603 CMR, § 44.06 - Professional Development Requirements
(1)
Educators applying to renew a Primary license are required to complete at least
150 PDPs including:
(a) At least 15 PDPs
related to SEI, English as a Second Language, or Bilingual Education .
(b) At least 15 PDPs related to training in
strategies for effective schooling for students with disabilities and
instruction of students with diverse learning styles.
(c) At least 15 PDPs in the content area of
the license .
(d) At least 15 PDPs
in pedagogy.
(2) A
minimum of ten PDPs must be earned in a topic to count the PDPs toward license
renewal.
(3) Professional
Development Plans must include an additional 30 PDPs for each license that an
Educator renews in addition to the Primary license , with at least 15 PDPs in
the content area (s) of any additional license (s) to be renewed.
(4) Additional requirements for the teacher
of the deaf and hard of hearing license (American Sign Language/Total
Communication): a passing score on a test of sign language proficiency approved
by the Department .
(5) Additional
requirements for the school nursing and speech, language, and hearing disorders
teacher licenses: possession of the relevant registered nurse or speech
language pathologist license in good standing.
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