Students with Disabilities Extension Series: Grades 7&8

Extend your certification ONLINE at NO cost!

Online Students with Disabilities Extension:

Grades 7&8

In June of 2018, NYS approved a new certification pathway for special educators interested in extending their existing certification to address the growing shortage of certified special education teachers in NYS. Special Educators who have an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 certification, who are interested in obtaining an extension for grades 7&8, are invited to study these grade bands through a three course series.

Beginning on January 7, 2021, the Hudson River Teacher Center is providing an opportunity for educators to participate in the Grades 7 & 8 Extension Series courses at no cost through the HRTC grant. For the Grades 7 & 8 Extension, participants will take the following courses via Google Classroom:

Knowledge of Students (15 hours)

Instructional Strategies (15 hours)

Professional Practice (15 hours)

Together, these three courses meet NYSED Students with Disabilities CTLE Certification criteria for extending an existing NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 certification to include grades 7 & 8. The three courses will run from January 7, 2021 through April 15, 2021.

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Email Danielle Colangelo for additional information.

Please Note:

For those who wish to apply for Students with Disabilities Certification extension through NYS, please note eligible special educators must be current holders of NYS Students with Disabilities Generalist Grades 1-6 and have a minimum of 3 years teaching experience at 5th and/or 6th grade levels. Upon successful completion of each course, the participant will receive a Students with Disabilities CTLE Certificate for that course. As a total of 45 hours of instruction is required to meet the learning requirement of the certification extension, all three certificates are needed in order to apply to NYS for certification extension using this series. It is the responsibility of the participant to submit certificates and all necessary documentation to NYSED for certification extension consideration.