[Pibe-division] Pibe-division Digest, Vol 38, Issue 5

Tue Jul 19 01:22:37 UTC 2011

Hi Sara,

I am a teacher in Louisiana, and all certifications and education is public knowledge. In fact, parents--or anyone--can go online and search teacher certifications through our department of education. 

Krystal Guillory, NCLB 
,Kry/al ,guillory
Teacher of Blind Students
Ouachita Parish School System
Phone: 318-432-5481
Fax: 318-432-5599
Cell: 318-245-8955
Email: kguillory at opsb.net

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Today's Topics:

1. teachers certification s innew york state public    information
amazing! Sara Rooz (Sara Rooz)
2. Re: teachers certification s innew york state
publicinformation amazing! Sara Rooz (Albert J Rizzi)
3. can anyone how does a certified TVI in new york    city take a
total of 175 hours professional development over    5 years in area
of certification (Sara Rooz)

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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:20:15 -0400
From: "Sara Rooz" <sararooz at gmail.com>
To: <vision at lists.pdx.edu>
Cc: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Pibe-division] teachers certification s innew york state
    public    information amazing! Sara Rooz
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I cannot believe what I learned today. All teacher certifications in new york state are available for public, I just cannot believe this. Is anuyone in new york city or stae aware of this? I do have my own questions regarding teaching next year which I hae already emailaed my graduage school about and must follow with district 75 new york city office of contractual and related services as well as educational vision services in the new york city ddepartment of education and get some clarification for both entities prior to september besides completing an autism course and applying for a professional license as a certified teacher of the blind and visually impaired prior to the beginning of the year 2012. 
Sara Roozcertified teacher of the blind and visually imp[aired
independent related service provider vision education services innew york city
ARe preople rights to privacy violated?Just crrious.
Sara Rooz
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Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:26:09 -0400
From: "Albert J Rizzi" <albert at myblindspot.org>
To: "'Professionals in Blindness Education Division List'"
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Subject: Re: [Pibe-division] teachers certification s innew york state
    publicinformation amazing! Sara Rooz
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Sarah,

I am not clear on exactly what you mean about teacher cetifications open to
the public. Can you please clarify?

Albert J. Rizzi, M.Ed.
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[mailto:pibe-division-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sara Rooz
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2011 3:20 PM
To: vision at lists.pdx.edu
Cc: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Pibe-division] teachers certification s innew york state
publicinformation amazing! Sara Rooz

I cannot believe what I learned today. All teacher certifications in new
york state are available for public, I just cannot believe this. Is anuyone
in new york city or stae aware of this? I do have my own questions regarding
teaching next year which I hae already emailaed my graduage school about and
must follow with district 75 new york city office of contractual and related
services as well as educational vision services in the new york city
ddepartment of education and get some clarification for both entities prior
to september besides completing an autism course and applying for a
professional license as a certified teacher of the blind and visually
impaired prior to the beginning of the year 2012. 
Sara Roozcertified teacher of the blind and visually imp[aired
independent related service provider vision education services innew york
city
ARe preople rights to privacy violated?Just crrious.
Sara Rooz

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Message: 3
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:27:04 -0400
From: "Sara Rooz" <sararooz at gmail.com>
To: <vision at lists.pdx.edu>
Cc: pibe-division at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Pibe-division] can anyone how does a certified TVI in new
    york    city take a total of 175 hours professional development over    5
    years in area of certification
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Hi everyone:
I am currently a certified teacher of the blind and visually impaired in New york City. I have initial certification and must take a profean autism workshop from an approved college and then apply for professional certification as certified tteacher of the blind and visually impaired as a professional certificate. The state requires that one takes 175 hours over 5 years of professional development in. I am wondering where tvis can take such continuing education courses in this area of expeertise? I have been told since I also hold a pernanent certificate of special education in can be in any area of secial education. Yet, since I work as certified tvi I would prefer professional developing corses or continuing education credits in my area of experience. The aer website coninuing education courses are basically for certified oandm and rehab instructors and the journal of blind ness and vvisually impaired has select articles that professionals such as certified orientation and 

mobility instructors can read an article and answer question and get continuing educations umunits beca. These professioanals receive certification from ACVRep. Does any Certified tvi have ideas for me how to find courses or continuing education credits in thosis field, rather having a course on learning disability or other disability since I do not werve this population anymore. I used to service the population of learning disabilities till 2008, when I was laid off my job. Thankfully, OI am gainfully employed as a certified rteacher of the blind and visually impaired as an independent related service provider. I have another questionregarding my certification, although it lasts for 5 yars I have only two years experience as a certified teahcher of the blind and visually impaired and not three. It has been difficult, as a blind person, to navigate the new york state website to get any imformation about my status of my certification nd approved providers. I asked someone sigh

ted to email the information to me. Also, it is impossible to speak to a p[ersonat the new york state education deopartment since applications are processed and waiting time is long to get through to thhe coustomer representative. There is no one to even my query about that this will be my thired year of teaching and altyough my cetertificate expires and I will be applying for professional certification in this area , I di not meet the requirements as of now of three years of teaching experience? Does anyone have any suggestions how one make their needs to new york state education department. I have already contacted the relevant personnel in New York City and have been told to speak with the state. Thanks for any resources and ideas fellow tvis can suggest.
Sara Rooz certified teacherof the blind and visually impaired
independnent related service provider vision education services innew york city
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