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Teacher Licensure

Teacher Licensure. PI-34 Wisconsin’s New Process. New License Stages. Initial Educator 5 year, non-renewable Professional Educator 5 year renewable Master Educator 10 year renewable Only can be received w/ National Board Certification. Initial Educator.

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Teacher Licensure

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  1. Teacher Licensure PI-34 Wisconsin’s New Process

  2. New License Stages • Initial Educator • 5 year, non-renewable • Professional Educator • 5 year renewable • Master Educator • 10 year renewable • Only can be received w/ National Board Certification

  3. Initial Educator • An individual who has successfully completed an approved program after August 31, 2004 and who is issued an Initial Educator license by the Department for the first time in a particular category

  4. Role of the Initial Educator • To move to the professional educator level • Learn how to more effectively meet the needs of students. • Identify personal and professional needs. • Participate in training sessions. • Ask questions, observe and learn from mentors and colleagues. • Reflect and prepare Professional Development Plan (PDP).

  5. The initial educator must design and complete a professional development plan (PDP) that demonstrates increased proficiency in two or more of the 10 teaching standards

  6. PDP is approved by a majority of the 3 member Initial Educator Team (an administrator, IHE representative, and a peer (not a mentor) that has been trained in reading PDP’s) • Support to Educator is provided by mentor and feedback is provided from the team

  7. Initial Educator Team Roles: • Reviews and approves professional development goals • Majority verifies successful completion of plan to state superintendent • Trained on the Wisconsin Standards and Professional Development Plan • Trained to use the rubric for the PDP • Is convened at the discretion of the initial educator

  8. The team does NOT evaluate teaching performance • This is the role of licensed administrators and the school board

  9. School District Requirements • Must provide collaboratively developed orientation to initial educator • Must provide support seminars reflecting the standards • Must provide a qualified mentor to the initial educator

  10. Required Contents of Professional Development Plan • Reflection • Describe school and assignment • Rationale for, and goal(s) addressing Standards • Plan to assess achievement of goal(s) • Plan to meet the goal(s) • Objectives • Activities • Timelines • Collaboration

  11. Required evidence of successful completion of PDP • Annual review of PDP by educator • Summary and reflection statement • Demonstrated increase in proficiency in Standards needing improvement • Growth indicators • How professional knowledge was improved by meeting goals • How student learning was improved by meeting goals

  12. Timeline for Initial Educator • Year 1: Preparing to write the plan- self reflection • Year 2: • October 1: Writing the plan/submit to PDP team • December 1: Goal Approval by team • January –June: Goal Revisions, if needed

  13. Year 2,3,4: Documentation of Annual Review- any substantial revisions must be reviewed by team by April 1. • Final Year: • By January 15: Documentation of Completion to team • April 1: Verification of Completion by team • Jan. – June: Revisions if needed • June 1: submit verification form to DPI

  14. Self Reflection • At the end of the first year, write a goal (or goals) based on 2 standards. Examine journals, logs, feedback (student, peer, parent), student data over time, analyze classroom observations, examine critical incidents, look at the standards rubrics, reflect on your areas of passion for teaching. • The goal(s) should answer " Where do I want to go" and "How will I get there?"

  15. Websites • DPI Licensing • http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl/index.html • Quality Educator Initiative • http://qei.wisconsin.edu/ • Free for WEAC members • Use WEAC member number (found on card sent in September) • License Renewal Support Center • Marie Benson, UW-W: bensonm@uww.edu

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