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 80-3 - REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 1, 2004, THE EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER SEPTEMBER 2, 2007, AND AS A SCHOOL COUNSELOR APPLIED AND QUALIFIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023 › Section 80-3.15 - Statement of continued eligibility for teachers of students with disabilities who teach a special class in grades 7-12

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a) Upon application, a person who meets the
					 requirements of this section and is employed in a public school or other school
					 for which teacher certification is required to teach a special class, as
					 defined in section
					 200.1(uu) 
					 of this Title, may be issued a statement of continued eligibility pursuant to
					 which such person may teach one or more of the following subject areas in a
					 special class without a teaching certificate in these areas as is required
					 under this Part: biology, chemistry, earth science, English Language Arts,
					 general science, world language other than English (specified) in either
					 (grades 5-9) or (grades 7-12), mathematics, physics, and social studies;
					 provided that such person holds a valid initial or professional certificate in
					 the classroom teaching service in students with disabilities (grades 7-12)
					 generalist, students with disabilities (grades 7-12) content specialist,
					 students with disabilities (grades 5-9) generalist, students with disabilities
					 (grades 5-9) content specialist; or the special education generalist permanent
					 certificate and meets the requirements of this section for each subject area
					 for which the person is seeking a statement of continued eligibility.
(b) A statement of continued eligibility must
					 be obtained for each subject area the teacher seeks to teach without
					 certification in the special class.
(c) The statement of continued eligibility
					 shall be valid for service in any district and shall be continuously valid
					 provided that the person holds a valid initial or professional certificate in
					 students with disabilities generalist (grades 7-12) and is teaching in a
					 special class, as defined in section
					 200.1(uu) 
					 of this Title.
(d) Applications for
					 the statement of continued eligibility shall be submitted to the department, on
					 a form prescribed by the commissioner, on or before June 30, 2021 and
					 candidates must meet the requirements in the following paragraph to be issued a
					 statement of continued eligibility for each subject area in which the statement
					 of continued eligibility is sought prior to June 30, 2021:
(1) As part of the application, the candidate
					 shall submit satisfactory evidence of at least three years of satisfactory
					 full-time teaching experience prior to June 30, 2021, during which time the
					 candidate met the qualifications to be considered highly qualified for a core
					 academic subject for purposes of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) under the
					 former  34 C.F.R. 200.56  through
					 passing the high objective uniform State standard of evaluation rubric (HOUSSE)
					 to demonstrate subject matter competency in grades 7- 12 in the subject area in
					 which the statement of continued eligibility sought. The candidate shall
					 submit, as part of the application, the completed HOUSSE rubric from the
					 district(s) for each year of experience for each subject area that the
					 candidate seeks a statement of continued eligibility.