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Highlights of NYSED’s
Professional Development
Requirement
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Who is required to submit
Professional Development?
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ONLY HOLDERS OF TWO
CERTIFICATE TITLES:
“Professional” Certificate
“Level III” Certificate (TA)
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How many PD hours are required?
• Professional Teaching Certificate holders:
–175 hours every 5 years
• Level III Teaching Asst. certificate holders:
–75 hours every 5 years
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When does the Professional
Development period begin/end?
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• Professional development period
begins the July 1st following the
effective date the certificate.
• Thereafter, PD cycles are
July 1st - June 30th
NOTE: None of the PD obtained prior to the July 1st date can
count toward the 5-year period beginning July 1st.
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What is acceptable
Professional Development?
(For a guideline of PD activities; see
Attachment A)
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Acceptable
Professional Development
• For public school employees, must be
approved as part of professional
development plan
• For others, must be in content area or
pedagogy from approved sources:
Teacher Centers, colleges, BOCES,
public & nonpublic schools, etc.
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Decisions regarding specific
content, delivery and
providers are authorized by
the employing district and
should be made within the
context of the district’s
professional development
plan.
(Though, pre-approval is not required)
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Can mentoring service
constitute 100% of the 175 hrs
for Professional Teaching
Certificate holders?
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Yes. The employing district
may choose to permit
mentoring hours to count
toward the PD obligation.
The number of hours
awarded for this activity is
determined by the district.
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How do college credits
convert for PD hours?
15 PD clock hours are
awarded per college
credit semester hour
(grad or undergrad)
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What if an applicant does
not teach for a portion of
the 5-year PD period?
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If the certificate holder
teaches less than 90 days in a
NYS School, in any given
school year, for any reason,
the required hrs are reduced
by 10% for each school year.
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Where does one obtain
Professional Development
hours if not employed as a
teacher?
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PD hours can be obtained from a nonpublic school, public school, BOCES, NYS
Teacher Center, College/University,
leadership academy, SETRC, Collective
Bargaining Organization or other
professional organization.
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How to report (not teaching)
• If not employed in a NYS public
school or BOCES, you must report
hrs through your individual
TEACH account
• As above, you must also keep
records for 7 years (subject to
audit)
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Can the 175 hrs be completed
at any time during the 5 yr
period or must one complete
35 hrs/year?
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Regulations do not specify.
However, it is recommended
that certificate holders maintain
a steady progression of PD
activities.
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What if I am National
Board certified? Must I
still complete the 175 hrs
every 5 years?
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If you obtain your NB
certification in the area of your
Professional Certificate during
the 5 yr PD period, the NB
process satisfies the
requirement for that cycle.
However, if it was prior to the
cycle, you are not exempt.
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Does volunteer service
count toward the PD
requirement?
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No. Volunteer services
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Hour for Hour?
• Is an hour spent in a
workshop/mtg comparable
to an hour equivalent, etc?
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• For Public school emps, PD hrs
should equal clock hrs spent in
workshop, course, etc. (guidance)
• Employing district can set any
change (based on content, etc)
• For college-courses 1 s.h.=15 pd
hours
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College Teaching
(PD hour equivalent?)
• You may report clock hours spent
teaching a college course
• Must be in content or pedagogy
• Only counts first time – not subsequent
classes taught
• District discretion; hours assigned &
acceptability of content
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How to Report
Professional
Development
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Public school districts are
required to report PD hrs
for their employees online
via the TEACH online
system.
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District Login; TEACH system
• Attachment B: User
Add/Delete form (3 pages)
• Max of 3 authorized users
(super +2) designated to
TEACH access & features
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TEACH Login Features
• View employee certification & fingerprinting
• Enter super statements (various)
• Confirm self-reported teaching exp
(prospective teacher)
• Submit request for FPT clearance
• Hire/Terminate employees (ospra)
• [Enter PD activities]
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Are individual teachers
responsible for ensuring
their PD hrs are entered
by the district?
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While it is the district’s
responsibility to report
hours, it is in the interest of
every relevant certificate
holder to verify that their PD
hours are reported.
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Suggestions for relevant certificate
holders:
● Develop their personal PD plan in
consultation with their district
● Establish a TEACH account (online)
● Check their individual TEACH account
periodically to verify that hours are
being reported.
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Step-By-Step
Entering applicant’s PD
hours into the TEACH online
system
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Main Menu (super login)
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Search Screen
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View
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Confirm Applicant/View Hrs
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PD Period (5 years)
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Enter New PD hrs
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Confirm & Add
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Affirm (again)
• Click “Submit”
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Reports
(main menu)
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PD Hours
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Search; View
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Totals; All Emps w/PD hour entries
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What is District’s responsibility for
maintaining PD records?
• PD hours you provide (your district), you must
maintain record of
–PD event title(s) and
–Clock hours completed
*For PD hours from out of district, you must
maintain record of # of hours & provider
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Guidelines for format and
procedures?
• Locally determined/authorized, where questioned
• See Attachment C for suggested form(s)
• Suggested format(s) & further guidance available on OTI
website
(http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/resteachers/175.ht
ml)
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What info is required to be reported to
NYSED and how frequently?
• Annually, you should report to OTI (via TEACH)
the number of all approved PD hours
completed by each teacher/TA in your employ
(regardless of PD provider)
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What PD records are to be kept by
teachers/TA’s and for how long?
• All certificate holders must keep their PD
activities, coursework, etc, for 7 years
• School districts are required to maintain these
records for 7 years as well (subject to audit)
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Timekeeper and other systems?
Compatibility to TEACH system?
• If you are using a system that you believe to
be compatible with the TEACH Online System,
contact NYSED directly (below) for instructions
on sending your PD info electronically
CONTACT: ([email protected])
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PDP Premier (ei.)
• 1st Year PDP Cost: $10/employee; Min $1500
(includes 1 day/training
• PDP Premier Data Entry: $600-one time
• Subsequent Year Cost: $10/employee;
minimum $1500
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Failure to Comply
• Any Professional or Teaching Assistant III
certificate holder who fails to complete the
required professional development
requirement becomes subject to due process
and risks the loss of his or her certificate.
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Suggestive guidance for teachers
• Establish TEACH account
• Discuss PD plan w/District; get preapproval if questionable
• Check your PD record periodically for
entry of PD hours/accuracy
• Keep your own records of all PD
completed (7 yrs)
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