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 80-3.10 - Certificates for the educational leadership service

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
School building leader.
(Principal, housemaster, supervisor, department chairman,
						assistant principal, coordinator, unit head and any other person serving more
						than 25 percent of his or her assignment in any building level leadership
						position shall hold this certificate.)
(1) Initial certificate.
(i) Validity of certificate. The initial
					 certificate shall be valid for five years from its effective date.
(ii) Requirements for an initial certificate
					 as a school building leader in the educational leadership service. The
					 candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following clauses:
(a) Education.
(1)
(i) For
					 candidates who apply for and meet the requirements for a certificate under this
					 subdivision on or before September 1, 2019, the candidate shall hold a master's
					 or higher degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution or
					 an equivalently approved higher education institution as determined by the
					 department and have successfully completed a program leading to the initial
					 certificate as a school building leader in the educational leadership service
					 registered pursuant to section
					 52.21(c)(2) 
					 of this Title, or its equivalent as determined by the department, or an
					 educational leadership program leading to a regular certificate in an
					 equivalent title to a school building leader, accredited by an accrediting body
					 recognized by the United States Department of Education at a regionally
					 accredited institution outside of New York State.
(ii) For candidates who apply for a
					 certificate under this subdivision on or after September 1, 2019 or candidates
					 who apply for a certificate on or before September 1, 2019 but do not meet all
					 the requirements for a certificate on before September 1, 2019, the candidate
					 shall hold a master's or higher degree from a regionally accredited higher
					 education institution or an equivalently approved higher education institution
					 as determined by the department and have successfully completed a program
					 leading to the initial certificate as a school building leader in the
					 educational leadership service registered pursuant to section
					 52.21(c)(2) 
					 of this Title, or its equivalent as determined by the department, or an
					 educational leadership program leading to a regular certificate in an
					 equivalent title to a school building leader, accredited by an accrediting body
					 recognized by the United States Department of Education at a regionally
					 accredited institution outside of New York State, provided that such program
					 leads to an initial certificate, or a similar certificate title and type, in
					 the jurisdiction in which the higher education institution is
					 located.
(b)
					 Examination. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a
					 satisfactory level of performance on the New York State assessment for school
					 building leadership. In addition, for candidates applying for certification on
					 or after May 1, 2014 or candidates who apply for certification on or before
					 April 30, 2014 but do not meet all the requirements for an initial certificate
					 on or before April 30, 2014, the candidate shall also achieve a satisfactory
					 level of performance on the educating all students test.
(c) Experience. The candidate shall have
					 successfully completed three years of classroom teaching service and/or pupil
					 personnel service experience in public or non-public schools N-12; except for
					 candidates admitted into a Pilot P-20 Partnership for Principal Preparation
					 Program pursuant to section
					 52.21(c)(7) 
					 of this Title because the program determined that the candidate demonstrated
					 the potential for instructional leadership based on prior experiences that were
					 evaluated using criteria established by the program and which were uniformly
					 applied.