, and qualify for their certificates. Once the state examinations for education leadership certificates become available, a passing score will be required for certification. No provisional or permanent SAS, SDA, or SBA certificates will be issued with an effective date later than September 2, 2007. For information regarding certification requirements of educational leaders, refer to the Office of Teaching Initiatives web site, www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert, and CEO 06-05, also at that web site.

The complete application for educational leadership programs, including the Signature and Program Information Page, signed by the institution’s President, Chief Academic Officer, or designee, should be sent to:

Office of College and University Evaluation
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Avenue
5 North Mezzanine EB
Albany, NY 12234

The application forms are also available on the Department’s Web site at www.highered.nysed.gov/ocue. For additional information, please contact the Office of College and University Evaluation at (518) 474-1551.