Educator Services
Licensure

Set-up to Request a Waiver for Educator Licensure

Persons employed under hardship waivers must demonstrate that they are making continuous progress toward meeting the requirements for licensure in the field in which they are employed in order for additional waivers to be granted. How Continuous Progress is Defined

The Directory Administrator (DA) for your school district (usually the Superintendent) or organization must follow these steps to obtain access to request a waiver on-line:

If you are the Directory Administrator and wish to set up the process for yourself:

1. Go to https://www4.doemass.org
2. Login and choose "Directory Administration"
3. Click on the "My Personal Information" tab
4. Click on the "Security" tab
5. Select the appropriate Organization (if more than one)
6. Select the following roles:
   • Educator Quality Request Licensure Waiver (EQRLW)
   • District Superintendent Inquiry (EQELIS)
7. Click Save
8. Click Logout

Note that the above procedure will only need to be done once to set up the process.

If your are the Directory Administrator and wish to set up the process for your designee:

1. Go to https://www4.doemass.org
2. Login and choose "Directory Administration"
3. Click on the "My Organizations" tab
4. Select the appropriate Organization (if more than one)
5. Click on the "Edit Person" tab if the person is already in the system or the "Add the Person" tabs if they are not
6. In the search boxes enter the person's first or last name or SSN and click on the arrow
7. Click on the 'Go' beside the correct person in the 'Search Results' box
8. Click on the "Security" tab
9. Select the following roles:
   • Educator Quality Request Licensure Waiver (EQRLW)
   • District Superintendent Inquiry (EQELIS)
10. Click Save
11. Click Logout

The following process should be followed to request waivers after the set up has been completed.

To request a waiver:

1. Go to www.doe.mass.edu/educators

2. Click on the blue "Licensure Profile" box in the upper right hand corner

3. Login - You should see the Educator Licensure and Recruitment (ELAR) welcome page and should follow the instructions on the screen.Note: If you login through the security portal you will reach the Personalized ESE Security Portal. Under applications select ELAR Welcome page.
   
   

4. Click on "Request PreK-12 Waiver"

5. Enter the Social Security number of the educator and click 'next'

6. Select the field for which you would like to request a waiver.
   Note: You will only be able to request a waiver if the educator has applied for licensure in the area and at the grade level for which you wish to apply for the waiver. If they have not yet applied, they may do so on-line.

7. Review and confirm (click on the box) the two sections of the authorization statements

8. Click the 'sign' button on the bottom of the page.

Troubleshooting:

If you receive an error message stating that you are unable to request a waiver, you may want to ensure the following:

• The educator has an application on file for the field , grade level and license type in which you are trying to request the waiver.

• The field and grade level of licensure in which you are trying to request the waiver is not towards an application for either a "Temporary" or "Initial Extension" license.

• The educator does not hold an active license in the field and at the grade level of the intended waiver request. For example, if the educator holds an Early Childhood PreK-2 "Preliminary "license, and also has an application on file for the "Initial" license in the same field and grade level of the waiver request, the system will not recognize the waiver request.

*** In order to request a waiver for an educator who has exhausted the five years of employment allowed under a Preliminary or Initial license,, the Department must first receive a letter verifying the completion of 5 years of employment under the license. The letter must be written on official school letterhead and be signed by a superintendent, principal, or head administrator. When received, the Preliminary license will be "expired, "and then you will be able to request the appropriate waiver.