TEST DATES

This section contains the "Schedule for All Tests Except the ATS–P (Video)," which includes registration options and deadlines for each test administration, and the "ATS–P (Video) Schedule," which includes registration options and submission deadlines. Not all tests are available on all test dates; refer to "Test Selection" for test availability.

For registration options and deadlines for the NYSTCE School Leadership Assessments, refer to the "School Leadership Assessments Test Schedule."

Schedule for All Tests Except the ATS–P (Video)

Test Date	Regular Registration Deadline	Late Registration Deadline (additional fee applies)	Emergency Registration Period (additional fee applies)		Score Report Date
Aug. 29, 2009	July 24, 2009	Aug. 7, 2009	Aug. 7-25, 2009	Aug. 12-25, 2009	Sept. 28, 2009
Oct. 17, 2009	Sept. 11, 2009	Sept. 25, 2009	Sept. 25-Oct. 9, 2009	Sept. 30-Oct. 9, 2009	Nov. 16, 2009
Dec. 12, 2009	Nov. 6, 2009	Nov. 20, 2009	Nov. 20-Dec. 4, 2009	Nov. 25-Dec. 4, 2009	Jan. 15, 2010
Feb. 20, 2010	Jan. 19, 2010	Jan. 29, 2010	Jan. 29-Feb. 12, 2010	Feb. 3-12, 2010	March 22, 2010
April 10, 2010	March 5, 2010	March 19, 2010	March 19-April 2, 2010	March 24-April 2, 2010	May 10, 2010
June 12, 2010	May 7, 2010	May 21, 2010	May 21-June 4, 2010	May 26-June 4, 2010	July 12, 2010
July 17, 2010	June 11, 2010	June 25, 2010	June 25-July 13, 2010	June 30-July 13, 2010	Aug. 16, 2010
The deadline for submission of requests and all necessary documentation for alternative testing arrangements is the regular registration deadline. Because of space, staff, and time constraints, there can be no assurance that requests received after this deadline can be accommodated.
Internet Registration All registration periods. To register on the Internet, your registration must be completed by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the registration deadline for the period.
U.S. Mail Registration Regular and late registration periods only. To register by mail during the regular registration period, your registration materials must be postmarked by the regular registration deadline. During the late registration period, your registration materials must be received by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the late registration deadline.
Telephone Registration Emergency registration period only. To register by telephone, call 1-413-256-2882, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. eastern time, Monday–Friday, excluding the following holidays: November 26–27, 2009; May 31, 2010; and July 5, 2010. You must call by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the emergency registration deadline.

The test administration schedule is designed to provide multiple opportunities for teacher certification candidates to take the tests they need for licensure in New York State. However, because of the number of test administrations offered, the registration deadlines and score report dates for some consecutive test administrations overlap. Therefore, for some test dates it is not possible for candidates who do not achieve a passing score to register for the subsequent administration without incurring late or emergency registration fees. Candidates are advised to check the administration schedule in advance and plan retake opportunities accordingly.

ATS–P (Video) Schedule

Registration Deadline		Submission Deadline	Score Report Date
October 30, 2009		December 4, 2009	January 22, 2010
February 12, 2010		March 19, 2010	April 30, 2010
May 14, 2010		June 11, 2010	August 6, 2010
Internet Registration To register on the Internet, your registration must be completed by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on the registration deadline corresponding to the submission deadline for which you wish to register.
U.S. Mail Registration To register by mail, your registration materials must be postmarked by the registration deadline corresponding to the submission deadline for which you wish to register.

Overview. The ATS–P is not "administered" on specific dates. Rather, candidates register, complete the assessment on their own, and then submit the assessment for scoring. The ATS–P schedule is based on submission deadlines: dates by which completed assessments must be received in order for candidates to be mailed their score reports on the corresponding score report date. There are three submission deadlines in the 2009–2010 program year, as indicated in the schedule above.

Registrations submitted by the first or second registration deadline are valid until the final submission deadline of the program year (June 11, 2010). For your score report to be mailed on a scheduled score report date, you must meet the following two requirements:

• You must be registered for the ATS–P.
• Your video recording and related documentation must be received by the submission deadline corresponding to that score report date.

Registration. ATS–P registrations are accepted online and by mail.

Preparing materials. The ATS–P Procedures Manual includes specific instructions and requirements for completing the ATS–P. Read the manual carefully and adhere to the procedures and policies for preparing your video recording for submission. Submitted materials that do not conform to the policies and procedures in the ATS–P Procedures Manual will receive a rating of "Requirements Not Met" and no refund or credit will be issued.

Candidates who do not submit their materials by the final submission deadline of the program year for which they are registered will no longer be registered for the ATS–P and will not receive a refund or credit of any kind unless they have submitted a correctly completed Withdrawal/Refund Request Form that is received by Evaluation Systems by the final submission deadline of the program year (June 11, 2010, for the 2009–2010 program year).

Any ATS–P submission received by Evaluation Systems after June 11, 2010 (for the 2009–2010 program year), will not be scored and will be returned to the candidate.

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