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. 

Contact the Regional Certification Evaluator, Amanda Bayer.

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

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.

NYSUT occassionally offers a Dignity for All Students Act workshop for members toward certification. Advance registration is required.

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