Welcome to the New York City Public Schools Online Teacher Application.
This page is solely for those applicants interested in starting or completing an application to become a full-time teacher for 3-K - 12th grade in New York City for the 2025-2026 school year.
Current NYCPS Teachers: If you are currently a NYCPS teacher seeking to transfer schools, please do not complete this application; you will need to register and apply through the Open Market Hiring System when it opens in mid-April.
If you completed an application for a school-based position (including but not limited to guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, substitute teachers) or you completed a student teaching registration after January 1, 2016, you may already have an account in this system.
Please use the options below to create a new account, log in to an existing account, or check to see if you already have an account on file.
This page is solely for those applicants interested in starting or completing an application to become a full-time teacher for 3-K - 12th grade in New York City for the 2025-2026 school year.
- If you are interested in starting an application for Pupil Personnel Service titles, including Speech Improvement Teachers, Speech Pathologists, School Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, and Attendance Teachers, please click here.
Current NYCPS Teachers: If you are currently a NYCPS teacher seeking to transfer schools, please do not complete this application; you will need to register and apply through the Open Market Hiring System when it opens in mid-April.
If you completed an application for a school-based position (including but not limited to guidance counselors, school psychologists, school social workers, substitute teachers) or you completed a student teaching registration after January 1, 2016, you may already have an account in this system.
Please use the options below to create a new account, log in to an existing account, or check to see if you already have an account on file.
New User
In order to apply to be a Teacher in New York City's public schools, you must first create a profile.
You will be asked to provide your Social Security Number for identification purposes.
Existing User
Not Sure?
Welcome to the New York City Public Schools Teacher Application, and thank you for your interest in teaching in New York City's public schools.
Before creating a new account, we recommend that you do the following:
- Check to see if you already have an account in this system using the "Not sure?" box above.
- Review our Teacher Application Guide. This guide lists important information about your eligibility to teach in New York City public schools and information that you should prepare before beginning an application for the upcoming school year.
- Please keep in mind that completing the first stage of the Teacher Application guide, your user profile, will take about 10 - 20 minutes, depending on your experience and whether you have all necessary documents available and ready.
Current NYCPS Teachers: If you are currently a NYCPS teacher seeking to transfer schools, please do not complete this application; you will need to register and apply through the Open Market Hiring System when it opens in mid-April.
If you have more questions about becoming a teacher in New York City, please review our website, TeachNYC.net, or call (718) 935-4000.
Welcome to the New York City Public Schools Teacher Application for the 2025-26 school year.
After logging in to your account, you will be brought to your Profile. From this page, you will be able to view and edit your Profile as well as start or continue an existing 2025-26 Teacher Application.
If you are logging in to begin a new 2025-26 Teacher Application, we strongly recommend that you review the Teacher Application Guide in advance. This guide includes important information about your eligibility to teach in New York City public schools and information that you should prepare before beginning an application for the upcoming school year.
Thank you for your interest in teaching at New York City's Public Schools.
