Certification
edTPA Multiple Measures Review Process
The New York State edTPA Multiple Measures Review Process (MMRP) is for teacher candidates who do not pass the edTPA, but score within two points of the passing score and can demonstrate that they are prepared to become a teacher of record. If the candidate satisfies all the requirements listed below, they may become eligible to have the edTPA requirement waived on their certificate application.
MMRP Application
An MMRP application is not considered complete until all materials detailed below have been received by the Department. Teacher candidates apply for the MMRP by completing the following requirements:
- edTPA exam score. Have an edTPA status in their TEACH account dated January 1, 2018 or later with a status of “ F ”. Submit a PDF-formatted copy of your score report to OTI showing that the score is within two points of the passing score that is in place at the time of the score date. This should be submitted to mmrpedtpa@nysed.gov.
- Letters of Recommendation forms. Have two “Letter of Recommendation” forms submitted on their behalf – one by a faculty member at a college or university attended by the candidate, and another by someone who supervised the candidate while they taught in a Birth – Grade 12 educational setting. The MMRP letter of Recommendation Form
(49KB) should be completed and submitted by each recommender to: mmrpedtpa@nysed.gov. - MMRP Application form. Submit the completed New York State Multiple Measures Review Process (MMRP) application
(90KB). - Official transcripts. Submit official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended – including transfer credits sent on official transcripts from the original institutions. Sealed, official transcripts can be mailed to the mailing address listed below, or in certain circumstances, official transcripts can submitted electronically through acceptable third-party vendors to: transcriptsoti@nysed.gov. More information can be found on our transcripts webpage.
- Application materials sent to the New York State Education Department other than those listed above will not be considered in the review of the application.
Office of Teaching Initiatives Mailing Address
Office of Teaching Initiatives
NYS Education Department
89 Washington Ave,
Albany, New York 12234
Certificate Application
In addition to the documentation detailed in the MMRP Application section above, the candidate must submit a certificate application (example: Childhood Education - Grades 1 - 6 - Initial certificate) via the TEACH Online Services system and satisfy all requirements on their certificate application - except a passing score on the edTPA.
NYS Teacher Preparation Program Candidates
- Must submit a certificate application in TEACH (example: Childhood Education – Grades 1-6 – Initial certificate).
- Must have a College Recommendation in TEACH that matches the certificate application (if the candidate has questions about this, they should contact the Certification Officer at their college/university).
- All requirements must be verified met on the certificate application – except a passing score on the edTPA. You can monitor the status of your application by going to the Account Information page in your account, going to the Certificates category and clicking on the evaluation history of your application.
Candidates Using Other Pathways
- You must submit a certificate application in TEACH (example: Childhood Education – Grades 1-6 – Initial certificate).
- You must submit official transcripts from all institutions attended – including transfer credits sent on official transcripts from their original institutions. See above for details.
- All requirements must be met on your certificate application – except a passing score on the edTPA.
- The current processing time for certificate applications is more than 16 weeks – from the time the application entered “ready for review” status. You can monitor the status of your application by going to the Account Information page in your account, going to the Certificates category and clicking on the evaluation history of your application. If the status is “ready for review”, it has not been manually evaluated by our staff yet and all requirements remain in their default status, as your documentation has not been evaluated yet.
Review Process
If a candidate meets the criteria listed above, their “Letter of Recommendation” forms will be sent to the MMRP panel. This panel, made up of nine members from the P-12 and higher education communities, will decide if the candidate should receive a waiver for the edTPA requirement. After the forms have been sent to the panel, Office of Teaching Initiatives staff email each candidate to let them know.
The panel will then review the forms for each candidate. Once the panel has voted, the results will be sent to the Office of Teaching Initiatives and each candidate’s account will be updated accordingly. If the candidate’s MMRP application is approved by the panel, the exam score will not change to a ‘Pass’ on TEACH; the edTPA requirement will simply be exempted and the candidate’s certificate will be issued. If the candidate wants a ‘Pass’ reflected for the edTPA in their TEACH account, they must receive a passing score on the edTPA. If the candidate’s MMRP application is rejected by the panel, the edTPA requirement will not be exempted on the candidate’s certificate application. After all accounts have been updated to reflect the results, our staff will email each candidate to let them know their result.
By regulation, the panel’s determination is final. Teacher candidates can apply for the MMRP only once per score report, so if they are denied, they will have to submit a new edTPA (either part or whole).