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 80-5 - REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO CLASSROOM TEACHING AND EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PRACTICE AND SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALS › Section 80-5.18 - Supplementary certificate

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Purpose.
The purpose of the supplementary certificate is to
						authorize a teacher who is currently certified in a title in the classroom
						teaching service to teach under a different title in the classroom teaching
						service for which there is a demonstrated shortage of certified teachers, while
						the teacher is engaged in study at an institution of higher education to
						complete requirements necessary to qualify for the new certificate or to
						provide necessary supports to recently arrived and asylum-seeking
						students.
(b)
Limitations.
The supplementary certificate shall be valid for five
						years from its effective date and shall not be renewable. The supplementary
						certificate shall be limited to employment with an employing
						entity.
(c)
Requirements.
Requirements. To be eligible for a supplementary
						certificate, a candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following
						paragraphs:
(1) Application. The
					 candidate shall apply for the supplementary certificate in a certificate title
					 in the classroom teaching service for which there is a demonstrated shortage of
					 certified teachers as determined by the department.
(2) Certification. The candidate shall hold a
					 valid provisional, initial, permanent, or professional certificate in a title
					 in the classroom teaching service identified in Subpart 80-2 or 80-3 of this
					 Part.
(3) The candidate shall agree
					 to be enrolled in study at an institution of higher education leading to an
					 initial or professional certificate in the certificate title sought unless
					 otherwise prescribed in paragraph (7) of this subdivision.
(4) Education.
(i) The candidate shall hold the minimum
					 degree required for an initial certificate in the certificate title
					 sought.
(ii) The candidate shall
					 have completed coursework as prescribed in this subparagraph unless otherwise
					 prescribed in paragraph (7) of this subdivision. The candidate shall have
					 achieved at least a C or its equivalent in any undergraduate-level course and
					 at least a B- or its equivalent in any graduate-level course submitted to meet
					 the coursework requirements of this subparagraph.
(a) For candidates seeking a certificate,
					 other than one of the certificates for the instruction of students with
					 disabilities, a certificate for the instruction of the deaf and hard of
					 hearing, a certificate for the instruction of the blind or visually impaired, a
					 certificate for the instruction of literacy, or a certificate for teaching
					 English to speakers of other languages, the candidate shall have completed
					 twelve semester hours of study in the content core required for the initial
					 certificate in the certificate title sought, as prescribed in section
					 80-3.7  of this Part.
(b) For candidates seeking one of the
					 certificates for the instruction of students with disabilities, the candidate
					 shall have completed nine semester hours of study in the instruction of
					 students with disabilities, as prescribed in the pedagogical core required for
					 the initial certificate in the certificate title sought, set forth in section
					 80-3.7  of this Part.
(c) For candidates seeking a certificate for
					 the instruction of students who are deaf and hard of hearing, the candidate
					 shall have completed nine semester hours in the instruction of the deaf and
					 hard of hearing, as prescribed in the pedagogical core for the initial
					 certificate in this certificate title, set forth in section
					 80-3.7  of this Part.
(d) For candidates seeking a certificate for
					 the instruction of the blind or visually impaired, the candidate shall have
					 completed nine semester hours in the instruction of the blind or visually
					 impaired as prescribed in the pedagogical core for the initial certificate in
					 this certificate title, set forth in section
					 80-3.7  of this Part.
(e) For candidates seeking one of the
					 certificates for the instruction of literacy, the candidate shall have
					 completed nine semester hours of study in literacy education, as prescribed in
					 the pedagogical core required for the initial certificate in the certificate
					 title sought, set forth in section
					 80-3.7  of this Part.
(f) For candidates seeking a certificate for
					 teaching English to speakers of other languages, the candidate shall have
					 completed six semester hours of coursework in methods of second language
					 teaching in the elementary and secondary grades and six semester hours in
					 teaching literacy skills, as prescribed in the pedagogical core for the initial
					 certificate in this certificate title, set forth in section
					 80-3.7  of this
					 Part.
(5) The
					 candidate shall submit a statement by the Chancellor, in the case of employment
					 with the City School District of the City of New York; or by the
					 superintendent, in the case of other employing boards; or by the chief school
					 officer, in the case of employment with another entity required by law to
					 employ certified teachers certifying:
(i) the
					 employing entity seeks to employ the candidate in a teaching position in a
					 certificate title in the classroom teaching service with a demonstrated
					 shortage of certified teachers as determined by the department for which the
					 candidate would need the supplementary certificate to qualify;
(ii) the employing entity will require, as a
					 condition of employment under the supplementary certificate, the candidate's
					 enrollment in study at an institution of higher education leading to an initial
					 or professional certificate in the certificate title sought; and
(iii) the employing entity will provide
					 appropriate support to the candidate undertaking a teaching assignment under
					 the supplementary certificate to ensure the maintenance of quality instruction
					 for students.
(6)
					 Examination. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a
					 satisfactory level of performance on the Content Specialty Test in the area of
					 the certificate title sought, if available.
(7) For candidates who apply for a
					 supplementary certificate in the English to speakers of other languages title,
					 or who hold a valid certificate in the English to speakers of other languages
					 title and apply for a supplementary certificate in another area, between
					 September 12, 2023, and August 31, 2024, in order to provide necessary supports
					 to recently arrived and asylum-seeking students, the candidate shall either:
(i) meet the application, certification,
					 employer statement, and examination requirements pursuant to paragraphs (1),
					 (2), (5), and (6) of this subdivision; or
(ii) meet the application, certification,
					 enrollment, education, and employer statement requirements pursuant to
					 paragraphs (1) through (5) of this subdivision.