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 80-4 - REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTENSIONS AND ANNOTATIONS OF CERTIFICATES IN THE CLASSROOM TEACHING SERVICE APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2004 AND IN THE SCHOOL COUNSELOR TITLE APPLIED FOR ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 2, 2023 › Section 80-4.3 - Requirements for the extension of a certificate

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
(a)
Requirements for the extension in bilingual education.
The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the
						following paragraphs:
(1) The
					 requirements of this subdivision shall be applicable to the extension in
					 bilingual education of provisional, permanent, initial, emergency COVID-19, or
					 professional certificates in the classroom teaching service and provisional,
					 permanent, initial, or professional certificates in the school counselor title.
					 The requirements of section
					 80-2.9  of this Part shall be
					 applicable to the extension in bilingual education for certificates in the
					 pupil personnel service, other than certificates in the school counselor title,
					 or the administrative and supervisory service.
(2) The candidate shall meet the requirements
					 in each of the following subparagraphs:
(i)
					 Education.
(a) For candidates who are
					 requesting the extension of a certificate in a title in the classroom teaching
					 service other than school media specialist (library), library media specialist,
					 school media specialist (educational communications), or educational technology
					 specialist; the candidate shall satisfactorily complete a program registered
					 pursuant to section
					 52.21(b)(4)(i)  of
					 this Title, or its equivalent consisting of a total of 12 semester hours of
					 coursework. Such equivalent coursework shall include study in each of the
					 following subjects:
(1) theories of bilingual
					 education and multicultural perspectives;
(2) sociolinguistics and psycholinguistics;
					 and
(3) methods of teaching English
					 language arts and home language arts to bilingual English language learners
					 using the home language and English;
(4) methods of teaching other content to
					 bilingual English language learners using the home language and
					 English.
(b) For
					 candidates who are requesting the extension of a certificate in school media
					 specialist (library), library media specialist, school media specialist
					 (educational communications), or educational technology specialist, the
					 candidate shall satisfactorily complete a program registered pursuant to
					 section 52.21(b)(4)(ii)  of
					 this Title, or its equivalent consisting of a total of six semester hours of
					 coursework. Such equivalent coursework shall include study in each of the
					 following subjects:
(1) theories of bilingual
					 education and multicultural perspectives; and
(2) methods of providing library media
					 services or educational technology services, as appropriate to the teaching
					 certificate, to English language learners using the home language and
					 English.
(c) For
					 candidates who are requesting the extension of a certificate in the school
					 counselor title, the candidate shall satisfactorily complete a program
					 registered pursuant to section
					 52.21(b)(4)(ii)  of
					 this Title, or its equivalent consisting of a total of fifteen semester hours
					 of coursework. Such equivalent coursework shall include study in each of the
					 following subjects:
(1) theories of bilingual
					 education and multicultural perspectives; and
(2) methods of providing school counselor
					 services to English language learners using the home language and
					 English.
(ii)
					 Examination. The candidate shall submit evidence of having achieved a
					 satisfactory level of performance on the New York State Teacher Certification
					 Examination bilingual extension assessment.
(3) Interim bilingual education extension for
					 certificates in speech and language disabilities or for teaching for speech-
					 and hearing-handicapped.
(i) An interim
					 bilingual education extension may be issued to holders of certificates in
					 speech and language disabilities or teaching the speech- and
					 hearing-handicapped in the classroom teaching service who have demonstrated
					 proficiency in a language other than English. The interim bilingual education
					 extension shall be valid for three years from its effective date and shall not
					 be renewable, except the time validity of a bilingual education extension may
					 be extended for holders called to active duty in the Armed Forces for the time
					 of active service and an additional 12 months from the end of such service. No
					 interim bilingual extension shall be issued with an effective date that begins
					 after September 1, 2010.
(ii) To be
					 eligible for an interim bilingual education extension, a candidate must meet
					 the following requirements:
(a) hold an
					 initial or professional certificate in speech and language disabilities or a
					 provisional or permanent certificate for teaching the speech- or
					 hearing-handicapped; and
(b) be
					 matriculated in a registered program leading to a bilingual education extension
					 of a certificate as a teacher in the classroom teaching service, as prescribed
					 in section 52.21(b)(4)(i)  of
					 this Title, provided that such program must require the candidate to pass an
					 assessment of proficiency in the language of the bilingual education extension
					 sought as a condition for entry into the program.
(4) Supplementary bilingual education
					 extension for certificates in the classroom teaching service and the school
					 counselor title.
(i) Purpose. The purpose of
					 a supplementary bilingual education extension is to authorize a teacher who is
					 currently certified in a title in the classroom teaching service to teach
					 bilingual English language learners and to authorize a certified school
					 counselor to work with bilingual English language learners, where there is a
					 demonstrated shortage, while the candidate is matriculated in a program at an
					 institution of higher education leading to an extension in bilingual education
					 or to provide necessary supports to recently arrived and asylum-seeking
					 students.
(ii) Limitations. The
					 supplementary bilingual extension shall be valid for three years from its
					 effective date and shall not be renewable, provided that such extension may be
					 renewed one time for a period of three years from effective date of the renewal
					 if the candidate obtained the first extension by submitting evidence of having
					 achieved a satisfactory level of performance on the bilingual education
					 assessment pursuant to subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph, is matriculated in
					 a registered program leading to a bilingual education extension, and completed
					 the coursework and employer statement requirements as prescribed in clauses (c)
					 and (d) of subparagraph (iii) of this section. A supplementary bilingual
					 education extension shall also be limited to employment with an employing
					 entity.
(iii) Requirements. To be
					 eligible for a supplementary bilingual education extension, a candidate shall
					 meet the following requirements:
(a)
					 Application. The candidate shall apply for the supplementary bilingual
					 education extension and upon application qualify for the supplementary
					 bilingual education extension.
(b)
					 Certification. The candidate shall hold a valid provisional, initial, emergency
					 COVID-19, permanent, or professional certificate in a title in the classroom
					 teaching service or a valid provisional, initial, permanent, or professional
					 certificate in the school counselor title identified in this Part.
(c) The candidate shall be matriculated in a
					 registered program leading to a bilingual education extension, as prescribed in
					 section 52.21(b)(4)  of
					 this Title, provided that such program must require the candidate to pass an
					 assessment of proficiency in the language of the bilingual education extension
					 sought as a condition for entry into the program, or unless otherwise
					 prescribed in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph.
(d) Education. The candidate shall have
					 completed coursework as prescribed in this subparagraph.
(1) The candidate shall have completed three
					 semester hours in bilingual education as prescribed in the requirements for a
					 bilingual education extension, set forth in this section, including study in
					 theories of bilingual education and multicultural perspectives unless otherwise
					 prescribed in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph.
(2) A statement shall be submitted 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 or school counselors certifying:
(i) the employing entity seeks to employ the
					 candidate in a position in a certificate title in the classroom teaching
					 service or in the school counselor certificate title with a demonstrated
					 shortage of certified teachers or certified school counselors with an extension
					 in bilingual education;
(ii) the
					 employing entity will require, as a condition of employment under the
					 supplementary condition bilingual extension, the candidate's matriculation in a
					 program at an institution of higher education leading to a bilingual extension
					 unless otherwise prescribed in subparagraph (iv) of this paragraph;
					 and
(iii) the employing entity will
					 provide appropriate support to the candidate undertaking an assignment with the
					 supplementary bilingual education extension to ensure the maintenance of
					 quality instruction for such candidate.
(iv) For candidates who apply for a
					 supplementary bilingual education extension in the classroom teaching service
					 and in the school counselor title between September 12, 2023, and August 31,
					 2024, in order to provide necessary supports to recently arrived and
					 asylum-seeking students, the candidate may submit evidence of having achieved a
					 satisfactory level of performance on the bilingual education assessment, if
					 available, in lieu of matriculating in a registered program leading to a
					 bilingual education extension and completing coursework as prescribed in
					 clauses (c) and (d) of subparagraph (iii) of this
					 section.