Bilingual Education Assessments (BEA)

The Bilingual Education Assessment (BEA) is required of candidates seeking a bilingual education extension to a certificate. Preparation guides for these examinations can be viewed or downloaded for free at www.nystce.neinc.com. The BEAs consist of both multiple-choice questions and constructed-response assignments; the BEAs include audiotaped listening and speaking components in English and in the target language, and reading and writing components in the target language.