(1) working with individual pupils or groups of pupils on special instructional projects;

(2) providing the teacher with information about pupils that will assist the teacher in the development of appropriate learning experiences;

(3) assisting pupils in the use of available instructional resources, and assisting in the development of instructional materials;

(4) utilizing their own special skills and abilities by assisting in instructional programs in such areas as: world languages other than English, arts, crafts, music and similar subjects; and

(5) assisting in related instructional work as required.

(1) working with small groups of children so the teacher can work with a large group or individual children;

(2) helping a teacher to construct a lesson plan;

(3) presenting segments of lesson plans, as directed by the teacher;

(4) communicating with parents of students at a school site or as otherwise directed by a teacher; and

(5) helping a teacher to train other teaching assistants.

(1) Preparation. The candidate shall have completed a four-year high school program or its equivalent. Such study shall be supplemented by training and experience appropriate to the position in question.

(2) The application for this license shall be filed on forms prescribed by the commissioner and shall include the following information: the name and address of the candidate; the candidate's education; related teaching, administrative and/or supervisory experience; occupational and/or practical experience; and other unusual qualifications; a description of the teaching assistant's duties; a description of how the teaching assistant will be supervised; a description of the employing school district's in-service training program for teaching assistants and the professional staff utilizing such personnel; and a description of the district's plan for using teaching assistants.

(3) Time validity. The temporary license shall be valid for one year from its effective date. No more than two temporary licenses may be issued to the same individual.

(1) Preparation. The candidate shall have completed six semester hours of appropriate collegiate study in or related to the field of elementary and/or secondary school service at a regionally accredited institution of higher education or at an institution approved by the department. The commissioner may approve alternative preparation as required in this paragraph.

(2) Experience. The candidate shall have completed one year of experience as a licensed teaching assistant or as a certified teacher in an approved school.

(3) Time validity. The continuing certificate shall be valid continuously, except when the holder thereof has not been regularly employed as a teaching assistant in the public schools of New York for a period of five consecutive years, in which case the validity of the certificate shall lapse.

(1) Preparation. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following items:

(2) Time validity. The certificate shall be valid for three years from its effective date. The certificate shall be renewable on one occasion only for three years, except for a certificate that already has been renewed once for a one-year term which may be renewed on one additional occasion only for three years, provided that for a certificate to be renewed the candidate must submit to the department adequate evidence substantiating that the candidate has a commitment for employment in a teaching assistant position under the level I teaching assistant certificate. For individuals called to active duty, the validity period of the level I teaching assistant certificate may be extended by the commissioner for a candidate called to active duty in the Armed Forces for the period of active service and an additional 12 months from the end of such service.

(1) Preparation. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following items:

(2) Time validity. The certificate shall be valid for three years from its effective date and shall not be renewable, except that the validity period of the level II teaching assistant certificate may be extended by the commissioner for a candidate called to active duty in the Armed Forces for the period of active service and an additional 12 months from the end of such service. The commissioner may also extend the time validity of an expired level II teaching assistant certificate in increments of one year for a candidate who has applied for citizenship or permanent residency, and whose application for citizenship or permanent residency has not been acted upon by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) until the USCIS acts upon such application. Such candidates must provide documentation satisfactory to the department that they meet these requirements, and that they have completed all other requirements for a level III certificate.

(1) Preparation. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following items:

(2) Validity of certificate. The level III teaching assistant certificate shall be continuously valid.

(1) Preparation. The candidate shall meet the requirements in each of the following items:

(2) Validity of certificate and renewal of certificate. The certificate shall be valid for five years from its effective date, at which time it must be renewed to be valid. In order to be renewed, the holder of the certificate shall demonstrate matriculation in a program registered as leading to teacher certification pursuant to section 52.21 of this Title, or its equivalent, or in a program with an articulation agreement with such a program, and completion during the five-year period in which the certificate is held of 30 semester hours of coursework in such a program. For individuals called to active duty in the Armed Forces, the validity period for a pre-professional teaching assistant certificate and any renewal of such certificate may be extended by the commissioner for the time of active service and an additional 12 months from the end of such service.