Who needs to renew?
Yes
Professional/Standard
licensed educators
are required to renew
their license every five
years.
No
Provisional or Initial/
Provisional educators
with Advanced
Standing licenses
should be moving to
next level of licensure.
Reasons for Licensure Renewal
• It’s the law!• Professional Development• Knowledge in the Content Areas• Decision-Making at the School & District
Level• Professional Development Plans Align
with Districts• “Highly Qualified Teachers”
Status of Professional License
• Active: Five years or less since DATE
OF ISSUE or most recent RENEWAL
• Inactive: Five years or less since expiration date
• Invalid: Not renewed after five years Inactive [First license(s) to become invalid on June 17, 2004]
Inactive License
• A certificate that is not renewed is deemed inactive for five years.
• Educators must renew within two years if newly employed or assigned under an inactive license
Invalid License
• A certificate that is not renewed within the five year validity period and that is not renewed within the five year inactive period is invalid.
• An educator may not be assigned nor be be employed to work under an invalid certificate.
Restoring Inactive & Invalid Licenses
• Educators must fulfill all Professional Development requirements for recertification.
Primary & Additional Licenses
• Educators with more than one Active Professional License designate one as their primary license
• Usually educators will choose the license of their current assignment as their primary, but need not.
Individual Professional Development Plans
• All educators must design & implement a professional development plan.
• Educators issued a license between 10/1/94 – 6/17/99 & educators not employed in a public school are not required to have their plans approved.
• The educator’s supervisor/designee approves
• Criteria: PD Plan meets 80% of school & district goals
IPDP Approval
• Appropriate supervisor
• 80% of the PDPs (Primary License) are aligned with school & district goals - Individual chooses goals
• Approval may not be “unreasonably” withheld
- Appeals Process
How many PDPs do I need?
• First time renewal - Group -3
• Primary Area: 150 - Content/pedagogy: 120 min. Content: 90 10 hours in a topic Initial & Final Plan Approval
Most educators - no real changes- Group 2
Primary Area: 120
Outside Content/pedagogy: 120 max
Initial Plan Approval by 7/1/00
Content: %
4 hours in a topic/ 10 hours in a topic
Date of Issue -Group 1
Primary Area: 120 Content/Pedagogy:
60 min. Content: 00
4 hours in a topic
Plan Approval Recommended
Date of Issue or Renewal -Group - 3
Primary Area: 150 total Content/Pedagogy:
120 min.
Min. Content: 90
10 hours in a topic
Plan Approval
10-01-94 06-17-99 12-01-9912-01-98
How does one allocate PDPs?
I. Content
Covers Competency I
II. Professional Skills or Pedagogy
Covers Standards II-VII
Methods, evaluation, equity, professionalism, communication, instructional practice, etc.
III. Electives
Cover general education topics
IV. Content-based Pedagogy
Covers Standards II-VII, emphasizes specific content area
Professional Development Activities & Their Point Values (PDPs)
1
10
22.5
15
45
45
7.5
0 10 20 30 40 50
Workshops, per hour
Audits, Semester Hour
1 CEU
Grad. Credit
Undergrad. Credit
Instructor of Grad
Instructor of Undergrad
PDPs Required to Renew Primary License
• 120 PDPs – Date of issue/most recent renewal before December 1, 1999
• 150 PDPs – Date of issue/most recent renewal December 1, 1999 or later
• 150 PDPs - Inactive
Content Requirements for Renewal of Primary License
General Rule (of PDPs in approved IPDP)
• At least 60% content
• At least 80% content and instructional skills directly related to the content
• These are minimums: There is no such thing as “too much content”
Required PDPs to Renew Additional License(s)
• 30 PDPs in the content and skills of each additonal license
• Must have an active Primary License in order to renew an additional license
What Professional Development Counts?
• Virtually all legitimate professional development activities can be credited toward recertification, provided that:
- the activities are appropriately aggregated into topics; - there is a pre- and post-assessment; - there is an observable demonstration of learning; and - the content requirements are met.
PD Activities:Institutional Providers
• Colleges & Universities
• MA Department of Education
• School Districts/Collaboratives
• Registered Providers
- Professional Associations
- Museums
- Anyone who wants to apply
Undergraduate & Graduate Courses, Seminars or Institutes
• Undergraduate Course 1 semester hour = 15 PDPs• Graduate-Level Course 1 semester hour = 22.5 PDPs• Audited Course 1 semester hour = 7.5 PDPs• Teaching graduate-level course (1st time in a 5-year cycle) = 45 PDPs
PD Activities:Educator-Designed PD
• Publication
• Presenter/Trainer
• Curriculum Development
• School-Based Activities
• Extension of learning from a professional conference
Topic
• “Topic is a single or tightly integrated area of study within an academic discipline or related to a particular method of teaching or administration.”
• In general, PDPs must be aggregated into topics of at least 10 PDPs
- PDPs earned between 6/18/99 and IPDP approval (6/30/00, 10/13/00) may be 4 PDPs per topic.
DOE Sponsored Initiatives
• Professional Development = 1.5 PDPs that:
a.) total at least 10 hours;
b.) include a product or pre- and
post-content assessment; and
c.) include a follow-up component.
Department-Sponsored Initiatives
• 1.5 PDPs per clock hour for district-
designed professional development that:
a.) totals at least 10 hours;
b.) includes a product/pre- and
post-content assessment; and
c.) includes a follow-up component.
District Initiatives: 1 hour = 1 PDP
• Mentoring 15 PDPs• Peer Coaching 15 PDPsPeer Assistance &
Review 15 PDPs• Cooperating Teacher 15 PDPs• National Board of Professional Teaching
Standards 120 PDPs (30 content; 60 pedagogy; 30 elective)
• Accreditation/Inspection Teams 30 PDPs in a five-year cycle
Educator Designed Activities(Must Result in a Product)
– No PDPs for Attendance at a Conference– Professional Conference Presenter 30PDPs
for the first presentation in a 5 year cycle– Product derived from attendance at a
conference:
1. School-based curriculum/activity, or
2. Publishing written material …
DOE Examples
• Mentor Training Institutes = 30 PDPs
• Summer Content Institutes = more than
30 PDPs up tp 67.5 PDPs for successful
completion
• No PDPs for one-day workshops, conferences, informational sessions, or meetings
School-Based Activity
• Develop & implement an activity based on the MA Curriculum Frameworks’ standards with students, parents, or teachers as audience
• 1 PDP per clock hour in content if directly related to the content
Examples …
Examples:
• Design & Coordinate Math Nights, extended learning activities for students, or a series of seminars for teachers and/or parents:
Standards-Based Units Standards-Based Instructional Practices Supporting SPED/TAG in Standards- Based Classroom
Curriculum Development
• New published curriculum unit formally shared, i.e., student text, book, software, professional resource, etc.
• 15 PDPs with a maximum of 60 in a five-year cycle
Presenters/Trainers
• Three separate sessions in a professional development series = twice the PDPs given to the participants (minimum of 10 & maximum of 24 PDPs in one five-year cycle)
License Renewal Cost
• $100 for Renewal of Primary License
• $25 for Renewal of each Additional License
Visit the DOE Website
www.doe.mass.edu/recert
• On-line application
• Recertification application download
• Regulations, guidelines, & FAQS
• Sample Professional Development Plan
• Upcoming DOE-sponsored Content Institutes
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