Transcript Revised Ried General Certification Information 2013

Educator Certification
Office of Professional Preparation Services
2013
www.michigan.gov/OPPS
Finding Information
Website:
• Certification Information:
www.michigan.gov/teachercert
o Including the 2013 FACTS on Educator
Certification document
o Approved Michigan EPIs
o Teacher Certification Administrative Rules
• Highly Qualified information:
www.michigan.gov/mde-hq
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Important Dates
January 1
• Renewals can be applied for anytime after January 1
of the year, in which it expires without any loss of
validity.
June 30
• Michigan certificates expire on June 30th of any given
year.
July 15
• Last day to apply for permits for previous school year.
August 1
• Applications for new school year permits may be
submitted.
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Certificate Types
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Provisional Certificate
Two-Year Extended Provisional Certificate
Professional Education Certificate
Interim Occupational Certificate
Occupational Education Certificate
Preliminary School Psychologist Certificate
School Psychologist Certificate
Interim Teaching Certificate
School Guidance Counselor License
Temporary School Counselor Authorization
Preliminary School Counselor Authorization
Administrator Certificate
No longer issues the following certificates; however, still valid:
• 18-Hour and 30-Hour Continuing Certificate
(no reinstatement required)
• Permanent Certificate
• Full Vocational Authorization
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Certificate Levels
Two Levels of Certificates:
• Elementary certificates are valid for
any K-5 teaching assignment.
• May teach all subjects K-5 and in a selfcontained classroom grades 6-8 all
subjects.
• May teach a specific subject grades 6-8
(or K-12) ONLY when issued the
appropriate endorsement.
• Document - “Appropriate Assignments
for Elementary Certified Teachers.”
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Certificate Levels
• Certain elementary certificates (Permanent
and Continuing), no longer issued but
remain valid, may teach all subjects grades
K-8.
• An endorsement for grade 9 is also valid for
grades K-8.
• Document - “Appropriate Assignments for
Elementary Certified Teachers.”
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Certificate Levels
Two Levels of Certificates:
• Secondary certificates are valid for any
6-12 teaching assignment in a subject
for which the appropriate endorsement
has been earned.
• Endorsements are valid for grades 6-12
or K-12 (i.e. Special Education = K-12).
• Certain secondary certificates
(Permanent and Continuing), no longer
issued but remain valid, may teach all
subjects grades 7-8.
• Document - “Appropriate Assignments
for Elementary Certified
Teachers.”
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Types of Certificates
Provisional Teaching Certificate
• Valid for up to 6 years.
• May be renewed twice (each renewal valid for approx. 3 years).
• Additional 3rd renewal or 2-Year Extension available under
specific conditions.
Professional Education Teaching Certificate
• Valid for up to 5 ½ years.
• Renewed for an additional 5 years based on meeting the
continuing education requirement (no extensions are given).
Advanced Professional Education Teaching Certificate
• New (September 1, 2013), optional, and valid for 5 years.
• National Board certification or completion of approved teacher
leader training or preparation institution.
• 5 consecutive effective or highly effective ratings.
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Certificate Renewal
Provisional (Initial) Teaching Certificate
• FIRST renewal requires 9 semester credit hours,
since the issuance of the initial certificate, in a
planned program or a master’s degree or higher
earned at anytime.
• SECOND renewal requires 18 semester credit
hours since the issuance of the initial certificate,
in a planned program or a master’s degree or
higher earned at anytime.
Note: Rules regarding this certificate will be changing
September 1, 2013.
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September 1, 2013
FIRST Provisional Renewal
requires completion of ONE Of THE FOLLOWING:
• 6 semester hours in a planned course of study* since the issue
date of the initial Provisional Certificate at an approved EPI AND
within the three years preceding application;
• 180 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)
appropriate to the grade level and content endorsement(s) of the
certificate held since the issue date of the initial Provisional
Certificate AND within the three years preceding application;
• Combination of semester credit hours and SCECHs (30 SCECHs
equate to 1 semester credit hour) since the issue date of the
initial Provisional Certificate AND within the three years preceding
application.
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September 1, 2013
SECOND Provisional Renewal
requires completion of ONE of the following:
• 6 semester hours in a planned course of study* since the issue
date of the FIRST Provisional Certificate renewal at an approved
EPI AND within the three years preceding application;
• 180 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs)
appropriate to the grade level and content endorsement(s) of the
certificate held since the issue date of the FIRST Provisional
Certificate renewal AND within the three years preceding
application; or
• Combination of semester credit hours and SCECHs (30 SCECHs
equate to 1 semester credit hour) since the issue date of the
FIRST Provisional Certificate renewal AND within the three years
preceding application.
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Certificate Renewal
Two-Year Extended Provisional Certificate
• Valid for 2 calendar years from the date of
issuance.
• May be eligible if the following conditions have
been met:
o Provisional expired less than 10 years ago.
o Has as least one year of satisfactory teaching within the
validity of his/her teaching certificate.
o is currently enrolled in a planned program at an approved.
college/university.
o Michigan school is employing and sponsoring the
individual for the validity (sponsoring school agrees to
monitor the teacher’s progress towards the completion of
the professional education certificate requirements as it
may expire within a school year).
o No other certification is available until professional
education certificate requirements are met.
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Certificate Advancement
Advancement to the…
Professional Education Certificate
• 18 semester credits in a planned program since the
issuance of the initial certificate, or a master’s degree
(or higher) earned at any time.
• 3 years of satisfactory experience within the validity of
the Provisional teaching certificate.
• 3-6 credits of reading or reading methods (may be a
part of original teacher prep program).
• 3 semester credit reading diagnostics requirement.
Note: Rules regarding this certificate will be changing
September 1, 2013.
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Renewal & Advancement
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September 1, 2013
Advancement to the Professional Certificate
• 3 years of successful teaching experience.
• Appropriate reading credit
(3/6 content + 3 diagnostics).
• And one or the combination of the following since the
issuance of the Provisional Certificate within the five years
prior to application::
o 6 semester hours in a planned course of study at an approved
educator preparation institution.
o 180 SCECH.
o 150 annual DPPD hours in accordance with Michigan School
Code Sections 380.1527.
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Note:
30 SCECH =1 semester credit hour = 30 clock hours of DPPD.
If DPPD is used in combination with semester credit hours and/or SCECHs you are
required to have 180 hours to renew. If only DPPD is used you are required to have
only 150 hours to renew.
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Professional Education Certificate
Renewal
Changes as of May 18, 2012
• Completion of 6 semester hours appropriate to grade level
and/or endorsement(s) of the certificate at any four-year or
community college listed in the Directory of Michigan
Institutions of Higher Education or endorsement(s) of the
certificate at any approved college or university. *
• 180 State Continuing Education Clock Hours (SCECHs).
• 150 annual District Provided Professional Development (DPPD)
hours in accordance with Michigan School Code Section
380.1527. The form is available in the Michigan Online
Educator Certification System www.michigan.gov/moecs.
Michigan School Code Section 380.1527; OR
• A combination of semester credits, SCECH and/or DPPD.
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Professional Renewal
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National Board Professional
Teaching Standards (NBPTS)
• Meets Michigan's definition of a Highly Qualified
teacher under No Child Left Behind (NCLB).
• Strengthens teaching practice.
• Improves student learning according to a vast majority of
research.
• Increases financial opportunities in some Michigan school
districts.
• Contributes to SCECH/certification renewal requirements.
• Michigan certificates match the validity of the NBPTS
certificate (approx. 10 years).
• May be utilized to obtain the Michigan’s NEW Advanced
Professional certificate (available after 2016).
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Current Issues
• Advancement to the Professional Certificate.
o Use of DPPD.
o SB-CEU are now called SCECH.
• Printing of Certificates (online).
• Link between Advanced Certificate
Renewals, SCECHs, and credits in MOECS
“turned on.”
• Permit Applications and Payment.
o Application prior to assignment.
o 30 days to pay.
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Interim Teaching Certificate
Section 1531I established an Interim certificate,
granted to person who meets the following:
• Participant in an approved alternative teaching
preparation program.
• Holds a BA degree or higher with 3.0 GPA.
• Passed Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
(MTTC) basic skills and content tests.
• Has 3 years to complete the alternate route
program.
• Must have 3 years of satisfactory teaching under
the Interim certificate to be eligible for either the
provisional or professional certificate.
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School Counselor Certification
In Michigan, school counselors may be issued an
endorsement, a Preliminary Authorization, a Temporary
Authorization or a School Counselor License.
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School Counselor Endorsement.
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Preliminary Employment Authorization to Work as a School
Counselor.
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Temporary School Counselor Authorization.
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School Guidance Counselor License.
For additional information regarding tenure of school counselors,
compliance vs. non-compliance hiring of school counselors, School
Counselor Authorizations, School Counselor License, or out-of-state
School Counseling endorsements contact:
Beatrice M. Harrison, Higher Education Consultant, at
[email protected] or (517) 241-0046.
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Permits
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Day-to-Day Substitute Permit
Emergency Permit
Full Year Permit
1233b Permit
Expert in Residence Permit
Tribal Language Authorization
Questions regarding permits may be directed to:
Terri Assaf
Email: [email protected]
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Day-to-Day Substitute Permit
• Issued to the district to employ an individual in a
short-term assignment (defined as 90 calendar
days or less in the same classroom for the entire
school year) to replace the teacher of record.
• Individual must have earned at least 90 semester
credits consolidated at a four-year regionally
accredited institution of higher education.
• The individual doesn’t need to meet the definition
of a Highly Qualified teacher when assigned to a
core academic subject unless they are there for
more than four consecutive weeks.
Note: After four consecutive weeks in the placement the 4-Week
Notification letter must be sent to parents if the teacher is not
Highly Qualified.
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Emergency Permits
• When a district cannot find an appropriately certified
candidate or an individual who meets Full Year Permit
requirements to fill a vacancy and the students’
education is in jeopardy, an emergency permit may be
issued.
• Emergency permits are valid only for the school year for
which they are approved.
• Emergency permits are not approved for core subject
areas.
• They may only be renewed if the following conditions are
met:
o district re-posts/advertises the position and is still unable to
find an appropriately certified teacher for the assignment.
o emergency situation continues to exist.
o individual has completed six additional semester hours of
credit toward appropriate certification.
o individual has been assigned a mentor teacher.
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Full Year Permit
• May only be issued after the teaching position has been
posted and advertised in mass media and
colleges/university placement offices and no appropriately
certified candidate is available for the position.
• Candidate must have a bachelor’s or higher degree from
an approved teacher preparation institution.
• If the assignment is a core academic subject area (as
defined by ESEA/NCLB), the candidate must have a major
in the subject area to be taught or must have passed the
appropriate state approved subject area test. (NCLB
requirements also apply for Full Year Permits in special
education.)
• Renewable for a maximum of 4 years without reposting
the position if the teacher completes at least 6 additional
semester hours of credit each school year toward
appropriate certification and has been assigned a mentor
teacher.
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1233b Permit
• Issued to a district to employ an individual in
Grades 9-12 in one of the following
disciplines: mathematics, biology, chemistry,
physics, engineering, robotics, computer
science or a foreign language.
• Requirements:
o Bachelor’s Degree.
o Major or degree in the subject.
o Two or more years of occupational experience
within the last 5 years (exception – foreign
language).
o Posting and advertising.
* Above requirements may be waived if the individual
is continually enrolled and completing credit toward
appropriate certification.
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Expert in Residence Permit
• Issued to a district to employ an individual to
teach a specific subject area for 2 or fewer hours
a day.
• Requirements:
o Posting and advertising (for initial, not for subsequent
renewals)
o Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
o Demonstration of unusual distinction or exceptional
talent in the field of specialization to be taught.
o 5 years of successful work experience in the field of
specialization in the 7-years preceding (world language
experts are exempt from experience, but required oral
language proficiency testing).
o Completion of an orientation to teaching that includes
classroom management, instructional strategies, and
working with diverse learners.
o valid for the school year for which it is issued and
expires on August 31 of that year.
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Alternate Route to Teaching
Michigan Alternate Route to Interim Teaching
Certification (MARITC) to prepare teachers.
Requirements include:
• BA Degree or higher with 3.0 GPA.
• Passage of Michigan Test for Teacher Certification
(MTTC) Basic Skills and content tests.
Program:
• Minimum of 12 semester hours.
• Interim certification to enter classroom
immediately.
• Interim certificate is a 5 years certificate and is
issued by program provider.
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Alternate Route to Teaching
Approved Providers Requirements
• Complete 3 years of satisfactory teaching with
Interim Certificate to be eligible for the
Provisional or Professional Certificate.
• New providers must model programs after
established/successful alternate routes.
• Established programs must meet criteria of
department rubric.
• Approval is conditional until programs can prove
effectiveness.
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Teacher Alternate Route Options
• Currently none approved.
• TFA collaborative agreement
allowing the MDE to issue
Interim.
For more information contact:
Rajah Smart [email protected]
4/13/2015
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No Child Left Behind Act
Highly Qualified Teachers
The core academic subjects are:
•English/Reading/Language Arts
•Mathematics
•Sciences
•World Languages
•Government/Civics
•History
•Geography
•Economics
•The Arts (Music, Visual Art,
Dance & Theatre)
• Any teacher who provides direct instruction in a core
academic class must be Highly Qualified for the
assignment.
• Taking the MTTC test for the purpose of demonstrating
competence as a Highly Qualified teacher will not lead
to the awarding of an endorsement.
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No Child Left Behind Act
Highly Qualified Teacher
Demonstrating Competence:
• At least an earned bachelor’s degree.
• Full state certification, including appropriate
endorsements or authorizations.
• ONE of the following:
o An academic major or its equivalent (30 cr.).
o Successful testing in the subject.
o Any of the HOUSSE options.
o National Board Certification.
www.michigan.gov/mde-hq
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No Child Left Behind Act
Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher:
• ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION teachers who provide
direct instruction (the sole provider of instruction) in a core
academic subject must be Highly Qualified to teach the
subject.
The options to demonstrate competence are:
 Take and pass the MTTC general elementary test.
 Identify they have completed the 18 semester credit
hours towards the advancement of their certificate
(HOUSSE option #1).
 Complete a specific portfolio available to special
education teachers to cover all content the teacher
may be asked to teach to special education students
(HOUSSE option #3).
 National Board Certification.
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No Child Left Behind Act
Highly Qualified Special Education Teacher
• SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION teachers assigned to a class
where they provide direct instruction in a core academic subject
must be Highly Qualified for the subject.
Options to demonstrate competence are:
 An academic major or the equivalent of an academic major
(30 semester credits).
 Pass the specific subject area MTTC.
 Appropriate National Board Certification.
 Completion of 18 semester credit hours in a planned program,
or a master’s degree, that enhanced and strengthened their
ability to teach the core subject area(s). (HOUSSE option #1)
 Completion of 6 semester credit hours (or 90 pd hours) in the
SPECIFIC core subject area within the past 5 years (HOUSSE
option #2).
 Completion of a single or multiple subject portfolio
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(HOUSSE option #3).
NCLB and Other Teaching
Assignments
• NCLB does not address teachers who are assigned to teach
non-core academic classes
Examples:
• Health
• Physical Education
• Computers (programming)
• Computer Applications
• Library Media
• Family & Consumer Science
• Sociology
• Psychology
• Vocational/Occupational
• American Sign Language
Teachers NOT providing direct instruction, but providing support to a student in
a general education setting OR facilitating instruction (i.e. NovaNet) do not
need to meet the HQ requirements.
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No Child Left Behind Act
State Certification
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Content Area Knowledge
Highly Qualified
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NCLB and School Code and
Teaching Assignments
• MICHIGAN LAW - A district may not assign
a teacher who does not have the proper state
authorization to teach a subject and be
considered Highly Qualified. Such an
assignment would be out-of-compliance with
School Code (Section 380.1531) in addition to
NCLB.
• FEDERAL LAW - The NCLB Act requires
districts to only assign a Highly Qualified
teacher to teach a core academic subject.
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Michigan School Code
Out-of-Field
• An out-of-field assignment (no endorsement
earned) is considered out of compliance with
Section 380.1531 of School Code and is subject
to a State Aid penalty as prescribed in Section
388.1763 of the State Aid Act
(the amount of the teacher’s salary for the length
of time they have been inappropriately
assigned).
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Administrator Certification
PA 205 January 4, 2010
• Requires administrators who are
responsible for administering
instructional programs to hold
certificates.
• Authorizes alternate route programs
offered by associations.
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Administrator Certification
Renewal & Validity Requirements
• Those hired after January 4, 2010,
must hold a valid administrator
certificate.
• Non-certified school administrator may
be employed by a school district:
o enroll in a program leading to certification as a
school administrator not later than 6 months after
date of employment.
o 3 years to obtain certification.
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Administrator Certification
Renewal & Validity Requirements (cont.)
• Those employed on or before January 4, 2010,
do not need to hold the administrator
certificate, but must meet the same
professional development requirements as for
administrator certificate renewal:
o Every 5 years: 6 semester credit hours OR
180 SCECHs OR a combination of the two.
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Administrator Certification
Alternate Route to Administrator Certification
• Certificate programs that can be offered by
established state associations of minimally 10 years.
• 3 options of preparation:
o Experience – experience in PK-12 leadership
(no internship).
o Alternate – no experience in PK-12 leadership.
o Combination of both.
• Passage of an administrator assessment
(e.g., Praxis II or Pearson).
• IPDP- Individualized Professional Development Plan.
• MASSP is currently approved to offer program.
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Registry of Educational Personnel
(REP)
• Get connected! By joining the REP Listserv. Center
for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI)
sends important updates and Listserv members
provide support and practical strategies.
• Information regarding the Listserv is available on the
CEPI web site: www.michigan.gov/cepi.
• GET HELP! For technical assistance:
o Call: CEPI Customer Service at 517-335-0505.
o Email: [email protected].
o Updates found on www.michigan.gov/cepi
o Go to the MEIS Data Services section
 Click on Registry of Educational Personnel.
 Look under the heading “REP Help & Resources.”
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Michigan Online Educator Certification System
(MOECS)
• MOECS Overview
• Register for access to MOECS with your
Michigan Education Information System
(MEIS) username/account number using the
form found at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/SchoolDistrictSchoolsSecurityAgreement_343615_7.pdf
•Reports
•Permits/Renewals
•Two-Year Provisional/IOC
Extensions
•Manage Demographics
•School Nurse
Certificates/Renewals
•Annual Occupational
Authorization/Renewals
•Professional Development Data
•Credential Data Exchange
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SCECHs and Secure Central Registry (1 of 2)
• Administrative Rules changes eliminated State Board
Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs) and
established State Continuing Education Clock
Hours (SCECHs).
• All SCECHs obtained after January 1, 2010, are
awarded via the Secure Central Registry (SCR).
o Must maintain paper certificates awarded prior to
December 31, 2009.
• Educators must have a personal account in the SCR
to be awarded SCECHs.
• The email provided to the SCECH Coordinator and
used for the SCR account creation
must match.
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SCECHs and Secure Central Registry (2 of 2)
• Online evaluation must be completed to
receive SCECHs.
• The SCR is available 24/7 and personal
accounts can be accessed from any
computer.
• PIC number in SCR account must match
MOECS.
• Ability to add “old SB-CEUs” (prior to
January 1, 2010) in MOECS.
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SCECHs and Secure Central Registry
• Secure Central Registry (SCR) Home Page:
– http://www.solutionwhere.com/mi_sbceu/welcome.asp.
• Informational Podcast (PART 4):
– http://www.mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=mde111809n01.
• Informational Documents Regarding SCECHs and the SCR
– http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_5683-219674-,00.html.
• Difficulty Accessing or Navigating the SCR
– [email protected] or call 517-327-5925.
• Questions about SCECHs and SCECH Offerings
– Local SCECH Coordinator
https://www.solutionwhere.com/MI_sbceu/main.asp
Click on the word “Sponsors.”
– SCECH & SCR Program Administrator: Claudia Nicol
Phone: 517-241-4928
Email: [email protected] (subject to name change).
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Early Childhood ZA to ZS
• Early Childhood (General and Special
Education) ZS
o Reflects the changes in knowledge and skills
within the most recently approved standards
(2008).
• Teachers holding the ZA will need to
possess a letter of approval from the
Special Education and Early Intervention
Office to teach early childhood special
education.
• Teachers prepared in the new programs
(after review in 2011) will be authorized to
teach early childhood special education.
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Educator Professional Development
• Requirements for Professional Learning in Michigan:
There are four sections in the Michigan Revised School
Code / Michigan Compiled Law (MCL) Section 380 that
address professional learning.
o Sections 380.1526 and 380.1527 specify requirements
for the PROVISION BY DISTRICTS of professional
learning for teachers.
o Section 380.1246 specifies continuing education
requirements for school administrators.
o Section 388.1701/Section 101(10) enables schools to
schedule up to 38 hours of professional learning and
count it as part of the required 1,098 hours of
instructional time. Districts are encouraged to use online
options for professional development.
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Induction & Mentoring
MCL 380.1526
A beginning teacher is any teacher in the first three years
of his/her teaching career.
The first three years may occur across employing school
districts, whether public or private.
15 days of professional development are to be provided
across the first three years of employment.
Professional development hours are portable during this
induction period.
During the first three years of employment, the beginning
teacher is to be provided a mentor.
District repots provision of professional development in
Registry of Education Personnel (REP) in two categories.
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Teacher Professional Development
MCL 380.1527
Five days of teacher professional
development shall be provided each year.
The five days shall not be counted toward
the professional development required
under Section 1526 (for new teachers).
Districts report provision of professional
development on DS – 4168 Report of Days and
Clock Hours of Pupil Instruction.
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Thank You!
• Thank you for your time and attention!
• For more information regarding
certification, please contact our office
at: 517-373-3310.
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