Academic PreK–12 Forms, Guidelines, and Licensure Regulations

1. Educator Licenses: Supporting Documents
2. Application / Educator Licensure and Renewal ELAR Guides
3. Request for Licensure Updates/Hard Copy of License
4. Professional Support Personnel Advisories
5. Professional License Renewal / How to Renew
6. Verification of Higher Education Degree / Official Transcripts
7. Endorsements: Supporting Documents
8. Regulations

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Educator Licenses: Supporting Documents

1. 2 Years Experience Modifying Curriculum

2. 2 Years Experience Sheltering Content

3. 12 Credit Pre-approval Form

4. Subject Matter Knowledge SMK 12-Credit Option: Educator Reference Guide

5. 12 Credit Updated Evaluation: Professional Licensure Form

6. Administrator Licenses: Guide and Form (Apprenticeship/Internship and Panel Review)

7. Alternative Licensure Pathway: Attesting to satisfying the standards of the Comm. & Lit. Skills Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure MTEL

8. Bilingual Education Endorsement BEE Field-Based Letter Template

9. Commissioner's Determination Advisory

10. Employment/Induction and Mentoring Verification Form

11. Enrollment in an Approved Program Letter Template

12. Foreign Teacher Panel Guidelines

13. Internship Verification Template

14. Out-of-State Approved Program Verification Form

15. Participation in Induction Program Form

16. Structured Guidance & Support Guides and Forms

17. Verifying a Program Accredited by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association ASHA Template

18. Verifying a Program Accredited by National Association of School Psychologists NASP Template

19. Ways to Prepare and Maintain: Requirement Advisory

Application / Educator Licensure and Renewal ELAR Guides

1. Userguide: Submitting an Updated Application

2. Userguide: Renewal Application Guide

3. Userguide: Notifications

4. Userguide: Uploading Documents

5. Educator Licensure and Renewal Portal: Applicant User Guide

6. Extension of Initial License Guide and Template

7. License/Endorsement Application: Hardcopy Submission

Request for Licensure Updates/Hard Copy of License

1. Educator License Change Request

Professional Support Personnel Advisories

1. Registered School Nurse Advisory

2. School Counselor Panel Review Advisory

3. School Psychologist Panel Review Advisory

4. School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor (Master of Social Work MSW) Panel Review Advisory

5. School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor Panel Review Advisory

6. School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor Panel Review Advisory — Valid through 12/31/26

Professional License Renewal / How to Renew

1. License Renewal Activity Log Additional Area Form B-2

2. License Renewal Activity Log Primary Area Form B-1

3. Recertification/Renewal Guidelines

4. Renewal of License Application

5. Renewal Professional Level License Presentation

6. Professional License Renewal: Audit Frequently Asked Questions FAQs

Verification of Higher Education Degree / Official Transcripts

1. Foreign (non-United States U.S.) Coursework and/or Degree

2. Official Transcripts/Degree Conferral: An Overview

3. Recognized National accrediting organizations

Endorsements: Supporting Documents

1. Approved Course of Study Specific to Media Arts

2. Autism Endorsement: Demonstration of Subject Matter Knowledge SMK Form

3. Bilingual Education Endorsement: Demonstration of Subject Matter Knowledge SMK Form B

Regulations

1. License Renewal Regulations (603 Code of Massachusetts Regulations CMR 44.00)

2. Provisional License Validity Guidelines

3. Regulations for Educator Licensure and Preparation Program Approval (603 Code of Massachusetts Regulations CMR 7.00)

4. Subject Matter Knowledge Guidelines 2024

5. Career Technical Education Regulations (603 Code of Massachusetts Regulations CMR 4.00)

Last Updated: October 21, 2026