THE FUTURE OF SEI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Presented to Milford Public School Staff and Administrators 3.30.12
RETELL INITIATIVE
• In response to the Department of Justice letter citing the non-compliance of Massachusetts in preparing its teachers to work with English language learners in their classrooms, the DESE organized the Rethinking Equity in Teaching ELLs (RETELL)initiative.
• The goal of RETELL is to revise and improve educator preparation and PD for sheltered English immersion teachers to as to improve ELL outcomes.
• See the DESE slide handouts for more information.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: SEI ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENT
• There will be an SEI Teacher Endorsement for educator licensure, license renewal and advancement of a license for all core academic teachers.
• There will be an SEI Administrator Endorsement for all principals, assistant principals, and supervisors/directors who supervise above teachers.
• All teachers and administrators would have to obtain this endorsement by June 30, 2016.
• Title III funds will no longer be allowed to be used for this required training (supplementing vs. supplanting)
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: SEI ENDORSEMENT DETAILS
• The endorsement will be obtained through a DESE-approved course of study or its equivalent.• Focus on literacy, academic language development, SLA,
socio-cultural and socio-emotional issues.
• All core academic teachers will be required to take the course: early childhood, elementary, teachers of students with moderate and severe disabilities, teachers of English, reading, LA, math, science, civics and government, economics, history and geography.
• New SEI knowledge standards will be embedded in every relevant teacher prep program by July 2013.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: LICENSURE AND RENEWAL CHANGES
• Effective July 1, 2014, in order to advance to preliminary, temporary, initial or professional licensure, the SEI endorsement must be completed.• License Renewal Changes: Of the 150 PDPs
needed to renew an educator license:• 15 PDPs must be related to ESL/SEI• 15 PDPs must be related to instruction of students with
disabilities• 90 PDPs must be related to content or content-based
pedagogy• 30 PDPs as electives
CREDIT FOR CATEGORY TRAINING
• All category training must be completed as of June 30, 2012 (NOTE: Superintendents were sent a survey to find out whether it makes sense to extend that date until the end of August, 2012).
• We do not know whether or not the Department of Justice will allow “grandfathering” of these courses.
• There may be an SEI MTEL to determine whether or not teachers have met the skills and knowledge for the SEI endorsement.
• Questions not answered to date: who will teach these mandated courses? Who will fund this initiative? What does the syllabi for the course look like?
ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF RETELL
• SEI coaching• Data systems and evaluation• A review of current educator license requirements
for an ESL license – may propose revisions in March
OPEN COMMENT PERIOD – BY APRIL 20, 2012
• Written comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted by mail to:
RETELL Proposed AmendmentsLisa Keenan / OELAAADepartment of Elementary and Secondary Education75 Pleasant StreetMalden, MA 02148
• Respond by email: [email protected]• The Board is expected to vote on the proposed
amendments at its monthly meeting scheduled for May 22, 2012.