This certificate is intended to be an indication of an educator’s advanced skills and training in master teaching and/or teacher leadership. However, school districts approach assignments and benefits associated with the certificate differently; therefore, you are encouraged to talk with your school and district leaders about your district’s approach.Cognitive learning solutions

Due to a recent reinterpretation of MCL 380.1527, the office of professional preparation services (OPPS) has determined that the license or certificate is no longer relevant to the use of DPPD for certificate progression or renewal, however, as with all DPPD, the following conditions must be met and verified for the professional development to count as DPPD:

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OPPS does not determine whether an educator's professional development may count as DPPD; the employing school district provides verification that it meets the criteria.Cognitive learning solutions for this reason, before an educator uses the professional development for certificate/license progression or renewal, the employing school administrator/administration must have followed the steps indicated on the district provided professional development (DPPD) record for certificate renewal or progression to a professional education certificate:

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Each district is required to offer DPPD at least five (5) dates and at least thirty (30) hours annually. Districts may provide make-up days, but are not required to by law.Cognitive learning solutions there is no limitation restricting the use of DPPD for renewal/progression of a certificate to a maximum of thirty (30) hours per school year.Cognitive learning solutions teachers need a total of 150 professional learning hours to renew/progress. Professional learning hours include:

Student teacher/intern, teacher mentor, supervision of school counselor/school psychologist or mentoring school counselor/school psychologist assignments have been approved for twenty five state continuing education clock hours (scechs) per semester (spring semester activities are eligible from january 1, 2019 to june 28, 2019, fall semester activities are eligible from september 5, 2018 to january 1, 2019).Cognitive learning solutions

For participants to earn state continuing education clock hours (scechs), they must attend the entire program as required by the michigan department of education (MDE).Cognitive learning solutions this means attending all sessions according to the approved schedule including arriving on time and remaining for the duration of each session.Cognitive learning solutions the MDE and the macomb ISD review all programs and monitor attendance . Program planners determine the method for documenting attendance. It is the responsibility of each participant that their attendance has been documented.Cognitive learning solutions failure to comply with program requirements, including attendance, will result in disallowance of SCECH credit.

In additional to any other penalty provided by law, a person who uses or attempts to use a teaching certificate (or school administrator's certificate) that he or she knows is surrendered, suspended, revoked, nullified, fraudulently obtained, altered, or forged, or who uses or attempts to use as his or her own valid teaching certificate that he or she knows is issued to another person, to obtain employment in a position requiring a valid teaching certificate or who remains employed in a position requiring a valid teaching certificate knowing that he or she does not hold a valid teaching certificate is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as follows:

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MCL section 380.1809 (5) also states: "the state board may refuse to issue or renew a teaching certificate, school administrator's certificate, or state board approval, or refuse to issue an endorsement for a teaching certificate or school administrator's certificate, to a person convicted of a violation of this section." MCL section 388.994 transfers this authority to the superintendent of public instruction.Cognitive learning solutions