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Office of Teaching Initiatives

Certification

Superintendent Statements & School District Recommendations

Superintendent Statements and School District Recommendations (SDRs) are electronic verifications submitted by an applicant's employer onto the applicant's TEACH account. These statements are used to verify mentoring, work experience, and/or the terms of an applicant's employment, depending on the certification requirements.

NYS Public Schools, BOCES, and Charter Schools are required to submit verifications electronically using a Superintendent Statement or School District Recommendation.

Applicants should contact their employer to request that the appropriate statement be submitted to their TEACH account so it can be reviewed as part of their certification application.

Notes on New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) experience

  • Teaching and Pupil Personnel Services experience: Superintendent Statements must be entered by NYCDOE Human Resources Directors.
  • Teaching Assistant experience: Superintendent Statements must be entered by NYCDOE Office of HR School Support - Paraprofessional Milestone Unit.
  • Administrator experience: Superintendent Statements must be entered by NYCDOE Supervisory Staffing Unit.

The list below identifies the Superintendent Statements and School District Recommendations required for specific certificate types.

Classroom Teacher Certificates

Classroom Teacher Certificates

  • Classroom Teacher - Professional Certificate
    • Classroom Teaching Experience
    • Verification of Mentoring
  • Classroom Teacher - Initial Certificate
    • Paid Teaching Exp. For Initial
    • TA Exp. For Student Teaching
Educational Leadership Certificates
  • Verification of Admin Exp
  • Verification of Mentoring
Pupil Personnel Certificates
  • Pupil Personnel Services Exp
Teaching Assistant Certificates
  • TA Level I - Renewal
  • Verification of TA Level II
  • Verification of TA Level III
  • TA Professional 3 Yr. Exp.
  • Pre-Professional TA
Coaching Licenses
  • Temporary Coaching
  • Temp Coaching 1st Renewal
  • Temp Coaching 2nd-4th Renewal
  • Prof Coach Eval
  • Prof Coaching Renewal Eval
Approved Private Schools and Public Schools outside NYS

The forms in this section below can only be submitted by approved private schools located in NY that do not have administrative access and schools located outside NY.