District/School Administration Administration
Education Laws and Regulations

603 CMR 44.00:
Recertification

[Adopted by the Board of Education October 26, 1999; most recently amended January 28, 2003.]

44.07: Provisions applicable to standard certificates issued after December 1, 1999

(1) Individual professional development plans must include at least 150 PDPs. At least 120 of the PDPs must be in the content area of the certificate or in pedagogy directly related to the educator's primary certificate, with at least 90 of these PDPs in the content area of the educator's primary certificate.

(2) Educators working in Massachusetts public schools must get initial approval of their professional development plans pursuant to 603 CMR 44.04 (1) (b) within three months of issuance of the certificate to be renewed, or by June 30, 2000, whichever is later. A supervisor shall approve a professional development plan in which the 120 PDPs required to be in content area or pedagogy are consistent with school and district educational improvement goals.

(3) Educators shall obtain final endorsement of their plans from their supervisors, pursuant to the provisions of 603 CMR 44.04 (3).

(4) A minimum of 10 PDPs must be earned in a topic to count the PDPs toward recertification.

(5) Professional development plans must include an additional 30 PDPs in the content area of any additional certificate to be renewed.

Regulatory Authority:
603 CMR 44.00: M.G.L. c. 71, §38G