Teacher Certification | SUNY Buffalo State College

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Updates!

edTPA / ATS-W UPDATE

The NYS Board of Regents has voted to eliminate the edTPA and (ATS-W) as a certification requirement, effective April 27, 2022. Please visit the following for more information:

Elimination of the edTPA Requirement for Certification

edTPA Requirement FAQs

Find Your Path Back to Teaching

Schools in Western New York and across the nation are experiencing teacher and substitute teacher shortages. Find Your Path Back to Teaching can help move you into the role of classroom teacher as soon as possible so that you can help fill this need and make an important contribution to the lives of young people.

SBL Assessment Part 1 and 2 Update

The School Building Leader (SBL) assessment (Part 1 and Part 2) is currently under revision. The revised version is scheduled for release in Fall 2020 (currently referred to as the Revised May 2019 version).

Per NYSED’s Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI), candidates can take any combination of the SBL (Revised May 2013) Part 1 and Part 2 exams and SBL (Revised May 2019) Part 1 and Part 2 exams. Any SBL exam prior to the 2013 version is not acceptable.

About Us

The Teacher Certification Office:

Serves teacher candidates, faculty, administration, and the community as a resource for all topics relating to NYS teacher certification
Recommends Buffalo State graduates to the New York State Department of Education for teacher certification after they have completed an approved teacher preparation program
Verifies program completion for graduates applying for out-of-state certification

Certification Officer: Patricia A. Recchio
Administrative Assistant I: Mary E. Codick

Office Hours

Monday through Friday
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM (appointments 9 -4)

Chase Hall 222
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
(716) 878-6121
teachercertification@buffalostate.edu

Admission of Persons with Prior Felony Convictions Policy

All teacher education programs include a clinical/field component. If you have been convicted of a felony, your criminal history record may impede your ability to complete this program and/or become a NYS certified teacher. Please review the Buffalo State policy.