Teachers
- Annual hours
- —
- Cycle hours
- 150
- Cycle years
- 5
Massachusetts Professional license renewal requires 150 Professional Development Points (PDPs) per 5-year cycle in the primary license area. 1 PDP = 1 clock hour of PD (Advanced Academic Studies and some DESE PD = 1.5 PDPs per hour). Mandatory sub-distribution for academic teacher licenses: 15 PDPs in content (subject matter), 15 in pedagogy, 15 in Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) / ESL, 15 in strategies for students with disabilities and diverse learning styles — total 60 mandated, remaining 90 elective. Each ADDITIONAL license held requires 30 more PDPs in that content area.
Counselors
- Annual hours
- —
- Cycle hours
- 150
- Cycle years
- 5
School Guidance Counselors and Adjustment Counselors hold an academic Professional license under MA 603 CMR 44.00 and follow the same 150-PDP / 5-year cycle with the four 15-PDP sub-distribution areas as teachers.
Administrators
- Annual hours
- —
- Cycle hours
- 150
- Cycle years
- 5
Administrators (Principal/Assistant Principal, Superintendent, Supervisor/Director) need 150 PDPs per 5-year cycle in the administrator primary area. Sub-distribution areas: supervision, school law, school finance, labor relations, safety and health, curriculum, labor laws. The teacher-specific 15-PDP SEI / 15-PDP SwD sub-requirements do not apply to administrators in their admin primary area.
