I'm NYS certified for General and Special elementary eduaction. Just curious what I would need in order to get a teaching position in NJ. I know I have to take a test or two (Praxis?) Thanks in advance!
Go to the NJ State education website and see if you can just apply for a certificate since I'm pretty sure there is reciprocity between the two states. You might not have to take any tests.
I don't know anything about those states, but I did just transfer credential from New Mexico to California. They just changed their policy and are accepting out of state tests so I didn't have to take the CBEST. It'd be nice if the hiring agencies got the message too though, seem to be running into a problem....but anyways I'm sure they have all that info on their website.
NJ certification You have to take the Praxis for elementary ed and special ed, have the scores sent to NJ and then apply online for the certs. That is what I did last year when I moved to NJ. I don't think that anything has changed, except of course the price! It used to be $145 and now its $190 per license! Good luck!
I don't think there's a praxis for sped, you just have to submit the paperwork for how you acquired your sped cert. I moved from TX and getting the reciprocity was a PAIN. I would recommend starting as early as you can (if it's for next year, turn in paperwork now!!) it took nine months for both certs to transfer, even though I had a couple years if experience fully certified in another state. At one point they told me I would have to take college classes to get the cert, that I was only eligible for a cert of eligibility. I just called back and re-sent in paperwork, etc. They lost a few things (transcript and verification of program completion) and I had to send in again. Good luck! Make copies of everything, send certified mail, keep good documentation!!
Thanks everyone! I just spoke with someone in certifications and they said I just need to take the Praxis II and get a few things together like the verification of program completion. The person I spoke to said I do not need to take a test for the Special Education certification.
