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Hire RightCaryl Cohen
NYC Charter School Center
March 1, 2011
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Todaysagenda
Cer$fica$on NCLBHighlyQualified CandidateProfilesandInterstateReciprocity RecruitmentBingo Fingerprin$ng CaseStudies
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HireRight
Youfoundtheperfectcandidate,butdoesthis
personhavethenecessarycreden$alsto
behired?
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NYcharterschoolsareregulatedwithrespect
towhomtheycanhiretoworkintheirschools
TobecompliantwithFederal,Stateandauthorizersregula$ons,charterschoolsmustensure:
AllteachersareNewYorkStatecer$fied Averysmallnumberofuncer$fiedteacherscanworkincharterschools;alluncer$fiedteachersmustfall
underanuncer$fiedteacherexemp$on
AllteachersofcoreNoChildLeOBehindsubjectsarehighlyqualifiedfortheirassignments
AllteachingassistantshaveapplicableNewYorkStatecer$fica$on
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Whatdoesthismean?
Itisalwayseasiestforcharterschoolstobecompliantiftheyhire:
TeacherswhoareNewYorkStatecer0fiedin
thesubjectandgradelevelfortheirassignment
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CERTIFICATION
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Knowthebasicsaboutcerficaon:subject
andgrade
Ateachingcerficateisissuedforaparcularsubjectandgradelevel Forexample:ChildhoodEd1-6,MiddleSchoolGeneralist5-9,
Academicsubjects5-9and/or7-12),StudentswithDisabili$es
1-6andthenewStudentswithDisabiliesGeneralist7-12. CharterschoolsAREallowedtohavecerfiedteachersteachingoutoftheircerficaonsubjectorgradelevel
Inacharterschool,ateachercer$fiedinchildhoodeduca$on(grades1-6)CANteacheighthgrademath
However,thecharterschoolteacherMUSTprovethats/heisNCLBHighlyQualifiedforhis/herassignment
Specialeduca$onitisbesttohirecer$fiedspecialedteachers7
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UnderstandNYScerficaontypes
Therearemanytypesofcerficates Ini$al,Condi$onalIni$al,Professional,Permanent,TransB,Internship,etc.
Cer$ficatesarevalidforvaryinglengthsof$me(2years,3years,5years,noexpira$ondate)
ateacherwithanexpiredcer$ficateisUNCERTIFIED Somecer$ficatesareonlyvalidifthecer$ficateholderiscurrentlyinaspecificeduca$onalprogram(TransB,
Internship) Somecer$ficatesrequiretheholdertotaketestswithinaspecificperiodof$me(Condi$onalIni$al)
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Type Years Comments
EntryLevelAllcharterschoolteachersmusthavestateandfederalclearanceonTEACH
Ini$al 5 Completedapprovedteacherprepprogram(orequivalent),passedallNewYorkStatecer$fica$onexams,completedChildAbuseIden$fica$onandViolence
Preven$onworkshops(+Au$smforspecialed).LeadstoProfessional
Condi$onalIni$al
2 ut-of-statecer$fiedteacherseligibleforreciprocityandhave2yearstocompleteNewYorkStateexamsandworkshops.HaveLevelIITeaching
Cer$ficatefromanotherstateANDEITHERcompletedacomparableteacher
prepprogramRhave3yearsofteachingwithinthepast7years
TransB 3 Forpar$cipantsinalterna$vecer$fica$onprograms,i.e.,TeacherUatHunterCollege,TFA.MusthavepassedLASTandappropriateCSTupfront,both
workshops.SWDTransBcertholdersrequireanyCSTupfrontbutmustpass
theSWDCSTfortheIni$alcer$ficate.AllTransBholdersmustalsopassthe
ATS-W(eitherlevel)byprogramcomple$on.
Provisional 5 NolongerissuedforclassroomteachersfewleO.S$llissuedforschoolsocial
workers,guidancecounselorsandschoolpsychologistsInternship 2 Forpar$cipantsinNewYorkStateapprovedgraduateteacherprepprograms
whohavecompleted50%ofcoursework(holdnon-edbachelorsdegree)and
oneormoreoftheNewYorkStateexams
Addi$onalIni$al
SameasIni$al
Teacherswhoarecer$fiedinonesubjectandgradelevelwhomeetcriteriaforanIni$alinanothersubject/gradelevel.
OverviewofNYSteachingcerficatetypesentrylevel
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Type Year
s
Comments
AdvancedLevel-Allcharterschoolteachersmusthavestateandfederalclearanceon
TEACH
Professional NA Mastersdegree,3yearsoffull$meteaching,passedallNew
YorkStateexams,completedbothworkshops.Willrequire#
professionaldevelopmenthourstomaintaincer$ficate.MastersinthesubjectareaRinanotherareathatCULD
leadtoanaddi$onalSEDcer$ficateareacceptable.Ifmasters
isinatotallyunrelatedarea,then12graduatecreditsinthe
subjectoftheteachingcer$ficatewillberequired.
Permanent NA S$llissuedtoteacherswhohaveprovisionalcertsandtoschool
socialworkers,guidancecounselors,schoolpsychologists.
OverviewofNYSteachingcerficatetypesadvancedlevel
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CerficaonPathways
vApprovedteacherprepara$onprogramvIndividualevalua$onvCannotapplyforChildhoodEd1-6asafirstcer$ficateviathispathway
vIndividualevalua$onforaddi$onalcer$ficatesvNa$onalBoardCer$fica$onvInterstatereciprocityvCondi$onalIni$al-2yearsforNYSexamsvFullreciprocityincludesNYSexams
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Whatdoesitmeanifateacherhasacerficate
fromanotherstate?
Ateacherwhohasanout-of-statecer$ficateisUNCERTIFIEDtoteachinNewYorkun$ls/heappliesforcomparableNYScer$fica$on
Teacherswithout-of-statecer$ficatesshouldapplyonTEACHforthecomparableNYScer$ficateviatheInterstateReciprocitypathway
NoguaranteethattheteacherwillbeeligibleforNewYorkStatecer$fica$on
Manycandidateswhoreceivedout-of-statecer$fica$onthroughanalterna$vecer$fica$onprogramARENTELIGIBLEforNewYorkStatereciprocity
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CommonHiringProblems
Hiringateacherwho Isfromoutofstatebutineligibleforreciprocityor; HascompletedaNYCDETransBprogrambutnevercompletedtheATS-Wandwillnotberecommendedforcer$fica$onat$meofhireor;
Hasanexpiredcer$ficateandhasappliedfora$meextensionbuts$llneedstotakeandpasstheapplicable
CST
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NCLB HIGHLY QUALIFIED
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WhatisNCLBHighlyQualified?
TheFederalgovernmentgivesenormousamountsofmoneytostatesundervariousTitleprogramsTitleI,TitleII,etc.
In2001,CongresspassedNoChildLeOBehind(NCLB)whichrequiresstatestomeetcertainacademicstandardstocon$nuereceivingthesefederalfunds
nekeyrequirementisthatteachersofNCLBcoresubjectsmustprovethattheyarehighlyqualifiedfortheirassignments
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WhataretheNCLBcoresubjects?
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NCLBCoreAcademicSubjectAreas
English Reading Languagearts Mathema$cs Science History
Geography Economics Civicsandgovernment LanguagesotherthanEnglish
(LTE)
Thearts:art,dance,music,
theatre(includingpublic
speaking),
drama
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Howdoesaschoolproveateacherishighly
qualifiedforanassignment?
USETHENCLBCHECKLIST
Theeasyway Theteacheriscer$fiedinthesubjectandgradelevelofhis/her
assignment
Themorecomplicatedway Teacheriscer$fiedissomethingotherthanassignmentand
mustdemonstrateHQstatusdependingonleveloftheassignmentandnewnesstoteaching.
Teacherisuncer$fied
TeachercannotproveHQstatusviaapplicableexamorhavingmajoredinthesubjectsoneedstousetheHUSSEtodocument100pointsontherubric
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NCLBCHECKLIST
Federalguideliness$pulatethattheschoolmustmaintainHQrecordsonfileforsixyearsaOertheteacherisnolongeremployedintheschool
TheNCLBchecklistisportablewithinNewYorkState TheburdenofproofisontheSCHL Charterschoolleaders/opsdirectorsshouldcheckthe
TEACHdatabasetoverifytheinforma$on
MAKESURETHATYUREVIEWTHEBEDSSURVEYSBEFRESUBMISSINTTHESEDANDENSURETHATTHISINFRMATINCRRELATESWITHTHENCLBCHECKLIST
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UsingtheNCLBChecklist
NEWNESSTTHEPRFESSIN
New
Cer$fied:Insidethefirstyearfollowingtheeffec$vedateoftheteachersfirstever(in-stateorout-of-state)teachingcer$ficateoffirstyearof
employmentinapublicschool
Uncer$fied:Insidethefirstyearthats/hemeetsthecer$fica$onexemp$on
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UsingtheNCLBChecklist(cont.)
Notnew
Cer$fied:AOerthefirstyearfollowingtheeffec$vedateoftheteachersfirsteverteachingcer$ficate
RaOerthefirstyearoffull-$meequivalentteachinginapublicschool
Uncer$fied:AOerthefirstyearfollowingthedatethats/hehasmetoneofthecer$fica$onexemp$on
criteria
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WhataboutUNCERTIFIEDteachers?
Aschoolmusts$llprovethatanyuncer$fiedteachersareNCLBHighlyQualifiedfortheircore
subjectassignment(s)
However,ifaschoolhasNEteacherovertheallowablenumberofuncer$fiedteachers
NewYorkStatewillnotconsidertheteachertobeHighlyQualified
Schoolisnolonger100%HighlyQualified Schoolisoutofcompliance!!!
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CANDIDATE PROFILES
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Typicalcerficaonstatusofcandidates
1. NewYorkStatecer$fieda. inasubjectthatisthesameashis/herassignmentb. inadifferentsubjectfromhis/herassignment
2.Cer$fiedinastateotherthanNewYorkandhascompletedatradi&onalteacherprepara&onprogram
3. Cer$fiedinastateotherthanNewYorkandhascompletedanalterna&veteachercer&fica&onprogram
4. Uncer$fied23
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Candidate1:NewYorkStatecerfied
AlwayscheckEntryLevelcer$ficatesforEXPIRATINdate
Candidate1a:Cer$fiedandteachinginsamesubject/gradelevel Goodtogo!
Candidate1b:Cer$fiedandteachingindifferentsubject/gradelevel
Remember:charterschoolsareallowedtohavecer$fiedteachersteachingoutoftheircer$fica$onsubject/gradelevel TeachermustbeHighlyQualifiedforhis/herteaching
assignment(s)ifteachinganNCLBcoresubject
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Candidates2and3:Out-of-statecandidates
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CandidatecanapplyviainterstatereciprocityforacomparableNewYorkStateteachingcer$ficate HWEVERreciprocityisnotguaranteed SEDisnotconsistentingran$ngreciprocity Ifacandidatehasanout-of-statecer$ficatebutisfoundtobe
ineligibleforaNewYorkStatecer$ficate,s/heisUNCERTIFIED!
Howtodetermineifacandidateislikelytogetcer$fica$on:
Copyofout-of-statecer$ficate(s)LKATDATES! Alltranscripts:undergraduateandgraduate(ifapplicable) Resumeshowingnumberofyearsofteachingexperience
checkwithreferencesthatthisdataiscorrect
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Determiningthelikelihoodthatacandidate
willbeabletogetinterstatereciprocity
Recognizedcer$ficate
Educa$onalbackground
Alterna$vecer$fica$on
Yearsanddatesofteaching
Subjectcompetencyfromcoursework
Tradi$onalteacherprepprogram
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Isthecandidatesout-of-statecerficate
recognizedbyNewYorkState?
Therearetwobasiclevelsofout-of-statecer$ficates LevelIgenerallynotacceptableforreciprocity LevelIIacceptableforreciprocity
AcceptableCer$ficatesfromtherStates:UsetolookupifNYstatewillaccepttheout-of-statecer$ficateforreciprocity
Ifthecer$ficatedoesnotappearinthedirectory,checktheexpira$ondateofthecer$ficate:noexpira$ondateorgenerally5yearsareusuallyacceptablebyNewYorkState
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Whatistheout-of-statecandidates
educaonalbackground?
Therearetwotypesofteacherprepara$onprograms
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Tradional
Canbeundergraduateorgraduateprograminteachereduca$on
leadingtostate
cer$fica$oninaspecific
subjectandgradelevel
Includesstudentteaching
Alternave
Mayormaynotbeaffiliatedwithacollege
Oenteachfull-$mewhileinprograminlieu
ofstudent-teaching
Mayormaynotleadtoamastersdegreeinthatstate
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HowcanItellifateachercompletedanout-of-
statetradionalteacherprepprogram?
Lookatthetranscript DoesitsaythattheteachercompletedanNCATE/state-approvedprogramleadingtocer$fica$on
Isstudent-teachinglistedonthetranscript?
Didtheindividualmajorineduca$on? Ifthecandidatescer$ficateisrecognizedandtheeduca$onalbackgroundistradi$onalteacherprep
NewYorkislikelytograntreciprocity
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Howaboutcandidateswhocompleteout-of-
statealternavecerficaonprograms?
Twomorefactorsforreciprocity
1. Numberofyearsteachingunderthecer$ficate NewYorkrequires3yearsteachingexperience(2oftheseyearsmustbeinthesubjectandleveloftheNYScer$ficatesought)
ThisisoOenadealbreakerforTFAcandidates,sinceTFAisonly2years
2. Didthecandidatemajorordosignificantcourseworkinthecer$ficatesubject?NewYorkdoesnotacceptotherstatessubjectmaertests
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Candidate4:Thegreatestteacherinthe
worldbutuncerfied
#1-Makesurethatschooldoesnothavetoo
manyuncer$fiedteachers
#2-Makesurethatteachermeetsoneof
thecer$fica$onexemp$oncriteria
#3MakesurethattheteacherisHQforher/his
assignment
#4-Moveuncer$fiedteacherstocer$fica$onviaindividualevalua$onRNYCTransBprogramRcomple$onofan
approvedNewYorkStateteacherprepmasters
degreeprogram
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#1Donothiretoomanyuncerfiedteachers
Charterschoolsareonlyallowedtohireaverysmallnumberofuncer$fiedteachers
Noschoolcanhavemorethan5teachersor30%oftheteachingstaffuncer$fied,whichevernumberislower
Thecountofuncer$fiedteachersisinctober,whenBEDSsurveytakesplace
Ateacherwhohasappliedforcer$fica$onisUNCERTIFIEDun$lcer$fica$onhasbeenissuedandappearsontheTEACHsystemwithaneffec$vedate
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#2Theuncerfiedteacherexempon
Uncer$fiedteachersMUSTmeetoneofthefourexemp$onstobeabletoworkatacharterschool:
Threeyearspriorteachingexperience;or Tenureortenuretrackcollegefaculty;or TwoyearsTFAexperience;or Excep$onalexperience-possessesexcep$onalbusiness,professional,ar$s$c,athle$cormilitaryexperience
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#3UncerfiedteachersmustsllbeHQfor
theirassignment
IftheteacheristeachinganNCLBcoresubject,s/hemustbeHQforallteachingassignments
UsetheapplicableNCLBchecklisttoverifythattheteacherisHQ
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NCLBCoreAcademicSubjectAreas
English Reading Languagearts Mathema$cs Science History
Geography Economics Civicsand
government
LanguagesotherthanEnglish
(LTE)
Thearts:art,dance,music,theatre
(includingpublic
speaking),
drama
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#4Rapidlymoveuncerfiedteachersto
cerficaon
Theabilitytohireuncer$fiedteachersispreciouspushuncer$fiedteacherstobecomecer$fied
SEDsIndividualEvalua$onpathwayishowteacherscanbecomecer$fiedwithoutgoingthroughateacherprep
oralterna$vecer$fica$onprogram Acandidatesbackgroundcanstopthemfrom
cer$fica$onthroughtheIndividualEvalua$onpathway.Avoidteacherswho:
WouldwanttheirfirstcerficateinChildhoodEducaon,gradesviaindividualevaluaon HaveaGPAlessthan2.5 Haveforeigndocuments
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#4Rapidlymoveuncerfiedteachersto
cerficaon(cont.)
TheCharterCenteroffersonlinemonthlyworkshopstohelpteachersgetcer$fica$on
Nextworkshop:completedwebformsaredueWednesday,March9,2011.(Availabletopar&cipa&ngschoolsonly.)
Schoolleaders/Ops/HR:Forwardthislink(
www.nyccharterschools.org/teacher-cer$fica$on-
evalua$on-forms)toyourteachersseekingNewYork
Stateteachingcer$fica$on
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RECRUITMENT BINGO
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1.Howmanyuncer$fiedteachersisaschoolpermiedtohire?
2. Canapersonwithoutabachelorsdegreebehiredasanuncer$fiedteacher?
3. Cancharterschoolhireacer$fiedchildhooded.teachertoteach7thgrademath?
4. WhatpercentageofcoresubjectteachershavetobehighlyqualifiedunderNCLB?
RecruitmentBingo
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RecruitmentBingo
5.WhatdoesateacherwithaCondi$onalIni$alcer$ficateneedtodowithintwoyears?
6. Whatsubjectandlevelcannotbeappliedforviaindividualevalua$onasafirstcer$ficate?
7. HowmanyyearsofteachingareneededforaCondi$onalIni$albasedonanalterna$ve
cer$fica$onprogram?
8.WhatistheminimumGPAanuncer$fiedteachermusthavetoapplyforNewYorkStatecer$fica$on?
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9.HowdoestheCharterCenterhelpuncer$fiedteachersonthepathtocer$fica$on?
10.Whatcer$ficateisissuedtoout-of-statecer$fiedteacherswhohavenotcompletedapplicableNew
YorkStatecer$fica$onexams?11.WhichofthefollowingisNTanHQcoresubject?
Math,Phys.Ed.orElementaryEd?
12.Whatdocumentcannotbeusedasastand-alonetoverifyateachersemploymenteligibility?
RecruitmentBingo
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13.WhatisateachersfirststepinapplyingforaNewYorkStatecer$ficate?
14.IfateacherdoesnothavefingerprintclearanceonTEACH,wheredoess/hegetfingerprinted?
15.Whenallelsefailswhatdoyoudo?
RecruitmentBingo
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FINGERPRINTING
Allemployeesmustbefingerprintedandclearedforemployment
Employeesmustapplyandpaythe94.25applica$onfeeonTEACH
Foundersmustfollowtheguidelinesestablishedbytheirauthorizer
ProvideacopyoftheCentersFingerprintFlowcharttostaffsotheycandeterminetheappropriatepathway.
VolunteerscannotbeprintedattheCenterinasmuchastheSEDisresponsibleforclearanceforschoolemployees.
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UsefulResources:Handouts
Pre-hirechecklist Pre-hire/Reciprocityflowcharts Interstatereciprocitytable AcceptableCer$ficatesfromtherStates NCLBChecklistsandHUSSErubrics HowtoestablishaTEACHaccount(forteachers) Howtoestablishanadministra$veTEACHaccount FingerprintFlowchartforCharterSchoolStaff
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UsefulResources:Links
NewYorkStateCer$fica$onwww.highered.nysed.gov/tcert
NewYorkStateTeacherCer$fica$onExamswww.nystce.nesinc.com
CommonlyUsednlineWorkshopsChildAbuseIden$fica$on,ViolencePreven$onandAu$sm(StudentswithDisabili$es$tles)www.workshopsexpress.com
www.laboratoryconsulta$onservices.com
NYCCharterSchoolCenterwww.nyccharterschools.org
Listofacceptableout-of-statecer$ficateshp://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/cer$ficate/levelcert.html
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UsefulResources:Links
UpdatedNCLBFactSheethp://www.p12.nysed.gov/nclb/guidance/memos/
03-2008.html
EverythingyouneedtoknowaboutNYScer$fica$onandsomethingsyoudontneedtoknow
hp://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/
topics_az.html
GuidetoWhoMustBeFingerprintedwww.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/ospra/
fingerprin$ngcharts.html
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HOTOFFTHEPRESSFROMTHENYSED!
TheNYSEDhasestablishedanewcer$ficate$tleTeachersofStudentswithDisabili$es,grades7-12Generalist.
TherewillbeaMul$-Subject7-12ContentSpecialtyTestbutitiscurrentlyindevelopmentsoapplicantswhoapplybeforethisCSTisavailablewillbeexempt.
InterestedindividualsmayviewtherequirementsonTEACHinSearchCer$fica$onRequirementsviathe
followinglink:hp://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do