Code of Massachusetts Regulations
603 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Title 603 CMR 44.00 - Educator License Renewal
Section 44.03 - General Provisions
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Except as provided in 603 CMR 44.07, each license shall be valid for five years, and may be renewed for successive five-year terms upon the successful completion of the requisite number of PDPs as set forth in 603 CMR 44.05(1) and 44.06(1) within a particular five-year active period, based on an individual professional development plan that is designed to improve teaching and student learning and that is approved, if required, by the Educator's supervisor.
(2) Professional Development Points may be earned in the following ways:
(3) An Educator also may choose to accrue Professional Development Points by achieving a passing score on a performance assessment approved by the Board. This activity will earn an Educator 120 PDPs, 90 in the content area of the license and 30 in pedagogy.
(4) The Department shall develop and maintain a registry of professional development providers in order to facilitate access to information about professional development programs.
(5) Notwithstanding 603 CMR 44.05, any core academic teacher, principal, assistant principal, or supervisor/director supervising or evaluating a core academic teacher, as defined in 603 CMR 7.02: Definitions, who fails to earn an SEI endorsement by the time designated for his or her cohort established pursuant to 603 CMR 14.07(2), will not be eligible to renew his or her license until such Educator earns an SEI endorsement. Provided however, in accordance with 603 CMR 14.07(2), upon a showing of hardship, the Department may grant an Educator an extension of time beyond the date designated for his or her cohort to earn an SEI endorsement.