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 80-5.20 - Endorsement of certificates for service as a school district leader and school district business leader, and school building leader
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 80-5.20
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) School district leader.
(1) The
commissioner may endorse the certificate of other state(s) or territory(ies) of
the United States or the District of Columbia for service as a school district
leader, provided that the candidate meets the following requirements:
(i) The candidate shall hold a valid
certificate of other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United States or the
District of Columbia that is equivalent to the professional certificate as a
school district leader.
(ii) The
candidate shall meet the general requirements for certificates prescribed in
Subpart 80-1 of this Part, including but not limited to the requirements of
section
80-1.3 relating to
citizenship, section
80-1.4
relating to study in child abuse identification and reporting and school
violence prevention and intervention, section
80-1.13
relating to study in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention; and
section
80-1.11
relating to a criminal history record check.
(iii) The candidate shall hold a master's or
higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution or an
equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the
department, or have equivalent educational preparation as determined by the
commissioner.
(iv)
(a) The candidate shall have had at least
three years of satisfactory experience in a public school (grades N-12) in
other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United States or the District of
Columbia in a position that would have required the professional certificate as
a school district leader for employment in New York State and while under a
certificate issued by such other state authorizing such service, which
experience must have been completed within seven years immediately preceding
the application for endorsement of the out-of-state certificate; or the
candidate shall have equivalent experience as determined by the commissioner;
and
(b) shall submit satisfactory
evidence that the candidate received evaluation ratings of effective or highly
effective, or the substantial equivalent of such ratings, in at least three
years of experience in a public school in other state(s) or territory(ies) of
the United States or the District of Columbia in the certificate title sought
as a school district leader for employment in New York State.
(2) Such candidate who
meets the endorsement requirements in paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall
be issued a professional certificate as a school district leader.
(b) School district business leader.
(1) The commissioner
may endorse the certificate of other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United
States or the District of Columbia for service as a school district business
leader, provided that the candidate meets the following requirements:
(i) The candidate shall hold a valid
certificate of other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United States or the
District of Columbia that is equivalent to the professional certificate as a
school district business leader.
(ii) The candidate shall meet the general
requirements for certificates prescribed in Subpart 80-1 of this Part,
including but not limited to the requirements of section
80-1.3 relating to
citizenship, section
80-1.4
relating to study in child abuse identification and reporting and school
violence prevention and intervention, section
80-1.13
relating to study in harassment, bullying and discrimination prevention; and
section
80-1.11
relating to a criminal history record check.
(iii) The candidate shall hold a master's or
higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution or an
equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the
department, or have equivalent educational preparation as determined by the
commissioner.
(iv)
(a) The candidate shall have had at least
three years of satisfactory experience in a public school (grades N-12) in
other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United States or the District of
Columbia in a position that would have required the professional certificate as
a school district business leader for employment in New York State and while
under a certificate issued by such other state authorizing such service, which
experience must have been completed within seven years immediately preceding
the application for endorsement of the out-of-state certificate; or the
candidate shall have equivalent experience as determined by the commissioner;
and
(b) shall submit satisfactory
evidence that the candidate received evaluation ratings of effective or highly
effective, or the substantial equivalent of such ratings, in at least three
years of experience in a public school in other state(s) or territory(ies) of
the United States or the District of Columbia in the certificate title sought
as a school district business leader for employment in New York
State.
(2)
Such candidate who meets the endorsement requirements in paragraph (1) of this
subdivision shall be issued a professional certificate as a school district
business leader.
(c) School building leader.
(1) The
commissioner may endorse the certificate of other state(s) or territory(ies) of
the United States or the District of Columbia for service as a school building
leader, provided that the candidate meets the following requirements:
(i) The candidate shall hold a valid
certificate of other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United States or the
District of Columbia that is equivalent to the initial certificate as a school
building leader.
(ii) The candidate
shall meet the general requirements for certificates prescribed in Subpart 80-1
of this Part, including but not limited to the requirements of section
80-1.3 of this Part
relating to citizenship, section
80-1.4
of this Part relating to study in child abuse identification and reporting and
school violence prevention and intervention, section
80-1.13
of this Part relating to study in harassment, bullying and discrimination
prevention; and section
80-1.11
of this Part relating to a criminal history record check.
(iii) The candidate shall hold a master's or
higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution or an
equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the
department, or have equivalent educational preparation as determined by the
commissioner.
(iv)
(a) The candidate shall have had at least
three years of satisfactory experience in a public school (grades N-12) in
other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United States or the District of
Columbia in a position that would have required the initial certificate as a
school building leader for employment in New York State and while under a
certificate issued by such other state authorizing such service, which
experience must have been completed within seven years immediately preceding
the application for endorsement of the out-of-state certificate; or the
candidate shall have equivalent experience as determined by the commissioner;
and
(b) shall submit satisfactory
evidence that the candidate received evaluation ratings of effective or highly
effective, or the substantial equivalent of such ratings, in at least three
years of experience in a public school in other state(s) or territory(ies) of
the United States or the District of Columbia in the certificate title sought
as a school building leader for employment in New York State.
(2) Such candidate who
meets the endorsement requirements in paragraph (1) of this subdivision shall
be issued an initial certificate as a school building leader.
The amended version of this section by New York State Register May 31, 2023/Volume XLV, Issue 22, eff. 5/31/2023 is not yet available.
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