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The primary functions of this office are to evaluate completed applications and to issue certificates.   This leaves little time to respond to a steady flow of daily telephone and email inquiries.

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• About Certification - General Information
• American Sign Language - Statement of Continuing Eligibility (SOCE) or Extension
• Applying for Certification
• Certificate of Qualification (CQ)
• Child Abuse Reporting and Identification Workshop
• Citizenship Requirement
• Colleges Offering Approved Teacher Preparation Programs
• Coursework Pre-Approval Requests
• Duplicate Certificate
• Distance Learning
• Education Department
• Employment
• Expedited Service
• Experience Requirements - Student Teaching / Permanent / Professional/ Mentored
• Expiration Letter - What to do if you have received this letter from the New York City Department of Education
• Expired Certificate
• Fingerprinting
• Foreign-Educated (Foreign-Credentialed) Certification Information
• Gifted and Talented - Statement of Continuing Eligibility (SOCE) or Extension
• Incorrect area on an issued certificate
• Master’s Degree Requirement
• Moral Character Complaint (Teacher Discipline) - about a teacher or school administrator certified by the State of New York, or about illegal practice of the profession by an uncertified person.
• Name Change
• Name Misspelled on a Certificate
• Out-of-State – Using a Teaching Certificate from Another State
• Permanent Certification
• Professional Development Requirement
• Pupil Personnel Position Requirements - School Social Worker; School Psychologist; School Counselor; School Attendance Teacher; School Dental Hygiene Teacher;
• Regulations - General Information
• Renewals
• Requirements – finding what you need for your Classroom Teaching Certificate
• School Administration (Leadership) Position Requirements - School District Administrator; School Business Administrator; School Administrator and Supervisor
• School Nurse Teacher
• School Violence Prevention Workshop
• Status of Application
• Substitute Teaching
• Supplementary Certificate
• Teaching Assistant Requirements
• Teacher Discipline (Moral Character Complaint) - about a teacher or school administrator certified by the State of New York, or about illegal practice of the profession by an uncertified person.
• Tenure – Referral for Questions
• Tests and Test-taking
• Theatre – Statement of Continuing Eligibility (SOCE) or Extension Requirements
• Time Extension
• Verification of Certification
• Verification of Test Scores