Office of Teaching Initiatives

Paid Experience Verification Form for Employers

1. All experience must be verified by your employer.

• New York City Department of Education (NYC DOE) Employees
  

NYC DOE Teaching Assistant experience must be verified by:

• NYC DOE Office of HR School Support, Paraprofessional Milestone Unit
  

NYC DOE Teaching Experience must be verified by one of the following:

• NYC DOE Human Resource Director; or
• NYC DOE Community Superintendents.

NYC DOE School Building Leader and School Administrator experience must be verified by:

• NYCDOE Supervisory Staffing Unit
  

• For All Other Employees
  Experience must be verified by one of the following:
  
  • Superintendent;
    
  • Head of Human Resources; or
    
  • Chief School Officer of the Approved Nonpublic/Independent School.

2. The submission instructions are located on each form.

Before printing one of the forms below, contact your employer to determine if your employer will submit a Superintendent Statement directly in your TEACH account verifying your experience. 

• Teaching Assistant Level II or III:
  Verification of Paid Experience for Teaching Assistant Level II or III Certificates
  
  NOTICE For NYCDOE Employees:
  NYC DOE employees: The NYC DOE Paraprofessional Milestone Unit submits Superintendent Statements verifying experience on behalf of their employees.  If you do not see that a Superintendent Statement is entered in the “Superintendent Statements” section of your TEACH account, contact the Office of HR School Support, Paraprofessional Milestone Unit at 718-935-3166 or Para_Milestones@schools.nyc.gov.
  
  
• Career and Technical Education (CTE) Certificate Applicants:
  Verification of Occupational Work Experience Form
  
  
• School Building Leader (SBL) and School Administrator Supervisor (SAS):
  Verification of Paid Experience Form
  
  
• Teachers:
  Verification of Paid Experience Form
  
  
• Special Education Teachers: Limited Extensions and Grade Level Extensions:
  Verification of Paid Experience Form
  
  
• Pupil Personnel Service Titles:
  Verification of Paid Experience Form
  
  
• Endorsement Pathway: Initial Classroom Teaching Certificate:
  Verification of Paid Experience and Evaluation Ratings for Initial Classroom Teaching Certificates under the Endorsement Pathway
  
  
• Endorsement Pathway: Leadership Certificates:
  Verification of Paid Experience and Evaluation Ratings for Leadership Certificates under the Endorsement Pathway
  
  
• Experience in Lieu of Student Teaching for Initial Certification:
  Verification of Paid Teaching Experience for Initial Certification
  
  
• Statement of Continued Eligibility For Special Education Teachers Who Teach a Special Class in Grades 7-12:
  Verification of Paid Experience and Evaluation Ratings for Leadership Certificates under the Endorsement Pathway