Teacher Certification Requirements



Educator Certification Requirements

Summary of 2012 Legislative Changes

|Types of Certificates |Provisional Certificate Renewals |Advancement to the Professional Education |Professional Education Certificate |Administrator Certificate |

| | |Certificate |Renewal | |

|Provisional |CHANGES SEPT 1, 2013 |CHANGES SEPT 1, 2013 |CHANGES |PA 204 1/4/2010 |

|Valid up to 6 years |First 3 Yr. Renewal (ONE of the following) |3 years successful teaching experience |May, 2012 |Requires administrators administering |

|Renewable up to twice; three yrs. each|6 semester hours in a planned course of study since |Appropriate reading credit |(ONE of the following) |instructional programs to hold certificates|

|Possible third renewal or 2-yr. |the issuance of the Provisional Certificate |3 (sec) - 6 (elem) cr of reading or reading|Completion of 6 semester credit | |

|extension under specific circumstances|180 Continuing Education Clock Hours since the |content (could be part of undergrad |hours at any 4-year or community |Renewal/Validity |

| |issuance of the Provisional Certificate |program) |college listed in Directory of MI |Hired after 1/4/2010 must hold a valid |

|Professional Education |Combination of credit hours and SCECHs** (30 SCECHs** |and . . . . 3 credits reading diagnostics |Institutions of Higher Ed or an |administrator certificate |

|Valid up to 5 ½ yrs. |equate to 1 semester credit hour) |And ONE of the following since the issuance|approved out-of-state university |Non-certified school administrator may be |

|Renewed in 5 yrs increments |Completion of an approved master’s or higher degree in|of the Provisional certificate: |Earned 180 State Continuing |employed by a school district if: |

|No extensions |areas appropriate to K-12 teaching |6 semester hours |Education Clock Hours (SCECHs**, |Enroll in a program leading to cert not |

| |Second 3 Yr. Renewal (ONE of the following) |180 SCECHs** |formerly known as SB-CEUs) |later than 6 months after date of |

|Advanced Professional Education |6 semester hours in a planned course of study since |150 DPPD* |Completed 150 annual District |employment |

|(optional) |the issuance of the Provisional Certificate |Combination of the three (Must earn 180 |Provided Professional Development |3 years to obtain license |

|New May, 2012 |180 Continuing Education Clock Hours since the |hours) |(DPPD) hours |Those employed prior to 1/4/2010 do not |

|Must hold Professional Certificate |issuance of the Provisional Certificate | |Combination of semester credits, |need to earn the administrator certificate,|

|Valid for 5 yrs |Combination of credit hours and SCECHs** (30 SCECHs** | |SCECHs** and/or DPPDs* (Must earn |but must meet the pd requirements for |

|National Board Certified or completion|equate to 1 semester credit hour) | |180 hours) |certificate renewal |

|of approved teacher leader training or|Completion of an approved master’s or higher degree in| | |Every 5 yrs: 6 semester hours OR 180 |

|preparation institute |areas appropriate to K-12 teaching | | |SCECHs** OR a combination of the two |

|5 consecutive Effective or Highly | | | | |

|effect ratings | | | | |

|Can be renewed. | | | | |

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| | |Definitions | | |

| | |*District Provided Professional Development| | |

| | |** SCECH (State Continuing Education Clock| | |

| | |Hours = 1 semester credit hour – 30 clock | | |

| | |hours of DPPD | | |

Updated 12.12.12 Information gleaned from MDE’s July 1, 2012 Educator Certification Regional Update and formatted by GIRESD Instruction Team: Kathy Stewart

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