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 80-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 2007, AND AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023
Section 80-3.17 - Satisfaction of education requirements for certification as an administrator through individual evaluation

Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs § 80-3.17

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 12, March 26, 2025

This section prescribes requirements for meeting the education requirements for the professional certificate in the administrator title through individual evaluation. The candidate must have achieved a 3.0 cumulative grade point average or its equivalent in the program leading to the master's or higher degree used to meet the requirements for a certificate under this section. All other requirements for the certificate, including the requirements prescribed in this Part, must also be met.

(a) Degree completion. The candidate shall possess a master's or higher degree from 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 an equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the department.

(b) The candidate shall complete study in child abuse identification, school violence and harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention and intervention, as prescribed in sections 80-1.4 and 80-1.13 of this Part.

(c) Coursework. The candidate shall complete 21 semester hours of graduate coursework in educational leadership that:

(1) is at both the school level and district level;

(2) is offered by an institution of higher education that is accredited by an institutional accrediting agency recognized for this purpose by the United States Department of Education and offers an educational leadership program that leads to a professional certificate as an administrator, or a similar certificate title and type, in the jurisdiction in which the higher education institution is located; and

(3) includes study aligned with each of the following areas that are consistent with the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders as defined in section 30-3.2(l)(2) of this Title and section 52.21 of this Title:
(i) mission, vision, and core values

(ii) ethics and professional norms

(iii) equity and cultural responsiveness

(iv) curriculum, instruction, and assessment

(v) community of care and support for students

(vi) professional capacity of school personnel

(vii) professional community for teachers and staff

(viii) meaningful engagement of families and community

(ix) operations and management

(x) school improvement.

(d) Internship. The candidate shall satisfactorily complete a college-supervised internship in a school (prekindergarten-grade 12), school district, or board of educational cooperative services that is an experience of at least 15 weeks and is structured to provide leadership responsibilities of increasing breadth and depth. The internship shall be supervised by certified school district leaders and by faculty in an educational leadership preparation program at an institution of higher education as outlined in paragraph (c)(2) of this subdivision.

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