Generally speaking, any document (employment verification form, internship letter, course description, name change request form, official verification, etc.) whose scanned/copied image is legible when viewed by a licensure specialist, should be uploaded directly into your ELAR account. Academic PreK-12 forms and guides can be found on our Academic PreK-12 Forms, Guidelines, and Licensure Regulations web page.
Documents that must not be uploaded include: hard copies of licensure applications, hard copies of renewal applications, and credit card authorization forms (these should not be uploaded or faxed); these documents would need to be mailed in to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Educator Licensure, 75 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148. Please put one of the following identifiers on all documents mailed in to the Office of Educator Licensure: MEPID, Massachusetts Educator License # (these can be found in your ELAR profile), or Social Security #.
Please note: when uploading official copies of transcripts:
To Upload Documents into Your ELAR Account:
How to Upload documents in ELAR: A Step by Step Guide
Last Updated: May 9, 2018
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