Career In Teaching (CIT) Program

Verification of Mentoring statements are uploaded to the NY State Education Department TEACH site in the summer following your CIT mentoring experience. The statement will not be visible to you until the application is “evaluated,” and even then, if there is a missing payment, missing transcript, missing workshop, or other missing requirement, the NYSED Reviewer does not look at the remaining items, so the “Mentored Experience” status still may appear “Unmet” at the site.

***Upload of 2020-2021 Verification of Mentoring statements was completed in August, 2021***

Link here to the NYSED Office of Teaching Initiatives Certification TEACH website and to research certification requirements:

Coursework, pathways, check status.

Annette Velazquez-Betancourt is a Senior Personnel Analyst in the Human Resources Department. If you need Verification of paid Classroom Teaching Experience, complete Section I of the form here: Verification of Paid Experience Form. Then send the form to  HCI_EMPLOYEE_VERIFICATION@rcsdk12.org. 

For updates to your certification status, email HumanCapital@rcsdk12.org and attach the relevant documents. If you have completed your first Master’s Degree, you should also make a copy and hand deliver it to the Office of Human Capital at Central Office.

For support with certification requirements and certification pathways, contact Director of Staff & Educator Effectiveness Kara.Reidy-Vedder@rcsdk12.org.

Contact the Regional Certification Evaluator.

Our Rochester Teachers Association provides support to RTA members with certification questions.

RTA and NYSUT will be holding informational ZOOM sessions on October 27th and November 10th to help members navigate the NYSED certification process and requirements.  Meetings are for two categories of members and you must sign up in advance as space is limited.  Find information here: RTA-NYSUT Certification Sessions

New York State United Teachers--our state teachers union--provides a wealth of information and resources.  If the local offices below can't answer your question, NYSUT is wonderfully responsive for union members.

RTA and NYSUT will be holding informational ZOOM sessions on October 27th and November 10th to help members navigate the NYSED certification process and requirements.  Meetings are for two categories of members and you must sign up in advance as space is limited.  Find information here: RTA-NYSUT Certification Sessions

NYSUT occassionally offers a Dignity for All Students Act workshop for members toward certification. Advance registration is required. Use the search tool to search for "DASA" at the NYSUT link above.

There is a workshop scheduled for August 10, 2022. 
https://elt.nysut.org/learning-centers/rochester#calendar

Harassment, Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Discrimination in Schools: Prevention and Intervention (DASA) Certification Training provided by Genesee Valley BOCES.