Renewal of Professional License

Springfield Public SchoolsSpringfield, Massachusetts

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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