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What can i do to get my Initial license in MA?

by Bernadette

Apr 22, 2012

I have my preliminary certification in math. I've been teaching for 10 years under that certificate in a private school. I would like to try and teach in a public school. My preliminary certification will expire 5 years after my first day teaching in a public school. What can I do to get my initial license? I have a masters degree. I am a career changer and do not have any education credits. I have gone to countless seminars and conferences over the past decade. Can I get my initial license? I do not want to waste time student teaching when I already have a decade of experience. I don't mind taking a few more courses if necessary but I really do not want to get another masters degree. What can I do?

been there I'm also a career changer. There are 3 options that you have to move on to the initial license:

1. Do student teaching through a degree program 2. Attend a district-based training program (not all districts have this though) 3. Pay Class Measures to evaluate you in your current teaching position and review your portfolio

I opted f...See More

Apr 24, 2012

Claire On 4/24/12, been there wrote: > I'm also a career changer. There are 3 options that you have > to move on to the initial license: > > 1. Do student teaching through a degree program > 2. Attend a district-based training program (not all districts > have this though) > 3. Pay Class Measures to evaluate you in your current teachi...See MoreOn 4/24/12, been there wrote: > I'm also a career changer. There are 3 options that you have > to move on to the initial license: > > 1. Do student teaching through a degree program > 2. Attend a district-based training program (not all districts > have this though) > 3. Pay Class Measures to evaluate you in your current teaching > position and review your portfolio > > I opted for #3. When I did it last year, it was $2,500. My > portfolio was HUGE and took about 6 months to complete. I was > observed by my program mentor 3x in my classroom. This was the > only way to avoid student teaching after already teaching for 5 > years! There are some restrictions though. You must have > taught in your current position/school for at least 3 years and > your district can't have their own program. If your district > has their own program, you have to do that because you will not > be eligible for Class Measures. > > If you have any other questions about the process, I'd be happy > to answer as best I can. It was VERY difficult to get to this > point and I had to figure it out all on my own as I went. The > DOE is very unhelpful through the process and will just tell > you to go to their website (which is terrible , by the way). > > > On 4/22/12, Bernadette wrote: >> I have my preliminary certification in math. I've been >> teaching for 10 years under that certificate in a private >> school. I would like to try and teach in a public school. >> My preliminary certification will expire 5 years after my >> first day teaching in a public school. What can I do to get >> my initial license? I have a masters degree. I am a career >> changer and do not have any education credits. I have gone >> to countless seminars and conferences over the past decade. >> Can I get my initial license? I do not want to waste time >> student teaching when I already have a decade of >> experience. I don't mind taking a few more courses if >> necessary but I really do not want to get another masters >> degree. What can I do?

I would go to the MA dept of Ed site and check on their pull down menu. You might be able to get away with a waiver in math but you probably will have to do student teaching. There certification process is stricter now. You will need to take several MTEL tests such as Reading Foundations, Communications, General Curriculum, and Math for a Math license. I went from NH cert to MA cert and I definitely had to jump through a lot of hoops. It will not be an easy road. I happened to do a conversion program in NH where I converted into education. I don't know if there are any comparable programs in MA. I think your best bet would be to find a program that converts to ed like I did to do it the fastest. I hear you about the student teaching but they don't bend much. Springfield might be a good place to start. Of all the districts they hire under a waiver or any other large district especially for math, sped, or ELL. Good Luck. Claire

May 16, 2012

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