Office of Educator Licensure

Academic PreK-12 Forms, Guidelines, and Licensure Regulations

  1. Educator Licenses: Supporting Documents
  2. Application / 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

Educator Licenses: Supporting Documents

  1. 2 Years Experience Modifying Curriculum

  2. 2 Years Experience Sheltering Content

  3. 12 Credit Pre-approval Form

  4. 12 Credit SMK Reference Guide

  5. 12 Credit Updated Evaluation: Professional Licensure Form

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

  7. BEE Field-Based Letter Template

  8. Competency Review Guide and Forms

  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 ASHA Template

  18. Verifying a Program Accredited by NASP Template

  19. Ways to Prepare and Maintain: Requirement Advisory

Application / ELAR Guides

  1. Resubmitting an Application

  2. Userguide: Renewal Application Guide

  3. Userguide: Notifications

  4. Userguide: Uploading Documents

  5. Educator Licensure and Renewal Portal: Applicant User Guide

  6. Emergency License Extension Application Package 2023

  7. Extension of Initial License Guide and Template

  8. License/Endorsement Application: Hardcopy Submission

Request for Licensure Updates/Hard Copy of License

  1. Educator License Change Request

  2. Request for a Hard Copy of License Form

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 (MSW) Panel Review Advisory

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

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 FAQs

Verification of Higher Education Degree / Official Transcripts

  1. Foreign (non-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 SMK Form

  3. Bilingual Education Endorsement: Demonstration of SMK Form B

Regulations

  1. License Renewal Regulations (603 CMR 44.00)

  2. Provisional License Validity Guidelines

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

  4. Subject Matter Knowledge Guidelines 2024

  5. Summary of February 2023 Board Regulation Changes

  6. Vocational Technical Education Regulations (603 CMR 4.00)

Last Updated: June 11, 2025

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