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 80-2.5 - Certificate valid for teaching occupational subjects

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
A candidate may obtain a certificate in an occupational
						subject upon evidence that the requirements of this section have been
						met.
(a) Agriculture, business and
					 distributive education (occupational), health occupations, home economics
					 (occupational), technical subjects, and trade subjects-as defined by the
					 commissioner. Baccalaureate degree program.
(1) Provisional certificate.
(i) Preparation. The candidate shall hold a
					 baccalaureate degree from an institution whose program is registered or
					 recognized by the department. The program shall include: 36 semester hours in
					 the occupational teaching area for which certification is sought, 12 semester
					 hours in professional education including at least six semester hours of
					 specific training in the teaching of occupational subjects, and a college-
					 supervised student teaching experience.
(ii) Experience. A minimum of one calendar
					 year of appropriate experience in the occupation for which the certificate is
					 to be issued. (This experience, in blocks of not less than three months, may be
					 included within the period of study for the baccalaureate degree if designed
					 and supervised by the higher institution and approved by the department. In the
					 case of persons seeking certification in the trade and technical subjects, such
					 experience may be earned prior to the applicant's matriculation for the
					 baccalaureate degree.)
(iii)
					 Examinations for provisional certificate.
(a)
					 Each candidate for a provisional certificate who is issued a certificate of
					 qualification with a date of issuance prior to September 2, 1999, or each
					 candidate who was not issued such certificate but who is issued the provisional
					 certificate with a date of issuance prior to September 2, 1999, shall submit
					 evidence of having achieved a satisfactory level of performance on either the
					 NTE Core Battery tests or the liberal arts and sciences portion and the written
					 assessment of teaching skills portion of the New York State Teacher
					 Certification Examinations.
(b)
					 Each candidate who is issued the provisional certificate with a date of
					 issuance on or after September 2, 1999 shall submit evidence of having achieved
					 a satisfactory level of performance on the liberal arts and sciences portion
					 and the written assessment of teaching skills portion of the New York State
					 Teacher Certification Examinations, except that such candidate who has achieved
					 a satisfactory level of performance on the NTE Core Battery tests prior to
					 September 2, 1999 shall be permitted to substitute such performance on the NTE
					 Core Battery tests for a satisfactory level of performance on the liberal arts
					 and sciences portion and the written assessment of teaching skills portion of
					 the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations.
(iv) Time validity. The provisional
					 certificate shall be valid for five years from its effective date and is
					 renewable subject to the approval of the commissioner for good cause shown as
					 defined in section
					 80-1.6 
					 of this Part, except that the commissioner shall not accept applications for
					 such renewals which are submitted to the commissioner after February 1,
					 2004.