License Renewal Requirements

What is License Renewal? 

License Renewal is a process applicable to all educators issued one or more Professional level licenses. An educator, who wants to keep their Professional level licenses current, must renew one of these licenses as their Primary area and any others as Additional area licenses, by their renewal date. Each Professional level license not renewed will become inactive five years from the expected date of renewal. The renewal date for each license can be found in the educator’s ELAR profile and on any printed licensure card.

What are the requirements for License Renewal?

Effective July 28, 2017, the required distribution of PDPs for all academic educators renewing a Professional level license has been amended as stated in the regulations (CMR 603 44.05).  The required minimum breakdown to renew a Primary area is as follows:

 License Renewal:

• At least 15 PDPs in content (subject matter knowledge)

• At least 15 PDPs in pedagogy (professional skills and knowledge)

• At least 15 PDPs related to Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) or English as a Second Language (ESL)

• At least 15 PDPs related to training in strategies for effective schooling for students with disabilities and the instruction of students with diverse learning styles

• The remaining required 90 PDPs may be earned through any combination of “elective” activities that address other educational issues and topics that improve student learning, additional content, or pedagogy. 

The renewal of each Additional area license(s) will require 30 PDPs, of which 15 out of the 30 must be content related.