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OFFICE OF TEACHING INITIATIVES
Teaching in New York
Certification
Resources - Educators
Resources - Public
Teacher Showcase
Fingerprinting
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TEACH Online Services Now Available!
We’re pleased to announce that the Office of Higher Education’s TEACH Online Services teacher certification and fingerprint clearance web portal is now available for general public use.
Whether you’re an applicant for certification, an individual required to secure fingerprint clearance for employment, a parent needing to check the certification status of your child’s teacher, or just interested in what it takes to be certified to teach or work in New York’s public schools, TEACH Online Services is designed for you.
TEACH Online Services is a new, comprehensive, web-based certification system that dramatically streamlines and simplifies the process of applying for, and maintaining, a certificate for service in New York State’s public schools. TEACH Online Services provides the following services – all available at the click of your mouse:
- Apply online and track the progress of your application for any one of hundreds of teacher certificates;
- Apply online and track the progress of your application for fingerprint clearance;
- Pay fees with a credit card online or print a coupon and mail your certified money order;
- Search certification requirements online to determine all requirements – academic credentials, examinations, workshops and professional work experience - for your preferred certificate;
- Maintain your certificate by updating your professional development record online;
- Search our online certification database to check the certification status of teachers in your local district.
TEACH Online Services is easy to use from any computer connected to the internet. Simply visit the Office of Teaching Initiatives home page, click the TEACH
 icon and you’ll be brought to a page that lists all the services TEACH provides. From there, if you’re an applicant for certification or fingerprint clearance, or a certificate holder seeking to update your account, click the “Self Registration” link and create your TEACH Account. Once you’ve created an account, you can login to TEACH Online Services to complete
your application, pay fees, check application or fingerprint clearance status or update your professional development record once you’re certified.
IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEW TEACH USERS
Who received evaluations or were certified before March 14, 2006If you submitted an application for certification and received an evaluation from the Office of Teaching Initiatives which is dated before March 14, 2006, your TEACH records will not include a copy of this evaluation history, correspondence or a complete TEACH personal profile. This is because only the data that was originally maintained in an electronic format on the old mainframe database was “converted over” into TEACH. Generally, this information includes only portions of your personal profile (name, date of birth, Social Security Number);
examination scores, fingerprint clearances and workshops completed.
Similarly, if you received a certificate or other credential from the Office of Teaching Initiatives prior to March 14, 2006, your TEACH records will not contain a complete record of your submitted documents or transactions. Instead, you will only see the portions of your personal profile (name, social security number) and your certification history that were originally maintained in the old mainframe database. |
If you wish to have your most current personal information (profile, education, experience) in TEACH, you can manually update your personal profile. Go to TEACH Online Services and click on the “Self-Registration” link to set up your TEACH account to begin the process. If you need assistance with this process call the TEACHHELP Line.
Having a technical problem using TEACH Online Services? Contact us by clicking on the “Report Problems Using TEACH” link or call us at our special TEACHHELP Line: (518) 486-6041 Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.
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