In the ever-evolving world of NYSED requirements, there are new updates to the Mandated Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment/Neglect coursework. The revised training now includes guidance on identifying abuse or maltreatment in children with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Key Requirements:
- All mandated reporters, including certified educators, must complete the new, updated training.
- Completion must be reported to TEACH (not Teach NYS, but the Teach Certification Unit at NYSED) by an approved provider no later than November 17, 2026.
- Starting September 1, 2025, all NYS-approved providers must offer the second updated workshop.
- All educators, regardless of prior completion of the 2025 version, must take the entire second updated workshop, which is two hours in length.
- Certification applications submitted on or after October 1, 2025, will require proof of completion of the second updated workshop.
- Teacher preparation programs submitting recommendations for certification on or after October 1, 2025, must verify that candidates have completed the second updated workshop.
Teach NYS has a great partnership with the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NYSPCC) to assist our schools in fulfilling their training requirements. NYSPCC said that anyone who has taken the Mandated Reporter training with them since 7/1/25 would have received the updated training; anyone who received the training before July would not be in compliance with the new requirement. NYSPCC is NYSED accredited, and we believe what applies to their trainings would also apply to other NYSED accredited provider trainings for Mandated Reporting. Nevertheless, you should confirm this with your provider.
NYSPCC gives a discounted rate to Teach NYS member schools and they are a useful resource for the all the required NYSED trainings as well as recordkeeping and retention. In-person options are the cheapest and have advantages and disadvantages, depending on your circumstances. Below are the options and associated costs.
Option 1: Self-Paced Online Course
- Schools can share the Teach Coalition coupon code with their staff to take the Child Abuse in an Educational Setting self-paced online course on the NYSPCC website at a discounted rate of $10 per person (original price is $30).
Option 2: Self-Paced Online Courses
Schools can reach out to the NYSPCC to contract with them individually to:
- Receive their own coupon code and instructions to take the Child Abuse in an Educational Setting self-paced online course. Schools can choose to pay the entire amount for their staff with this option.
- Receive an additional coupon code and instructions to take the Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment self-paced online course at a discounted rate of $12.50 per person (original price is $35). Schools can choose to pay the entire amount for their staff with this option.
Option 3: Virtual or In-Person Training
Schools can reach out to the NYSPCC to contract with them individually to:
- Schedule a facilitator-led virtual or in-person training (NYC-based only) at a discounted rate of $200 for the Child Abuse in Educational Setting training (1-hour).
- Schedule a facilitator-led virtual or in-person training (NYC-based only) at a discounted rate of $300 for the Identifying and Reporting Child Abuse and Maltreatment training (2.5 hours).
- Schedule a facilitator-led virtual or in-person training (NYC-based only) at a discounted rate of $350 for a combined training.
For more information, please reach out to Yosef Kanofsky at Kanofskyy@teachcoalition.org.