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 80-2.9 - Certificates valid for bilingual education

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Preparation.
The validity of a provisional or permanent certificate
						issued pursuant to this Part may be extended by the commissioner to include
						bilingual education if the holder of such certificate meets the requirements
						described in paragraph (1), (2), (3) or (4) of this subdivision, provided that
						the candidate applied for and upon application qualified for such extension
						prior to February 2, 2004 for certificates in the classroom teaching service,
						or prior to February 2, 2023 for certificates in the school counselor title,
						except for candidates who are applying for an extension to a certificate title
						in pupil personnel service, other than the school counselor title, or the
						administrative and supervisory service for which no time limit for application
						is applicable. Candidates who apply for an extension in bilingual education on
						or after February 2, 2004 for certificates in the classroom teaching service,
						or apply for an extension in bilingual education on or after February 2, 2023
						for certificates in the school counselor title, shall meet the requirements of
						Subpart 80-4 of this Part. Candidates who apply for an extension in bilingual
						education on or after February 2, 2004 for certificates in the pupil personnel
						service, other than candidates who apply for an for such extension on or after
						February 2, 2023 for certificates in the school counselor title, or the
						administrative and supervisory service shall be required to meet the
						requirements of this section.
(1)
					 Completion of an approved program registered by the department specifically for
					 service as a teacher of bilingual education.
(i) For teachers of the common branch
					 subjects in the lower (PreK-3) and upper (4-6) elementary grades (PreK-6) (see
					 section 80-2.12  of this Subpart) the
					 program will include methods and materials of teaching English as a second
					 language; cultural perspectives; theory and practice of bilingual/multicultural
					 education; methods of teaching core subject areas in the home language; home
					 language arts; evaluation in bilingual education; and linguistics. The program
					 will provide a college-supervised field experience in bilingual
					 education.
(ii) For teachers of
					 occupational subjects (see section
					 80-2.5  of this Subpart), teachers
					 of children with handicapping conditions (see section
					 80-2.6  of this Subpart), teachers
					 of reading (see section
					 80-2.7  of this Subpart), teachers
					 of English, languages other than English, mathematics, the sciences and social
					 studies (see section
					 80-2.13  of this Subpart) and
					 teachers of special subjects (see section
					 80-2.14  of this Subpart), the
					 program will include methods and materials of teaching English as a second
					 language; cultural perspectives; theory and practice of bilingual/
					 multicultural education; methods of teaching the subject area in the home
					 language; and home language arts. The program will provide a college-supervised
					 field experience in bilingual education.
(iii) For pupil personnel service
					 professionals (see sections
					 80-2.3 and
					 80-3.11  of this Part),
					 administrative and supervisory personnel (see section
					 80-2.4  of this Subpart), and school
					 media specialists (see section
					 80-2.8  of this Subpart), the
					 program will include cultural perspectives, theory and practice of
					 bilingual/multicultural education, and methods of providing services in the
					 home language. The program will provide appropriate college- supervised field
					 experience in the certificate area in a bilingual context.
(iv) Language proficiency. The candidate will
					 submit evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of oral and written
					 proficiency in English and in the target language of instruction on the New
					 York State Teacher Certification Examinations.