Office of Teaching Initiatives

Re-issuance of an Expired Initial certificate

Your Initial certificate, if expired, may be re-issued only once, for 5 years, if the following conditions are met:

1. You have been unable to secure employment as a teacher (A list of school districts contacted, including dates is required.)
2. You complete 75 hours of professional development 45 of those hours within one year prior to the reissuance of the Initial certificate (Documentation of professional development completed, including hours completed and providers of professional development is required.)
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 are not currently accepting applications for re-issuance of an expiring Initial certificate. Please check this web page regularly to learn more about how and when to apply for the re-issuance of the Initial certificate.