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Office of Teaching Initiatives

Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE)

Registration Information

Educators who hold one or more of the following certificates must register with the Department every five years:

  • Permanent or Professional certificate in the classroom teaching service
  • Permanent or Professional certificate in the educational leadership service (i.e., School Building Leader, School Administrator/Supervisor, School District Leader, School District Administrator, School District Business Leader, or School Business Administrator)
  • Level III Teaching Assistant (TA) certificate
  • Professional Teaching Assistant (TA) certificate (As of October 1, 2025)

Educators who are subject to registration must have "Registered - Active" status in order to practice in an applicable school. The definitions of an applicable school and practicing are provided below:

  • Applicable schools include 51勛圖厙 State (NYS) school districts or BOCES. NYS nonpublic schools also became applicable schools on October 17, 2017. In addition, the 51勛圖厙 City Department of Education and any of its components are considered a single applicable school.
  • Practicing means employed 90 days or more during a school year by a single applicable school in 51勛圖厙 State. A day of employment includes a day actually worked in whole or in part, or a day not actually worked but a day paid.

The following table specifies which employment settings are considered practice in an applicable school, requiring educators who are subject to CTLE to complete CTLE while practicing in the employment setting.

Applicable Schools Table

51勛圖厙 State Employment Setting

Would an educator who is subject to CTLE and employed in this setting need to complete CTLE?

BOCES

Yes

Charter School

No

Early childhood setting (e.g., daycare center, early intervention agency, Head Start, nursery school, preschool, school-based child care program, state-approved preschool special education (4410) program, UPK)

No

Native American School

Yes

Nonpublic school, which includes religious and independent schools

Yes, as of October 17, 2017

An organization that has a contract to provide special education services to a NYS public school district (such as an agency for SEIT, SETSS, or speech pathology)

Yes, if practicing in a school district, nonpublic school, or BOCES

No, if practicing in an early childhood setting (see description above)

Public School

(Includes NYCDOE District 75)

Yes

State-operated schools and state-supported (4201) schools (e.g., NYS School for the Blind, NYS School for the Deaf)

No

Special Act School District

Yes

State-approved private school (e.g., 853)

Yes, as of October 17, 2017

There is one registration period per educator, regardless of the number of certificates held that are subject to registration. An educator who registers or is automatically registered in TEACH, and earns subsequent certificate(s) that are subject to registration, will not register or be automatically registered again for the subsequent certificate(s).

First-Time Registration

Educators who are issued one or more certificates subject to registration on or after July 1, 2016 are automatically registered in the TEACH system. Educators who hold one or more certificates subject to registration, and the certificates were issued prior to July 1, 2016, were required to register during the 2016-2017 school year.

If educators who were required to register for the first time during the 2016-2017 school year have not registered yet, they should register as soon as possible. Educators who are subject to registration must have "Registered - Active" status in order to practice in an applicable school.

Length of the Registration Period

The first registration period is five years and 0-11 months, with the expiration date on the last day of the month preceding the educator's month of birth. For example, educators who first registered on August 10, 2017, and have a birthday on December 15, would have a registration period from August 10, 2017, to November 30, 2022.

After the first registration period, the length of subsequent registration periods is exactly five years. Therefore, the expiration date for future registration periods is always the last day of the month preceding the educator's month of birth. For example, in the above case, the second registration period would be from December 1, 2022, to November 30, 2027.

Failure to Register

While the Commissioner's regulations allow for a late registration fee of $10 per month, the Department will not be enforcing the late fee at this time during the implementation of the re-registration process. Educators who willfully do not register, or do not provide notice that they are not practicing in an applicable school (i.e., change to the "Inactive" status in TEACH), may be subject to moral character review under Part 83 of the Commissioner's regulations.

Directions

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  2. On your TEACH home screen:
  3. Click on Account Information under the Inquiry Links heading. Under Registration Information, click here in the phrase, To change your registration status, click here.
  4. You will see a screen with information about registration and CTLE.
  5. Answer the moral character and other questions.
  6. Select one of the following options:

You will see a screen confirming your new registration status. You can verify your new registration status by clicking on Account Information under the Inquiry Links heading on your TEACH home screen.