Teacher Certification
Charlotte Zupetz
Certification Officer
53 Gibson Rd.
Goshen NY, 10924
845-291-0140
You can now apply online at the Office of Teaching Website
Go to www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert
Then click on the "TEACH Online Services" link.
Coaches & Officials
Applications for Coaching must now be completed on TEACH and all coaches and officials must be fingerprinted. Please see instructions under Teaching Certification and Fingerprinting procedures.
Day and times for finger printing: Tuesday & Thursdays, 9:00-11:00 AM
Call Claudia DeFrancesco, 845-291-0100 ext. 10159 or Charlotte Zupetz, 845-291-0140 for an appointment.
Finger Printing Process-NYS Education Department
The Personnel Office now offers fingerprinting through LIVESCAN for a fee of $25.00 over and above the cost required by NYSED both for School Districts and Certification.
Fingerprinting Form | Fingerprinting Form-Certification
NYS Teacher Certification Examinations - www.nystce.nesinc.com
The Orange-Ulster Board of Cooperative Educational Services serves as a regional office for the Office of Teaching of the State Education Department. This office serves both Orange and Ulster Counties.
We welcome inquiries by telephone and email. Anyone interested in obtaining specific information may contact this regional office, Monday through Friday between 8:30AM and 11:30AM and Wednesday evenings between 6:00 PM and 9:00 PM.
This regional office is empowered to evaluate credentials and make recommendations for Provisional/Permanent, Initial/Professional and Teaching Assistants certification in the following areas:
Certification for ESL, Bilingual, Occupational education and School Administration certificates are handled only by the Albany office, but this office acts as a transmittal agent for those desiring to submit this information locally.
An individual interested in obtaining New York State certification can:
Submit to this office a completed application in their chosen field, official transcripts of their college work, together with the appropriate fee (Postal Money Order) payable to New York State Education Department proof of the required workshops.
Submit an application by applying on the new on-line application system and choose this BOCES to conduct the evaluation and then submit all transcripts and other necessary documentation by mail to this office.
This information is then evaluated and if the candidate meets New York certification requirements, the recommendation for certification is forwarded to the State Education Department via the new TEACH on-line system.
When an individual does not meet certification requirements, a formal evaluation of the applicant's credentials is provided showing specific deficiencies.
Forms
College Coursework Verification (PDF)
Workshops:
*Note: Discount for those candidates referred by BOCES, simply give the group code of BOCES60
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