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 80-5.22 - Transitional G certificate for career changers and others holding a baccalaureate and/or graduate degree in the area of a certificate title and with at least two years of acceptable post-secondary teaching experience

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
General
					 requirements.
(1) Time validity. The
					 transitional G certificate shall be valid for two years.
(2) Limitations. The transitional G
					 certificate shall authorize a candidate to teach only in a school district for
					 which a commitment for employment has been made. The candidate shall meet the
					 requirements in each of the following paragraphs:
(i) Education. A candidate shall hold a
					 graduate degree in the area of a certificate title or in a closely related
					 subject area acceptable to the department, or a baccalaureate degree in the
					 area of a certificate title or in a closely related subject area acceptable to
					 the department and a graduate degree in another area or in a closely related
					 subject area acceptable to the department, 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, a higher
					 education institution that the commissioner deems substantially equivalent, 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 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.
(ii) Post-secondary
					 teaching experience. The candidate shall submit evidence of at least two years
					 of satisfactory teaching experience at the post-secondary level in the
					 certificate area to be taught or in a closely related subject area acceptable
					 to the department.
(iii) Employment
					 and support commitment. The candidate shall submit satisfactory evidence of
					 having a commitment from a school district of at least two years of employment
					 as a teacher with the school district in the area of the certificate sought,
					 which shall include a plan from the school district for mentoring, appropriate
					 instructional support as determined by school leadership and at least 70 hours
					 of professional learning targeted toward appropriate pedagogical skills, over
					 the two years of employment.