Office of Teaching Initiatives

Professional Coaching License Renewal Requirements

If an individual holds a valid New York State Teaching, School Leader, or Pupil Personnel Service certificate they may be appointed (without a valid Coaching certificate) as a temporary coach. If you are appointed as a temporary coach by a school, you do not need to apply for a coaching license or submit documentation to your NYSED TEACH account. Coaching-related documents should be monitored at the local level and not sent to NYSED. Documents that are sent to NYSED will not be uploaded to the TEACH account.

You must have held a Professional Coaching License in the same sport as the Renewal application.

Requirements:

1. Paid application on file.
2. Valid First Aid and CPR certification.
• The Office of Teaching Initiatives will no longer accept First Aid or CPR documentation.
• First Aid and CPR certification must be completed with an approved provider, for more information please contact the NYS Office of P-12 Instructional Support.
• Your school district must attest to your completion of the First Aid and CPR requirements in a Superintendent Statement.
3. All workshops are required for certification.
• Workshops must be completed through a NYS Approved Provider.
• All workshop completion will be reported by the workshop provider. We will not accept certificates of completion from applicants.
• Please see our website for workshop information: Workshops Required for Educator Certificaiton
4. Fingerprint Clearance:
• All fingerprinting must be completed by IdentoGO and only for certification, not "employment".
• Please use this link to set up a fingerprint appointment: Fingerprinting
5. Hold/Held a Professional Coaching License.
• You must hold/held a Professional Coaching License in the sport before you are eligible for your first Professional Coaching License Renewal.
6. Three years of Satisfactory Experience as a NY Licensed Coach.
• Your school district will need to submit an electronic Superintendent Statement into your TEACH account; the "Prof Coaching License Renewal Eval." They will need to verify that you have coached for 3 years under the most recent Professional Coaching License or Professional Coaching License Renewal you've previously held in that sport, and include the following for each year: the Sport, Season (Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall), Year and the Satisfactory Rating for each year. In addition, the statement will include an attestation of completion of valid First Aid & CPR certification.
• Please be advised that the paper Coaching Evaluation Form will no longer be accepted. Request for your school district to submit an electronic Superintendent Statement.

If you have not coached for 3 years under your most recent Professional Coaching License or Professional Coaching License or Professional Coaching License Renewal in the sport, you may have your school district submit the verification for the year(s) coached, and you may submit the Failure to Coach Attestation Form for the remaining year(s). Please be adivsed, if you did not coach the applicable year for more than one sport license, you will need to submit a separate form for each sport.