Transcript Initial and Professional Certifications & How they fit

Teacher Certification Office
Powdermaker Hall – 135
718-997-5547
Provisional and Permanent Certifications
How they Function for School Counselors
and School Psychologists During Your Career
How to keep provisional
certification active
and prevent it from lapsing
First Provisional Certification
• Candidates/Students seeking their First Provisional
Certification must be recommended for Certification
through their Institution – Teacher Certification
Office
• There are two systems that must have their
requirements met in order for the Provisional
Certification to be issued
o The Institution – Queens College, CUNY
o The New York State Department of Education
Components Required by:
 Queens College, CUNY
• Complete Teacher
Preparation Program
• Includes field work in a school
• Take 5 seminars:
o
Child Abuse Prevention and
Intervention seminar
(www.childabuseworkshop.com)
o
School Violence Prevention
and Intervention seminar
(www.violenceworkshop.com)
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DASA: Harassment, Bullying,
and Discrimination seminar
School Safety seminar
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
seminar
Sign up for the seminars in the Professional &
Continuing Studies Department – 718-997-5700
 NYS Department of Ed
• Fingerprints must be on file
with the State
The Candidate/Student must apply for
every certification sought.
1. If the Candidate has completed a
College Teacher Preparation Program
the Institution’s Teacher Certification
Office will recommend the person for
certification.
2. If the candidate is applying for a
separate certification he/she applies
through the individual method in the
TEACH system of the NYS Dept. of Ed
The Sequential aspects of
the First Provisional
Certification from
application & Institutional
recommendation
Ways of extending
Provisional Certification
Time Extension –
Provisional Certificate
Reissuance
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When you have satisfied both the College’s (& the College
has recommended you for certification) and the State’s
requirements for certification you will be issued your First
Provisional Certification within a couple of days to a week
from the day the College recommends you. (The
Provisional Certificate is not automatically mailed to you –
you must request it on-line using the TEACH system).
You have 5 years within which your must be a School
Counselor or School Psychologist for 2 years full-time or
the equivalent of 360 days of substitute work (or a
combination of both).
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It must be substitute or part-time work because you are
responsible for the work you do directly in the school
Keep a record of the days you have worked in whatever schools you
substituted – ask for a statement about every 1/2 year. You will
have to send proof of substitute work to the State when you apply
for Permanent Certification.
If you have been unable to work 2 years full-time or the 360 days of
substituting you are able to obtain a 2 year time extension – apply
for a 2 year Time Extension on the TEACH site about 3 to 4 months
before your certification expires.
After the 2 year extension, if you have still not been able to work
for the 2 full-time or the 360 days of substituting you are able to
apply for an Provisional Certificate Reissuance. However, in order
to get these extra 5 years I believe you must do 175 hours of
Professional Development.
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Permanent Certification:
You have worked as a School Counselor or School Psychologist 2 years full-time or its
equivalent of 360 days of substitute or part-time work and have your Master’s Degree
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You are eligible to apply for Permanent Certification. You may have accomplished working two
years in less than the 5 years allowed, you can still can apply for the Permanent Certification at this
time.
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When you apply for Permanent Certification you must mail up certain documentation to the New
York State Department of Education, Office of Teaching Initiatives, 5 North Education Building,
Albany, NY 12234:
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Send up proof that you have worked 2 years full-time (i.e. full-time and part-time experience)
If you are applying through the Individual Pathway make sure you send up original copies of your
transcripts and the original seminars – Child Abuse, School Violence, and DASA: or the Bullying seminar
Permanent Certification is Permanent and will not have to be renewed