(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 new certification examinations the teacher
performance assessment or the revised content specialty examination(s), as
prescribed by the commissioner, that is/are required for the certificate title
sought, may instead use one or more of the following safety net options, in
lieu of taking, retaking one or more of such new and/or revised 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) a candidate who takes and fails to
achieve a satisfactory level of performance on the library specialist teacher
performance assessment (after completing and submitting for scoring the library
specialist teacher performance assessment), may, in lieu of retaking the
library specialist teacher performance assessment:
(1) receive a satisfactory score on the
written assessment of teaching skills after receipt of his/her score on the
library specialist teacher performance assessment and prior to December 31,
2021; or
(2) 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 library specialist teacher performance
assessment prior to December 31, 2021.
(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.