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Re-issuance of an Expired Initial certificate

Your Initial certificate, if expired, may be re-issued only once, for 3 years, if the following conditions are met:

1. You have been unable to secure employment as a teacher - attach list of school districts contacted, including dates. and
    
2. You complete 1.5 hours of professional development for each month counted from the effective date of your original Initial certificate through the date you applied for a re-issuance of the Initial certificate, up to 75 hours of professional development. Persons who are required to complete the maximum of 75 hours must complete 45 of those hours within one year prior to applying for the reissued Initial certificate-attach documentation of professional development completed, included hours completed and providers of professional development. and
    
3. You have achieved a satisfactory score on the NYS Teacher Certification Examination tests, including the Liberal Arts and Sciences test, Assessment of Teaching Skills-Written and the appropriate Content Specialty test, within one year prior to applying for the re-issuance of your Initial certificate.

How to Apply for a Re-issuance of an expired Initial certificate

We will not be accepting applications to apply for a re-issuance of an expired Initial certificate until 6 months before the Initial certificate expires.