(1)Thecandidateshallhold
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commissionerandinadditionshallhavecompletedsixtysemesterhoursingraduatecoursesapprovedbythe
commiss.:Loner;and
b.Atthetimeofhisappointmenteachshallhavecompletedthreeyearsofteachingexperiencesatisfactorytothecommissionerinpublicornon-publicschools.lSection80-3.10(b)(3)(i)oftheCommissioner'sregulationsfurtherspecifiesthenatureofthepreparationandexperiencethatacandidate.forcertificationmustpossess.AcandidatewhoappliesforcertificationonorafterSeptember2,2007mustmeetthefollowingrequirements:(a)Education.Thecandidateshallmeetthefollowingeducationrequirements:master'sorhigherdegreefromaregionallyaccreditedhighereducationinstitutionoranequivalentlyapprovedhighereducationinstitutionasdeterminedbythedepartment;and(2)either:(i)havesuccessfullycompletedaNewYorkstateprogramleadingtoaprofessionalcertificateasaschooldistrict·leaderintheeducationalleadershipserviceregisteredpursuanttosection52.21
(c)
(3)ofthisTitle,oritsequivalentasdetermined·bythedepartment.Aspartoftheprogramcompletionrequirements
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ThereareadditionalprerequisitestotheissuanceofasUperintendent'scertificate,includingfingerprintingforacriminalhistoryrecordcheck,'citizenshipstatusandthecompletionoftwohoursofcourseworkortraininginschoolviolencepreventionandinterventionandtwohoursofcourseworkortrainingintheidentificationandreportingofchildabuseandmaltreatment(!3._eeEducationLaw§§3003[4],3004[3],3004-b[1],2590-h[20]and8NYCRR§80-1.4).Mr.Walcotthassatisfiedalltheserequirements.
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