Courses taken during the year through the After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP) may be counted for A+ credit or P credit. You can find directions for completing course registrations on the ASPDP website. To register for courses, you will need to register and pay course fees both on the ASPDP website and directly to the partner organization offering that course. ASPDP courses taken prior to September 2019 are not eligible for A+ credit. 

Courses taken through ASPDP may be used towards the A+ requirement and currently, all ASPDP courses can be used for CTLE credit. You can check whether the course provider is independently approved on the NYSED website. The number of CTLE hours you may earn through an A+ class, if any, will be noted in the course details for the course before you register.  

If taken through ASPDP, you can access your transcripts and course certificates directly from your participant account on the ASPDP website; this will serve as your record of CTLE hours and earned A+ and P credit. 

The UFT’s LearnUFT program has committed to maintaining the records of its course participants so UFT members can easily provide proof of CTLE hours if the state audits them.

Educators must maintain personal records of completed continuing teacher and education leader (CTLE), including: 

• The title of the activities; 
• Total number of hours completed; 
• Number of hours completed in content, pedagogy, language acquisition addressing the needs of English language learners; 
• Approved CTLE sponsor’s name and number; 
• Educators’ identifying information listed on the activities; 
• Attendance verification; and 
• Date and location of the activities. 

Educators must maintain CTLE records and documentation for at least three years from the end of the registration period in which they completed the CTLE credit hours. You may use NYSED’s record-keeping form to assist you. Please see the NYSED website for more information about recordkeeping requirements for CTLE.  

A+ credits and P credits are both types of professional development credits that may be used towards teachers’ salary differentials. A+ credits are approved by a committee of UFT and DOE representatives, and are aligned with DOE educational priorities to promote teachers’ development of skills, knowledge, and methods aligned to the needs of the school system and students. P credit courses are offered through the New York City Department of Education’s  After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP), aligned with the Danielson Framework for Teaching, and may also be used by teachers to complete CTLE hours in addition to earning salary differential credits. 

You may continue to use university courses, CLEP tests, and ASPDP P-credit courses towards the salary differential, in addition to a minimum of required A+ courses. In other words, other than the minimum number of A+ credits needed for your salary differential, you are free to complete the remaining credits needed for the differential through any other approved means.

You must file your salary differential via the salary application portal. Please consult the DOE guide below for deadlines for filing the salary differential application:

When using ASPDP courses to apply for a differential, you will be asked for a "school name," which doesn't apply to these courses. Instead, select "other" and enter "ASPDP" instead. 

If you have additional questions about the salary differential process, the DOE publishes a step-by-step guide which you can access on the UFT website. You may also contact the Office of Salary Services through HR Connect at 718-935-4000.

For salary differential application questions, contact the Office of Salary Services through HR Connect at 718-935-4000.

ASPDP offers courses over three semesters: Fall, Spring, and Summer. The course catalog for each semester is published shortly before the semester begins. Sign up to receive the ASPDP newsletter for updates on when the catalog is published. Courses offered through ASPDP will be accepted for A+ credit.
 
In order to ensure that we are providing the highest quality and most relevant courses aligned with the current Chancellor’s priorities, course offerings will change from semester to semester and we cannot guarantee that a course approved for A+ will be approved every semester in the future. 

All A+ courses are aligned with the Chancellor's priorities and meet high-quality standards. Teachers may take any A+ class they wish.

Approved A+ classes are graded according to the grading policy of the provider/instructor. You must pass a course in order for it to count towards the second salary differential.