Teacher licensure going from North Carolina to New York State.?

Question

I am currently an art education major in my senior year at a very well respected university in North Carolina. I would like to begin teaching next August, however due to some circumstances which have just come up, I am going to need to move to New York state directly after my graduation in May. My question was, does anyone know what extra steps I would need to take in order to get my teaching license in NY? I had originally planned on teaching in NC for 3 years, getting my national certification, and then moving, but it turns out I can't wait that long. Is it even possible to directly get my licensing in NY state? Thanks in advance to all who answer.

Answer 1

Go to this website on reciprocity between states regarding teacher certification.  Both New York and North Carolina are NCATE certified states, so I would be surprised if they did not have reciprocity.  If they do, you won't be asked to take New York's teacher certification test, etc.   I would check into this by calling the New York Department of Education.  

http://www.sheeo.org/Quality/mobility/re...

Answer 2

This Web site gives you all the information you should need about getting certified in New York:

http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/cert...

If it turns out that you cannot get everything in place in time to find a job this summer, please consider teaching in a private school, at least temporarily.  I know a number of teachers who found private schools to be a good transition for them, because the class size tends to be smaller.  They worked toward certification and then moved into higher-paying public school jobs.

I hope this helps.  I wish you very good luck, because we need all the dedicated teachers we can find.