Effective Date
Effective dates
Prior to December 4, 2013, certificates were issued with an effective date of either February 1 or September 1 of a given year.Ìý The Department provided guidance to school districts that indicated that you were eligible to work under that certificate in New York as of the date the certificate was issued.Ìý
Commissioner’s Regulations were amended effective December 4, 2013 to make the certificate effective on the date it is issued. As of December 4, 2013, the date your certificate is issued is the date your certificate becomes valid. In your TEACH account, it is listed as Issued/Effective Date
Expiration dates
If you are issued a time-limited certificate, (i.e. Initial, Provisional, Temporary coaching, Teaching Assistant Level I and II, etc.), the expiration date is set based on the length of time the certificate is valid (i.e. 5 years, 3 years, etc.).Ìý Certificates issued between February 2 and September 1 have an expiration date of August 31; certificates issued between September 2 and February 1 have an expiration date of January 31.
Note: Extensions - such the Bilingual Education Extension, or Social Studies 5-6 Extension - are tied to the expiration date of the base certificate. In other words, it is not possible to hold a valid extension without holding a valid base certificate.
Be sure to confirm the expiration date of your base certificate to confirm the expiration date of your base certificate. Extensions can cause discrepancies in TEACH, so if you have any questions, feel free to contact our staff to confirm your expiration date.