Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Staffing
Hiring schools should take care to plan and implement specific, individualized support for new CTE teachers. Most pathways to Trans-A certification do not require any field hours or student teaching, so new CTE teachers will need extra support to master critical pedagogical and professional skills.
Areas new CTE teachers will need support with include, but are not limited to:
Lesson and unit planning
Understanding how to assess students’ needs and differentiate accordingly
How to build relationships with all students, including students of diverse backgrounds, with special needs, and non-native English speakers
Classroom management strategies
How to establish and maintain classroom routines
How to keep records of student progress, attendance, homework, and parent interactions
How to collaborate with other pedagogical and non-pedagogical school faculty to ensure a productive, safe school climate for all
Schools can implement any of the following to support a new CTE Trans-A teacher:
Encourage your new CTE teacher to register to attend New Teacher Week in August. Sessions of interest to them may include the Introduction to Danielson’s Framework for Teaching and Classroom Management for Grades 6-12 sessions.
Assign an experienced teacher who is passionate about developing new teachers to serve as the new CTE teacher’s mentor. If possible, allocate one period of release time per week for the mentor to observe the new teacher and provide classroom-embedded support.
Encourage your CTE teacher to avail themselves of supports outside of your school building, including:
Following the NYCPS’ I Teach NYC blog
Exploring WeTeachNYC.org library of resources
Staying connected to the NYCPS’ CTE office here
Exploring professional development opportunities such as those offered by the UFT Teacher Center
Connecting to NYS and National CTE-specific resources such as:
Computer science teachers must meet specific certification requirements in order to teach the various computer science courses. Schools should reference the attached guidance document that outlines the certification requirements for each computer science course.
Career and Technical Education in NYC Career and Technical Education (CTE) provides students with rigorous and relevant instruction to prepare them with the academic, technical, and employability skills needed to succeed in college and their careers. Schools with CTE programs must follow specific steps to confirm candidate eligibility and assist the candidate in applying for their Transitional-A certificate. For more detailed information, please reference The CTE Hiring Handbook for Principals and Human Resource Directors. Note that the handbook will be periodically updated to reflect certification and hiring policy changes.
Please see attached for the PowerPoint deck from the April 3, 2024, presentation on CTE Staffing.
CTE Hiring Handbook 2024 FINAL.pdf