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SUNY Cortland

The joint NCATE/NYSED accreditation site visit is scheduled to take place at SUNY Cortland on March 20-24, 2004.

Effective July 1, 2001, applicants for certification as well as for prospective employees of school districts, charter schools and boards of cooperative educational services (BOCES) are required to complete a fingerprint-supported criminal history background check. See Dates and Deadlines for details. 


 
 
 

All teacher education graduates in New York State must complete a mandatory course in Child Abuse and Maltreatment in order to be eligible for certification.  SUNY Cortland offers the course on campus for its graduation candidates.  Below you will find information and dates for Spring Semester 2004.

The Center for Educational Exchange
Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment Workshops
SPRING SEMESTER, 2004




Intended for:  This workshop is ONLY available for current SUNY Cortland students seeking certification recommendation from SUNY Cortland.

The Workshop:  All those individuals seeking teacher certification must complete a minimum of two clock hours of instruction regarding the identification and reporting of child abuse and maltreatment.  Any State Education Department approved agency can provide the required child abuse workshop.  SUNY Cortland is an approved provider for this course.

When and Where:
 
 
Date
Day
Time
Location
2/23/04 Monday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey 204-208
2/28/04 Saturday 9 a.m. - Noon Corey 204-208
3/2/04 Tuesday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey 204-208
3/17/04 Wednesday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey 204-208
3/20/04 Saturday 9 a.m. - Noon Corey 204-208
3/23/04 Tuesday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey 204-208
3/29/04 Monday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
4/1/04 Thursday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey 204-208
4/8/04 Thursday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey 204-208
4/19/04 Monday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey 204-208
4/24/04 Saturday 9 a.m. - Noon Van Hoesen B-103
4/28/04 Wednesday 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge

Fee: $15.00 fee for instruction and text (subject to change).  Return payment with registration form to the CEE Office, A-11 Van Hoesen Hall no later than two days prior to the date of the workshop.

Pre-registration is required. Registration forms are now available in the Center for Educational Exchange Office, A-11 Van Hoesen Hall and the Career Services Office.  Registration deadline is two days prior to the day of the workshop.  No registration will be accepted the day before or the day of the workshop.  Students not present at the beginning of the workshop will not be admitted and must register for a subsequent workshop (if one is available).  Registered students who do NOT attend the workshop, will have to re-register and pay an additional $5.00 fee.   For more information, contact the Center for Educational Exchange at (607) 753-4704.

Books:  Books will be handed out upon registration.  If not registering in person, the instructor will have a book for you at the workshop.

*** REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AS SPACE IS LIMITED***

Special Note:  SUNY Cortland reserves the right to cancel any workshop if it is under enrolled a week prior to date of workshop.
 
 

The Center for Educational Exchange

S   A   V   E
Safe Schools Against Violence in Education
Teacher Certification Course
SPRING SEMESTER, 2004






This workshop is ONLY available for current SUNY Cortland students.

*Registration forms available at:
Center for Educational Exchange Office, A-11 Van Hoesen Hall
and Career Services Office, B-7.

Pre-registration required.  Students not present at the beginning of the workshop will not be admitted and must register for a subsequent workshop (if one is available).  Registered students who do NOT attend the workshop, will have to re-register and pay an additional $5.00 fee.

*Fee:  $15.00 fee  for instruction and text (subject to change). 

Books:  Books will be handed out upon registration.  If not registering in person, the instructor will have a book for you at the workshop.

* Registration and fee must be returned to:
Center for Educational Exchange Office, A-11 Van Hoesen Hall.

When and Where:
 
DATE
DAY
TIME
LOCATION
2/28/04 Saturday 9 - 11:15 a.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
3/17/04 Wednesday 4 - 6:15 p.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
3/20/04 Saturday 9 - 11:15 a.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
3/25/04 Thursday 4 - 6:15 p.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
4/8/04 Thursday 4 - 6:15 p.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
4/13/04 Tuesday 4 - 6:15 p.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
4/17/04 Saturday 9 - 11:15 a.m. Van Hoesen B-103
4/22/04 Thursday 4 - 6:15 p.m. Corey Union, Fireplace Lounge
5/3/04 Monday 4 - 6:15 p.m. Corey Union, Exhibition Lounge

* All those individuals seeking teacher certification in New York State (provisional/permanent) must complete a minimum of two clock hours of instruction concerning violence prevention/safety in schools. SUNY Cortland is an approved provider for this course.
 
 

Teacher Education Services Contact Sheet

The campus offices listed below offer teacher education services:
Information Needed
Campus Office
Credentials, Fingerprinting packets Career Services - Van Hoesen, Room B-7, -753-4715
Credentials - Patricia Edwards
Fingerprinting packets - Career Services Staff
Fingerprinting University Police - Van Hoesen, Room C-17 - 753-4124
SAVE/Child Abuse Workshop Registration Center for Educational Exchange (CEE) Van Hoesen, Room A-11 - 753-4704
LAST/ATS-W/CST Exam Registation Booklets Career Services - Van Hoesen, Room B-7 - 753-4715
Counseling Center - Van Hoesen, B-44, 753-4728
Applications for certification, expected and potential graduate program completion Graduate Studies - Brockway Hall, Room 122, Patti Randolph - 753-5480
Applications for certification, expected and potential undergraduate program completion Registrar - Miller Bldg., Room 223, Margaret Waltman, Keyboard Specialist - Undergraduate programs - 753-4702
Out of state teacher certification Registrar - Miller Bldg., Room 223, Douglas Hausner, Assistant Director - Out of state teacher certification - 753-4702
Questions regarding a specific teacher education program Contact your advisor or teacher education program coordinator
NYSED teacher education program registration, State and national teacher education reports, program report/folio coordination and preparation, assessment data collection, NCATE accreditation, NCATE/NYSED Site Visit NCATE Office - 753-5468 Virginia Levine Associate Dean of Teacher Certification and Accreditation, Cornish Hall, D206, 753-4315 Linda Simmons, Staff Assistant for Teacher Certification and Accreditation, 753-2804 Patricia Alter, Keyboard Specialist I, 753-5468 Old Main - Room 109*
(*Note: The NCATE Office will be moving to Van Hoesen B-232 in Fall Semester 2002)

For additional New York State Education Department (NYSED) or National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) information, check out our NCATE website at: http://www.cortland.edu/ncate/