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 80-2.13 - Certificate valid for teaching English, a language other than English, mathematics, a science, and social studies in grades 7-12

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 English, a language other than
					 English, mathematics, a science (biology, chemistry, physics, earth science),
					 or social studies in grades 7-12, 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 English, a language other than English, mathematics, a
					 science (biology, chemistry, physics or earth science), or social studies in
					 grades 7-12. 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 middle level and high school students; 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 or sciences appropriate to the area of the teaching
					 certificate and college-level study in a language other than English. The
					 program will provide college-supervised student teaching in both the middle
					 level and high school grades, except in those certificate titles in which
					 instruction is provided exclusively at either the middle level (7-9) or high
					 school (10-12) level, in which case student teaching shall be done only at the
					 appropriate level.
(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) a concentration,
					 satisfactory to the commissioner, of 18 semester hours in professional
					 education, which enables the teacher to create a productive learning
					 environment, plan and execute instructional activities, and monitor and assess
					 student learning in the middle level grades through grade 12. Teachers must be
					 prepared to address the special developmental needs of adolescents through
					 young adults. The concentration must prepare the teacher 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;
(c) a
					 satisfactory concentration of 36 semester hours of college-level credit in the
					 area in which certification is sought. For certification in a specific area of
					 science, at least 18 semester hours of the 36-semester-hour total must be in
					 the specific science area (biology, chemistry, physics or earth science) of the
					 certificate. Candidates who apply for the extension of the certificate to also
					 teach general science prior to February 2, 2004 and upon such application
					 qualify for the extension, shall be required to complete 18 semester hours in
					 one science and study in at least two others. Candidates who apply for such
					 extension of a certificate on or after February 2, 2004 shall meet the
					 requirements of Subpart 80-4 of this Part.
(d) one year of college-level study or its
					 equivalent of a language other than English; and
(e) a college-supervised student teaching
					 experience in both the middle level and high school grades or its equivalent,
					 satisfactory to the commissioner, except in those certificate titles in which
					 instruction is provided exclusively at either the middle level (7-9) or high
					 school (10-12) level, in which case student teaching shall be done only at the
					 appropriate level. 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.