Comments on: How To Get Your NYC Teacher Certification Fingerprints For Your TEACH Account

By: Beth

Beth — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 16:41:17 +0000

Lucy’s e-mail from October 18,2011 is spot on for those of you on Long Island-
sign up for teach website- pay- call BOCES and make appointment- go and get them done! That easy and convienient- BOCES only does them on Tues/Thurs- BOCES fingerprints will go to NYS- if you need them released to NYC you fill out the 103 form- the livescan prints are the way to go because immediately in the system for all to access when you request it-

By: Natalia

Natalia — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:06:57 +0000

wow..thanks..I was a second away to pay for the fingerprints through TEACH, so I will take the train down to Brooklyn tomorrow and get it done, now of course I have a question, NYSED would accept this finger prints cards even when I didn’t apply online for them? I do not have to pay through TEACH?
Again thanks for share such a helpful info!

By: lucy

lucy — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:04:01 +0000

What you did NOT mention, which is very important, is this fingerprint clearance is for the NYCDOE only….If you are printed by DOE and need clearance for certification, you will need to fill out an OPSRA 104 form to have your prints released to NYSED for certification clearance. Also, you do NOT need a letter from a school district to get fingerprints done. You set up your TEACH account, fill out the application, choose “teacher certification” as your reason for being printed, pay and print out the receipt. If you put down that you need the clearance for work in a school, THEN you need a letter because then system needs to know where to send the clearance. If you google livescan you can find several location on long island including Nassau BOCES, Rockville Center school district, SCOPE in Smithtown, SUNY Old Westbury. On the same note, if you have been fingerprinted for certification and now need clearance for the NYCDOE you need to file an OPSRA 103 form

By: Scott Harris

Scott Harris — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:25:02 +0000

Thanks for doing the legwork on this — what a mess. NYC DOE should be ashamed that their website offers no help whatsoever to its applicants. Thank goodness for people that not only find out what to do, but take the time to inform everyone else!

By: LING

LING — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 22:51:31 +0000

Thanks so much, I have the same satiation as ur gf.

By: Juli

Juli — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:22:56 +0000

Thank you!! So glad I came across this before attempting to go the livescan route and wasting any more time and money.

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:33:02 +0000

Thanks so much. I have only been trying to figure this out for a few days, so I’m glad I found this early on and before I went all the way to that Williams St. location, which is not at all convenient from where I live or work.

By: SML

SML — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:05:39 +0000

Thank you so much for posting this. I just went to today after reading your clearly laid-out instructions. Went smoothly and quickly! I would just add for those who drive, to pay for garage parking (I paid $13) but you can prob. find it cheaper. There are meter parkings if you have the time and patience to go around and look (I looked for about 15 min and just went to a garage). Thanks again!

By: AllegGators

AllegGators — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 15:45:23 +0000

Thanks for the follow-up info.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:03:41 +0000

I came across your website while searching for places to get my fingerprints done for an FBI background clearance for an out of state grad school, will the DOE do anyone’s fingerprints that are willing to pay or is it only limited to teachers looking to gain certification?