Professional Development Hours for Professional Certificates Holders

In June of 2016, NYSED launched a new system whereby all holders of teaching certificates would have to register every five years, and those with professional (not permanent) certificates would have to complete 100 hours of CTLE credits each five years. This is a rolling registration period that is set to expire on the last day of the month preceding your birth month. For example, if your birthday is in July, your registration will expire on June 30, 2023. NYS law requires that all teachers re-register every five years in order to maintain their professional or permanent certificates. Make sure to go to TEACH by the end of your birth month to re-register.

IMPORTANT NOTE: CTLE Language Acquisition Requirement

The continuing teacher and leader education (CTLE) language acquisition requirement varies by certificate holder.

• ESOL and bilingual education teachers. Educators who are subject to CTLE, and hold a Professional English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) certificate or Bilingual Education extension, must complete a minimum of 50 percent of their required CTLE clock hours in language acquisition aligned with the core content area of instruction taught, including a focus on best practices for co-teaching strategies, and integrating language and content instruction for ELLs.

• Other teachers, school building leaders, and school district leaders. All other Professional teacher, School Building Leader, and School District Leader certificate holders must complete a minimum of 15 percent of the required CTLE clock hours dedicated to language acquisition addressing the needs of ELLs, including a focus on best practices for co-teaching strategies and integrating language and content instruction for ELLs.

• Teaching Assistants - Level III. Teaching Assistant Level III certificate holders must complete a minimum of 15 percent of the required CTLE clock hours dedicated to language acquisition, addressing the needs of ELLs and integrating language and content instruction for such ELLs.

A table showing the CTLE language acquisition requirement for each certificate holder, including when an exemption may apply, is available here.