Office of Teaching Initiatives

Announcements

• New Supplementary certificate options for ESOL and Bilingual Extension | 9/22/2023
• Time extension, Reissuance, and Renewal regulation changes as of August 2 | 8/18/2023
• New Indigenous Culture and Language Studies Certificate | 7/13/2023
• Earnings Limit for Retirees Working at School Districts and BOCES Suspended through June 30, 2024 | 5/16/2023
• Update to CLEP transcript submission process starting on August 1, 2023 | 5/12/2023
• School Building Leader Experience Requirements Updated | 4/26/2023
• Provisional School Counselor Deadline Extended (for NYS Program Completers Only) | 4/19/2023
• Computer Science Statement of Continued Eligibility (SOCE) Deadline Extended | 10/4/2022
• New Students With Disabilities (All Grades) Certificate Created | 9/14/2022
• New Literacy (All Grades) Certificate Created | 9/14/2022
• Additional Science Certificate Content Core Requirement Change | 6/20/2022
• Incidental Teaching and Substitute Teaching Flexibilities Extended | 5/18/2022
• Elimination of the edTPA Requirement for Certification | 4/12/2022
• Teacher Performance Assessment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | 4/12/2022
• Elimination of the General Core in Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement for Certification | 4/12/2022
• Revised Definition of a Year of Experience | 4/12/2022

**The Office of Teaching Initiatives is offering monthly trainings on the Registration, Re-registration, and CTLE requirements. This is available to district administrators and educators.**

Wednesday, 10/18 - 3:30pm.
Tuesday, 11/14 – 3:00pm
Thursday, 12/14 – 4:00pm

Click here to register.

• Applicants from Other States
• Becoming Certified
  
• Check Application Status
  
• Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE)/Registration
• Forms
  

• Name Change
• Submitting Documents
• TEACH Help
  
• Teaching Assistants
  
• Testing / Exams
  
• Time Extensions