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 80-2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPERVISORY SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2006, AND THE PUPIL PERSONNEL SERVICE (EXCEPT FOR CERTIFICATES FOR SCHOOL COUNSELING APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023) › Section 80-2.12 - Certificate valid for teaching common branch subjects in the lower (PreK-3) and upper (4-6) elementary grades (PreK-6)

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Provisional certificate.
(1) Preparation for a provisional
					 certificate. To obtain a certificate to teach common branch subjects in the
					 lower and upper elementary grades (PreK-6), a candidate shall meet the
					 requirements in one of the following subparagraphs:
(i) Completion of an approved program
					 registered by the department specifically for service as a teacher of lower and
					 upper elementary grades (PreK-6). An approved program is one which prepares the
					 teacher to create a productive learning environment; plan and execute
					 instructional activities; monitor and assess student learning; address the
					 special developmental and educational needs of students in lower and upper
					 elementary grades; collaborate effectively with co-workers; communicate, plan,
					 and work effectively with children's families; use community resources,
					 programs, and services appropriately; and work effectively with students from
					 minority cultures, students of both sexes, students from homes where English is
					 not spoken, students with handicapping conditions, and gifted and talented
					 students. The program will assure that the candidate has completed a
					 baccalaureate degree with a concentration in one of the liberal arts and
					 sciences and college-level work in English, mathematics, science, social
					 studies, and a language other than English. The program will provide special
					 training in the teaching of reading and college-supervised student teaching in
					 both the lower (PreK-3) and upper (4-6) elementary grades.
(ii) Alternative completion of requirements.
					 A provisional certificate may be issued to an applicant who has completed a
					 program which shall include the following:
(a) a baccalaureate degree from a regionally
					 accredited institution of higher education or from an institution authorized by
					 the Board of Regents to confer degrees and whose programs are registered by the
					 department;
(b) successful
					 completion of at least six semester hours of college-level credit in each of
					 the following subjects: English, mathematics, science, and social
					 studies;
(c) a concentration,
					 satisfactory to the commissioner, of 30 semester hours in professional
					 education, to include six semester hours of study in the teaching of reading.
					 The concentration must enable the teacher to create a productive learning
					 environment, plan and execute instructional activities, monitor and assess
					 student learning and address the special developmental and educational needs of
					 students in the lower (PreK-3) and upper (4-6) elementary grades. The
					 concentration must prepare the teacher to collaborate effectively with
					 co-workers; to communicate, plan, and work effectively with children's
					 families; to use community resources, programs, and services effectively; and
					 to work effectively with students from minority cultures, students of both
					 sexes, students from homes where English is not spoken, students with
					 handicapping conditions, and gifted and talented students;
(d) a satisfactory concentration of 36
					 semester hours of college-level credit in one of the liberal arts and
					 sciences;
(e) one year of
					 college-level study or its equivalent of a language other than English;
					 and
(f) college-supervised student
					 teaching at both the lower (PreK-3) and upper (4-6) elementary grades or its
					 equivalent, satisfactory to the commissioner. One year of paid, full-time
					 teaching experience at the level for which a certificate is sought may be
					 substituted for college-supervised student teaching when such experience
					 carries the recommendation of the chief school officer.