Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) Requirements
for the transitional B certificate for all titles in the classroom teaching
service, applicable for a candidate enrolled in either an alternative teacher
certification program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
of this Title or a Model B - residency teacher preparation track of a
clinically rich graduate level teacher preparation pilot program registered
pursuant to section
52.21(b)(5)
of this Title.
(1) General requirements.
(i) Time validity. The transitional B
certificate shall be valid for three years from its effective date, except that
upon application by a candidate, a transitional B certificate in a title in the
classroom teaching service which has a bilingual education extension may be
reissued for one additional year, provided that the candidate qualifies for a
provisional or initial certificate in such title in the classroom teaching
service.
(ii) Limitations. The
transitional B certificate shall authorize a candidate to teach only in a
school district for which a commitment for employment and mentoring has been
made. In addition, it shall only be valid as long as the candidate is
matriculated in good standing in a registered alternative teacher certification
program or a Model B - residency teacher preparation track of a clinically rich
graduate level teacher preparation pilot program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(5)
of this Title, leading to a provisional or initial certificate, unless the
candidate has applied for the transitional B certificate on or before February
1, 2001 and the candidate is matriculated in good standing in a registered
program leading to the provisional or initial certificate in the certificate
title sought and has documented that such program will meet all requirements of
the alternative teacher certification program, or unless the candidate has
completed such program.
(2) The candidate shall meet the requirements
in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i)
Education.
(a) The candidate shall hold a
baccalaureate or graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution of
higher education or from an institution authorized by the Board of Regents to
confer degrees; and
(b) either:
(1) the candidate shall submit satisfactory
evidence of:
(i) matriculation in an
alternative teacher certification program or a Model B - residency teacher
preparation track of a clinically rich graduate level teacher preparation pilot
program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(5)
of this Title, leading to a provisional or initial certificate or leading to
provisional/permanent or initial/professional certificates and, as applicable,
a bilingual education extension of such certificates, registered pursuant to
and having met the admission requirements prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
or (b)(5) of this Title; and
(ii) having completed the introductory
component of a registered program leading to the transitional B certificate, as
prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
or (b)(5) of this Title or the acceptable
equivalent of such study as determined by the department; or
(2) for candidates who apply for
the transitional B certificate on or before February 1, 2001, the candidate
shall submit satisfactory evidence of:
(i)
meeting the admissions requirements for the alternative teacher certification
program, as prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
of this Title;
(ii) matriculation
in a program registered as leading to the provisional or initial certificate in
the title sought, pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title, that has made special arrangements for the candidate to meet all
the pre-service and in-service requirements of an alternative teacher
certification program leading to the transitional B and the provisional or
initial certificate, as prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
of this Title; and
(iii) having
completed the pre-service component leading to the transitional B certificate,
as prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
of this Title, pursuant to the special arrangements made for the candidate in a
program registered as leading to the provisional or initial
certificate.
(ii) Examination.
(a) A candidate who applies for a
Transitional B certificate on or after May 1, 2014 or a candidate who applies
for a Transitional B certificate on or before April 30, 2014 but does not meet
all the requirements for a Transitional B certificate on April 30, 2014 shall
submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the
New York State teacher certification examination the educating all students
test and the content specialty test(s) in the area of the certificate, where
such content specialty test is required for the certificate title. Successful
completion of the content specialty test in the area of the certificate shall
not be required for the Transitional B certificate authorizing the teaching of
English to speakers of other languages, students with disabilities, students
who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, students who are blind or visually impaired,
or students with speech and language disabilities, or for an extension of a
Transitional B certificate in bilingual education. Instead, the candidate shall
submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on a New
York State teacher certification examination content specialty test prescribed
by the commissioner or a teaching certificate in the classroom teaching
service.
(iii)
Employment and support commitment. The candidate shall submit satisfactory
evidence of having a commitment from a school or school district of employment
as a teacher with the school or school district in the area of the certificate
sought for at least three school years, which shall include at least one year
of full-time teaching experience that is mentored, as prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
or (b)(5) of this Title and subparagraph
(b)(1)(iii) of this section.
(b) Requirements for the provisional or
initial certificate for all titles in the classroom teaching service, and a
bilingual education extension of such certificate, applicable for a candidate
holding a transitional B certificate and matriculated in an alternative teacher
certification program registered pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
of this Title or a Model B - residency teacher preparation track of a
clinically rich graduate level teacher preparation pilot program registered
pursuant to section
52.21(b)(5)
of this Title.
(1) The candidate shall meet
the requirements in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i) Education. The candidate shall have
successfully completed either:
(a) an
alternative teacher certification program or the Model B - residency teacher
preparation track of a clinically rich graduate level teacher preparation pilot
program leading to a provisional or initial certificate or leading to
provisional/permanent or initial/professional certificates, which may also lead
to a bilingual education extension of such certificates, that is registered
pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
or (b)(5) of this Title; or
(b) for candidates who applied for the
transitional B certificate on or before February 1, 2001, a program registered
as leading to the provisional or initial certificate in the title sought,
pursuant to section
52.21
of this Title, that has made special arrangements for the candidate to meet all
the pre-service and in-service requirements of an alternative teacher
certification program leading to the transitional B and the provisional or
initial certificate, as prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
of this Title.
(ii)
Examination. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a
satisfactory level of performance on any examination required for the
provisional or initial certificate, as applicable, and/or a bilingual education
extension of such certificate, as applicable.
(iii) Experience and mentoring. The candidate
shall submit evidence of having had at least one school year of full-time
teaching that was mentored, obtained through an alternative teacher
certification program or a Model B - residency teacher preparation track of a
clinically rich graduate level teacher preparation pilot program, registered
pursuant to section
52.21(b)(3)(xvii)
or (b)(5) of this Title, or other program
that meets the education requirements of this subdivision.
(2) Candidates who apply and qualify for a
transitional B certificate on or before February 1, 2004 shall be issued a
provisional certificate, upon meeting the requirements for the provisional
certificate. Candidates who apply and qualify for a transitional B certificate
after February 1, 2004 shall be issued an initial certificate, upon meeting the
requirements for the initial certificate.
(3) A candidate who has met the requirements
of this subdivision for a provisional or initial certificate shall be issued a
provisional or initial certificate with an effective date that is pre-dated to
the effective date of the candidate's transitional B certificate. The duration
of suchprovisional or initial certificate, as prescribed in this Part, shall be
determined based on such pre-dated effective date.