If i am a licensed teacher in MA do I still have to take the NY tests in order to be licensed here?

Question

If i am a licensed teacher in MA do I still have to take the NY tests in order to be licensed here?

Answer 1

Yes, each state has its own licensing

Answer 2

Not if they have a reciprocity agreement, but I think NY has very few of those. Go to NY Dept. Of Ed website. It should tell you.

Answer 3

[edit] Teaching license requirements

In order to teach in New York State, the applicant must hold a valid New York State Teaching License. Most new certified teachers come from NYS-approved teaching programs in colleges or universities either in New York State or another state that has an agreement with New York State. Upon graduation, they must pass the New York State Liberal Arts & Science test, the Assessment of Teaching Skills Test-Written, and a Content Specialty Test appropriate to the subject the student wishes to teach. This initial teacher certification is temporary and will expire after 5 few years.

To obtain a Professional certificate, the applicant must have completed a NYS-approved teacher education program at a college/university and hold a masters degree or above. Each state has different requirements to become a permanently certified teacher, and the requirements keep increasing. For example, professional certification in NYS requires three years of classroom teaching experience. It also requires being mentored by a certified teacher within the first year teaching. However NYS no longer offers permanent certification to those who haven't already been certified by Feb 2004.The Professional certificate replaces it.To maintain your professional certificate one must complete 175 hours of professional development every 5 years. These professional development hours are decreased by a few percentages for every year teaching in a non public school. One does not have to teach in New York State to maintain their certificate as many New York teachers teach in Connecticut and New Jersey.

[edit] Teachers from another state

If a teacher moves to New York from a state that has an agreement with NY, all he or she has to do is apply for a teacher's license from the NYSED,. He or she then has two years to complete all required tests. A teacher who has moved to New York from a state that does NOT have an agreement with NYS must have at least a bachelor's degree with satisfactory hours, complete all required tests, and then apply for the certificate. Teachers who wish to gain additional certification in another subject must have a valid NYS classroom teaching certificate, apply for the new certificate, complete 30 hours of satisfactory semester work, in the subject, and take a CST.

Check this out:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_St...

Answer 4

I got my initial certification in MA and then moved to NY. There used to be something called The Northeast Regional Credential that took only 3 weeks to go through and it gave you a 2 year certificate in a state that was part of the credential. It only cost $100. I don't know if it still exists.

Getting certified in NY is a lengthy and costly process. I have permanent certification but they do not have that anymore. Now it's a professional certificate. I had to take 3 exams ($75 each), file 2 applications ($100 each) and do a video submission (at least another $100). Any district is very willing to offer guidance to its faculty with the process. Usually they have certain faculty members that act as mentors so to speak. A superintendent can also have an application that is pending expedited if a job offer is riding on it.

Good luck.