New York State Education Department Office of the Professions Teacher Certification Cards

Roughly alphabetical by surname.

Since 1982 data from teacher certification cards have been entered into the Teacher Certificate Database. Cards entered in the early and mid-1980s were retained and filed separately. After individual cards were used for reference purposes, they were entered in the database and refiled with previously entered cards. Cards that have been entered into the database are scheduled to be retained by the Archives for 40 years, after which time the database will have been checked for accuracy and accessioned; the entered cards will then be destroyed. In 2000, the original paper teacher certification cards were transferred back to the Office of the Professions to be microfilmed.

The series consists of 70 rolls of original camera negative microfilm of currently existing teacher certification cards. The cards provide summary information about individuals certified to teach in New York State. Information provided includes name; date of birth; gender; social security number; college(s); degrees; date awarded; type (permanent or provisional); field; issuance date; where sent; and date sent.

19854Series 19854, Teacher Certification Cards (microfilm), and

A4197Series A4197, Registers of Teaching Certificates Issued, also contain information on recipients of teaching certificates. They should be consulted by those investigating the certification of individual teachers.

Reel list.

Original cards were returned to the custody of OTP for filming in 2000. The State Archives retains microfilm only.

Microfilm was transferred to the State Records Center for secure storage (TL 00-0).

Original camera negative microfilm is restricted. Interested researchers should contact State Education Department Teacher Certification for use copy.