Teacher Certification Information
Applying for a Professional Certification
Holders of an Initial Certificate should apply for their Professional Certificate six months prior to the Initial Certificate expiration date. To begin the application process log into your NYS TEACH account.
Complete and submit the Mentoring Form and Verification of Experience Form to the Human Resource Office for verification.
Checking Your Application Status
NOTE: If you sent records more than three years ago, you will need to resubmit the paperwork.
For more information regarding the Certification Process
http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/certificate/certprocess.html
For information regarding Certification Requirements
http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CertRequirementHelp.do
- Go to NYS TEACH and type in your Username and Password
- Select on TEACH Online Services
- Select Account Information link and click the topic for Correspondence
- Select the "Go" button to view a list of all documents the state has received