New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter C - Teacher
Part 80 - Requirements for Teachers' Certificates and Teaching Practice
Subpart 80-1 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES
Section 80-1.5 - Examinations for certification
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 80-1.5
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025
(a) All candidates for a certificate in the classroom teaching service shall submit evidence of having achieved satisfactory levels of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) educating all students test and, when available, the content knowledge certification examination(s) in the area of the certificate, except as otherwise provided in this Part.
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Part, candidates seeking a certificate in the title of students with
disabilities (all grades) shall be required to achieve a satisfactory level of
performance in the NYSTCE multi-subject, multi-subject: teachers of childhood
(grade 1 - grade 6), multi-subject: teachers of middle childhood (grade 5 -
grade 9), or multi-subject: secondary teachers (grade 7 - grade 12) content
specialty tests until a multi-subject content specialty test for such
certificate title is operational, or other content knowledge certification
examination in students with disabilities.
(b) A school or school system shall not prohibit an individual who is a current or prospective applicant for certification from videotaping a classroom for the purpose of meeting the requirements of the teacher performance assessment for certification as a teacher in the classroom teaching service or the performance assessment of teaching skills requirement for permanent certification, transmitting such videotape to the department, or otherwise fulfilling this classroom presentation requirement. A videotape made for this purpose shall be a confidential record of the department, and as such, is not subject to viewing or disclosure to any individual or entity other than the applicant for certification, appropriate departmental personnel, and others engaged by the department to evaluate the videotape for purposes of determining the candidate's eligibility for certification.
(c) Except as otherwise prescribed in this subdivision, notwithstanding any applicable provisions of Subparts 80-1, 80-3, 80-4 and 80-5 of this Part or any other provision of rule or regulation to the contrary, a candidate who applies for and meets all the requirements for a certificate, except that such candidate does not achieve a satisfactory level of performance on one or more of the NYSTCE examination(s), may instead use one or more of the following safety net options, in lieu of retaking one or more of such certification examinations:
(1) Teacher
performance assessment.
(i) Except as
otherwise provided in clause (c) of this subparagraph, a candidate who takes
and fails to achieve a satisfactory level of performance on the teacher
performance assessment (after completing and submitting for scoring the teacher
performance assessment), may, in lieu of retaking the teacher performance
assessment:
(a) receive a satisfactory score
on the written assessment of teaching skills after receipt of his/her score on
the teacher performance assessment and prior to June 30, 2018; or
(b) pass the written assessment of teaching
skills on or before April 30, 2014 (before the new certification examination
requirements became effective), provided the candidate has taken and failed the
teacher performance assessment prior to June 30, 2018;
(c) Candidates may apply for a waiver of the
content knowledge certification examination requirement for a certificate in
the classroom teaching service, educational leadership service, or title school
counselor, or for an applicable extension pursuant to section 80-4.3 of this
Part, provided that they receive a score within a 0.5 standard error of
measurement of the passing score on a content knowledge certification
examination required for the certificate or extension sought and complete one
of the following waiver options:
(1) Achieve a
satisfactory level of performance on a NYSTCE portfolio assessment to
demonstrate their depth of subject matter knowledge on the NYSTCE content
knowledge certification examination for which they did not pass, when
available; or
(2) Achieve at least a
3.5 cumulative grade point average or its equivalent in the program leading to
a baccalaureate, or a graduate degree culminating in at least 30 semester
hours, at an institution of higher education that is accredited by an
institutional accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the United
States Department of Education or a higher education institution that the
Commissioner deems substantially equivalent.
(ii) A candidate who:
(a) completes a student teaching or similar
clinical experience during the spring 2020 or summer 2020 terms while enrolled
in a program registered pursuant to section
52.21 of this Title and could not
complete their teacher performance assessment as a result of the COVID-19
crisis, as determined by the dean or his/her designee overseeing the
candidate's program;
(b) completes
a student teaching or similar clinical experience during the 2020-2021 or
2021-2022 academic years while enrolled in a program registered pursuant to
section 52.21 of this Title;
(c) completes a student teaching experience
during the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 academic years while enrolled in a
substantially equivalent teacher education program at a regionally accredited
institution of higher education, or a higher education institution that the
commissioner deems substantially equivalent, from another state or territory of
the United States or the District of Columbia that leads to certification in
the title and type of certificate sought in the jurisdiction where the higher
education institution is located; or
(d) completes the teaching experience
requirement for certification through the individual evaluation pathway during
the 2020-2021 or 2021-2022 academic years, may either:
(1) take and receive a satisfactory level of
performance on the teacher performance assessment;
(2) take the written assessment of teaching
skills by September 1, 2024 and receive a satisfactory score on such
assessment; or
(3) for a candidate
who takes and fails to achieve a satisfactory level of performance on the
teacher performance assessment, may, in lieu of retaking such assessment:
(i) take the written assessment of teaching
skills by September 1, 2024 and receive a satisfactory score on the written
assessment of teaching skills after receipt of his/her score on the teacher
performance assessment; or
(ii)
apply for a waiver of the edTPA requirement through the multiple-measures
review process pursuant to subdivision (d) of this section, if he/she meets the
eligibility requirements.
(2) Content specialty test.
(i) Except as otherwise provided in
subparagraphs (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this paragraph, a candidate who takes and
fails to achieve a satisfactory level of performance on any of the revised
content specialty examinations from May 1, 2015 through October 17, 2016, may,
in lieu of retaking such revised content specialty test:
(a) receive a satisfactory score on the
predecessor content specialty examination after receipt of his/her failing
score on the revised content specialty test; or
(b) pass the predecessor content specialty
examination on or before the new certification examination requirements become
operational.
(ii) A
candidate who applies for certification on or after October 18, 2016 and/or who
has a pending application for certification on file with the Office of Teaching
Initiatives on October 18, 2016, as determined by the department, may receive a
satisfactory passing score on either the revised content specialty test or the
predecessor content specialty exam (even if the candidate took and passed the
predecessor examination on or before October 18, 2016) until June 30,
2017.
(iii) For revised content
specialty tests that became operational on or after October 18, 2016 or for the
revised educational technology specialist content specialty test, a candidate
may take and receive a satisfactory passing score on either the revised content
specialty test or the predecessor content specialty test until six months after
the revised educational technology specialist content specialty test is
redeveloped and operational.
(iv) A
candidate who takes and fails to achieve a satisfactory level of performance on
part two of the new multi-subject: secondary teachers grade 7 - grade 12
content specialty test, if required for the certificate area sought and he/she
received a satisfactory level of performance on parts one and three of such
test on or after September 1, 2014 until the date a revised part two is
operational, may, in lieu of retaking part two of such examination:
(a) present the department with sufficient
evidence of satisfactory completion of the mathematics tutorial approved by the
department until the date a revised part two is operational; and
(b) submit an attestation on or before the
date a revised part two is operational, on a form prescribed by the
commissioner, attesting that the candidate has:
(1) demonstrated comparable mathematical
skills to what is required by part two of the multi-subject (7-12) content
specialty examination through course completion by completing a minimum of
three semester hours in mathematics coursework satisfactory to the
commissioner; and
(2) received a
cumulative grade of a 3.0 or higher, or the substantial equivalent, in such
coursework.
(v)
When the revised content specialty examination(s) in biology, chemistry, earth
science and physics become available, a candidate may take either the
applicable revised content specialty examination or the applicable predecessor
content specialty examination in biology, chemistry, earth science or physics,
for one year after the applicable revised content specialty examination(s)
become operational.
(vi) When the
revised content specialty examination(s) in dance, music, theater and visual
arts become available, a candidate may take either the applicable revised
content specialty examination or the applicable predecessor content specialty
examination in dance, music, theater and visual arts, for one year after the
applicable revised content specialty examination(s) become
operational.
(vii) When the revised
(May 2019) school building leader assessment becomes available, a candidate may
take part one of either the revised (May 2019) school building leader
assessment or the revised (September 2013) school building leader assessment
and may take part two of either the revised (May 2019) school building leader
assessment or the revised (September 2013) school building leader assessment,
until August 31, 2025.
(viii) When
the revised business and marketing content specialty test becomes available, a
candidate may take either the revised content specialty test or the predecessor
content specialty test in business and marketing, for one year after the
revised business and marketing content specialty test becomes
operational.
(d) Multiple measures review process for the edTPA.
(1) A candidate may apply for a waiver
of the edTPA requirement on or after the effective date of this section through
a multiple measures review process. Provided however, that this process will
only apply if and when a new standard setting panel has been convened and makes
a recommendation to the commissioner for a new passing score for the edTPA and
such score has been approved by the commissioner for use with the edTPA. and
the candidate meets the requirements set forth in paragraph (2) of this
subdivision.
(2) To be eligible for
a waiver of the requirement for the edTPA through the multiple-measures review
process, a candidate shall:
(i) receive a
score within two points below the new passing score set by the standard setting
panel, as determined by the commissioner;
(ii) have a cumulative grade point average of
a 3.0 in his/her program area or its equivalent. as determined by the
commissioner;
(iii) receive a
satisfactory passing score on all other examinations (or available safety nets)
required for the teaching certificate sought; and
(iv) provide recommendations from faculty and
cooperating teachers or other qualified individuals, as determined by the
department, that the teacher has the minimum knowledge, skills and abilities in
pedagogy to enter the classroom.
(3) The department will convene a multiple
measures review panel to review waiver applications submitted pursuant to this
section. Such panel shall be comprised of two P-12 teachers, two principals,
two superintendents, two higher education faculty and one staff member from the
department. The decision of the majority of the members shall determine whether
a candidate will receive a waiver under this subdivision and such decision
shall be final.
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