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How it worksFree requirement checksOptional annual plan

Prepare your salary application and keep the response

Start with the free NYCPS salary check. The first annual service prepares a supported application, keeps its evidence together and continues when NYCPS responds.

See the salary application tour

Where to start

Free lookups and guidance for teaching in another state cover all 50 states and D.C.

See what’s included

01

Start with the free salary check

See the NYCPS salary schedule used for your result and whether your application is supported.

02

Prepare your evidence

Match your experience and education records to the salary-step or education-column application.

03

File with NYCPS yourself

Open the official service with instructions and a list of what to keep after you submit.

04

Return with the response

Add an NYCPS request or decision so your application shows the next action and keeps the official response.

First annual service

Follow a salary application

This fictional example shows evidence preparation, the teacher’s filing step, an NYCPS request and the official response.

Fictional NYCPS salary application

Salary step and education column

See how one application continues through the official response

Example only

  1. 01 · Evidence

    Application evidence is ready

    Experience letters and education records are matched to the fictional teacher’s salary-step and education-column application.

    Prepared

  2. 02 · Filing

    The teacher files with NYCPS

    TeachPassport gives the teacher the official destination and a list of what to keep. The teacher signs in, confirms the information and submits personally.

    Your turn

  3. 03 · Request

    NYCPS asks for one more record

    The teacher adds the request after returning. The case identifies the missing experience letter and prepares the next response.

    Reply prepared

  4. 04 · Response

    The official response is recorded

    The teacher keeps the NYCPS response with the application. TeachPassport shows the decision, effective date and any next action without replacing NYCPS’s decision.

    Complete
Fictional appointed NYCPS classroom teacher. Example only.

Certification example

See what is due and what you completed

This separate fictional certification example shows completed learning, an exam and the next task in TEACH.

Sample New York certificate

Professional classroom certificate

Childhood Education 1–6

Current
Registration ends
Jun 30, 2027
CTLE recorded
62 of 100 hours
Language hours
9 of 15 hours
Learning activities
3 entries

What to do next

First of 3 steps

  1. Now

    Complete 38 more CTLE hours

    Six of those hours must count toward language acquisition. The total updates when completed learning is recorded.

  2. By Jun 30, 2027

    Complete the state registration step

    Open the exact TEACH page, complete the registration and keep the confirmation.

  3. After you return

    Record the receipt and next date

    Save the confirmation number or state message. We’ll update your record and set the next reminder.

Fictional New York teacher. Sample only.Alerts at 12 mo · 6 mo · 90 · 30 · 7 · 1 days

What TeachPassport handles

  • Requirement calculations and changes to official state guidance
  • Application checklists, worksheets and document requests
  • Learning totals, exam dates and reminders
  • Next steps after you add the state’s reply

What you do yourself

  • Signing in to an agency account or entering a password
  • Providing a Social Security number or answering background questions
  • Signing an attestation, testing or appearing for fingerprints
  • Paying a state, test, transcript, fingerprint or course provider

Free interstate example

See what another state requires

This fictional Texas-to-California move shows the free guidance. This example does not offer paid interstate application help.

Inside a sample move

Texas → California

Illustrative example
Likely route

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

What’s next

7 ordered steps

Requirements

Up to date

Based on this sample teacher

Multiple Subject Teaching Credential

California uses separate routes for teachers with less than two years, at least two years, or National Board certification.

Active Texas elementary license · K–5 · 4 years of experience

Current license

Standard classroom teaching certificate is recorded as your current license.

Experience

4 years of teaching experience recorded.

Subjects and grades

Elementary or general education; grades K–5. California still decides which areas are comparable.

Preparation

Preparation completed in Texas; California still reviews equivalency.

Checklist

Each step says what is ready, what you need to do and where to go.

Step 1

Review your license details

Your actionOfficial instructions

Step 2

Identify the corresponding California credential family

Reviewed result ready

Step 3

Match the out-of-state subject or specialty area

Reviewed result ready

Step 4

Submit degree and out-of-state credential evidence

Request preparedOfficial instructions

Plus 3 more steps in this sample route.

This is an example, not a licensing decision. California makes the final decision.
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