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 80-5 - REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CLASSROOM TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE AND SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALS
Section 80-5.14 - Transitional C certificate for career changers and others holding a graduate academic or graduate professional degree for all titles in the classroom teaching service
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 80-5.14
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) General requirements.
(1) Time
validity. The transitional C certificate shall be valid for three years from
its effective date.
(2)
Limitations. The transitional C certificate shall authorize a candidate to
teach only in a school district for which a commitment for employment has been
made. In addition, it shall only be valid as long as the candidate is
matriculated in good standing in a teacher education program leading to the
professional certificate, unless the candidate has completed such
program.
(b) The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following paragraphs:
(1) Education. A candidate shall hold a
graduate academic or graduate professional degree from a regionally accredited
institution of higher education or from an institution authorized by the Board
of Regents to confer degrees. A candidate shall complete study in the means for
identifying and reporting suspected child abuse and maltreatment, which shall
include at least two clock hours of coursework or training in the
identification and reporting of suspected child abuse or maltreatment in
accordance with the requirements of section 3004 of the Education Law. In
addition, the candidate who applies for the certificate on or after February 2,
2001, shall complete at least two clock hours of coursework or training in
school violence prevention and intervention, as required by section 3004 of the
Education Law, which is provided by a provider approved or deemed approved by
the department pursuant to Subpart 57-2 of this Title. A candidate who applies
for the certificate on or after December 31, 2013, shall also complete at least
six clock hours, of which at least three hours must be conducted through
face-to-face instruction, of coursework or training in harassment, bullying and
discrimination prevention and intervention, as required by section 14 of the
Education Law.
(2) Examination.
(i) Candidates who apply for a Transitional C
certificate on or after May 1, 2014 or who apply for a Transitional C
certificate on or before April 30, 2014 but do not meet all the requirements
for an initial certificate on or before April 30, 2014, shall submit evidence
of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the educating all
students test and the content specialty test.
(3) Admission into an intensive program. The
candidate shall submit satisfactory evidence of having been admitted into an
intensive program leading to a professional certificate, as prescribed in
section
52.21(b)(3)(xvi)
of this Title.
(4) Employment and
support commitment. The candidate shall submit satisfactory evidence of having
a commitment from a school district of three years of employment as a teacher
with the school district in the area of the certificate sought, which includes
mentoring and support as prescribed in section
52.21(b)(3)(xvi)
of this Title.
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