PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT
Your Certification Team
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Loretta WaldronRegional Certification Officer
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TBDClerk II
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The OCM BOCES Regional Certification Office can be reached:
By phone:
(315) 433-2628Monday through Friday (8:30 AM - 11:30 AM only)
By mail:
OCM BOCES
ATTN: Certification Office
PO Box 4754
Syracuse NY 13221-4754
By email: certification@ocmboces.org
Certification Forms:
- Classroom Teachers - Experience Verification Form
- Pupil Personnel Service Professionals - Experience Verification Form
- Teaching Assistant Level II or III - Experience Verification Form
- Mentored Experience - Verification Form
- District Superintendent Statement Request Form
Required Workshops:
For information on all NYSED approved workshop providers please visit: http://www.highered.nysed.gov/- School Violence Prevention and Intervention Workshop
- Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Workshop
- Needs of Students with Autism Workshop
- Dignity for All Students (DASA)
Submitting Official Transcripts:
Official College Transcript may be submitted using one of the following methods:- Electronic PDF Official Transcripts must be emailed by an approved third-party vendor to the NYSED Office directly at transcriptsoti@nysed.gov.
- Paper Official Transcripts may be mailed to the NYSED Office directly at: NYSED Office of Teaching, Room 5N-EB, 89 Washington Avenue, Albany NY 12234.
- Paper Official Transcripts may be mailed to this office at: OCM BOCES, Attn: Certification, P.O. Box 4754, Syracuse, NY, 13221. NOTE: Electronic Official PDF transcripts cannot be accepted by this office!
Overview:
The BOCES Regional Certification Office is authorized by the State Education Department to evaluate and recommend certification for most certificate titles. If you reside or work in the OCM BOCES component district area you may wish to have us evaluate your application. Applications and materials that have been evaluated and submitted by Regional Certification Offices are given priority. Your actual certificate will be issued by the New York State Office of Teaching Initiatives.The following certificate titles cannot be evaluated by BOCES: Adult Education, Bilingual Education, Career and Technical Education, Educational Technology, English to Speakers of Other Languages, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Education, Leadership Certificates, Statements of Continued Eligibility, Students With Disabilities Subject Area Extensions, Supplementary Certificates, and Technology Education. Also, we cannot evaluate applicants applying through the Approved Teacher Preparation Program Pathways or the Interstate Applicant Pathways. However, you may ask this office to forward all materials to the State Education Department.
This office cannot perform informal evaluations. You must submit an application for certification through your TEACH Online Services Account and select the option to have your application reviewed by the BOCES Regional Certification Office. Evaluations are not done by appointment; they are completed in the order in which the application and supporting documentation are received by the Certification Office.
- To research all NYSED certification guidelines please visit the Office of Teaching Initiatives Website: http://www.highered.
nysed.gov/tcert/ - To research certification requirements for teachers, teaching assistants and coaches visit Search Certification Requirements
- For information and/or to register for NYS Teaching Certification exams visit New York State Teacher Certification Exams
- Fingerprint clearance: Schedule your appointment with Morpho Trust or call directly at (877) 472-6915. The Service Code: 14ZGQT
Candidates may contact the New York State Office of Teaching directly at:
Office of Teaching Initiatives
New York State Education Department
89 Washington Ave., 5N EB
Albany, New York 12234
Tel: (518) 474-3901
Mon - Fri, 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Announcements
Announcements
Elimination of the edTPA Requirement for Certification | 4/12/2022
Teacher Performance Assessment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | 4/12/2022
Elimination of the General Core in Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement for Certification | 4/12/2022
Revised Definition of a Year of Experience | 4/12/2022
Teacher Performance Assessment Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | 4/12/2022
Elimination of the General Core in Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirement for Certification | 4/12/2022
Revised Definition of a Year of Experience | 4/12/2022
TEACH Online Services
Through the TEACH Online Services System you can:
- Create a TEACH account
- Apply for a certificate
- Check the status of your application(s)
- View/update your profile
- Search certification requirements
- View correspondences from the NYSED Office of Teaching
- Update your certificate registration status
Helpful Links
Office of Teaching Initiatives Website
Coaching Licenses
Teaching Assistant Certificates
Applicants with Foreign Credentials
Applicants from Other States
NYS Teacher Certification Exams
NYSED CTLE Requirements
NYSED Registration Requirements
Adult Education Certification PDF
Coaching Licensure PDF
Teaching Assistant Certification PDF