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 80-5.8 - Endorsement of certificates for service as a teacher in the classroom teaching service and recognition of substantially equivalent out-of-state teacher education programs for service as a teacher in the classroom teaching service in New York State

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Endorsement of certificates for service as a teacher in the classroom
					 teaching service.
(1) The commissioner
					 may endorse the certificate or an equivalent authorization to practice from
					 other state(s) or territory(ies) of the United States or the District of
					 Columbia for service as a teacher in the classroom teaching service, provided
					 that the candidate meets the following requirements:
(i) The candidate shall hold a valid
					 certificate or equivalent authorization to practice from other state(s) or
					 territory(ies) of the United States or the District of Columbia that is
					 equivalent to the title and type of the certificate sought.
(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 coursework or training in harassment, bullying and discrimination
					 prevention and intervention; and section
					 80-1.1 
					 relating to a criminal history check.
(iii) The candidate shall hold a
					 baccalaureate or higher degree from a regionally accredited institution or a
					 higher education institution that the commissioner deems substantially
					 equivalent. Candidates shall have achieved a 2.5 cumulative grade point
					 average, or its equivalent, in the program leading to the degree.
(iv) The candidate shall:
(a) have at least three years of satisfactory
					 experience in a public school (grades birth-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 equivalent of an initial or professional
					 certificate in the certificate title sought as a teacher in the classroom
					 teaching service for employment in New York State and while under a certificate
					 issued by such other state authorizing such service, such 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) 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 teacher in the
					 classroom teaching service for employment in New York
					 State.