Educator Certification
Office of Professional Preparation Services
2013
www.michigan.gov/OPPS
Website
www.michigan.gov/teachercert
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Important Dates
• Renewals can be applied for anytime
after January 1 of the year, in which it
expires without any loss of validity.
• Michigan certificates expire on June 30th
of any given year.
• July 15 – Last day to apply for permits
for previous school year.
• August 1 – Applications for new school
year permits may be submitted.
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Certificate Types
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Provisional Certificate
Two-Year Extended Provisional Certificate
Professional Education Certificate
Interim Occupational Certificate
Occupational Education Certificate
Preliminary School Psychologist Certificate
School Psychologist Certificate Temporary Teacher Employment
Interim Teaching Certificate
School Guidance Counselor License
Temporary School Counselor Authorization
Preliminary School Counselor Authorization
Administrator Certificate
No longer issues the following certificates, however still valid:
• 18-Hour and 30-Hour Continuing Certificate (no reinstatement
required)
• Permanent Certificate
• Full Vocational Authorization
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Current Types
Provisional Teaching Certificate
• Valid for up to 6 years.
• May be renewed twice (each renewal valid for approx. 3
years).
• Additional 3rd renewal or 2-Year Extension available under
specific conditions.
Professional Education Teaching Certificate
• Valid for up to 5 ½ years.
• Renewed for an additional 5 years based on meeting the
continuing education requirement (no extensions are given).
Advanced Professional Education Teaching Certificate
• New (May 18, 2012), optional, and valid for 5 years.
• National Board certification or completion of approved teacher
leader training program.
• 5 consecutive effective or highly effective ratings.
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September 1, 2013
First Provisional Renewal requires completion of ONE
Of THE FOLLOWING:
• 6 semester hours in a planned course of study*
since the issuance of the provisional certificate at
an approved educator preparation institution; OR
• 180 State Continuing Education Clock Hours
(SCECHs) appropriate to the grade level and
content endorsement(s) of the certificate held since
the issuance of the provisional certificate; OR
• Combination of semester credit hours and SCECHs
(30 SCECHs equate to 1 semester credit hour)
since the issuance of the provisional certificate; OR
• Completion of an approved master’s or higher
degree in areas appropriate to K-12 teaching at any
time at an approved educator preparation
institution.
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September 1, 2013
Second Provisional Renewal requires completion of
ONE of the following:
• 6 semester hours in a planned course of study since
the issuance of the 1st provisional certificate at an
approved educator preparation institution; OR
• 180 State Continuing Education Clock Hours
(SCECHs) appropriate to the grade level and
content endorsement(s) of the certificate held since
the issuance of the 1st provisional certificate; OR
• Combination of semester credit hours and SCECHs
(30 SCECHs equate to 1 semester credit hour)
since the issuance of the provisional certificate; OR
• Completion of an approved master’s or higher
degree in areas appropriate to K-12 teaching at any
time at an approved educator preparation
institution.
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September 1, 2013
Advancement to the Professional Certificate
• 3 years of successful teaching experience.
• Appropriate reading credit
(3/6 content + 3 diagnostics).
• And ONE of the following since the issuance of the
Provisional Certificate:
– 6 semester hours in a planned course of study
at an approved educator preparation institution
(3 credits of diagnostics can count).
– 180 SCECH.
– 150 DPPD hours in accordance with Michigan
School Code Sections 380.1527.
– Combination of the three = a total of 180
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30 SCECH =1 semester credit hour = 30 clock hours of DPPD
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September 1, 2013
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Professional Education Certificate
Renewal
Changes as of May 18, 2012
• Completion of 6 semester hours of credit at any
4-year or community college listed in the Directory of
Michigan Institutions of Higher Education at an
approved out-of-state university; OR
• Earned 180 State Continuing Education Clock Hours
(SCECH, formerly known as SB-CEU); OR
• Completed 150 District Provided Professional
Development (DPPD) hours in accordance with Michigan
School Code Section 380.1527; OR
• A combination of semester credits, SCECH and/or DPPD
= a total of 180.
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Effective: May 18, 2012
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Educator Professional Development
• Requirements for Professional Learning in Michigan:
There are four sections in the Michigan Revised School
Code / Michigan Compiled Law (MCL) Section 380 that
address professional learning.
– Sections 380.1526 and 380.1527 specify requirements
for the PROVISION BY DISTRICTS of professional
learning for teachers.
– Section 380.1246 specifies continuing education
requirements for school administrators.
– Section 388.1701/Section 101(10) enables schools to
schedule up to 38 hours of professional learning and
count it as part of the required 1,098 hours of
instructional time. Districts are encouraged to use online
options for professional development.
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Teacher Professional Development
MCL 380.1527
Five days of teacher professional
development shall be provided each year.
The five days shall not be counted toward
the professional development required
under Section 1526 (for new teachers).
Districts report provision of professional
development on DS – 4168 Report of Days and
Clock Hours of Pupil Instruction.
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SCECHs and Secure Central Registry
• Administrative Rules changes eliminated State Board
Continuing Education Units (SB-CEUs) and
established State Continuing Education Clock
Hours (SCECHs).
• All SCECHs obtained after January 1, 2010, are
awarded via the Secure Central Registry (SCR).
– Must maintain paper certificates awarded prior to
December 31, 2009.
• Educators must have a personal account in the SCR
to be awarded SCECHs.
• The email provided to the SCECH Coordinator and
used for the SCR account creation
must match.
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Michigan Online Educator Certification System
(MOECS)
• MOECS Overview
• Register for access to MOECS with your
Michigan Education Information System
(MEIS) username/account number using the
form found at:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/SchoolDistrictSchoolsSecurityAgreement_343615_7.pdf
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Certificates/Renewals
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Authorization/Renewals
•Professional Development Data
•Credential Data Exchange
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Thank You!
• Thank you for your time and attention!
• For more information regarding
certification, please contact our office
at: 517-373-3310.
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