A bold claim by the DOE....which is patently false.

"100% of New York City's teachers are certified"


NYC DOE website

It's actually quite easy to find out if a teacher or administrator is certified.....just type their first or last name (preferably both) into the spaces at the following website:

http://eservices.nysed.gov/teach/certhelp/CpPersonSearchExternal.jsp?trgAction=INQUIRY

A quick perusal will show that probably 20-25% of the teachers at Barton aren't certified.

I HIGHLY recommend that you check the qualifications of your child's teacher.


The DOE statistics from their OWN page show that this claim is a lie.

Teacher Qualifications 2008

Total Number of Teachers 140

Percent with No Valid
Teaching Certificate 4%

Percent Teaching Out
of Certification 16%

Percent with Fewer Than
Three Years of Experience 7%

Percentage with Master’s Degree
Plus 30 Hours or Doctorate 46%

Total Number of Core Classes 560

Percent Not Taught by
Highly Qualified Teachers 15%

Total Number of Classes 613

Percent Taught by Teachers Without
Appropriate Certification 14%

Even these numbers seem questionable........

(source: https://www.nystart.gov/publicweb-rc/2008/e1/AOR-2008-331700011600.pdf)