Enrolled Fellows
From receiving your offer to join us through pre-service training and hiring
I received an offer! What should I do now?
- I am a paraprofessional. Do I need to resign or take a leave of absence to participate in this program?
- How can I accept or decline my offer?
- What is the Transitional B certificate and when will I earn my initial New York State teaching certificate?
- What expenses or costs am I responsible for as a Fellow?
- What is Teacher Track?
- What is the Teacher Track Checklist?
Subject area information and appeals
- How do I connect with other people in my subject area?
- I want to appeal my subject area: What am I eligible to teach?
- Learn more about teaching Mathematics through Mathematics Immersion
- Learn more about teaching Science through Science Immersion
- Learn more about teaching Special Education- Bilingual Grades 1-6
- Lean more about teaching Science
Fingerprinting
- What do I do if I have never been fingerprinted before?
- When can I come to 65 Court Street to get fingerprinted?
- Can I defer the cost of fingerprinting?
- What fingerprinting steps do I need to take if I am a paraprofessional or other NYC DOE employee?
- How long does it take to clear the fingerprinting process?
- What do I do if I have been fingerprinted by the New York City Department of Education but not NYSED?
Testing
NYS Certification Requirements
Universities/Graduate Coursework
- Will my prior graduate coursework transfer into my master's degree through this program?
- Can I choose my own university to attend for my master's degree coursework through the Fellows program?
- Which universities do you partner with?
- How are Fellows assigned a university for their master's degree?
- How much does the master's degree program cost?
- What do I need to enroll in my university?
Other Onboarding Requirements
Salary & Benefits
Pre-Service Training
- Can I choose my training site (Teaching Academy)?
- What does a typical day in training look like?
- What is pre-service training (PST)?
- What are Skill Building Sessions?
- Where are the Teaching Academies (public schools serving as NYCTF's training sites) located?
- What is the attendance policy during training?