Hammond Central School - Spotlight Yearbook (Hammond, NY)

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Experience. No previous experience in teaching is requir- ed. Where valid. An elementary certificate shall be valid only in the particular school district for which it is issued or made valid by the school commissioner, which shall be a school district not maintaining an academic department. Term. An elementary certificate shall be issued for a term of two years. Number of certificates. Only one elementary certificate shall be issued to any one person. Extensions. An elementary certificate may be extended one year for each eight academic counts earned while it is in force in subjects not already passed when the certificate was issued. Issuance of certificate. While examinations may be taken at any appointed time and place, an elementary certificate shall be issued only after the candidate has made an engagement to teach, approved by the school commissioner having juris- diction. But a person entitled'to an elementary certificate, though such certificate has not yet been issued, is legally qualified to contract by presenting a formal statement from the school commissioner having jurisdiction showing that such person is entitled to th: s certificate, and certifying that such certificate will be issued when a contract has been made with the trustee of some district designated in such statement of the school commissioner. Academic Certificate. Educational requirements. A candidate for an academic certificate must have completed a four year high school course and must have earned a Regents’ academic diploma. Dates and places of examinations. Examinations for an academic certificate can be taken only in January and June and as they are reached in the course of study pursued by the

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Rules Governing Teachers’ Certificates. Teachers’ Elementary Certificates. Educational requirements. A candidate for an elementary certificate shall be required to pass an examination in each of the following preliminary subjects: ic Geography Elementary United States history with civics and in each of the following academic subjects: First year English Physiology and hygiene Drawing (Elementary representation or mechanical) Scope of examinations. Examinations in the preliminary subjects required for an elementary certificate shall be based on the Elementary Syllabus; those in the academic subjects on the Secondary Syllabus.- Standing required. A minimum standing of 75 per cent, in each subject must be attained. Number of trials. A candidate for an elementary certifi- cate may combine standings earned in four consecutive ex- aminations, but in no more than four. All such examina- tions must have been taken by him subsequent to his 16th birthday. Dates and places of examinations. Examinations for an elementary certificate shall be held in January, June and August of each year. The January and June examinations may be held in all Regents’ academic schools, and at such other places as school commissioners with the approval of the Education Department from tune to time designate. The August examination may be held at such places only as school commissioners designate under like approval.

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candidate. They can be taken only at high schools and academies. This certificate shall rot be issued on the basis of examinations alone, as it is provided only for those who have regularly pursued a full course in the high schools and academies of this State. Experience. No previous experience in teaching is re- quired. Where valid. A certificate of this grade shall be valid only in the particular school dictrict for which it is issued or made valid by the school commissioner, which shall be a school district not maintaining an academic department. Term. An academic certificate shall be issued for a term of two years. Number of certificates. Only one academic certificate shall be issued to any one person. Extension. An academic certificate may be extended one year for each 18 credits obtained in examinations for life State certificates and earned while it is in force. Counts earned in Regents’ examinations shall not be applied for ex- tension of this certificate. Issuance of certificate. An academic certificate shall be issued only after the candidate has made an engagement to teach, approved by the school commissioner having juris- diction. But a person entitled to an academic certificate, though such certificate has not yet been issued, is legally qualified to contract by presenting a formal statement from the school commissioner having jurisdiction showing that such person is entitled to this certificate and certifying that such certificate will be issued when a contract has been made with the trustee of some district designated in such statement of the school commissioner.