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CTLE in Applicable Schools
Educators who hold one or more of the following certificates and practice in an applicable school (i.e., school district, BOCES, or nonpublic school) must register and complete the CTLE requirement.
- Professional certificate in the classroom teaching service
- Professional certificate in the educational leadership service (i.e., School Building Leader, School District Leader, or School District Business Leader)
- Teaching Assistant Level III certificate
The following table specifies which employment settings are considered practice in an applicable school, requiring educators who are subject to CTLE to complete CTLE while practicing in the employment setting.
New York State Employment Setting |
Would an educator who is subject to CTLE and employed in this setting need to complete CTLE? |
|
BOCES |
Yes |
Charter School |
No |
Early childhood setting (e.g., daycare center, early intervention agency, Head Start, nursery school, preschool, school-based child care program, state-approved preschool special education (4410) program, UPK) |
No |
Native American School |
Yes |
Nonpublic school, which includes religious and independent schools |
Yes, as of October 17, 2017 |
An organization that has a contract to provide special education services to a NYS public school district (such as an agency for SEIT, SETSS, or speech pathology) |
Yes, if practicing in a school district, nonpublic school, or BOCES No, if practicing in an early childhood setting (see description above) |
Public School (Includes NYCDOE District 75) |
Yes |
State-operated schools and state-supported (4201) schools (e.g., NYS School for the Blind, NYS School for the Deaf) |
No |
Special Act School District |
Yes |
State-approved private school (e.g., 853) |
Yes, as of October 17, 2017 |